Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2011

I have made this recipe for years as my old dog got quite fussy before the end. She couldn't smell her food anymore so the addition of garlic helped and she just had to have her tomatoes or tomato sauce. I also pureed the veggies as she was picky and pushed them aside if it was one of her fussy days. I froze the leftovers and left a few in the fridge for a few days. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND LABELLING THIS IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES ''' FOR THE DOG ''' There is nothing in here that is harmful to people. Good thing. The significant other packed it for lunch with some left over pasta..... Didn't come home barking (at least not more than usual) so it was okay. Never mentioned that it was for the dog.......

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LindaD

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2011

I also uses over cooked brown rice instead of bread and wheat germ. Also I have to cook and mash the veggies before i add to the meat or the dog will pick them out. and then I bake in loaf pans. oh i forgot I use chopped cheerios insteat of rolled oats. My poodle loves it. I don't add any other dog food to it.

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barbara

Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2011

I've made this twice for my two dogs. They love it!!

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TMATHEWS41

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2011

This is nice but you don't have to cook it....I have been feeding our dogs a raw diet for years at the advice of our vet. They do just fine, smell great, have beautiful coats and tons of energy. Thanks for sharing!

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Kelly H-B

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2011

good recipe..changed the oats and white bread to brown rice, ground beef to ground turkey and pureed the vegies before adding to muffin tins....cheaper than canned food and so much better for them...I have three weims...1 needs to gain and 2 need to lose weight....works both ways with the proper kibble...

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dgerk

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2010

As always, so happy to see dog-oriented recipes. My dog was not crazy about the vegetables that were cooked on the side.

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faeriechef

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Russellville, Arkansas, USA

Living In: Durham, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2010

I think this is a great recipe although I would prefer something not as time consuming, and I have no problem adding a slice of white bread - it's not that bad considering the other ingredients; and when I look at the list of ingredients on the dog food label white bread is OK to me: however, my pup doesnt seem to like wheat germ or anything connected to tomatoes - so next time I wont put in the tomato flavouring. (too bad I didnt know til after I made it) She loves boiled beets - go figure!! :-) ps I wouldnt put the veggies around the loaves either

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Lucy

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

This is a great recipe, has all of my dog's favorite things in it!! Thanks for sharing.

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ShariV

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2009

My dog really loves this. I started cooking all his food, except for the kibble. I feel a lot better about what kind of care he is getting now. The changes I made to the recipe were to use 1/2 ground beef and 1/2 ground pork. I just went ahead and grated the apple too, and instead of using potatoes, I used turnips, and instead of cubing them, I grated them too. I did not do the last step and add the big pieces of celery and carrot. I thought that was a little too much. All in all, it's not too much work, and the results are well worth it. Give the recipe a try, you will like it!

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luckygerm

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2008

Going by my dogs' reactions, this was a 5 star recipe! The only changes I made after reading other reviews was I boiled and mashed the potato and added it in the mix and I added cooked brown rice instead of the oats and wheat germ. I didn't cook the pieces of potato, carrots and celery around the sides. Also, I did mine in two regular-sized muffin tins sprayed with cooking spray for about 50 min. I'll be freezing all the extras. The dogs sure loved it!

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