Well since I'm new here I'll post my intro again, just to give the back-story..
"Hello everybody! My name is Tom, I live in Ca. My girlfriend and I adopted a miniature poodle (or possibly mix) last year and recently have begun experimenting with making food for him. I have been all over the net looking for ideas and advice, but figured nothing beats being able to ask questions so I decided to find an appropriate forum..
Looking forward to learning from you all, I'm sure I've got a great deal of good information to read here without even asking.
What we're doing now is buying whole chickens for ourselves, breaking them down into multiple bags for the freezer. Breasts, legs, thighs for us; necks, wings, backs, and giblets for the dog.
I grind all his parts (bones and all) very small, and use 20% veggies in the mix. Current veggie mix was sweet potato, broccoli, and apple. I add a splash of apple cider vinegar as well.
I package up 1/2 cups for his meal and they go in the freezer and he gets 2 a day.
So far we have noticed he has much less anxiety, though I'm not too fast to attribute causation. I think mainly he just doesn't eat dog food unless he's starving, and I know I get cranky and obsessive when I'm hungry too, lol. So I think it's just a matter of him liking what he's eating more than any magical benefits at the moment.
Any advise and ideas are appreciated!
Thanks.."
Everything seemed to be going well (third day, though day one was half and half kibble and raw), but today when I offered his food, he turned away from it.
My girlfriend walked him this morning (no poop) and told me he's very interested in eating a ton of grass.
I came home just now to try again- won't eat, and then a walk and all he wants to do is eat grass.
He's not really acting sick in any other way, just kind of lazy and won't eat his chicken.
I wonder if he's just constipated- Maybe the pasty stuff I'm feeding him just isn't moving the way that kibble would have? We still have his kibble and I could feed him half and half for a while, but he's not interested in anything for the moment.
Is this pretty normal when getting started?
Thanks in advance..
"Hello everybody! My name is Tom, I live in Ca. My girlfriend and I adopted a miniature poodle (or possibly mix) last year and recently have begun experimenting with making food for him. I have been all over the net looking for ideas and advice, but figured nothing beats being able to ask questions so I decided to find an appropriate forum..
Looking forward to learning from you all, I'm sure I've got a great deal of good information to read here without even asking.
What we're doing now is buying whole chickens for ourselves, breaking them down into multiple bags for the freezer. Breasts, legs, thighs for us; necks, wings, backs, and giblets for the dog.
I grind all his parts (bones and all) very small, and use 20% veggies in the mix. Current veggie mix was sweet potato, broccoli, and apple. I add a splash of apple cider vinegar as well.
I package up 1/2 cups for his meal and they go in the freezer and he gets 2 a day.
So far we have noticed he has much less anxiety, though I'm not too fast to attribute causation. I think mainly he just doesn't eat dog food unless he's starving, and I know I get cranky and obsessive when I'm hungry too, lol. So I think it's just a matter of him liking what he's eating more than any magical benefits at the moment.
Any advise and ideas are appreciated!
Thanks.."
Everything seemed to be going well (third day, though day one was half and half kibble and raw), but today when I offered his food, he turned away from it.
My girlfriend walked him this morning (no poop) and told me he's very interested in eating a ton of grass.
I came home just now to try again- won't eat, and then a walk and all he wants to do is eat grass.
He's not really acting sick in any other way, just kind of lazy and won't eat his chicken.
I wonder if he's just constipated- Maybe the pasty stuff I'm feeding him just isn't moving the way that kibble would have? We still have his kibble and I could feed him half and half for a while, but he's not interested in anything for the moment.
Is this pretty normal when getting started?
Thanks in advance..