A natural alternative dog food

by Bev Cobley

I have 4 clumbers and a springer, so in total we are looking at a total 165 kilo of dog!

Yesterday on Tesco's sell off shelf there was 2 packs of pig liver and 1 pack of sliced heart with a total price £2.10. In the fridge I had a sorry looking neep that wasn't used on burns night alongside some rather wilted carrots and half a bag of sorry looking mange tout and some left over mash tatties.

The Benefits? Well, I know what is in it and I know what is not in it! They love it, also as it's a meal for in between bones days and because liver is a natural laxative they wont need any oil on their bones tomorrow.

Over the course of a week I feed 3 bone days 3 home cooked days and 1 fish day, alternating the bone days with homecooked/fish. Happy dogs = Happy me and cheap at half the price! Go for it folks…am here to help and advise!

Liver and heart dog’s dinner

Save money and know exactly what's in your dog's bowl with this homemade liver and heart dinner. Packed with offal and veggies, it's a healthy, natural meal that your dog will love.

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1

Course dog meals

Cuisine Canine

Servings 15 Meals

Calories 270 kcal

Equipment

1 Large pot

Ingredients

1 Pkt Sliced hear
2 Pkt Liver
1 Turnip
2 Carrots Feel free to change the veg to any other dog-friendly veg you like!
1 Pkt Mange Tout
2 Potatoes
1 Bag Couscous

Instructions

Dice the meat and chuck it in the dog’s stock pot
Add the diced potatoes, carrots, mange tout and neep
Add a cup of water, a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and a handful of chopped parsley
Cook lightly so that the veg is still crunchy! They’ll still be water in the pot, but don’t worry about that
Chuck in a bag of couscous, stir and leave to rest for 10 mins! That’ll soak up all the water and juices
If you have an average-sized dog, then you’re looking at 12 – 15 meals, especially if you add a cup of whole-meal type mixer

Notes

Bev says: I split half of it between the 5 dogs and added a chopped raw apple on the top...the rest is for Saturday as tomorrow is a bone day...this will give each of them 2 days of food...about 32p per dog...so that is 10 meals.

20 Comments

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Linda on December 1, 2015 at 5:53 pm

What is mange tout?
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Maureen Smith on August 15, 2015 at 7:24 pm

Been reading about your recipies and wonder if you have something suitable for a Yorkie and a Yorkie cross Jack Russel. I would be grateful for your suggestions. The first is 3 years old the second is 7 this month.
Many thanks
Mrs M Smith
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- Jamie Shanks on August 16, 2015 at 1:03 pm
  
  Hi Maureen. How are you with pig heads an offal? The fish recipe works well too.
Daisy on January 19, 2015 at 4:58 pm

what are ‘neeps’ please? are you talking about turnips?
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- Jamie Shanks on January 19, 2015 at 5:16 pm
  
  Yes!
laura on January 17, 2015 at 11:25 pm

I noticed you suggested parsley in the recipe. I read that parsley was actually toxic for animals, have you read anything about that?
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