Ep. 16 - Want to Home-Cook for Your Dog? Watch This Before You Start

Ep. 16 - Want to Home-Cook for Your Dog? Watch This Before You StartWant to cook for your dog but you are worried you might accidentally create deficiencies over time?And how do you know how many calories your dog truly needs without under feeding their key nutrients?In this episode I chat with Dr Susan Recker about what balanced really means when you are home cooking, why rotational diets can still be deficient and how activity level changes everything.We cover:• Why nutrition can help or harm• The most common nutrient gaps in homemade diets• Why just rotate proteins is not enough• How calories affect nutrient intake• Why less active dogs often become deficient on standard feeding guidelines• Raw vs cooked feeding and how to reduce risk and choose what is right for your dog• What Animal Diet Formulator is and how it helps build balanced dietsIf you have ever followed a recipe from the internet or Facebook and wondered is this actually safe long term this episode will give you clarity without overwhelm.Guest:Dr Susan ReckerBIO: Dr Susan Recker is a veterinarian with nearly 30 years of experience, including small animal medicine, integrative therapies and veterinary education. She is the nutrition consultant, lead formulator and veterinary director at Animal Diet Formulator where she creates complete and balanced fresh food diets for dogs and cats and guides owners and professionals in effective nutrition strategies.Contact Dr Susan Recker via Animal Diet Formulatorhttps://www.animaldietformulator.com🎧 New episodes out every 2 weeks - follow DAFY for expert and science-led dog health and nutrition advice! 👩‍🔬 Want evidence-based and expert-led advice on dog health and nutrition? Join the DAFY community: https://www.skool.com/dafy/aboutFollow DAFY on:- Instagramwww.instagram.com/dafy_dogadviceforyou/- Facebookwww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572353507238- TikTokwww.tiktok.com/@dafy_dogadviceforyou- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/dafy-dog-advice-for-you/Helpful tool mentioned in the episode: Use this dry matter calculator to compare the true protein and nutrient levels between different dog foodshttps://www.omnicalculator.com/biology/dry-matter#dafypodcast #homemadedogfood #dognutrition #freshfeeding #rawfeeding #gentlycooked #dogweightloss #dogobesity #completeandbalanced #fediaf #aafco #caninenutrition #holisticvet #integrativevet #doghealth