Want to try your hand at making your own dry dog food? It's easy and a great way to feed your dogs when you don't have time [or when you're traveling] to feed then fresh food.

Dry Dog Food With Meat

2 cups full fat soy flour, corn flour or potato flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup rye flour
1 cup corn meal
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup nonfat dry milk
1/4 cup alfalfa powder [or increase brewer's yeast]
3 tbls bone meal
1 tbls sea salt
1 lb ground chicken, or beef [or combine the two] [1/4 lb]*
1 can tinned fish [mackeral, tuna or sardines]
4 tbls oil or fat
1 tbls cod liver oil [1 tbls]*
400 IU Vitamin E [100 IU]*
cup chopped onion [optional] [1/8 cup]*
1 quart water
cup brewer's yeast [1/8 cup]*

Directions:

• Mix all ingredients except yeast to make a firm dough. Spread flat on a cookie sheet and roll to 1/4" to 1/2" thickness.

• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes. Cool and break or cut into bite size pieces then sprinkle with yeast.

• Store in an air tight container. Keeps 2 to 3 days without refrigeration, longer if refrigerated, and indefinitely if frozen.

• Serve at room temperature or slightly warmer and supplement with fresh vegetables if fed on this as a regular diet.

Note: This recipe makes enough to feed an adult JRT for 8 to 12 days.

*Tips for Food Processors

This recipe is too large to mix in the average food processor, so I often follow the directions below since using the food processor is quicker and more convenient for me.  

Mix up the dry ingredients and put in an air tight container. [Coffee tins with plastic lids work well] and store in the fridge. This way I have an easy way to produce food processor size recipes with little fuss or bother.  

Use about 2 cups of the dry ingredients with 1/4 of the balance [see bracketed amounts to right of ingredient]  

Since it might be difficult to use only 1/4 of a tin of sardines or other fish, I often use the full tin and then add water slowly to obtain the correct consistency.  

I also often add grated cheese and vegetables to this recipe for variety.

Follow the directions for mixing and rolling.

This method takes about 5 minutes or so to mix up and roll out.

Other Tips:
To simplify the cutting into bit sized pieces, I use a pizza cutter. This makes short work of the chore and ensure that the pieces are small enough to accommodate a JRT!

Note: The food processor method makes enough food to last adult JR 2 to 3 days.