Diet For A Healthy Dog
(Optimally, the complete Vollhard diet would be followed ("The Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog", Wendy Volhard and Kerry Brown, DVM ( Howell Book House, 1995)". This is a raw diet and simple to do once you do it a few times. However, an acceptable alternative would be the following:)
Designed for 75-pound adult dog; adjust according to weight and metabolism. Feed twice a day:
Performance Dog Food (PHD*) - 1 to 2 cups (Double this for growing puppies)
1 gram (1,000 mg) Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate or Calcium Ascorbate)
1 Vitamin B-50 Complex
1 Vitamin E (400 icu)
1 tsp cod liver oil
Amino Acid Complex, 1 Mega Amino * (Nature's Most) 1 tablet 1 x day
1/8 teaspoon Digestive Enzymes (PHD Unleash) 2 x day
1 tsp flax seed oil or other oil rich in GLA
1/4 teaspoon PHD Wellness Vit/min mix. ** 1 x day
l large egg cooked with shell for 5 minutes. 4 x week
2 Tablespoons fresh chopped vegetables, herbs in season and 2 Tablespoons fresh or dried fruits
Rotate one of the following animal proteins daily - 3/4 cup 2 x day of the following:
Fresh raw meat (hamburger, 85% fat free, chicken, turkey)
Fresh raw beef, calves or lamb liver (once a week only)
Cottage Cheese
Fresh unflavored yogurt that contains Acidophillus or Keifer
White Fish or salmon (lighly cooked)
Raw bones once a week (can use chicken wings/breast)
Treats:
Carrot sticks, dried liver, broccoli, raisins, parsnips,lettuce,cucumbers, bananas, prunes, apples, pears, any fruit in season, or any vegetables for which your dog shows a preference. Liver cookies.
** Wellness should only be used to bring dog into balance. Use only when needed or when dog is under stress. Prolonged use of medicinal herbs is not advised.
Ref: "The Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog", Wendy Volhard and Kerry Brown, DVM ( Howell Book House, 1995)
PHD products can be ordered directly: 1 800 743-1502 or you can visit their website Please mention my name (Dax O'Buff) when you contact them.
Coming November 1999: the Volhard Natural Diet foundation in a bag! All you add is the fresh meat.
The Natural Diet Foundation supplies the supplements and grains of the original homemade Natural Diet in a dehydrated version. It is divided into two meals - breakfast and dinner. In the morning you add water, yogurt or kefir and some chopped vegetables. In the evening you add some raw beef or chicken. By adding fresh raw foods, you supply the enzymes needed for the correct functioning of your dog's digestive system.
The homemade Natural Diet, upon which NDF is based, has been used successfully by dog owners and breeders for more than 30 years. The Natural Diet has improved the overall health, quality of life and longevity of thousands of dogs. Now you, too, can use the Natural Diet without the drudgery, simply by adding some of your own vegetables, yogurt and meat to NDF. You are assured that you are feeding your dog the highest quality ingredients found in the marketplace today.
Quality of Ingredients ...No compromises have been made in NDF's quality of ingredients - all are human grade. NDF is produced in small quantities with fresh ingredients, and is shipped directly from the plant to you.