The Canine Cookbook (Recipes from the Animal Protection Institute)

The following information is a follow up to The Scoop's March 18, 2001 article entitled "Yucko. No Wonder Dogs Don't Like Dog Food."

API's Canine Casserole

Amounts given are adequate for one day's feeding of a 20-35 pound dog (depending on age & activity level). Adjust amounts proportionally for your dog's weight. Starches may be decreased or omitted in case of digestive problems or for weight loss.

CHOOSE ONE PROTEIN SOURCE:

Animal Proteins:
(meat amounts given in raw weight)

• 1/3 pound boneless chicken breast or thigh, chopped, ground, or minced
• 3 large hard-boiled eggs
• 1/3 pound lean beef
• Optional: once a week, substitute 4 oz organic liver for 1/2 of any meat source

Vegetarian Proteins:

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup tofu, firm
• 1 cup soybeans, cooked
• 1 cup lentils, cooked

With Animal Proteins:

• 2 cups cooked macaroni
• 3 cups cooked potato, with skin, chopped or mashed
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 2 cups rolled oats, quick, cooked

With Vegetarian Proteins:

• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 2 cups cooked potato, with skin, chopped or mashed
• 2 cups cooked macaroni
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1 cup plus cooked black-eyed peas
• 2-1/2 cups rolled oats, quick, cooked (1-1/4 cup raw)
• 1-1/2 cups cooked brown rice plus 1 cup cooked kidney beans

SUPPLEMENTS:

• puréed veggie mix (up to 1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or 1/2 tbsp olive and 1/2 tbsp flaxseed oil
• 400 mg calcium (elemental, as calcium citrate or carbonate)
• or 1200 mg (approximately 1-1/2 tsp) bone meal powder (human grade)
• 1/4 tsp salt substitute (potassium chloride) — give 3 or 4 times a week
• 1 multiple vitamin-mineral supplement (human quality)
• 1 probiotic/digestive enzyme supplement

Vegetarian dogs should get Vitamin B12, carnitine (250 mg) and taurine (250 mg) once a week. Vegetarian dogs of breeds prone to developing dilated cardiomyopathy should get supplemental Carnitine (50-100 mg) daily.

And if all else fails? Ask Bear the Choco-Lab.

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