What I feed my dogs

My version of "Raw Food"
I have 50 lbs of dogs combined. 2% of their body weight per day is 1 lb per day of food.
Here's a guide for one making food session:

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken
1.5 lb organ meats (chicken livers; lamb veal or pork kidneys; lamb heart),
6 raw eggs
equal volume to the meat of shredded vegetables - generally a mixture of sweet potato, brocolli, green beans, and or carrots or canned pumpkin (unsweetened).
some fruit - an apple or a couple of bananas.

1 cup of flax seed ground
1/2 head garlic
16oz plain/fat free yougurt


1 cup Healthy Powder from Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats - nutritional yeast,lecithin granules,kelp powder,bone meal,vitamin C

I'm beginning to add some grain back to their diets as Stella, my pug has gotten too thin. I put steel cut oats through the food processor to break up the grains some and add about a cup and a half to the above mixture which is put through the food processor. I stand firm by my Cuisinart food processor. A $30 food processor from a big box store will not be able to handle the meat - I've tested one and it failed. If you don't have a food processor, partially frozen meat is easy to chop.

I portion the mixture into containers and freeze immediately. I've found that the 32 oz yougrt containers work well and will feed my pack for 2 days. This way we don't have raw meat sitting in the fridge for more than 2 days at a time.

This is what works for me - each person has their own opinion of what works for them. I suggest reading Dr. Pitcairn's book as he has many good recipes and is a great source of information.

Healthy Powder works even for dogs on commercial kibble.

We Bow for Beef

Veronica, our oldest dog particularly likes beef and pork. I developed this recipe to suit her tastes. I was worried at first about adding broccoli as it might give the pups gas but that has not been the case. I use canned pumpkin for this recipe when fresh is not available. This photo shows Veronica's "thumbprint heart" perfectly.

Suzy's Special

A mainstay of my puppies diet is "Suzy's Special". This recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken breast along with chicken livers as the main protein source. My goal is to give the pups the nutrients that they need.

Welcome to New Dog Diet

A few months ago I decided to switch dog foods. At the big box pet stores, I found that I was being coached by $7.95/hour employees who were selling what store owners had coached them to sell. So I visited a local store who sells raw food along with quality dry products. I purchased a small container of raw food and pulled out my "Dr Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats". When I purchased the book years ago, I saw no need and had no interest in making food for my dogs. I also had overweight, unhealthy dogs.

I liked the idea of the raw food and as I researched, I decided that I could make something for my dogs that would give me control over what they ate and provide them with what they need to be healthy. That began our "New Dog Diet". Six months later, we're still feeding raw and I have a pack of leaner, healthier pups who eagerly await their meals.

I have shared my food with a couple of neighbors and decided today to create a label. I purchased the website NewDogDiet.com and with for now I'm sending the website to this blog. Maybe later I'll actually build a website and go the other way!

Amy