Has a ring to it dont you think lol:)

Well with winter well on the way the huskies are getting a bit chilly in the runs and have asked me ask you lot if you have any good recipes for stews etc for them to warm there large bellys up in the January nights :D...........

I want to do a stew of some sort, bare in mind im a microwave person and not a dab hand in the kitchen so keep it simple folks :).............

Dont like touching hearts or things like that (but in this case I will have to) but I can not stuff one or any thing like that :rolleyes:

Any one got any good ideas on what I can do with oats?..... but a huge bag today but now im stuck with ideas on what the hell im going to do with them lol :D :D :D Was thinking on the lines of adding vegetables to them(onoins, carrotts etc) what do you think, bare in mind these dogs are NOT fussy and eat some of the strangest things

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Heidi and the cold huskies :)

Hi Heidi

Not all that up on it yet :) but have heard on here that onions are a no-no as they are poisonous to dogs and that the veggies should be pulped. You will probably have a lot of replies from posters who know more and I am waiting also for their replies :D

Gina

PS Barney is on a diet and loves the weetabix and the Lite pouch of nature diet/menu (cant remember exact name) I bought so am glad I have found something he likes other than boiled chicken which he is getting fed up with :) :)

Onions are a definate no no! Read this
You could try sprinkling a handful of oats over their food :)

The onion subject worried me a little - my Cavaliers will eat anything and usually have no ill effects. They do not have onions in large quantities only whatever is left over from our meals and I can't remember any of them being ill. Perhaps cooking the onions makes a difference. They also adore garlic (again cooked), they don't care for it raw, perhaps they know something I don't.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to read more about onions being poisonous.

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Found that one quite interesting as I also give garlic to my dogs. I think the benefits far outweigh the risk. Can't remember the last time my dog had a cigar though :D

Hi Lara, good link - blimey - broccoli? Cookie is gutted he enjoys a good havanna!:D Seriously though, I didn't know about garlic, although I only use a small amount in my liver cake anyway. Julie:)

Hi all, I think onoins in a meal given from table scraps wouldn`t be harmful now & again. The link says 600/800 grs raw onion, well 1000grs=kilo=2.2lb so I don`t think anyone is going to give that much. Moderation is the word. Mind you I hate the things & never use them so no danger in this house!! :)
Christine, Spain.

Hi Heid i do you mean porridge oats? If so Dr Pitcairns book Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats uses them. Here is one recipe
2 cups oats
1 cup (1/2 pound) lean mince/turkeychicken/heart/beef chuck
1 cup cooked kidney beans( half 15oz tin)
1tbsp healthy powder
1tbsp vegetable oil
1 scant tsp eggshell powder
1 5,000 IU vitamin A+D capsule
1 clove garlic
Cook oats in 4 cups of water & when cooked add all other ingredients & serve!!! :) I`m sure they`ll love it :)
This recipe can be varied with brown rice/barley/millet & cornmeal. Other beans instead of kidney beans are soybeans/pinto/black or navy beans.
If you use turkey & oats it will have 28.5% protein 7 this varies to whichever ingredients you use.
Healthy Powder
2 cups nutritional yeast
1 cup lecithin granules
1/4 cup kelp powder
5tsp eggshell powder & to make this put washed egg shells in oven on 300F fornabout 10mins & whizz in blender or processor
1,000 milligrams vit C or 1/4tsp sodium ascorbate(optional)
Mix together & put in sealed container.
Christine, Spain.

Lara

Thats strange about the onions, I have just brought a book called the doggie diner and nearly all the recipes in there has onions in, what should I do Im worried now :)

not feed onions:D !!! Julie:)

Well why the hell is this author writing about loads of recipes with in onions in, do you think that he has not done his home work on the dogs

Well Heidi I know what I would do - and that's what Julie suggested - I simply would omit the onion from the recipes :) You know how the saying goes .... forewarned is forearmed!
I would not deliberately cook for my dogs with onions or feed them onions - but that's not to say that I haven't given them table scraps that don't contain them because I have - but only in small quantities!
Maybe your book is a bit out of date or the author wasn't aware of onion poisoning at the time - who knows! But it's your call at the end of the day :)

Well I will not be giving them onions after all, the book staets these ingredients also does anyone now if these are harmful.;

Parsley,
Zucchini,
cloves of garlic,
macaroni,
pumpkin,
eggplant?
cabbage,
fish heads,
celery,

If any of you would like to me tosend to a couple of recipes, just let me now and I will type some out for you.

Heidi :)

Hi Heidi, all sounds lovely, any invites goin??? :) Well I`ll maybe skip the fish heads dinner tho!!
Zuchini is corgette but I`d leave the aubergine (eggplant) out.
Christine, Spain.

Garlic cloves are perfectly okay - infact they are recommended to help keep your dog clear of parasites! Don't whether it works, but it certainly isn't harmful.

Macaroni also is fine - it's the same as pasta in another shape which is often put into commercial dog foods.