Hi! I have two deafblind Australian Shepherds, picking up my third (a puppy) in 10 days. They're not related, they just happen to have the same genetic defect.
They are smart, active dogs who need a lot of enrichment. They love food puzzles (think food crammed into a Kong or a maze bowl, then frozen to make it more difficult to get out). Anything to keep them from creating an agriculture-based society while I'm at work during the day.
Usually I'll spend hours on a Sunday making food to mix into their puzzles. It helps if the food is a little saucy, so it sticks to the dog kibble and freezes in a way that makes it a little tricky to get out.
Can I make cubed chicken in a crock pot, so I don't have to spend hours doing this? I have a little 20 oz crock pot and a huge crock pot (looks like it's made to feed a family of six) somewhere in the attic. I'm open to getting a different size if this works, but I'd like to try it in the little crock pot a few times first.
Last Sunday I made a combo of rice, chicken, sweet potatoes, and celery. I could also incorporate carrots, broth, different kinds of meat, etc. I cannot include wine, anything very high in fat (gives them diarrhea) like a block of cream cheese, grapes, raisins, onions, or garlic.
Would I just dump cubed beef in the crock pot? Maybe with stock? That doesn't sound super appetizing. Any thoughts?
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Yes you can make cubed chicken in a crockpot, or put boneless chicken in on high for four hours and then I’ll take it out and cube or shred it. If you have to make a lot I would probably recommend making it in the bigger one and you can add stock or something like bone broth, I also recommend green beans, my dogs love them.
Off topic, but have you reported this breeder? They are breeding merle x merle. That’s a big no-no, that’s why they are deaf and blind. It’s just downright cruel.
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Might get a 2 quart crock pot, then you could cook the cubed beef or chicken in a little stock and add the other vegetable ingredients you want.
This is how I used to make my dogs food, I think it’s much better than canned or dry food, and more nutritionally balanced.
Boil carrots in chicken broth, then freeze them..they may like chewing on it.
Can you? Sure. The dogs will eat whatever. You’d save money by buying leg quarters and deboning them though, not to mention the food would be more tasty for the dogs. Added benefit of being able to roast the bones and toss em in the crockpot after you’re done with the chicken to make a bunch of chicken stock.
I cook my pitbull food every week. I use chicken green beans, sweet potatoes, rice, carrots and kidney beans
Let me start by saying I know this isn’t a dog recipe and they can’t eat most of the stuff in this. I’m just saying I found this recipe online (Google chicken and rice crockpot) it’s more to give you a guideline for cooking times/ingredient steps. You can just leave out all of the seasoning obviously and only add your sweet potatoes or green beans or whatever veggies they love. You can also cube your chicken beforehand. Crockpots are very forgiving. Your dogs are too I’m sure. The only thing I will warn is sometimes certain veggies will turn to mush if they are left for too long so sometimes it’s good to add them half way through the protein cooking process but if it helps thicken your dish, that might be a win-win!
Anyway, it might be pointless but here’s at least a recipe.
https://www.thereciperebel.com/slow-cooker-chicken-and-rice/#wprm-recipe-container-11618
Last thing! I’ve never had chicken take longer than 4 hours on low and 2.5 on high. After the 5 hour mark the texture gets weird. Although, again, dogs I’m sure might not care. Thank you for taking such good care of your pups!
That’s a lot of carbs for a dog, and a lot of dogs are allergic to chicken. You will need supplements to balance the diet. Speak to a vet.
I have a recipe that’s two chicken thighs, 1/2 cup rice, 8 oz frozen peas and carrots, 6oz sweet potato (or butternut squash) cut into cubes, and 2 cups of water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
The chicken shreds up and the whole thing becomes a sort of chicken pudding
It was for my pekingese with colitis and settled his bowels right down!
Also I’ve tasted it, it’s good!