Yorkshire Terrier Food Recipes
The great thing about making your own yorkie treats is that it is so much healthier for your yorkies. These recipes have no chemicals or BHA or BHT in them. BHA and BHT are regularly used in pet foods for preservation (shelf life). Studies have actually linked BHA and BHT with liver and kidney dysfunction and also cancer. See more on this topic in Yorkie Nutrition.
YORKIE MEAT AND GRAIN MENU
2 cups cooked brown rice
2/3 cup lean beef
2 teaspoons lard -- or veggie oil
1/4 cup vegetables -- no onion
*Supplements
Mix the above. You can cook the meat if you choose to, use your own judgment. Serve slightly warm.
*For supplements, add 2 tsp. of daily powder and 1 tsp. daily oil mixture (see at left of page for these recipes). This is for a 5 lb dog. Can be doubled for puppies.
YORKIE LOAF
1/2 cup amaranth --*see note
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 pounds ground chicken or turkey
1/2 cup cottage cheese
2 whole eggs
1/2 cup oats, rolled (raw)
1/4 cup carrot, finely chopped
1/4 cup spinanch, finely chopped
1/4 cup zucchini, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
Add amaranth and chicken broth to sauce pan and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
Preheat oven to 350.
In a large mixing bowl add meat, cottage cheese, veggies, and eggs. Mix thoroughly. Add wheat germ, cooled amaranth and olive oil. Mix well.
Add mixture to loaf pan, bake at 350 for 1 hour or until done.
Note: Amaranth can be found in a health food store, if not use barley. Barley will need 4 cups of broth and 50 minutes to cook.
Yorkie Goulash
1 pound ground beef *see Note
2 cups cooked brown rice
2 cans vegetables *see Note
2 whole eggs
1 can mackerel, canned
2 cloves garlic minced
1 pound chicken liver or gizzards
Pulverize veggies, either in a blender, processor, grinder, etc. Mix all ingredients together in a big pot. Add enough water to cover, mix well, if you feed raw, which you can do, place into containers or baggies, enough for one feeding in each and freeze. Simply get out in the morning to thaw in the fridge.
Note: ground beef, ground turkey, ground vension, etc.
Note: fresh veggies (about 3 cups) broccoli, asparagus, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, spinach, kale, CUT UP.
Dogs get this every evening for dinner, with 1/4 to 1/2 cups of kibble mixed in, depending on size of you Yorkie. Feed 1 cup per 7 lbs.
Yorkshire Terrier Lamb
1 pound lamb, ground, cooked
2 cups coooked brown rice
2 cups cooked white rice
1 cup yogurt, skim milk
4cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup green beans frozen, chopped
1/4 cup carrots, frozen, chopped
1/4 cup kale, frozen, chopped
Cook lamb and drain off excess fat if desired. Defrost frozen veggies but don't cook them and chop to desired size.
In a large bowl mix cooked lamb, cooked rice, chopped vegetables, garlic and yogurt. Slightly heat if desired to serve.
Refrigerate of freeze portions in zip lock bags. Should yield 3 to 6 servings.
