Originally Posted by RidgeRanger
Originally Posted by rhino21
My Golden's temperament is a mix of raw energy and an 'I do what I want' attitude. When you have time, I would love to hear more about your homemade dog food recipe. I have always worried about not giving them the right nutrients with a homemade diet and have been hesitant to try

LOL on the temperment statement... grin

As for the homemade dog food, it's pretty simple. We take one of the big packs of chicken legs (usually about a dozen) and pressure cook them for 30 minutes and then pull the meat off the bone. In the broth leftover from cooking the chicken we add some water (to bring the total to 8 cups) and then 3 1/2 cups of of rice, a can of green beans (frozen or canned), carrots and two chopped sweet potatoes. Be sure there is NO onions or garlic added. Pressure cook for 6 minutes. Add the chicken and stir. A big pot will usually last around a week with our two adult dogs and two pups but the puppies do eat puppy chow once each day. I also scramble them eggs on occasion (we have plenty of eggs around here) so that stretches the goulash out some. It's really fairly quick and easy to make. Our dogs have been healthier and happier since we mostly got away from the commercial dog foods.

We took Skip for his first canoe trip today. I can't believe how good he was. He fell out of the boat in the first few minutes rofl but then rode like an old pro for the rest of the trip. Both of these pups are gonna be great dogs. They train very quickly. Yesterday my wife and I took both puppies and our terrier mix to the lake. The pups did great.

I appreciate the recipe! I need to get my act together and get my pups on a natural diet. What's the portion size? Your dogs are living the good life! Skip had to learn the hard way, it sounds like. I can relate....