When I started making dog food, it took forever. I was over thinking everything. But I wanted to get it right so I kept learning and today, making dog food is easy. I no longer focus on balance per meal, instead, I balance over time which allows me more...
When I was new to raw feeding, I had lots of questions. I was curious about the role of dairy in a dog's raw food diet because I saw meals with raw goat's milk, kefir, and yogurt. Can dogs eat yogurt? Aren't dogs lactose intolerant? Today, dairy is a...
I used to post raw food recipes every Friday and then I stopped. I'm not very adventurous when it comes to making dog food, so I eventually ran out of recipes. LOL But I'm back now because I've been playing around with the Animal Diet Formulator. I'm unable to check...
Halloween is a birthday celebration in our house; we don't get trick or treaters in our neighborhood and we don't go to Halloween parties. So, we don't have Jack O'Lanterns on our porch. But what if we did? Over the years, I've become interested in how I can reduce...
Fermented fish stock is one of the healthiest foods that I have in my dogs' freezer. We have a houseful of dogs of various ages and each dog enjoys several tablespoons of fermented fish stock several days a week. I order the fish stock made by Answers Pet Food (by the...
Each week, I change my dogs' food (the main protein), and going forward, I'll be sharing what I'm feeding my dogs. Here are the guidelines. I do not focus on balance; instead, I focus on nutrition. I don't believe that there is one way to feed a nutritious diet and I...
Each week, I change my dogs' food (the main protein), and going forward, I'll be sharing what I'm feeding my dogs. Here are the guidelines. I do not focus on balance; instead, I focus on nutrition. I don't believe that there is one way to feed a nutritious diet and I...
Did you know we can make Himalayan chews for our dogs in our kitchen? Yeah, neither did I. It turns out that we can make these natural chews at home, but it doesn't cost a lot or take a lot to make them. Rodney Habib of Planet Paws, co-author of The Forever Dog and...
Rodrigo is now the proper weight of a Border Collie and it's freaking me out. So he's off to the vet for a check out to make sure all is well – his behavior is normal, his poop is normal, I'm still freaked out. And, in the meantime, I'm trying to put a little...
Welcome to Raw Foodie Friday! This Friday, I'm sharing the recipe for my organ blend. In my effort to save money, I've decided to stop buying the organ blend from GreenTripe.com and make it myself. I'm not able to get the variety that GreenTripe.com provides, but I...
Welcome to Raw Foodie Friday! Every Friday – well, almost every Friday, or, to be honest, as many Fridays as I can make time for – I post about the food that I'm feeding my dogs. I know that having a recipe to follow is helpful to many people, however, I'm...
Raw Foodie Friday Welcome to Raw Foodie Friday where I try to remember to share a recipe that I fed to my dogs recently. Please note that these recipes are not 100% balanced on their own. I choose to balance over time, which means that my goal is to meet my dogs'...
Quail, Duck, Raw Eggs, and Dr. Harvey's I source 99% of the food I feed to my dogs through a local raw food co-op. Ingredients: I make food for my dogs in bulk because it's easier with four dogs. The following can be broken down to smaller amounts or you can store the...
I am not a nutritionist; and this is not a “balanced” raw dog food recipe. I balance over time for my adult dogs. I feed puppies commercial raw or a nutritionally complete DIY meal. Green Tripe with Zucchini Noodles and a Raw Egg Now this recipe has to be...
Welcome to Raw Foodie Friday where I'll be sharing recipes of what I feed to my dogs, my cat, and recipes I discover online that I think are a great option for the new raw feeder. Today, I make big batches of raw dog food with the goal of balancing over...
I'm a passionate writer in the Pacific Northwest who loves all things dogs. I share what I'm learning as I attempt to crack the code to longevity. Keep the Tail Wagging is a blog dedicated to the dog who inspired this journey: Rodrigo Gauthier - March 2010 - September 2023.
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