Basic Dog Food recipe.....

Recipe:
4 c. rice
9 c. water
1/4 c. oatmeal
1 tsp. salt
1 T. eggshell, ground fine (about 2 eggshells)

Put all the above in a large cooker and bring to a boil, then add, while stirring:

1/2 c. 2% milk
2 T. parsley, chopped fine
3 oz. liver, chopped fine
8 oz. ground beef (or chicken or lamb)
3 T. corn oil
2 eggs, beaten
2 clove garlic, chopped fine
2 c. vegetables (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.), chopped fine

Stir, turn heat to low, and cook for about 20 minutes until all water is absorbed. Then spread out in flat food storage containers, cool and cut into half cup squares. When feeding, add cottage cheese or yogurt, and 1 tsp. supplement mix per 30 lbs of dog weight:

Supplement Mix: Use Missing Links, Missing Links Plus or

1 c. brewer's yeast
1 c. wheat germ
1/8 c. powdered kelp

Missing Link is one of our favorite general vitamin/mineral supplements. Nutritional supplementation is a great thing to add to any pet food, especially for puppies and kittens, older animals, or animals with special nutritional needs. Like Sojos Pet Food Mix, Missing Link derives its nutrition from unprocessed, nutrient-rich, human-quality whole foods. The Missing Link is nitrogen flushed and vacuum-packed for freshness to protect its precious nutrients. For years, veterinarians and pet owners have used Missing Link to promote better digestion, healthy skin and coat, increased energy, quicker recovery, reduced allergies, reduced odor, less joint stiffness and overall health and well being. Available in Missing Link for Cats, Missing Link for Dogs, and now Missing Link Plus for Dogs (with Joint Support).

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Homemade Doggie Casserole.....

Doggy Casserole

1 cup boiled poultry, chopped
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup boiled mixed vegetables
3 to 4 Tbsp unsalted chicken broth

(Note: Salmon may occasionally be substituted for boiled poultry, with chicken broth omitted.)

Stir together and serve at room temperature. A good doggy multivitamin/mineral supplement (Missing Link) may be added for good measure. Be sure to store unused portions in a covered container in the refrigerator and discard remains after 3 days.

Tip: Make up individual portions and place in freezer bags in freezer. Take out as needed.

Missing Link is one of our favorite general vitamin/mineral supplements. Nutritional supplementation is a great thing to add to any pet food, especially for puppies and kittens, older animals, or animals with special nutritional needs. Like Sojos Pet Food Mix, Missing Link derives its nutrition from unprocessed, nutrient-rich, human-quality whole foods. The Missing Link is nitrogen flushed and vacuum-packed for freshness to protect its precious nutrients. For years, veterinarians and pet owners have used Missing Link to promote better digestion, healthy skin and coat, increased energy, quicker recovery, reduced allergies, reduced odor, less joint stiffness and overall health and well being. Available in Missing Link for Cats, Missing Link for Dogs, and now Missing Link Plus for Dogs (with Joint Support).

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Hamburger Helper anyone or a Kitty Treat?

Doggy Hamburger Helper

1 cup hamburger meat, stir-fried in 1 tbsp canola oil
2 boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 cup cooked plain oatmeal
1 jar baby food green beans
1 jar baby food carrots
2 Tbsp cottage cheese

Combine all ingredients and serve at room temperature. A good doggy multivitamin/mineral supplement (Missing Link) may be added for good measure. Be sure to store unused portions in a covered container in the refrigerator and discard any remains after 3 days.

Chick N’Biscuits

1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2-cup chicken broth
1-cup whole-wheat flour
1/3-cup cornmeal
1-tbls Catnip (Sojos organic Catnip)
1-tablespoon soft margarine

Preheat the over to 350 F. Combine chicken, broth and margarine and blend well. Add flour and cornmeal. Knead dough into a ball and roll to 1/4 inch. Cut into one-inch sized pieces and place on an cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 18 cookies.

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Special Treats for your Holiday pleasure....

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This new offering features handmade cannoli shells and fresh filling - both specially packaged for your convenience in storage and assembly, along with trimmings and powdered sugar - everything you need to reproduce the Cannoli experience anywhere in the United States.

Cannoli Kits

Kit with (1) Doz. large shells $30.00

Kit with (2) Doz. mini shells $30.00

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(1) Doz. large shells $8.00

(1) Doz. mini shells $8.00

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Homemade Biscotti
(available in low carb and organic)
Over 34 flavors to choose from.....

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Mmmmmmm! Chicken Stew anyone?

Chicken Stew

1 whole chicken, or mix of legs, thighs, or leg quarters (about 4 or 5 lbs or so)

1 or 2 lbs ground turkey or chicken

1 lb or so gizzards and/or hearts. Add a small container of chicken livers to every other batch of stew (too much is not good for dogs).

2 lb or so of mixed vegetables, I typically use the Sojos Europa Grain Free (dehydrated), sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, celery, apples, eggs, flax meal, parsley leafs, calcium carbonate,carob powder, kelp, alfalfa, ginger root, garlic. NO onions!

2 cups uncooked pearled barley or whole brown rice

16 oz cottage cheese or plain yogurt

1/2 cup powdered milk

1/2 cup ground flax seed

1/4 cup vitamin supplement (Missing Link, or Missing Link Plus)


Instructions

Place chicken, all other meats, and vegetables in a large stock pot. Add just enough water to cover*. Cook on medium heat for about an hour, until chicken is falling off the bone. Remove chicken from pot and let cool. While chicken is cooling, add barley or rice to the pot and cook another 45 minutes. Pull all chicken meat and cartlidge from the bones, shred or chop into bite sized pieces and return to pot. Discard the bones. Turn off heat. Stir in cottage cheese or yogurt, powdered milk, flax seed and vitamin supplement. Allow stew to cool completely. Spoon into various containers and freeze all but what you will use in a few days.

Stew can be fed alone, or mixed with a small amount of high quality kibble.

*If stew is too thick, add more water. If it is too soupy, add a bit more barley or rice.

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On todays menu.....

Cautionary Statement and Disclaimer

These recipes are to give you information only.
Not all of them have been tested by me.
You are free to use any of the advice or suggestions entirely at your own risk.

Please note that in no way will I be held responsible for any problems that might occur, or any damage or loss sustained due to the use of information (or by me supplying inadequate or incomplete information)

Any Information is designed to help you make informed decisions and is in no way intended to be used as a substitute for professional advice or treatment.

Be sure to consult with your vet before adhering to any of the information, advice or recommendations regarding your pet’s health that may be presented.

Please understand that you are solely responsible for the use of any information given and the use of any information will be solely at your own risk.
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From the "Doggie Chef"
On todays menu we have.

1lb Shin Beef

1lb Ground Beef

1lb Talapia

1lb chicken Giblets

4 whole eggs

4 lbs Assorted Veggies

1 Cup of Brown Rice and Barley.

Cook the shin and ground beef for 10 mins in boiling water then remove to container.

Cook the fish for 4 mins at boiling and remove

Cook the Giblets for 10 mins at boiling and remove

Chop and cook veggies for 10 mins and remove

Cook Barley for 30 mins drain and remove

Cook rice for 35 mins, drain and remove

Hard boil the eggs, remove shells, and chop, grind down the shells.

Mix everything together and cool in the fridge

This last my two dogs 2.5 to 3 days (dogs way 75lbs and 91lbs), 2 meals per day.

Top with either cottage cheese or Live plain yogurt, add the oil of 1 cod liver oil capsule per meal, and 750 mgs of natural oyster shell calcium per meal.

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Doggie Dress-Up

Site for Feline info......

Know the basics on Feline Diets and home made foods. This site is packed with useful links and info regarding your favorite feline friends.

http://www.catinfo.org/

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Looking for homemade pet food & treat recipes?

I belong to numerous pet boards and of course I've found time & time again, more and more people are searching the internet for homemade pet treats and food. Having lost one of my own, I can truly understand their fear. The one thing I like to make people aware of, is our pets nutritional needs are different from that of a human. So although some of the recipes I collect and will share with you from time to time and sound absolutely scrumptious, they can be lacking in nutritional value and that's where Sojos can help. Simply by adding a little Europa or Muesli to your pets favorite recipe will add the nutritional value that was missing originally.

Europa Ingredients: Sweet Potatos, Carrots, Broccoli, Celery, Apples, Whole Egg, Flax Meal, Parsley Leaf, Calcium Carbonate, Carob Powder, Kelp Powder, Alfalfa, Ginger Root, Garlic

Monzie's Muesli Ingredients: Organic Oats, Organic Barley, Organic Rye, Organic Quinoa, Organic Flax Seeds, Organic Sunflower Seeds, Kelp Powder, Carob Powder, Vegetable Broth Powder, Garlic, Parsley, Organic Alfalfa, Organic Dandelion

Missing Link for Cats & Dogs: One of our favorite general vitamin/mineral supplements. Nutritional supplementation is a great thing to add to any pet food, especially for puppies and kittens, older animals, or animals with special nutritional needs. Like Sojos Pet Food Mix, Missing Link derives its nutrition from unprocessed, nutrient-rich, human-quality whole foods. The Missing Link is nitrogen flushed and vacuum-packed for freshness to protect its precious nutrients. For years, veterinarians and pet owners have used Missing Link to promote better digestion, healthy skin and coat, increased energy, quicker recovery, reduced allergies, reduced odor, less joint stiffness and overall health and well being. Available in Missing Link for Cats, Missing Link for Dogs, and now Missing Link Plus for Dogs (with Joint Support).

Here are some great recipe books to start you down the right path that both you and your pets will enjoy and if you have a recipe your pets would like to share, send it to us here at lil Country Paws and we'll add it to our blog.


BARKER's Grub

A cookbook filled with wholesome, easy-to-prepare meals for your mutt or your pedigreed pooch -- and you'll find all the necessary ingredients in your fridge or at the local supermarket. She includes not only fun everyday meals, but healing meals for specific health problems, as well as special diets for different life stages, such as:
* Lo Mein Barking Style: the doggie alternative for Chinese takeout
* Beef Puppy Food: just the right mix for a growing dog
* Davie's Juicy Jiggly-Wiggly Anemia Diet: a blood-boosting dish of liver, rice, and spinach


Throw Me a Bone

50 delectable recipes for snacks, meals, and treats for your canine companion.

Maybe you're cooking everything because your collie has colitis or your Akita has a wheat allergy or your older dog just isn't thriving on commercial kibble. Maybe you're mixing up the occasional biscuit or treat to help your best fur-bearing friend over that I-just-ate-a-tennis- ball-and-don't-feel-so-good episode. Whatever the reason, the recipes in this book (which have been approved by dog trainer and nutritional consultant Stacy Alldredge) will satisfy the most discerning doggie palate. Many of them, in fact, can be shared with a favorite human (though preferably not from the same dish).


Real Food for Dogs

Instead of scolding your dog for begging at the table, pull up a chair and invite him to sit down! With these 50 vet-approved, easy-to-prepare recipes - from Pooch Pancakes to Gobble-Down Goulash - you can make nutritious and delicious food for your dog, and you'll laugh out loud at Anne Davis's delightful illustrations as you cook. You'll also learn "Canine Nutrition 101" and pick up helpful tips on dog care. A section on prescription diets is included for dogs with special needs.

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Shared pet food recipes.....

This is a great recipe for a homecooked food. 1 cup of Brown Rice, 1/2 cup of turkey, (brown the turkey to take out the pink) add
vegetables, such as spinach, celery, green beans and grate some carrots. Cook these all together, then add to the brown rice. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Very healty, bowel movements are perfect. Also give your pet a multivitamin every day,
and you will see how well your pet will do on this diet. I have been doing this for three months now and it is wonderful. Try it, you will see the difference this makes.

Replace veggies with Sojos Europa....The grain-free alternative to kibble, Europa is a wholesome pre-mix that you combine with meat and water to create a fresh, homemade dog food. Europa works great for dogs with sensitivities to grains, and also as a great fruit and vegetable supplement to our other mixes.

Ingredients: Sweet Potatos, Carrots, Broccoli, Celery, Apples, Whole Egg, Flax Meal, Parsley Leaf, Calcium Carbonate, Carob Powder, Kelp Powder, Alfalfa, Ginger Root,
Garlic

Then use our Missing Links supplement for the perfect balance to all your homemade pet foods....

Missing Link is one of our favorite general vitamin/mineral supplements. Nutritional supplementation is a great thing to add to any pet food, especially for puppies and kittens, older animals, or animals with special nutritional needs. Like Sojos Pet Food Mix, Missing Link derives its nutrition from unprocessed, nutrient-rich, human-quality whole foods. The Missing Link is nitrogen flushed and vacuum-packed for freshness to protect its precious nutrients. For years, veterinarians and pet owners have used Missing Link to promote better digestion, healthy skin and coat, increased energy, quicker recovery, reduced allergies, reduced odor, less joint stiffness and overall health and well being. Available in Missing Link for Cats, Missing Link for Dogs, and now Missing Link Plus for Dogs (with Joint Support).

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Mars Petcare US, Inc. has voluntary recall......

Dog :: Select Red Flannel Large Breed Adult Formula Dry Dog Food 50lb bags recalled in Pennsylvania

Mars Petcare US, Inc. announces a voluntary recall of select 50 lb bags of Red Flannel Large Breed Adult Formula dry dog food sold in two stores in Pennsylvania. Only three bags of product were actually sold, with only one bag still unaccounted for.
The pet food is being recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, which can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, and, if there is cross contamination, in people, especially children, the aged, and people with compromised immune systems.

The recalled product should not be sold or fed to pets. Pet owners should dispose of product in a safe manner (example, a securely covered trash receptacle) and return the empty bag to the store where purchased for a full refund.

Recalled pet food
Product: Red Flannel Large Breed Adult Formula dry dog food
Size: 50 pound bag
UPC Code: 4286900062
Best By Date: July 12, 2008
Best By Date Location: Back of bag
Affected Stores: The stores are located in Reedsville, PA and Richlandtown, PA
Mars Petcare is issuing this action out of an abundance of caution and it sincerely regrets any inconvenience to pet owners as a result of this announcement. This voluntary recall has been issued because FDA detected Salmonella in a sample of Red Flannel Large Breed Adult Formula dry dog food with a best by date of July 12, 2008 during a recent review.

In an effort to prevent the transmission of Salmonella from pets to family members and care givers, the FDA recommends that everyone follow appropriate pet food handling guidelines when feeding their pets. A list of safe pet food handling tips can be found at: www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/petfoodtips080307.html

This product UPC has been blocked from retail sale at these locations.

Additional information about the product is available on www.marspetcare.com. Pet owners who have questions about the voluntary recall should call (866) 298-8332, or visit the web site for more information.

Looking for an alternative way to feed your pets. Use our all natural, organic Sojos mixes and make your own pet foods in minutes.

Monzies Organic Muesli for Dogs differs from our other pre-mixes in that it is organic and wheat & corn free. Simply add meat & water and you've got a fresh, organic, homemade dog food in minutes. Click here to learn more.

Ingredients: Organic Oats, Organic Barley, Organic Rye, Organic Quinoa, Organic Flax Seeds, Organic Sunflower Seeds, Kelp Powder, Carob Powder, Vegetable Broth Powder, Garlic, Parsley, Organic Alfalfa, Organic Dandelion




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All Natural Holistic Pet Food Mixes

The grain-free alternative to kibble, Europa is a wholesome pre-mix that you combine with meat and water to create a fresh, homemade dog food. Europa works great for dogs with sensitivities to grains, and also as a great fruit and vegetable supplement to our other mixes.

Ingredients: Sweet Potatos, Carrots, Broccoli, Celery, Apples, Whole Egg, Flax Meal, Parsley Leaf, Calcium Carbonate, Carob Powder, Kelp Powder, Alfalfa, Ginger Root, Garlic