No onions, grapes, or raisins.  Besides that (and what comes to me now), go for it!  Jackson enjoys apples, bananas, carrots, swiss chard, broccoli, purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, cauliflower, parsnips, clementines, blueberries, and brussel sprouts.  At any one time, he is never getting more than 1/2c of these.  He probably gets just a few pieces, chunks, florets, sticks - so, much less than 1/2c!

Enjoy!

There is definitely confusing info out there.  Some people say tomatoes are bad, but I think this is because the rest of the plant contains plant alkaloides which ARE toxic.  Oh, and the green ones are toxic too, but red ripe are fine.  Mine often get pilchards in tomato sauce with their kibble and they love it.

Grapes, raisins, onions, macadamia nuts, chocolate, green/raw potatoes and avocado are all that I can think of that are bad for them. 

I don't know what they mean by green leafy veg containing oxalates - rhubarb contains oxalic acid which is poisonous, but I can't think of any dog that would eat it by the stick, and even then it's fairly safe unless they eat the leaves.  Most fruit and veg contains some oxalates, and it's usually only a problem if you have a medical condition which requires you to avoid them, but gosh, if green veg contained high levels of toxins I think I'd be dead by now!

jerry said

Paw shucks, thank you! Would you like to do a review about it for our Nutrition blog ?

Hi Jerry! Shortly after getting the book, I wrote a couple of lines with my opinion.  I can't find it now but it is where the book is offered for purchase.  If you would like me to do something else, I'll gladly give it a try.

willowsmom said

amya said

All this probably equals a cup of home cooking along with a cup of kibble.  We weighed her after 1 week of eating this way and she didn't gain an ounce. 

Was this cup of home cooking a substitute for a cup of her kibble, or in addition to what you were already feeding her?

No, not a substitute.  It is in addition to her kibble.  I would also have to say it's a generous cup, depending on how many veggies I add.  I just finished cutting up cooked  parsnips, beets, brussels sprout, shiitake mushrooms and red & yellow peppers.  I have all this in a plastic container in the fridge so I can just scoop it out at meal time.  

It's a good idea to go slow as you are, so you can tell what, if anything upsets her tummy.  May I suggest adding a little extra protein to your pups kibble as well.  Chicken, chicken livers, lean beef, etc. to bulk up those muscles needed to be a tripawd.  She's well on her way if she's rockin' the broccoli and cauliflower.

My mom gives us anything and everything when it comes to veggies, some we like some we don't! In the veggie mush that she makes for us she sticks to the everyday variety, carrots, squash, brussell sprouts, cabbage, kale, spinach, eggplant, sweet potatoes...she limits the mush to 3 different veggies, just keeping it simple for us, she mushes most of it raw, she kinda sticks to the rule that if she can eat it raw she gives it to us raw, like burssell sprouts and sweet potatoes, she doesn't eat raw, so she cooks them up for us. She had a wonderful vet tell her the 3 things to stay away from for dogs is potatoes, tomatoes and onions, so we don't get that in our mush, but if those items are in food my mom cooks for herself and she shares with us then we get some, but it isn't in big quantities, just a taste and we are fine with it. Some of us in my pack like lettuces, but most don't so that stuff my mom will give those of us that like it as a snack! If my mom eats grapes we get a grape, i think the key to anything is moderation even with dogs, we get raisins if my mom eats raisins but we get one or two, not a handful! Keep it simple and keep to what you are comfortable with! Oh and we get all kinds of fruit also, apples, berries, bananas, melons...whatever is on the menu, but the fruits don't get added to our mush they are more like treats!