Doggie Dinner Use the basic ratio of 75% carbohydrate to 25% protein. For example use 3 cups of the rice/veggie mixture to 1 cup of the meat/bone mixture, adding enough reserved broth to mix easily. This mixture can then be packed in a loaf pan and refrigerated over night, then sliced in individual servings and frozen. Or pack into muffin tins or baggies and freeze. Home-cooking for your dog allows flexibility and purity that you can't find in most commercial brands of dog food. Some dogs have special dietary or heath problems that cannot be solved by commercially prepared foods and owners must look for alternative foods. YOU will be in control of the quality of food your pet receives as well making sure to provide for adequate nutritional needs. For more Dog Recipes, click here. Protein Source Chicken or turkey, whole or parts. Watch for sales on poultry and buy in quantity so you can cook up enough to last a couple of weeks or more. Wings, thighs and backs may be cheaper than whole birds. Ask at the meat counter about discounts for the less desirable parts of the bird. Place the whole birdin the cooker with the giblets. Cover with water. Lock the lid and cook 30 minutes, and let the pressure drop on its own. If using only parts cook for 20 minutes. Cool meat and debone. Coarse grind meat and chill. Return bones and skin to pressure for an additional 30 minutes, or until bones are soft. When bones are rendered completely soft use a food grinder and grind them very fine, in a meat grinder, or food processor. There should be no sharp or hard pieces. Mix the ground meat and the ground bones, adding a little broth to made a smooth consistency. Fat Source Skin and fat of the bird, or milk, cheese,, egg-yolks, corn oil,safflower oil. If additional fat is need, such as for skin and coat conditioning add to cooker mixture. Carbohydrate Source Long grain brown rice Measure the broth, there should be at least 5 cups, ( more is OK) add more water if need. Add 3 cups of brown rice and return to pressure for 20 minutes and let the pressure drop on its own. Drain off any extra liquid from the rice. Chill rice and return broth to cooker. Carbohydrate Source mixed, fresh green and yellow vegetables/fruits Add 8 cups of mixed, fresh green and yellow vegetables/fruits:: Carrots, potatoes, parsley, spinach, green beans, sweet potatoes, squash, celery, apples, lettuce, bananas or plantains, parsnips, greens. Chop into 1" cubes and pressure cook 6 minutes. Let the pressure drop naturally. Remove the vegetables and grind or chop coarsely. Mix the veggies and the rice. Reserve the broth. Vitamins And Minerals Daily: Brewers Yeast (available at most pet stores), 1 200 mg Vitamin E capsule, cod liver oil capsule, a vitamin/mineral capsule for dogs, 1 250 mg. vitamin C pill, 1/2 of a Caltrate 600 mg calcium pill It is important to add vitamins and mineral supplements to all homemade recipes. Do not add these during cooking, remember heat destroys many vitamins. It is best to add supplements at the time of feeding to be sure the correct amount is given.