Homemade Dog Foods

For those who make their own food, how do you keep the cost manageable?

I have 4 large dogs and I want to make their food but it is SO expensive. I don’t dare feed raw because I worry about the meat sources.

I currently feed the crappy kibble choices available here and sometimes cook up ground beef, frozen carrots and peas, pumpkin and white rice. (There seems to be a debate about white vs brown rice. Totally confused on that too.) I’d like to make their food all the time but need to find some other meat sources that aren’t so expensive and simple recipes. I’m not a great cook, so I don’t really know how to cook food with bones. For example, chicken. I’m guessing you would boil it and take it off the bone?

Also, for those who give their dogs fish oil, do you just buy fish oil pills from the grocery store or pharmacy? Anything else they need in their diet?

We have 4 beautiful Golden Retrievers. For some reason their flea medicine is no longer working for them. We have switched from advantage to frontline to advantix and yet they all still have fleas. We have bought sprays and shampoos for them but nothing seems to help. Our poor "Old Man" he’s 13 has always had extremely bad allergies and after 4 vets and over ,000 in vet bills nothing has really helped him. We give all of them olive oil in there food, vitamins, and benadryl but this year it is not just our old guy but all of our babies. Any advice on home cures would be welcome. We have a good friend that is a vet tech and she says somtimes dogs just have really bad allergies. OK I can accept that for 1 dog but all 4? I don’t want to see them suffer. I have no problem spending the money on a vet if it would help but so far nothing they have given us has helped. They tell us to change their flea medicine, etc. 4 dogs, 4 vets, and close to k later I’m looking for alternatives. All of our babies are very well behaved and will accept any treatment given to them even if it takes several hours. Please help.

I am trying to feed my dogs as heathy as I can.I feed them homemade chicken everyday.They get veggies but not everyday.When they are still hungry or when they crave something crunchy to snack on they eat there regular dog food wich is solid gold adult wolf .I would rather have them on homemade crunchy food, but I dont know how to do that so I feed them solid gold.I dont want my dog food to have to much meat in it because I feed them a bowl of chicken daily.Does anyone have any other healthy dog food ideas .What are the best dog food products that dont have to much meat in them.Here is my main problem I dont trust any of these dog food companies but I dont know how to make crunchy dog food so I am stuck
I hope I didnt give anyone the wrong idea solid gold dog food is great food but alot of the dog food companies are sharing manufacturing plants like diamond co and it just scares me sometimes.

ok so i know what i want to write about. My ony problem is starting the paragraph. I was trying to look for examples online and then make my own out of all, but i can’t find any…i was thinking about "his little black nose wiggles when he smells the fresh scent homemade food." or "at twenty pounds and less than a _____" im not sure. could someone give me ideas, if you were to write about your dogs? thank you very much if you took the time to help.

i bought this cookbook for making food for dogs and I made one recipe out of it. I served it to all 3 dogs and put some of their dry food in with it. The all ate it and didn’t even bug the other dogs when they were done eating.
the books got are by Donna twitchell Roberts -The good food cookbook for dogs
and Ingeborg Pils- Cooking for your dog
How d I know if its balanced?

What is the best healthy food for dogs? Can anyone give me a list of homemade healthy food for dogs?

Ok so my pupp is 10 weeks old and ishe had parasites about a week ago. All this time she has had antibiotics for it and. I don’t think that she should still be so sleepy anymore. She has been laying on the couch all day sleeping. I took her outside and she layed down on the grass. This is only for 1 day, though. Other then that she has been an active little pooch. And if you could, thell me your opinions about dry food store bough for dogs or homemade?

What are some foods dogs love the most
What should not be added to the treats?
How can I make the treats last more than a few days,I want to
be able to sell them at some point and would like them not to get bad quickly.

thanks
CGC Pit Bull

Thanks.

i need tips! getting it soon and preparing. i need to know what theyre special needs are and what kind of homemade food should i give as wel as dry foods? or is canned actually better? should they stay in the house or sleep outside in the cage? what food should i NOT give? are they independant dogs or spoiled? i need all the details! thankyou sooo much, your answers will help alot
i researched, and im getting in on december, so theres still time. but i rather get opinions from common people

She ate 2 servings of homemade mac n’ cheese, a slice of ham, and some pork roast from our garbage and now she is really bloated and looks like she’s in a lot of pain. i know a lot about dogs but i’ve never seen her this uncomfortable, she’s a small dog and only weighs 12 pounds and i’m worried. will she just get sick and be ok, or should i be concerned?