The Dog Menu for everyone who asked

May 11, 2004

Craig.This is so wonderful that you would share all this information.

What great recipes! My only addition (not that I am any expert), is

that if you are having any problems with fleas or ticks, you could up

the brewers yeast or even sprinkle extra on the top. This is the best

natural anti-flea/tick approach going. They hate the smell (and taste)

that the brewers yeast leaves in the skin when ingested. I used this

faithfully for my ex-boyfriend's doggie when she was suffering from an

especially bad tick year in Maine, and no more ticks!!!

I am sure everyone appreciates all your information Craig.you rock!

Leslie

Craig Dearth [cd39]

Monday, May 10, 2004 4:57 PM

Veg-Recipes

The Dog Menu for everyone who asked

Hiya Jane,

I got my inspiration from 2 main sources

one was our local vet who gave us a list and basic diet to follow

the other came from a book Vegetarian Dogs www.vegetariandogs.com

but in the end I adapted and made my own way

this may sound a little hard to do at first but I assure your dog will

love

you for it

ok this is broken down into a few different components

first the Vitamins

I make my own mix now but you could use a store bought one that is

veggie

based

this would last my 2 dogs probably more than a year it just happens to

be

the way I find the basic ingredients

this is the basic recipe for the vita mix

6 cups powdered Kelp

1 Cup Calcium Carbonate

1 Cup Brewers Yeast

1 cup Powdered spirulina

1 cup Celery powder

1 cup dried Garlic

2-3 cups of crushed or powdered Linseed (flaxseed)

next the veggie mix

I make about 3-6 day supply everytime I do this so it makes it a bit

easier

the veggies are roughly divided into 2 halves the green leafy & the hard

root like

so green leafy could go like this

turnip tops

broccoli stems (and flower if ya like)

Kale

celery

beet tops

kohl rabi tops

etc etc..

the roots can go like

carrots

potatoes

sweet potatoes

butternut Squash (or pumpkin)depends where ya live

beets

kohl rabi

well you get the idea

now by weight make the mix 50/50 (doesn't have to be exact)

I use the food processor to chop all this up

I also add a bit of corn flower, oats, psyllium husks

sort of helps soak up the excess moisture

sprinkle 1/2 cup of the vitamins and mix the whole thing all together

then I pack it into air tight containers for the fridge the veggie mix

makes

up 50%

of what my dogs eat

now the other half of their meal varies a bit (cause they need a bit of

variety too)

I use Pasta,

Tvp,

lentils both brown & red,

soy beans,

mung beans,

split peas,

Brown Rice

millets seed

poppy seed

dried garlic

organic Pasta

ok receipt 1

4 cups brown lentils

4 cups Brown Rice

2 cups mung beans

2 cups red lentils

2 cups whole millets seed

1 cup Crushed Linseed (flaxseed)

1 cup poppy Seed

3 Tbsp of dried Garlic

3 cups of the above veggie mix

(this can be frozen for a short term so I often make a big batch freeze

about 2/3rds of it and bring out as needed over the next few weeks)

just soak the beans and rice in a pot over night (at least 24 hours)

add all the other ingredients

cook for about 1 hour

then

mix this lot 50/50 with the veggie mix and serve

receipt 2

olive oil in a pan with about 3 tbsp of garlic cook the garlic for a

minute

or two

add the 3 cups of TVP (already pre-soaked for 30 minutes)

add 3 cups of Veggie mix

cook for about 20 minutes

mix this 50/50 with the veggie mix and serve

receipt 3

boil 1/2 kilo of pasta mix 3 cups of veggie mix 1 cup of crushed linseed

just barely cook the pasta maybe 2-3 minutes after it boils

don't use too much water

the mix this 50/50 with the veggie mix

now all of that is their basic dinner

I know it sounds a bit hard at first but it really is easy

I also make the dogs their own biscuits and let me tell you they love

them

I tried them out on the neighbours dogs and they love them as well

this is a little harder but equally worth it

here is my basic receipt

6 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup Craig's super Vita mix (lol)

1 cup crushed linseed

1/2 cup pysllium Husks

1 cup oat bran

1 cup wheat bran

1 cup raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

1 cup sesame seeds

4 cups rolled oats (I usually buy rolled oats, Rolled barley, Rolled

wheat

mix it all together and use that)

1/2 cup almond meal

3 cups Craig now famous Veggie Mix (lol)

add about 6-8 cups of water mix together and make the mix workable

if it is too stick add more flour

if it is too dry add more water

roll this mixture out about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick cut into shapes or

squares

place on pans

(you may need to put a little bit of flour on the pan to keep them from

sticking)

put in the oven at 350F (200 C) for 10-15 minutes or unless kinda crispy

around the edges

leave in the oven over night so the get harder

and serve away

any questions feel free to ask me I did write all that in a hurry so I

could

have made mistakes

at cd39

all the best

Craig

good dawgs [gooddawgs]

Monday, May 10, 2004 7:56 AM

Veg-Recipes

Re: another new member - dog menu

Hi Craig,

I saw your email addressed to Jen, and I would be very interested in

what

you are feeding your dogs. I have three large dogs, all of which are

currently eating standard " premium " dog food, and would love to learn

the

specifics of your dogs' vegetarian diet. I have been a vegetarian since

Earth Day in 1990. Thanks much.

Warm regards,

Jane

-

Craig Dearth

Veg-Recipes

Sunday, May 09, 2004 4:26 PM

RE: another new member

Jen,

I have two dogs

both Vegan

one has been vegan for 3 years and she can out run just about any dog

I

have

ever seen

the other was a orphan we got from the kennel he has been vegan for

about

6 months and just about everything about him has improved

dogs have evolved with humans over the last 10000 or so years so it

stands

to reason

that they are better off as vegetarians or even vegans

if you would like more info

I would be very happy to list their menu

all the best

Craig

sunmoonandstars14 [sunmoonandstars14]

Saturday, May 08, 2004 12:54 PM

Veg-Recipes

another new member

been wanting to convert for a long time, and ive never been much of

a meat eater anyway (i buy it only for the dogs and cats). id be

interested in any recipes that i can take to work or make for a

quick meal at home, or give to my mom, who is probably thinking b y

now ive gone over the deep end (although shes really supportive).

im going to wander through the site a lot, looking for recipes. i

dont have the program listed though, so hopefully thats ok....

jen

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October 2, 2004

The Dog Menu for everyone who asked

this is a repost and updated

Hiya Viv ,I got my inspiration from 2 main sourcesone was our local vet who gave us a list and basic diet to followthe other came from a book Vegetarian Dogs www.vegetariandogs.combut in the end I adapted and made my own waythis may sound a little hard to do at first but I assure your dog will loveyou for itok this is broken down into a few different componentsfirst the VitaminsI make my own mix now but you could use a store bought one that is veggiebasedthis would last my 2 dogs probably more than a year it just happens to bethe way I find the basic ingredientsthis is the basic recipe for the vita mix6 cups powdered Kelp1 Cup Calcium Carbonate (this can come from bone source be sure to check) 1 Cup Brewers Yeast1 cup Powdered spirulina1 cup Celery powder1 cup dried Garlic2-3 cups of crushed or powdered Linseed (flaxseed)

approx 1 tablespoon a day to a 20 kilo dog next the veggie mixI make about 3-6 day supply everytime I do this so it makes it a bit easierthe veggies are roughly divided into 2 halves the green leafy & the hardroot likeso green leafy could go like thisturnip topsbroccoli stems (and flower if ya like)Kalecelerybeet topskohl rabi tops

Zucchini etc etc..the roots can go likecarrotspotatoessweet potatoesbutternut Squash (or pumpkin)depends where ya livebeetskohl rabiwell you get the ideanow by weight make the mix 50/50 (doesn't have to be exact)I use the food processor to chop all this upI also add a bit of corn flower, oats, psyllium husks , crushed flax seed sort of helps soak up the excess moisturethen I pack it into air tight containers for the fridge the veggie mix makesup 50%of what my dogs eatnow the other half of their meal varies a bit (cause they need a bit ofvariety too)I use Pasta,Tvp,lentils both brown & red,soy , navy, pinto, black eyed, mung beans, the more variety the better split peas,Brown Ricemillets seedpoppy seeddried garlicorganic Pastaok receipt 18 cups of Beans in total

try to make about a third to half lentils 4 cups Brown Rice2 cups whole millets seed1 cup Crushed Linseed (flaxseed)1 cup poppy Seed3 Tbsp of dried Garlic3 cups of the above veggie mix(this can be frozen for a short term so I often make a big batch freezeabout 2/3rds of it and bring out as needed over the next few weeks)just soak the beans and rice in a pot over night (at least 36 hours)add all the other ingredientscook for about 1 hourthenmix this lot 50/50 with the veggie mix and serve

you can figure out how much to give with trial and errorreceipt 2olive oil in a pan with about 3 tbsp of fresh garlic cook the garlic for a minuteor twoadd the 3 cups of TVP (already pre-soaked for 30 minutes)add 3 cups of Veggie mixcook for about 10 minutesmix this 50/50 with the veggie mix and servereceipt 3boil 1/2 kilo of pasta mix 3 cups of veggie mix 1 cup of crushed linseedjust barely cook the pasta maybe 2-3 minutes after it boilsdon't use too much waterthe mix this 50/50 with the veggie mixnow all of that is their basic dinnerI know it sounds a bit hard at first but it really is easyI also make the dogs their own biscuits and let me tell you they love themI tried them out on the neighbours dogs and they love them as wellthis is a little harder but equally worth ithere is my basic receipt6 cups whole wheat flour1 cup Craig's super Vita mix (lol)1 cup crushed linseed1/2 cup pysllium Husks1 cup oat bran1 cup wheat bran1 cup each of raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

Millet, flaked almonds, sesame seeds, sunflower,

make sure all the seeds are raw no salt 4 cups rolled oats (I usually buy rolled oats, Rolled barley, Rolled wheatmix it all together and use that)1/2 cup almond meal 4 cups Craig now famous Veggie Mix (lol)add about 6-8 cups of water mix together and make the mix workable dough if it is too stick add more flourif it is too dry add more waterroll this mixture out about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick cut into shapes or squaresplace on pans(you may need to put a little bit of flour on the pan to keep them fromsticking)put in the oven at 350F (200 C) for 10-15 minutes or unless kinda crispyaround the edgesleave in the oven over night so the get harder

if it is too wet it will mould like bread so cooking additional time at lower temps can

remove the excess moisture and serve awayany questions feel free to ask me at cd39all the bestCraig