It does have a lot of good info on it.  JanC was the one that brought it to my attention during the recall aftermath.

There are also some yahoo groups on home feeding your dog.  Some cover all types - whole prey raw to home cooked, others just focus on one type.  Lew of the B-Naturals website heads one of them.

I get a monthly newsletter that has all kinds of nifty stuff in it.  If you look around on that site, you'll find a place to sign up for the newsletter.  Well worth it.

This month's article is about cancer & herbs.......interesting reading.

Might be good to just top their dry for a few days at first, then increase the home-cooked till you're feeding all home-cooked for a meal each day (if you feed them twice a day).  I really think just changing one meal to all home-cooked makes a big difference in their health if you can't go all homemade.

I don't add any seasonings to the dogs' food and they scarf down everything.  Not sure how it works making people and pet food from same batch though.  Since I don't eat meat, I just make all their food separate from mine. 

I separtely cook meat & mixed veggies (potato, cabbage, carrot, apple) to freeze, then often make some oats or rice to add. or use rice cakes or puffed rice cereal.  Frozen beans, peas & carrots, & blueberries are additional ingredients I use.  All the ingredients could all be cooked together, but I like to alternate different meats and veggies in their meals. 

Yogurt, oil (alternate olive & coconut) & beef bones/chicken backs were the only supplements I was using in the past.  I've been adding Honest Kitchen the past few months to take the place of kibble & canned I used sometimes.  That seems to be working out well.

Congrats & good luck with the canine diet change!

When I cook Hannah's chicken (or whatever is the meat of the day!), I add the veggies to the water so it all cooks together.  I add a little bit of garlic powder & parsley to everything I cook for her......never salt or pepper.  I only make enough for a few days & then I switch the protein & veggies.  I use some of the water to make the rice.......I alternate between white & brown rice & whole wheat pasta.  I try to give her something a little different every few days.  Judging by the way she dives into her food (literally), I'd say she likes momma's cookin!!!!!

Right now I have two turkey drumsticks in a big pot w/celery, carrots & yams cooking in chicken broth.  I'm going to add a few white potatoes shortly & then that'll be good to go once I take the meat off the bones.  That's Hannah's turkey stew.......

I do use a little kibble & usually add a little pumpkin, yogurt or cottage cheese & either a fish oil capsule or coconut oil plus I do give her Nupro (about half what they suggest) for her supplement.  I chop everything up as I go rather than using the processor & mushing it all up.......so she has a "chunky" meal.

People stop me constantly & comment on her beautiful, shiny coat & her lean body........when they ask what I feed her & I say I cook for her, the looks I get are hysterical.  You do what?

I've been home cooking for probably a couple of yrs now & it took a while to get to where I am now.  At first I did have to adjust the amount because she'd gain a little or lose a little but I have a pretty good system now & she stays pretty much the same, give or take a few lbs.  Wish I could say the same for me......

ETA:  Also add eggshell along w/her other supplements.

LOL, Petslave.  Dutch sounds finicky like some of my cats, but he is a doggy.   

Jan, do you cook the turkey drumsticks with the skin on them or discard the skin first?  One of my dogs used to love baked turkey skin years ago. 

Yesterday, because they were frozen solid, I threw them in the pot, skin & all.  If they are defrosted & I can get the skin off, then I do it that way.  She gets no skin, that gets tossed.

I almost always cook her meat in water/broth so I can add veggies & then use some of the water for her rice/pasta.  I put a little bit of the water into the plastic container, add fresh water & that's where I store the meat & veggies.  I have never bothered to refrigerate it & skim fat off.......that's too much trouble for me!  So I use a small amount of the liquid & discard the rest.  I know, probably where all the nutrients are but way too greasy for me.

You could cook up a bunch & freeze but my freezer has very limited space so I can't do that.  I mostly take the meat out of the freezer until it thaws out a tad & then throw it in water.......just cook it longer. 

Hannah may be a regal princess (so she thinks...... .......) but she eats anything I put out for her.  I throw her fish oil capsules or Benadryl (if she's on a scratching jag) right into the mix & she gobbles it right down.  As far as she's concerned, I'm a gourmet chef (ha!)  One of these days I'm going to try baking biscuits for her.