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Thinking of homemade dog food? Is it healthier and what should I feed?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Toy Poodle | Female | unspayed | 11 months and 24 days old | 5.1 lbs

hello I am considering switching my dog food to homecook food. Is it actually better? If I brush her teeth everyday and give her some crunch. And if yes, how much percent of what to give? As I researched for 40%protein,50%vege and 10%starch. Cause many dogs lose allergy, gain weight and is healthier after switching to homecook meals.

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 11th, 2017

Yes a well balanced home cooked meal is definitely better than dried, pre-prepped food that has preservatives. You will need to resource an online dog recipe website for specifics on how to get a well balanced diet for Snowie. Here are some websites that should be able to assist you in achieving this. https://secure.balanceit.com/ <- has recipes for certain conditions in pets as well!  https://www.petdiets.com/  And yes you are correct, pets are healthier on an home-cooked diet regimen.

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