Today was Chicken Q day!

That bag of chicken quarters I bought has been sitting in the fridge for a couple days and was thawed enough for me to wrestle the bits apart. I grabbed two chunks that weighed a little less than a pound each for the Girls and hacked one into smaller chunks for Conker.
I added in some turkey liver, gizzard, canned mollusks, and an egg for the Girls. Conker basically got the same with a few small changes.

Thanks, Blogger, for making this picture look like crap

Conker bit me while doing his down/sit/wait before getting his food. This is an increasing occurrence that is really getting on my nerves. He didn't draw blood (thankfully I taught him good bite inhibition) but that doesn't mean it's okay to bite the hand that feeds you.

I also made up some oat bran for the dogs. Conker gets this just about every night, oat bran or oatmeal, since raw foods alone (at least what I can get) do not contain all the nutrients for a dog to remain healthy in the long-term. The oat-foods have Thiamin, Foliate, Manganese, Magnesium, Potassium, Iron, and a couple other trace minerals that fill in the gaps where the other raw foods are lacking.
I only give a small portion of oat-based foods, just enough to supply the correct amount of missing nutrients. Sometimes I add in an egg, sardines, or some cream. Heavy whipping-cream is basically all fat and very little lactose with a bit of Vitamin A and D. I put it in my own oats in place of sugar or honey, or with one, or both...
The biggest reason why I give sardines is because of their Vitamin D content. Raw foods alone do not have enough of this, so I give canned fish to supply it.

Simmering Lithe Tea

The dog oat-food is made with Lithe Tea instead of regular water. I still don't have an opinion on this stuff, I will soonish but not quite yet.

Almost-finished Oat Bran

The oat-food is cooked with a bit of extra water and for longer than you would for a human. It then sits on the stove for a couple minutes to cool and thicken.
Next I add in things like sardines and cream. One can of sardines for three dogs (I could use less but I only feed the big dogs this every now and then) and about 1 tablespoon cream for each dog. I stir this all real good then let it cool a bit more before serving.

Oat Bran with added sardines and cream

The Girls each get a little over a cup, Conker about 3/4 of a cup. They have no problem finishing it all. I prefer to feed the raw meal and oat-food with at least a couple hours between them. I usually feed the raw meal (or kibble for the Girls) in the morning/early afternoon, and the oat-food in the evening.
Sometimes I feed them together but Conker tends to become more picky when I do that and will only finish part of his food, so if I space the meals out he finishes them with no stupid occurring.


Man, I love this home-made dog food stuff. It's so freakin fun. Researching, planning, buying, preparing, and making meals for the dogs much more fun than scooping out kibble and dumping it into a bowl.