One of the best things to do to keep your dog healthy is to prepare his dog food yourself. Please do not think that doing this is either hard or time-consuming, because it is not. It just takes a good recipe and a little bit of time.

You must be thinking why you should do this additional work rather than buy the food straight from the store. However making your dog food at home gives you control on what you feed your dog.

Homemade dog food is definitely cheaper, and if you purchase it in bulk you can save money too.

You have more choices of different recipes to try on your dog when you prepare the food yourself. You can make special diets to your dog’s taste.

When preparing your dog food at home be careful to avoid salt and use lean meat. This way you will make healthier dog food and avoid the increase of thirst as salt tends to dehydrate your dog.

To make healthier homemade dog food use lean cuts of meat such as ground turkey which is both cheaper and nutritious.

The amount you should prepare at any given time will depend on the size of your dog, how often he eats in a day and how often you would want to do the cooking. Any food not eaten should be refrigerated for up to 5 days only.

One more point to remember, introduce any new diet little by little to avoid any digestion problems.