Julie "woofs" down her meals way too quickly, so I have made an adjustment: bigger pieces, which takes her longer to eat and increases her tearing and chewing - - good for her teeth. I went to the grocery store and bought two 10-pound bags of chicken legs and thighs at a great price, $14. I also got a 1-pound tub of chicken fryer livers $2, a pound of chicken gizzards $2, and a pound of lean cubed round steak $4. The butcher cut up the chicken with bones into fat slices. I cut gizzards and livers in two. Because my dog doesn't like a lot of skin, I threw away about a pound per bag, but still retained some on the meat. Total 4-ounce dog meals: 80 Total cost: $22
A meal includes mostly chicken with the bone, a small piece of red meat (not her favorite), a half gizzard, and a bit of liver. Organ meat should be about 5% of her meal. When I think of it, I splash on about a half teaspoon of olive oil for her coat health. Juliet always eats all her food and finishes the bones too.
cutting chicken
appropriate sized chunk
Julie says, "eww, icky skin and fat"
chicken gizzards, cut in half
chicken liver, cut in half
cubed beef
measuring on the scale, 4 oz.
here's a view inside a baggie
and a zipped bag, air squeezed out
80 dinners for my little doglet, ready for the deep freeze
