Would You Buy This?

[Bad Habit]

My dad cleaned out the freezer, and I ended up with a whole buttload of meat to make into dog food.

Wondering if now might be the time to try selling said dog food, since I'm well set for a while with what's in the freezer already, have more beef and lamb bones coming, also have the turkey carcass from thanksgiving, plus a whole turkey, 6lbs of ground beef and a bunch of chicken. My freezer will be overflowing.

Basically, what the food is, is plain meat/bones, boiled forever, then run through a blender. It ends up being the consistenCy of canned dog food, but far healthier, in my opinion. The beef and lamb varieties I make are made with organic meat, I get soup bones from a vendor at the market(the same woman who sells me hay and straw, lol). It is not a meal replacement, however, and I wouldn't market it as such, but as a topping for kibbles, or something to get picky dogs to eat.

If you were an average person, with one or two dogs, would you consider feeding this product to your pet?

I would call it Chuck's Chow, since I started making it to save on the dog food bills, lol.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Yes, I would. However, I would be more inclined to buy it if the meat was just cooked, and the bones "boiled forever" since the meat would lose less nutrients that way.

For little "purse dogs" you could freeze it in ice cube trays so the owner could just thaw a cube or two to feed their little darlings. Charge more for it that way, of course! :mrgreen:

 

[Bad Habit]

Well, that's basically how I do it... the bones that can be blenderized go in before the bones I have to fish out, and the actual meat content goes in a half hour or so before I take it off the heat. Mostly, though, it's meant to be a topping/treat for the regular kibble. Chuck gets equal parts kibble and dog soup, whereas my mom's husky gets a cup of food with 3 tablespoons of dog soup and 3 tablespoons of water.

I have actually been considering that for quite some time, freezing it in ice cube trays, but didn't have the freezer space to do it. Dad said I can have a whole shelf for dog soup though, now that the freezer is empty, so I could actually do it.

 

[Tammy N]

I only feed Raw as my cats dog and Parrot are all carnavores well the parrot loves meat LOL we are pretty finicky as we grow our own
make sure if you have bones they are RAW not cooked as cooked bones splinter , Have fun good luck

 

[Secuono]

Cooked food is less nutritious. I wouldn't buy it.
Just thaw, grind everything together and freeze in 1-2# portions, sell like that. I'd buy that over anything cooked for the animals.

 

[Bad Habit]

Well, considering I don't have the money to buy a meat grinder, and my dog won't eat raw anyway, I don't think selling it for raw food is a feasible plan. Also, you may have missed the part where I said it's not a meal substitute but a topping or treat. I make it to mix in with kibbles, for my picky dog(he will starve himself to the point where he's skin and bones, he does not like kibbles). It also works great for my mom's dog, who has to have a meal in the morning to have a pill, it gets her to eat her kibbles.

The stuff with the bones, I blender it. Plus, the bones that I can blender(backs and necks), I cook until the bone is soft enough that I can mush it with a potato masher. I then mush through it with my hands(EW) and make sure there are no pokey bits left before I package it.

MSD - you'll be so proud of me! I have 4 trays of ice cubes in the freezer right now, of chicken and turkey dog food!

Also, I can say that it is dog approved. I gave Chuck a pot to lick clean, and he had his front legs in the pot along with his head, to hold the pot in place while he cleaned it!

Also also, 6lbs of ground beef is A LOT of meat. So is 10lbs of turkey.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I make it to mix in with kibbles, for my picky dog(he will starve himself to the point where he's skin and bones, he does not like kibbles).

Chuck has you wrapped firmly around his little paws! :lol: My American Eskimo was the same way- she hated dry dog food. I used to buy her frozen lamb loafs by the case. One time some house guest opened our freezer and exclaimed "Wow! You guys must really like that meatloaf!" and I about died laughing.

Even our current pack of dogs enjoy their kibble a lot more if I mix it with something.

MSD - you'll be so proud of me! I have 4 trays of ice cubes in the freezer right now, of chicken and turkey dog food!

Yay! I hope they sell well. :good-luck:

I gave Chuck a pot to lick clean, and he had his front legs in the pot along with his head, to hold the pot in place while he cleaned it!

I love it when they hold things with their front paws!

 

[Bad Habit]

I actually think the dry food hurts his teeth/gums, what with his underbite. The food makes it softer, and lets him eat it easier.

I ended up with 275 cubes, trying to decide on a price. I have next to nothing into them(I had to buy extra ice cube trays, spent 3 bucks). There are two different sizes of cubes so I was thinking like, 6 of the large ones or 8 small ones for $5. The size difference isn't that big, though.


MSD, you would adore Chuck, I think. He's a good little dog, and so funny. If I give him a container that slides on the floor, and it's too small for him to fit a foot and his face in, he carries it out to the carpet so it doesn't slide so much.

He ended up getting one of the ice cubes, when I was popping them out of the trays, one fell on the floor. He looked so hopeful waiting for me to tell him it was okay that I didn't have the heart to pick it up and tell him no.<br /><br />__________ Sat Oct 19, 2013 5:28 pm __________<br /><br />So I posted it for sale on FB, will see how it goes. I used this advert :

"Want to give your dog a special dinner without any effort? I take human quality meat, and turn it into an all meat dog food product with no additives. The food is a consistency somewhere between a gravy and a pate, and can be fed mixed with kibbles for a dinner, or on its own as a treat. It contains organ and muscle meat, as well as marrow from boiled bones. Using ice cube trays, I have created single serving sized portions which can either be popped into the microwave and heated, or served frozen. They are available in two sizes, small and large. I am asking $5 for 6 large cubes(turkey or chicken), or 8 small cubes(turkey only). I am currently working on other varieties as well. These are pick up only in Port Hope. Please feel free to contact with any questions. **Note, these are not intended to replace a balanced diet for your dog. They are not nutritionally complete, and should not be a sole food**"