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in the room i was working in this week it was my favorite number--- 66.6 degrees. i was freezing but, no way was i gonna complain. :)

are we there yet??

I think I made this same face!! :rofl2:

too funny, cherie. it definitely looks like that drink was an eye opener! :rofl3:

awesome!! loving the tr... i had a few pages to catch up on. lol i was cracking up a few times reading this..

okay-continue. i will read 4 more pages tomorrow. :rofl2:

great tr-tcd! i'm so glad all the fiends take us along on their trips. i absolutely love the big screen shot!! :rofl2: that was awesome-definitely bragging rights there! :)

great update.... :pc:

Welcome!

nice pics everyone. thanks for sharing tj! glad you guys got to meet some new fiends and hang with the "old ones" lmao.... you guys are the best and we can't wait untill october.. is it fall yet?

some salesmen do that.. but, i gotta tell ya-with the truck campers (we buy the biggest ones available-lol) they say straight up if you don't have a dually-you aren't leaving with this!

i have an uncle that can pretty much pull anything with anything. not cool...

very cool.. but, where are the hats?? :)

if you get a chance definitely meet up with rob! i wish we could of met the clan while we were there. but, when you don't know where you're going and have a short time to get there.... <shrug>

:rofl3:

great tr so far.. if you made it through chi-town then did you come up through wisconsin and not give a shout out? now, you know, this just can't go on...you must at least let us know when to wave to you... :clint:

Ok, enough of your jumping ticks talk, it is FREAKING ME OUT!

If I show up carrying an umbrella all the time, don't ask why...

mary poppins... lmao

love it!!! great tr. cracking up about the trailer and the ability to take whatever might be needed... :rofl3:

everything but, anchovies.. great tr, bob!! i'm impressed at your story writing abilities. :rofl2:

the kids look like they had a great time---your such a good grandpa. the pics turned out really good. can't wait to hear more...

thanks mo!

well, bob has started a tr!!! woo hoo!! i'd say i'm in but, with all that writing when is it gonna finish?? lmao

alright---continue grandpa bob. :wave1:

i have put a little (not a lot) in these recipes. no side effects, yet. some say garlic is okay and others say it isn't. so, i don't use a whole lot of it. the boys would always lay by dh and fart. but, not since i started them on this food. lol

love the black and white photo. :) great tr so far!

okay!!!! i'm here... let the tr continue. love josie! :heartsmiley: so, glad you found a match for your family. sorry about the loss of your other furbaby. i can't believe that little one didn't like to travel. my dogs go crazy if they even sense that we will be taking them with us. lol

okay--waiting.......

good to see you on again, ron! hope you can make it to the fort for halloween this year? :) fine-if not halloween sometime soon. lol

good to hear from you again! :jumpforjoy

looks like fun! glad you had a good time!

i was just on pinterest and there was nothing good there for dog food recipes. the couple i found i didn't care for.

i have a fish oil supplement and i have to find where i put it. i could add that to their food. i'm not real concerned about it but, i have it and will try it again. my dogs didn't like it the first time so, not sure what will happen if i add it now.

here is my second recipe:

Turkey casserole (makes 10 cups)

1 pound turkey

1 Tablespoon dried thyme

2 teaspoons garlic powder

1 pound asparagus/EVOO for coating

2 cups cubed butternut squash

3 cups cooked whole wheat couscous

1 egg

1/2 cup ricotta

2 teaspoons ground flax seed00

1/2 cup sweet potato puree (I get at Trader Joes but you can use low sodium beef broth

Cook the turkey with the thyme and garlic powder and drain off the fat.

Put in food processor to make the turkey smaller. While turkey is cooking, roast the asparagus (coated in EVOO/Extra Virgin Olive Oil) in a 425 oven for 10 - 15 minutes and microwave the butternut squash. Also cook the couscous for five minutes (1 cup couscous to 2 cups water, let come to boil and take off heat for five minutes and its’ done!).

Put the turkey in a big mixing bowl and put the cooked asparagus and squash in the food processor.

Add the ricotta, egg, flax seed and puree to the vegetable mixture and mix all together.

Add this mixture to the turkey and add couscous and mix all up.ash which is covered in water for 11 minutes or until soft.

Also cook the coucus for five minutes (1 cup coucus to 2 cups water, let come to boil and take off heat for five minutes and its done!).

Put the turkey in a big mixing bowl and put the cooked asparagus and squash in the food processor.

Add the ricotta, egg, flax seed and puree to the vegetable mixture and mix all together.

Add this mixture to the turkey. Put in a greased 9x13 casserole dish and bake for around 20 minutes.

When cool, you can pre measure out portions and put in sandwich bags and store in freezer until ready to use! Add couscous and mix all up.

once again-i didn't write this recipe. i used a cooked sweet potato and since i didn't have any squash -- i substituted canned pumpkin. :) i also used the processor for everything in the recipe.. why not - right?

they tried it last night. i told dh to feed them the little bit i had left. so, he put the boys bowls down then the girls and as he was putting the girls bowls down he told the boys not to inhale it. then he said i guess i am too late.. :rofl2:

my dogs don't get a lot of exercise - other than chasing rabbits and chipmunks. so, yeah, i will be cutting back on the amount i give them. which is great for me-cause now the food i make will last a little longer. :)

yes, a recipe thread is needed!! lol i made another last night and they loved it again. so, now i have two meals in the fridge/freezer and should be set for at least next week.

http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/files/Homemade%20Dog%20Food.pdf

this site says; One cup/day per 30 pounds is another reasonable approach.

most sites say - the 2% thing like mo said about raw but for cooked. my dogs would be .35 lbs of food. they are about 17 lbs. i have divided the food into 2 - 1/2 cups per zip lock. i am mixing with dry dog food for now. so, they get 1/2 cup of home made and a 1/2 cup of dry (approx).

i was thinking that they might be getting too much. you can tell--they are much heavier and they feel too solid. lol if it is a cup per 30. i need to cut back a little--maybe i'll go 3/4 cup total. they do get a milk bone during the day at least once and a few small treats.

i think if the meals are a good mix of stuff you shouldn't need to supplement. i have heard both ways. but, i know if we are eating correctly we shouldn't need them either. i was watching sheldon (the big bang theory) one day and he was shopping with penny. she went to buy vitamins and he said you don't need that. all you are paying for is expensive pee. we urinate most of the vitamins out. i totally agree. i am not a pill popper and just don't believe it is always for the best. just my opinion..

i'm not sure. i was going to look into pintrest and see if i could find some. i needed to get an idea of ingredients first and that way i would know if i saw a good recipe.

trust me---the dogs are now eating better than us. well, other than on steak night. lol

i have been threatening to do this for a long time. i started to make my dogs food. it's going to be a lot of work but, it is time. i am tired of all the recalls and the recalls have gotten to the better foods lately. so, i made a recipe yesterday and another today. with 4 dogs getting about 1 cup each the food doesn't go far.

but, if i can do 2 recipes per week i might be able to keep up. this round i am trying to use up their dry food. so, i am giving a half cup of dry food and half cup of home made food. boy, do they gobble it up.

the first recipe---not written by me. i do measure the food to freeze. :)

Zuchini casserole (makes 12 cups)

1/2 pound ground beef (only 7% fat) hard to find 1/2 pound so buy the 1 pound and freeze half of it for another time!

2 teaspoons of thyme

1 tablespoon each of extra virgin coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil

2 green zucchinis

1 bag frozen carrots cooked in microwave

1 cut quinoa (rinse well before cooking)

1 clove garlic

3 tablespoons fresh parsley

1 egg

1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese

1 tablespoon flax seed

1/3 cup low sodium beef broth

Rinse the one cup of Quinoa very well to get all the bitter taste out of it and cook it in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes. This is NOT the recommended cooking time on the box but the recommended cooking time for this particular grain for dogs. I am seeing this grain in my local Safeway now so it should be easy to find though you can substitute couscous if you can't find.

Shred the two washed zucchinis with a box shredder. You can use a food processor.

Sautee the zucchini in the oils for five minutes and then add the diced garlic and cook until all in tender on medium heat. Be careful, garlic can burn if cooked too high and it taste nasty then and even a dog won't eat it then!

Now cook the meat in the same pan that you cooked the zucchini and add the thyme.

Add the cooked quinoa to the cooked zucchini and then add the cooked beef breaking up all the clumps of beef to evenly distribute the beef.

Put the cooked carrots, garlic and parsley in the food processor (you can even put the beef in here)

Now mix everything up including the egg and cottage cheese and beef broth.

place it all in a well oiled pan and bake for 20 minutes in a 375 over

With my dinner casseroles, I measure out servings and freeze each serving.

the dogs love this and it smelled really good, too. i know monique--raw would probably be easier but, i just can't go there.

:rofl3:

No I am bringing a bigger more obnoxious one for the top of my rental cart (maybe a whole light bar).

Oh dear heavens, please do not tell Brian. He's had a light bar complete with flashing blue lights that he's been begging me to put on our Kenny Kart at the Fort for the past 2 years.

first thing i thought was--COOL ! we can bring our light we have for the truck when we plow! i don't know how you can't be excited that they are allowing us to be more annoying than we already are (well, to some people)! :rofl2:

i might even order some new ones...