Natural nutrition of dogs

Owners who choose to feed the dogs home with food, do so for various reasons. Sometimes the dogs are special needs (for example, a food allergy), which can not satisfy the industrial feed, or the owners do not believe in the ingredients from which they are made.
The decision to move to domestic food should not be taken lightly. Modern dog food - the fruit of numerous studies. Their development takes sometimes years of laboratory research and testing. Their ill-advised home-meal replacement can have catastrophic consequences. Even some nutritionists fluctuate in compiling their own recipes. But if you still have firmly decided for themselves that will feed the dog home with food, you should carefully monitor her health.
Translate the dog on homemade food gradually, over three weeks. With too rapid a change she could start upset stomach, often accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea. During the first week, let her three-quarters (75 percent) and the old quarter (25 percent) of the new feed, the second - equally, in the third - the old quarter and three quarters of the new, and the fourth can easily convert it completely to the new food.
We need to know about a shortage of homemade food - she cooked, soft and it does not need to chew, while no stimulation of the gums does not occur, and their teeth are not cleaned of plaque and stone. That is, it is good only in terms of its nutritional value. That is why, giving home-made food, the dog must be offered something to clean teeth, even a toy or a carrot. In addition, you should regularly inspect the cavity of her mouth and brush your pet's teeth.

Using homemade food, as well as industrial feed, should carefully monitor its effect on the organism of dogs. If your pet suffers from food allergies, signs of change in his condition should be expected in a week or two after the transition to the new food. Dog does not become "much better", but cropping or mitigation of any symptoms you obviously notice. If they are strained or unexpectedly gave rise to new, remove from the diet of new food and go back to the old, and be sure to contact your veterinarian. Maybe the dog would be enough to change the components of food, perhaps the fact that her allergy caused by completely different products, which you never knew.
Watch the weight of the dog. Many dogs like to change food so that they have the slightest opportunity to greedily snatch at it. If this is gaining weight, should reduce the amount of food.
Remember - the diet is important, but not only does it affect the health of dogs. Continue to monitor the health and well-being of their pet, for what is happening in their environment, and maintain contact with your veterinarian.

The following detailed description of several options for domestic supply. They are made up caring about the health of dog owners or breeders who follow the diet of their dogs. But these people are not nutritionists and veterinarians, although some of them, making their diet, consulted with experts.
Please always consult with your veterinarian, before moving to the dog food at home, carefully follow it, introducing new products and inform the vet about any change in the condition of her skin, hair, hair, teeth, physical activity and general health.

The main subsistence food
This is the main diet for dogs that do not have food allergies. Number of feed depends on the dog's appetite, level of activity, energy demand, loss or weight gain.
Mix in a large bowl:
- 450 g minced meat (chicken, turkey, lamb), fry and heated with excess fat;
- Boiled and crushed potato medium size;
- 2 cups cooked brown rice;
- Half a cup of cooked oatmeal;
- Half a cup of cooked ground barley;
- Half a cup raw grated carrots;
- Half a cup of chopped raw green vegetables (broccoli, spinach, green beans);
- 2 tablespoons olive oil;
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic.
The mixture stored in the refrigerator in a closed vessel or share in the daily portions and store in the freezer, defrost daily one or two servings.
When feeding add one of the following ingredients:
- Yogurt (a teaspoon for miniature breeds, the dining room - for a medium-sized rocks);
- Multivitamin or mineral supplements;
- Herbal supplements (depending on the needs of your dog).

High-energy diet
This diet is useful for dogs, pregnant and lactating bitches and dogs exposed to stress.
Mix in a large bowl:
- 450 g chopped roasted meat (not rendering fat from chicken and turkey);
- 4 large eggs, boiled and shredded, along with the shell;
- 2 cups cooked brown rice;
- A cup of cooked oatmeal;
- Large boiled and mashed potatoes;
- A quarter cup of wheat seedlings;
- Half a cup raw grated carrots;
- Half a cup of diced green vegetables;
- 3 tablespoons olive oil;
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic.
The mixture stored in the refrigerator in sealed container, or divide it into daily portions.
When feeding add one of the following ingredients:
- A spoonful of cottage cheese (the size of the dog);
- A spoonful of yogurt (the size of the dog);
- A pinch of powdered milk;
- A pinch of yeast;
- Mineral and vitamin tablet feeding;
- Herbal supplements (depending on the needs of the dog).

Diet for dogs with food allergies
Before turning to this diet, you should find out on which products are seen allergy. Ask your vet has the dog samples to allergens, or, under his leadership, themselves, try to exclude those household products, which cause her allergies. Depending on the results of the study, you can transfer your pet on this diet. If you are allergic to chicken, let your dog instead minced lamb, and eggs - to exclude them from the diet and other sources of protein, such as dairy products.
Using the basic recipe, change the number of its constituent ingredients, respectively, in size, appetite and needs of your dog. If any of the products she has allergies, replace them.
Mix in a large bowl:
- 450 g fried minced meat (chicken, turkey, lamb), heated with almost all of it fat;
- 2 chopped eggs, hard boiled;
- 3 cups cooked brown rice;
- A cup of cooked oatmeal;
- Half a cup raw grated carrots;
- Narezannk half a cup of raw leafy green vegetables (broccoli, spinach, green beans);
- 2 tablespoons olive oil;
- A tablespoon of minced garlic.
The mixture stored in the refrigerator or freezer, divided into daily portions and spread out in plastic bags.
When feeding add one of the following ingredients:
- Yogurt (miniature dogs teaspoon, medium-sized dogs - the dining room);
- Mineral and vitamin tablet feeding;
- Herbal supplements (depending on the needs of your dog).

Another hypoallergenic diet
It is designed for dogs with allergies to meat or cereal products.
Mix in a large bowl:
- 5 large potatoes boiled and shredded;
- 3 hard-boiled and chopped with shell eggs;
- A cup of raw sliced green vegetables;
- Cup sliced and chopped beans (pine, black, Lima);
- Half a cup raw grated carrots;
- 2 tablespoons olive oil;
- A tablespoon of minced garlic.
Mixture store in sealed container, or divide the daily portion and keep in the freezer.
When feeding add one of the following ingredients:
- Yogurt (a teaspoon for miniature dogs, dining room - for medium sized dogs);
- Mineral and vitamin tablet feeding;
- Herbal supplements (depending on the needs of your dog).

Vegetarian Diet
Some dog owners that adhere to a vegetarian diet, and want to shift it on their dogs. Sometimes dogs indicated an allergy to meat. Regardless of the reasons for which you are transferring your pet to a vegetarian diet, remember that the dogs - it carnivores, eating mainly meat. Vegetarian food is unnatural for them and at the same deficits often causes various nutrients. The proposed diet does not contain meat, but it is not a true vegetarian, because it contains eggs and dairy products - vital sources of supply. Before her transfer to your dog, be sure to check with your veterinarian, and then closely monitor it.
Mix in a large bowl:
- 3 cups cooked brown rice;
- 2 cups of cooked oatmeal;
- A cup of boiled and grated barley;
- 2 chopped hard-boiled eggs;
- Half a cup raw grated carrots;
- Half a cup of diced green raw vegetables;
- 2 tablespoons olive oil;
- A tablespoon of minced garlic. The mixture stored in the refrigerator in sealed container, or divide it into daily portions and keep in the freezer.
When feeding a small amount of the following ingredients:
- Yogurt (a teaspoon for miniature dogs, dining room - for medium sized dogs);
- Molasses (a tablespoon for small dogs, two - for medium sized dogs);
- - A pinch (such as salt or pepper, you snowed in their food), dry milk;
- Mineral and vitamin tablet feeding;
-herbal supplements (depending on the needs of your dog).