cook book

[Sandy Balto]

I was reading about a lady that cooks for all her pets it was in my news paper the balto sun, she lives in a 50 year old farm house here in maryland. Rudy Edalati 32 cooks for her dogs and 8 pet cats as well as for 2 horses and the feral cats, geese, chickensans ducks on her 52 acre farm in Dickerson, Montgomery County MD. She has turned her love of cooking into a full time business after her dog became ill after eating from a toxic bag of commercial dog food. After researching nutrition for dogs and combining some of her findings on human nutrition, sh created recipes and started cooking for friends and relatives dogs Then a holistie vet recommended her food and she is getting calls from al;ot of vets. She has a book out called Barkers Grub Three rivers press has it out and in the fall are going to put out Kitty grub. I am going to get this book and read it

[Romans Mom]

Hi Sandy, Wow, that lady has great dedication to her babies--and so many too! :shock: How sad her dog became ill from it's food. :cry:

I think it would be fun to cook for Roman, Sheba and Elle, but I'm not sure I could pull it off every day; Sometimes I don't cook for us. :)

[islandbabies]

Wow, indeed she is very dedicated and loves her animals soo much! I think it'd be an interesting book to get Sandy. Let us know how it goes! I'd love to get it too.

[Romans Mom]

Two Little Chihuahua friends from the East Coast told me to post this. :mrgreen:

Yummy Chihuahua's Stew


2/3 cup- turkey, liver, hamburger
1/2 cup rice
1/4 cup potato
1/4 tsp.garlic powder
1/2 carrot
1 cup water

Cut meat into tiny bite size pieces, slice the potato, and cut the carrot. Put all into a pot, add 1/2 cup water, then garlic powder. Turn on stove to high, let bowl. Cook the rice. While cooking add a little of the water every so often to the stew. Add rice to pot, stir, keep at bowl for 2 more minutes. take from heat. Strain juice into separate pot. Let food cool. Once done, add a little juice. (( if wanted)) :mrgreen:

[Sandy Balto]

i ordered the cook book today i should have it by next week she also sells her fresh frozen foods to 2 stores in washington but thats about 50 miles from me. in her spare time she operates the nonprofit barkingholler,working withhumane societies and shelters around maryland, she rescues abused sick animals and nurses them back to health currently using her own funds she hopes to raise money to build her dream facility for animals. something clean with heating and cooling that wont resemble a kennel.

[Romans Mom]

Sandy, I can't wait to get a recipe from you and hear more about the book. :mrgreen: I'm going to try and make the puppers some meatballs. I'm sure mine are fine for them since there's ricotta cheese, burger, and parsley. But I'd love to make something special for them. Maybe a doggie soup to replace the tiny bit of canned dog food I give them with their dry food. :mrgreen:

That's nice of her to run a barking hollar too. Where we used to live (hubby's hometown), a nice young, local couple opened up a place called Miranda's Rescue a few years ago. I see they have a website, but it's not up at all on all they have and do. I'm sure they don't have time to maintain the site.

They had a real hard time getting through all the red tape and even had to move it to the neighboring larger city (where our vet is). There's so much to it. And the worst thing, they filled up so fast and had to turn people away. They started this by paying for everything out of their own pocketbook. Then creeps started throwing their unwanted, ill and injured cats and dogs over the fence!!! :-( So the small town started to blame the people running it. I think it really just unnerved everyone because it's a bitter pill to just look at and phathom the humans can be so cruel. Finally, people joined in to help out instead of complaining. Now they operate a thrift shop for the furbabies there. :wub: Although it's not a complete happy ending with all the unwanted and abused pets, at least it's good to know there are some willing to love them and able to care for them.

[Sandy Balto]

well i got the book today it has some interesting things in it i will start posing somethings out of there. she only feeds her animals what she cooks no commercial food. she even cooks special food for dogs that are sick, called healing recipes.she even talks about breed variations

chihuahua
mexico. size 4-6 pounds a rodent hunter. they especially need tropical fruits. the best food for chihuahuas includes mango,avocado,poultry,and rice.

[Sandy Balto]

rudy edalati said

tuna is one of those foods my animals are fed rarely. they love it,but i prefer to give them fresh steaks instead of canned fish and the steaks are expensive. since i live with cats as well as dogs, i developed a recipe they all could enjoy even something i would like at my house all creatures the two legged as well as the four legged often sit down to meals together.

3-6- ounce cans water packed tuna or 1 i/4 pounds fresh tuna steaks
2 tablespoons olive oil (for fresh tuna)
3/4 cup cubed potatoes
3/4 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons dill, fresh or dried

if using tuna steak, brownthe fish in the olive oil in a large skillet and cook thoroughly, approximately 10 minutes. you will find out the steaks fall apart before you are through. thats fine. place in a large mixing bowl. if using can tuna just open the can and put it into the mixing bowl.
boil the potatoes until soft, about 10 mintues boil the celery until soft about 5 mintues.
add the potatoes and celery to the tuna, stir well add dill and cool to room temperature. serve



i should have started with the puppy recipe first but did this 1 because some people here have cats and dogs

[Sandy Balto]

here is a list of proteins commonly found in barkers grub recipes

beef
chicken(including hearts,liver,and gizzards)
eggs
fish salmon tilapia mackerel ect
lamb
turkey cottage

vegetables
broccoli
carrots
kale
kelp
peas
potatoes
pumpkin
squash
string beans
sweet potatoes or yams
zucchini

caution do not use potatoes that are sprouting or have turned green. potatoes are a member of the nightshade family, which includes eggplants and bell peppers as well as other toxic plants, such as deadly nightshade. the green color and sprouts on potatoes indicate the presence of a low level poison that will make a pooch feel under the weather. it is not lethal, but it is not great for your dogs health either.

fruits are most often found in my treat recipes rather than the main course. these are a few of my favorites.

apples
avocadoes bananas
peaches
pears
tomatoes

common seasonings include

catnip (yes even for a dog)
dill
garlic
oregano
parsley


some of the nutrients you should be giving your dog on a daily basis may only be found in health food stores,these include flaxseed oil (B and fatty acids) kelp iron(,iodine,phosphorus,chlorophyll,magnesium) and calcium powder.


staples
barley
flaxseed
molasses
pasta, elbow macaroni,spaghetti ect
oatmeal, either regular or instant
olive oil
peanut butter
rice, either brown or white
salmon oil
with only a few of these common ingredients you can whip up a quick healthy meal for your dog in a matter of mintues

[Luckys Mom]

i cook for Lucky everyday as it is....i'm trying to get him to eat dog food, specailly when i start working i won't be here to cook for him like i am now...

[Romans Mom]

HI Sandy, :wave: Thanks for posting the tuna recipe and also the barker's grub list. (cute name) I know Roman and Elle already love tuna. I've given them bits of of my Sis-in-laws home canned tuna and they go nuts for it. So I'll try a little for a treat for them and, and I'll let you know how they like it. Have Nina and Kutchum had any yet? :smile: