Canine cooking

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not expert but I've been cooking for my greyhounds for the past two years. Their health is good, their coats are shiny and they are happy. When people find out I cook for my dogs they are either incredulous or they're interested so I thought I would share my recipe.

Keep in mind that this feeds two large male greyhounds for five days. One of them is prone to stress related weight loss so he literally eats twice as much as other dogs his size so assume this works for three dogs at 5 days each. One cup of home-made food is roughly equivalent to about half a cup of dry kibble so for my dogs I feed them the recommended amount for their weight and activity level in kibble less half a cup which I make up for with a full cup of homemade food.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 pounds of carrots
3 pounds of sweet potatoes
3 1/2 - 4 pounds of chicken (I buy thighs with bone in and skin on)
32 ounces of cottage cheese
16 ounces of frozen green beans
8 - 10 ounces of frozen brussel sprouts
powdered supplements

Step one: Cut the carrots into one inch pieces and boil for approximate an hour and fifteen minutes.

Step two: Cut the the sweet potatoes into two inch thick slices and add to the carrots. Add the chicken to the boiling water, cover and cook for thirty minutes.

Step three: Allow the carrots, sweet potatoes and chicken to cool. You can pour off some of the liquid to speed the cooling process but reserve three and a half cups for later use.

Step four: Take the three and a half cups of liquid and add to it your vitamin supplement, cottage cheese and frozen vegetables. Then shred the chicken while adding it to your vegetable/cottage cheese mixture. Add the remaining vegetables and mix thoroughly. The sweet potatoes will be soft and will probably fall apart.

Step five: Spoil your greyhounds.

The nutritional supplement I used is NuPro and it makes a kind of gravy when you add it to liquid.

Final disclaimer - I am not a veterinary nutritionist and while my dogs have thrived on this food it may not be suitable for all dogs.

Adoption event this weekend

Join us this weekend to celebrate Earth Day at Green Dog Pet Supply and meet some wonderful retired racers waiting for a family to take them home and spoil them completely rotten!

If you've never visiting Green Dog this would be a perfect opportunity. They have a great selection of natural and organic foods and sustainable and durable pet product that incorporate environmentally and socially responsible materials and practices. Green Dog also has a great newsletter that is a wealth of information about pet foods and pet nutrition.

Where: Green Dog Pet Supply
Address: 4605 NE Fremont St., Portland
When: Saturday April 18th
Time: 11am - 2pm

Great Easter Walk!

The Greyhound Walking Club invites all greyhound adopters to join their monthly walks. We are not an adoption group nor are we affiliated with any specific group but welcome all hounds and their humans. We are currently in the process of setting up our own website but in the meantime Oregon Greyhound has kindly provided us their blogspot to post reminders of upcoming walks and Jeff Yen’s wonderful pictures of the walks. Stay tuned for The Greyhound Walking Club website!

Emily and Carolyn

It wasn't too surprising that the walk's attendance was rather low today being Easter but the weather turned out to be ideal. It was brisk but there was no rain and the scenery was really beautiful. Below are some pictures from the walk, if you didn't make it think month I think next month's walk is going to be is Eastmoreland on Mother's Day.

Have great photos to share?

Do you have some great photos of your greyhound to share? The Greyhound Night of Stars benefits greyhound adoption and they have a photo contest, although we aren't recipients of any funds raised it is still a lot of fun.

You can find more information at the Greyhound Night of Stars website.

Walk this weekend!

The Greyhound Walking Club's next walk is this Sunday. We're going to see if the Easter Bunny is as exciting as Rusty, the bone-shaped lure on the race track :)

When: Sunday April 12th
Time: 11am, rain or shine
Where: Fanno Creek South, Durham Clean Water Services
SW 85th Ave. and Durham Rd.
Inquiries: greyhoundwalkingclub@comcast.net

Comet is all settled in at his new home!

Yay! Comet finally hit the jackpot and has a wonderful family to dote on him. He was one of our favorite dogs and every time we showed him to a prospective family he would make it to their top two and every time the other dog would go home. Well, maybe that was for the best because he really got lucky and has a great home with people who will appreciate him in all of his quirky perfection. Comet finally has a home where he can squeek his toys until his heart's content :)

April's Adoption Event!

Join us on April 18th to celebrate Earth Day at Green Dog Pet Supply and meet some wonderful retired racers waiting for a family to take them home and spoil them completely rotten!

If you've never visiting Green Dog this would be a perfect opportunity. They have a great selection of natural and organic foods and sustainable and durable pet product that incorporate environmentally and socially responsible materials and practices. Green Dog also has a great newsletter that is a wealth of information about pet foods and pet nutrition.

Where: Green Dog Pet Supply
Address: 4605 NE Fremont St., Portland
When: Saturday April 18th
Time: 11am - 2pm

Keep those teeth clean!

Dental care is an important part of your greyhound's overall health. According to the American Animal Hospital Association over sixty percent of pet owners fail to provide dental care considered essential by veterinarians. Proper dental care is so essential to your dog's heath that studies have found that dogs may experience depression because of failure to address this aspect of their well being.

American Veterinary Medical Association president James Cook, DVM says "Oral disease is the most frequently diagnosed health problem for pets. Twice-a-year checkups, including an oral health checkup, are important to ensure your pet is not in pain and is not suffering from serious oral health problems. Besides causing receding gums and tooth loss, bacteria in the mouth can enter the bloodstream, potentially infecting the heart, liver and kidneys, which can be potentially life threatening."

Making dental care part of your standard veterinary checkups is important to the long-term health of your greyhound. While in our care we monitor our adoptable greyhounds' oral health and have their teeth professionally cleaned before you take them home but it is up to you to ensure that they continue to get the care they need for a long healthy life.

Thanks Sellwood Dog Supply!

We would like to thank Sellwood Dog Supply for graciously hosting out March adoption event. Also greatly appreciated are all the adopters (past, present and future) who came to see us, meet the dogs and help pass the time. It was great meeting new people and seeing familiar faces.

If you weren't able to make it to this event we will be posting our April event shortly :)

Happy, belated, St. Patrick's Day!

We had a lovely walk on St. Patrick's Day! The rain stopped long enough for us to stay dry and have a good time.