Feeding the right types of proteins, carbs and fats will always trump feeding commercial dog food, as their proteins, carbs and fats are overprocessed and usually seconds, leftovers, and undesirable products left after production of our processed foods. (Don’t even get me started about that! )

Here a some articles I wrote on the subject:

• Ingredients you DO NOT want to see on your commercial dog food label.
• More about undesirable ingredients in commercial dog food here.
• Ingredients that SHOULD be in your commercial dog food.
• Top Worst Dog Foods
• Here are a couple of comments from a vet, who might clarify the dangers of feeding these awful food to out dogs, and how going “healthy” will eliminate most of today’s know dietary caused medical issues, such as diabetes, arthritis, allergies, asthma and more.

Unfortunately the dog food from you veterinarian is the exact opposite of what is considered healthy.

My basic recipes are all around 40% protein, 35% carbs and 25% fat.

This the average generally recommended by the combination of animal nutrionists and veteranarians that the refer to in
my library of books about homemade dog food, and dog health and nutrition.

I urge anyone switching over to a new diet for their dogs, to educate themselves and understand at least the basic nutritional
needs of dogs through their own research, which you have obviously done.

A healthy, 80 lb dog needs between 1600 to 1900 calories daily, depending on activity level. My recipe above using cubed
turkey gives approx. 800 calories per serving, with the protein around 60 grams, carbs around 75 grams and fat around
29 grams.

You can make your own homemade supplement very easily, rather than ordering the supplement that I recommend.
I do use it without fail, but I tend to be lazy and this supplement is my favourite for dogs.

To make your own, when feeding a homemade diet to your dog, you definitely MUST add calcium and a multivitamin.
There is a fine line of the right amounts, but you can purchase bonemeal (NOT GARDEN BONEMEAL) and vitamins
for dogs at your local pet store, and these should have the appropriate dosages per weight of your dog.

I have and use this book regularly, and recommend it as the go to book for those that are seriously switching to a
healthier more nutritious lifestyle for their dogs.

This whole book promotes healthy homemade dog food, and addresses all of your questions with answers from those
way more educated than me. It took them a complete book to review and answer these question and make sure your
dog receives to proper nutritional additions needed with homemade dog food. (That’s why I use the already prepared
supplement) – They also address the Omegas in dogs.

Thanks for visiting – you have one lucky pup.

Jane

The following recipe I have put together– based roughly on yours, with the hope that it’s close enough nutritionally as well as balanced enough for weight loss. For an 80# black lab wanting him to weight 75#- counting two meals at 550 calories each; 27% protein,(this is not straight meat based protein -42% is from the fruits, veggies, flax seed and brown rice) only 10% fat (Alaskan fish oil and flax seed fats), 17% fiber, 55% Carbs. 42% carbohydrates which doesn’t include the fiber (fiber included makes 59%).

I have included the Alaskan salmon fish oil because according Dr. Demian Dressler, “… omega 6 fat excess sets the stage for cancer development, stimulates cancer cell growth, and decreases the body’s natural cancer-fighting abilities.” and its quite possible these tumors have been instigated not only by the crappy dog food but all the omega 6′s we have been pushing on him because of his arthritis. The JD mobility has omega 6′s and another supplement (Synflex) I was giving him had them as well. The Alaskan Salmon oil has the fats plus the omega 3′s. I just hope that this natural diet will help with his limited mobility too, which the combination of j/d mobility and the Synflex definitely did improve.

I guess I will now need to order the supplement that you suggest on your site. Do you use it yourself religiously?
Do you feel that the above mixture/ratios would be okay when the supplement is added?

I do appreciate your time and love the site. Sincerely, North Central Idaho