Homemade Dog Food Recipe: Save Money and Keep Your Dog Healthy | Vet Approved

Dog Food Recipe Below:
Homemade Dog Food
Make Fresh Food at Home Inspired by Farmer's Dog

In this video I make The Farmers Dog food recipe and explain why I decided to not order from Farmers dog anymore.

Vet Approved homemade dog food recipe (This makes  about 22 cups)
*I used a 8qt instant pot for this recipe (I doubled this in video)

Ingredients:
-5-6 pounds of ground turkey
-7.5 ounces of pumpkin puree
-2T sunflower oil
-2 sweet potatoes chopped
-1 1/2C brown rice or white rice
-7oz of frozen spinach
- 4 carrots chopped
-12oz green beans
-12oz peas
-1 pint of fresh blueberries
-2C water
- 1/3C of beef liver chopped
optional: 1/4t of turmeric powder & Black Pepper

[hoynmsy]

Those few of you watching this that AREN’T dog owners probably won’t understand this, but as a dog owner, if making your own food makes your dog healthier, happier, and live even just a week longer, it’s 100% worth it. ❤

[GrumpyOldCrows]

I fed my dog a homemade recipe of ground turkey, liver, spinach, carrots, blueberries and sweet potatoes. I added 5 Defenders Mushroom powder in her later years. She was generally healthy and lived to 17.5 and when it was time for her to leave us it was very peaceful and due purely to old age.

[nancygntn]

I took my little dog to the vet. He did blood work. He asked me what did I feed my dog. I thought ought oh he is going to fuss at me. He remarked she had the healthiest blood in a dog he had seen in a long time. I told him I cook for her! I was so proud.

[lauraw]

I've got two dogs with IBS, one front door, one back door. I've been working with a vet that practices Eastern medicine for 3 years now. Western practice vets offered my dog only steroids and I wasn't going down that path. My dog had lost so much weight from multiple bowel movements daily. The vet told me to make Congee for my dogs. Within one day, my dog started to get better and now has no issues, although he will always have the immune system IBS. I use ground turkey and ground beef fried up and placed into a 32 ounce containers, make sure to include the fat from the beef. For veggies I use green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, broccoli and sometimes beets. I cook them in the microwave, mix them together and put them in 16 ounce containers. Once they cool down they go in the freezer. When it's time to make a batch of dog food I take one cup of rice to 4 cups of water and add about two thumbs of fresh ginger grated. Then I just take one container of meat and one of veggie thawed and mix it together. To it I add powdered vitamins. I keep a month of food in the freezer at a time and just take out a weeks worth and make the rice. I also use lentils and quinoa instead of rice, alternating them using the same 1 to 4 ratio. All that food looks great, but I would add a fat if you are only using ground turkey. A tablespoon of olive oil per 2lbs of ground turkey would do. If your adding beef, no oil is necessary. Congee is a great food for a dog with an upset stomach or bowel issues. Chicken is considered a "hot" food and not recommended for dogs with stomach issues. Just passing on what I wish I had known years ago and something that truly works.

[bretpark]

What this gentleman has been cooking up will keep people living longer as well, not just dogs... We are too addicted to processed foods.

[lalalajuice]

You can add 6 eggs to that 2 week recipe and put the eggshells in the oven for awhile and then grind the eggshells to powder and mix in the food for calcium. 😊

[catherinecolbert]

A word of advice on using your Instant Pot.... Do not drop your ingredients into the pot with inner pot inside the base. The base is sensitive and that little spring sensor could be damaged as a result. It's better to fill the inner pot while it's on your counter and then place it gently into to base. I had an Instant Pot fail on me that was brand new and realized that is what happened. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I will definitely try it for my dog. ❤

[Just-Melanie]

Don't you just love folks that care so much to take the time to share with other pet lovers how to give them healthier food to extend their lives?!? Thank you! God Bless you! Just wonderful! 😊🎉❤

[shayincolorado]

How lucky is the world that YOU decided to put this on YouTube to help pet owners save money and more importantly to help pets EAT HEALTHIER Because YOU decided to share YOUR talent, COMPASSION and Skill with the world.... you are amazing to help everyone just because YOU CARE.... (((( God bless you and your family and pet/s))) sincerely, Shay Thank you!

[TheSwimmom]

Your dog is eating a better diet than 95% of children today.

[bettyb]

I had a dog to increase his life span once he was 10 I began feeding him homemade dog food he lived for 21 years... A miniature poodle named Brock

[jazzip]

Okay. So for all those who want to try this but don’t have an instapot or a lot of time. Get a baking tray like the one he is using to mix, place all the ingredients in it including water or chicken stock. Preheat the oven at 375, cover and place in the oven for 30mins. Let it cool then portion. I cook for my dog every 2 weeks and it’s the easiest thing to do.

[matthewhixson]

I had a great laugh when you said the dog food company provided you with a recipe to hold you over until the next shipment arrived 😂 The only reason this company can still be in business is so many people won't take an hour a week to process healthy homemade food. I have a 12 year old lab that gets my homemade food made weekly. She has leukemia for the last 2.5 years and her health has completely reversed. Im going to try your recipe today. Thanks!

[timothyallbritton]

The best part of this video is the fact that you love your pups enough to take the time to make homemade wholesome food no matter the extra time or mess that is made in the process. Totally loved your video!

[kimdagnillo]

Wow, I’m so happy seeing everyone’s comments ! I had no idea so many people made their dogs food. I’ve been doing it 20 plus years, I used to try and get people to try it for their dog but they looked at me like I was nuts. I make a batch for the week, only takes an hour to debone the cooked chix with sweet potatoes and kale. I crush egg shells in a grinder and add other vitamins/coconut oil.

[cathrynmartin]

I talked with my vet about making home made dog food and said I used brown rice. He stated that it might be better to use white rice as the "husk" of brown rice might be a little more difficult for a dog's stomach/intestines to process that part of the rice kernel. I tend to use the long grain white rice but I also use lentils and sometimes rolled oats in the dog foot I made. I also "change up" the items I put in it like chopped up apples, blueberries, kale, and a small amount of corn. Yes to green beans, peas, carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, for sure, but I think dogs like a bit of a change up once in awhile too. I've added salmon oil to the finished food in small "squirts" as well as bone broth (both chicken and beef). I've also used the "day old" meats at the grocery store that are marked down - veal, porkloin, chicken breasts and even roasts. Again, change up is good to keep them interested. I have a small, 10 pound dog, so when I cook it in the Instapot, it's a one and done deal. I'm making a pot of stew that I taste and if it tastes good to ME, then I know it's good for her! Last, I have a vacuum sealer and I scoop in a cup in each open bag, seal them, freeze most of them and leave out four for the next two days so all I have to do is grab two more (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) and she's happy and healthy - her poops are great, too!

[conniegal]

UPDATE: I made your recipe and can happily say that my dog loves it. I'd like to share something I did a bit differently that you may, or may not find helpful: Instead of peeling and cutting the sweet potatoes, I took the entire bag, lightly scrub brushed each, and simply placed in the pressure cooker with about 1 cup of water for approximately 10 minutes. When it was done, the peels practically fell off - very easy to remove with a fork. Then the sweet potatoes can be easily mashed and mixed with everything else.

Thanks again, your recipe is great!

[livingtherufflife]

Here’s a tip, buy another pot for the instant pot. Makes it easier to cook multiple batches. This from someone who makes her dog’s food & has 2 -8qt IPs plus a 3 qt when we are away from home for a month, these pots are great. I also mixed the food in the food grade “busing” gray pans from Sam’s club. Makes mixing easier.❤ btw you can skip cooking spinach and frozen peas cause the hot meat will cook it down, plus reheating the food will cook the veggies before eating.
I choose to make our golden’s food because she could not hold down dog food as a pup. Plus dogs are dying sooner due to cancer and other illnesses, so its worth it to know whats in my babie’s food. Been doing this almost 7 years!

[darrellbaker]

UPDATED - Been making my two Aussie's food for 3 years now - 100% trial and error. Both apparently have sensitive stomachs as they routinely regurgitated kibble. Did not run my mixture by any vet and, frankly don't care what people say who make their money from selling pet stuff. All I know is my dogs are healthy, happy, and finish their food in less than 2 min every time. I also discovered (trial and error) a blend that has completely eliminated their scratching (they were on Apoquel for it). For protein, I use boneless chicken breasts (shreds much easier but thighs are okay too, but messier and you are paying for the bones), raw or boiled eggs. Leaving the shells in occasionally provides a great source of calcium provided you puree the food. Research it. Egg shells are good calcium for humans too. I boil the chicken, let it cool then place in gallon bags. When I add to their food, I use about 1.5 cups in a medium-sized bowl, shredding it by hand. Remember, I'm combining in one bowl to feed two 45 lb dogs, so adjust accordingly. Vegetable matter is a combination of either 7 lbs sliced carrots OR 7 lbs sliced sweet potatoes combined with 2 Lbs of either green peas or green beans, all of which I boil then puree with an immersion blender. It is then stored in a gallon pitcher. HELPFUL HINT: When either the chicken or vegetables have boiled for 5-10 min, shut off the heat, leaving the pot where it is, then place a lid over it. After a few hours, it will be cooked to perfection with no boil-overs or scorching. I either save half a gallon of the broth from boiling the chicken which I dilute with water, storing it in a 1 gallon pitcher in the fridge OR (much more convenient) buy the store brand cartons of beef or chicken broth at Walmart. The store bought broth takes up much less space in the fridge I use about 1 cup raw oatmeal (non-instant). Raw is okay if you puree the finished mixture. Most animals aren't allergic to oatmeal. My dogs are fed twice daily. They share 50/50 from the following mixture: Start with the oatmeal in the bottom of the bowl followed by the raw or boiled eggs. Then, the chicken, plus 1.5 large serving spoons of the pureed vegetable matter. I purchase Omega 3 oil from Amazon in the 32 oz pump bottle, sourced from wild-caught North Atlantic sardines, and use 2 squirts. One bottle lasts me 3 months. I then add 1 to 1.5 cups of broth and puree that combination with an immersion blender. You can serve cold or warm in the microwave for about 2 min. I split the mixture between the two dogs. They get this twice/day. They lick their bowls clean then lick each other's bowl. Tons of energy and have thick, shiny coats with zero scratching and healthy stools. Non-scientific but it works for them. Vet says they are at ideal weight and look fantastic.

[SuchaCaligrrl]

I separate our dogs food into 4 cups in ziplog bags and freeze them. Every night we put a new bag in the fridge, come morning time the food is thawed and ready to be served. 2 cups in the AM with 1 organic egg, and 2 cups at 5pm with apple slices. One thing we add to the instapot when cooking his food are grinded up egg shells, we also add rosemary to his food. We've always had American Bulldogs, our last one was a beast (in a good way)😂 he died a few years ago, but lived to be 15yo. I never thought we would ever get another dog (too sad to even think about it) but we missed having a dog so we just got another AB, he is a few months old. We cook the same recipe to our new member like we did to our dog that passed away, and he is loving it.