Want To Make Your Own Dog Food? Watch These Tips Before You Start

The advantages of making your own dog food are quite appealing, including saving a bunch of money on costly food, controlling the ingredients that you feed your best friend, reducing the fossil fuels lost in transport, and cutting packaging out of the picture completely. Not to mention all the scary recalls that have killed family dogs. But you can't deny the fear that comes from feeding your pup when you're not sure what they need.

You should absolutely talk to your vet to make sure that you're on the right track and that your baby's nutritional needs are being met. And beyond that this video has tons of great tips.

Even though I've tried my hand at making my own dog food more than a few times, I've learned a lot from this video including the benefits of feeding my pups organ meats like liver and kidneys as well as the need for starches like potatoes, oatmeal, and brown rice for optimal health. Ground egg shells increase nutrient content and you should avoid including coffee, tea, grapes, raisins, onions, raw eggs, and chocolate.

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If you like making your own dog food, consider making your own dog biscuits.