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  1. After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for the
    little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down so far
    (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas and
    carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?
    --

    modom

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  2. "modom (palindrome guy)" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for the
    little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down so far
    (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas and
    carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?

    I feed my girl frozen chicken carcasses during summer, and defrosted ones
    during winter :-)

    She also gets raw chicken pieces (wings/thighs, drumsticks etc) with the
    bones in, roo tails, and dry dog biscuits now and then.

    Any lamb chops (blech!!) that I *have* to cook, or T-bones etc, I cut the
    raw bones out and give them to her.

    I also have a friend nearby that makes doggy treats/biscuits to sell (looks
    to be for *bloody* small dogs though) so I'll grab her next time I see her
    and ask if she'll part with the recipe.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    "People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
    the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
    -- George Orwell

  3. "modom (palindrome guy)" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for the
    little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down so far
    (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas and
    carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?
    --

    modom

    * Exported from MasterCook *

    Dog Bones 2

    Recipe By :[email hidden] (Tom R. Rice)
    Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
    Categories :

    Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
    -------- ------------ --------------------------------
    1 pound beef liver
    2 large eggs -- shells washed
    1 cup cottage cheese, lowfat
    1 1/2 cups wheat germ
    3 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour

    Rinse liver and cut into 1-inch chunks. Put in a 2-quart pan with 1 cup
    water, and bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer
    gently until liver is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Put liver in a
    blender, saving the liquid from previous step. Break in eggs, including
    shells. Whirl to puree, adding reserved liquid as needed. Scrape mixture
    into bowl, adding remaining cooking liquid, cottage cheese, wheat germ
    and 3 cups flour. Stir until evenly moistened. Knead until dough no
    longer feels sticky, adding more flour as required. Roll out dough onto a
    floured board until 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough with floured bone-shaped
    cookie cutter. Bake in 300 degree oven until bones are tinged darker
    brown and feel firm to touch, about 1 hour. Cool on racks. Once cool,
    bones should be hard when pressed; if not, bake 10 minutes more at 300
    degrees and cool.

    (Makes about 4 1/2 dozen 3 1/2 inch long bones.)

    Nutritional Information: Per bone: 41 cal.; 3.2 g protein; 0.7 g fat
    (0.2 g sta); 5.5 g carbo.; 19 mg sodium; 28 mg chol.

    from Sunset Magazine

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 2904 Calories; 54g Fat (16.1%
    calories from fat); 225g Protein; 406g Carbohydrate; 70g Dietary Fiber;
    2041mg Cholesterol; 1429mg Sodium. Exchanges: 24 1/2 Grain(Starch); 16
    1/2 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Fat.

    Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0

    --

    The house of the burning beet-Alan

    It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
    Elbonian Folklore

  4. PeterLucas said:


    "modom (palindrome guy)" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for the
    little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down so far
    (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas and
    carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?

    I feed my girl frozen chicken carcasses during summer, and defrosted ones
    during winter :-)

    She also gets raw chicken pieces (wings/thighs, drumsticks etc) with the
    bones in, roo tails, and dry dog biscuits now and then.

    Any lamb chops (blech!!) that I *have* to cook, or T-bones etc, I cut the
    raw bones out and give them to her.

    I also have a friend nearby that makes doggy treats/biscuits to sell (looks
    to be for *bloody* small dogs though) so I'll grab her next time I see her
    and ask if she'll part with the recipe.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    "People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
    the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
    -- George Orwell

    I thought dogs had problems with choking on splintering chicken bones.

    Pete C.

  5. "Pete C." <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:
    PeterLucas said:


    "modom (palindrome guy)" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for
    the little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down
    so far (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas
    and carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?

    I feed my girl frozen chicken carcasses during summer, and defrosted
    ones during winter :-)

    She also gets raw chicken pieces (wings/thighs, drumsticks etc) with
    the bones in, roo tails, and dry dog biscuits now and then.

    Any lamb chops (blech!!) that I *have* to cook, or T-bones etc, I cut
    the raw bones out and give them to her.

    I also have a friend nearby that makes doggy treats/biscuits to sell
    (looks to be for *bloody* small dogs though) so I'll grab her next
    time I see her and ask if she'll part with the recipe.

    Quoted message said:


    I thought dogs had problems with choking on splintering chicken bones.

    Pete C.

    Only *COOKED* bones......... chicken, beef or whatever.

    Dogs/cats die from eating cooked bones.

    *Only* feed you dog/cat raw bones.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    "People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
    the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
    -- George Orwell

  6. PeterLucas said:


    "Pete C." <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    PeterLucas said:


    "modom (palindrome guy)" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    > After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    > among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for
    > the little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down
    > so far (knock wood).
    >
    > Do any others out there make dog food?
    >
    > After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    > doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas
    > and carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?

    I feed my girl frozen chicken carcasses during summer, and defrosted
    ones during winter :-)

    She also gets raw chicken pieces (wings/thighs, drumsticks etc) with
    the bones in, roo tails, and dry dog biscuits now and then.

    Any lamb chops (blech!!) that I *have* to cook, or T-bones etc, I cut
    the raw bones out and give them to her.

    I also have a friend nearby that makes doggy treats/biscuits to sell
    (looks to be for *bloody* small dogs though) so I'll grab her next
    time I see her and ask if she'll part with the recipe.

    Quoted message said:


    I thought dogs had problems with choking on splintering chicken bones.

    Pete C.

    Only *COOKED* bones......... chicken, beef or whatever.

    Dogs/cats die from eating cooked bones.

    *Only* feed you dog/cat raw bones.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    "People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
    the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
    -- George Orwell

    Ah.

  7. modom (palindrome guy) said:

    After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for the
    little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down so far
    (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas and
    carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?
    --

    modom

    Michael, when my dog Sampson was needing special food to make him eat (and
    this was 1999) the vet told me lightly cooked ground beef (drained of most
    but not all fat) combined with a rice and a soft vegetable mix would entice
    him to eat. No added spices; definitely not onion or garlic!! She
    suggested vegetables like canned no salt Veg-All. And he had very brittle
    teeth at age 17 so the food was soft. Google apparently doesn't retain
    posts from that far back. I got some good suggestions back then.

    Jill

  8. jmcquown said:
    modom (palindrome guy) said:

    After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for the
    little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down so far
    (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas and
    carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?
    --

    modom

    Michael, when my dog Sampson was needing special food to make him eat (and
    this was 1999) the vet told me lightly cooked ground beef (drained of most
    but not all fat) combined with a rice and a soft vegetable mix would entice
    him to eat. No added spices; definitely not onion or garlic!! She
    suggested vegetables like canned no salt Veg-All. And he had very brittle
    teeth at age 17 so the food was soft. Google apparently doesn't retain
    posts from that far back. I got some good suggestions back then.

    Jill

    Yep. Hamburger meat and rice, boiled to submission.

    Bob

  9. "jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Michael, when my dog Sampson was needing special food to make him eat (and
    this was 1999) the vet told me lightly cooked ground beef (drained of most
    but not all fat) combined with a rice and a soft vegetable mix would
    entice
    him to eat. No added spices; definitely not onion or garlic!! She
    suggested vegetables like canned no salt Veg-All. And he had very brittle
    teeth at age 17 so the food was soft. Google apparently doesn't retain
    posts from that far back. I got some good suggestions back then.

    Jill

    Google indeed does retain posts from that far back.

    http://tinyurl.com/2lgz94

  10. modom (palindrome guy) said:

    After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for the
    little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down so far
    (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas and
    carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?

    Looks good. I consulted a veterinary nutritionist at UC Davis where I
    work and was told to also add calcium to their diet. Also sunflower
    oil and a smidge of salt (dogs need sodium too). She also said that a
    canine multi-vitamin was good insurance - I take my multi-vitamin for
    the same reason even though my diet tends to be pretty well-balanced.

    HTH,
    TammyM

  11. "Pete C." <[email hidden]> wrote in news:46B9E102.D2802654
    @snet.net:

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    PeterLucas said:


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    PeterLucas wrote:
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    > "modom (palindrome guy)" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    > > After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory)


    events

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    > > among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food


    for

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    > > the little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed


    down

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    > > so far (knock wood).
    > >
    > > Do any others out there make dog food?
    > >
    > > After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a


    spiceless

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    > > doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with


    peas

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    > > and carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?
    >
    > I feed my girl frozen chicken carcasses during summer, and


    defrosted

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > ones during winter :-)
    >
    > She also gets raw chicken pieces (wings/thighs, drumsticks etc)


    with

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > the bones in, roo tails, and dry dog biscuits now and then.
    >
    > Any lamb chops (blech!!) that I *have* to cook, or T-bones etc, I


    cut

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > the raw bones out and give them to her.
    >
    > I also have a friend nearby that makes doggy treats/biscuits to


    sell

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > (looks to be for *bloody* small dogs though) so I'll grab her next
    > time I see her and ask if she'll part with the recipe.
    >

    Quoted message said:


    I thought dogs had problems with choking on splintering chicken


    bones.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    Pete C.

    Only *COOKED* bones......... chicken, beef or whatever.

    Dogs/cats die from eating cooked bones.

    *Only* feed you dog/cat raw bones.

    Quoted message said:


    Ah.

    Cooking/applying heat to raw bones changes the structure of the bone. It
    goes from being pliable (in the dogs gut) to being like shards of glass.

    But, having said that, you can feed your dog cooked bones and 99 times
    out of 100 it won't kill the animal........ but there will always be
    that *one* time.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    "People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
    the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
    -- George Orwell

  12. "modom (palindrome guy)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    After a few days of unspeakable peristaltic (and excretory) events
    among our dogs last month, D and I have begun making dog food for the
    little SOBs. The canine [censored] and the heaves have calmed down so far
    (knock wood).

    Do any others out there make dog food?

    After checking with the vet, what we make basically is a spiceless
    doggy jambalaya of rice and boiled cheap chicken chunks with peas and
    carrots. Any other recipes for cheap dog nutrition?
    --

    modom

    --
    Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com


    We make our own dog food. Lean ground beef, rice and heart, ground up.

    MoM

  13. dejablues said:

    "jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Michael, when my dog Sampson was needing special food to make him
    eat (and this was 1999) the vet told me lightly cooked ground beef
    (drained of most but not all fat) combined with a rice and a soft
    vegetable mix would entice
    him to eat. No added spices; definitely not onion or garlic!! She
    suggested vegetables like canned no salt Veg-All. And he had very
    brittle teeth at age 17 so the food was soft. Google apparently
    doesn't retain posts from that far back. I got some good
    suggestions back then.

    Google indeed does retain posts from that far back.

    http://tinyurl.com/2lgz94

    And your point would be? I made him ground beef with rice, vegetables and a
    little fatty broth. Would you like to resurrect the post about the final
    solution?

  14. When my dogs ( eat God knows what when out running around the woods)
    get upset tummy and pukes or acts ill I make kettles of oatmeal or
    rice and they recover quickly. When they get "backed up" I drizzle
    olive oil over some dry kibble for them and if that does that help
    them out I mix a can of pumplin in and that always works.

    During the winter the outside deck cat gets warm broth every evening
    with her dinner.

  15. "jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    dejablues said:

    "jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Michael, when my dog Sampson was needing special food to make him
    eat (and this was 1999) the vet told me lightly cooked ground beef
    (drained of most but not all fat) combined with a rice and a soft
    vegetable mix would entice
    him to eat. No added spices; definitely not onion or garlic!! She
    suggested vegetables like canned no salt Veg-All. And he had very
    brittle teeth at age 17 so the food was soft. Google apparently
    doesn't retain posts from that far back. I got some good
    suggestions back then.

    Google indeed does retain posts from that far back.

    http://tinyurl.com/2lgz94

    And your point would be? I made him ground beef with rice, vegetables and
    a
    little fatty broth.

    You must not have looked very hard.

    Quoted message said:

    Would you like to resurrect the post about the final
    solution?


    I'm not interested in reading about the Holocaust tonight.

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