It’s been one year of Dr Harveys Canine Health now at our house. It is easy to remember because we started eating it right after the haunted house trial in 2019, so right after that trial this year is one year. It was a big jump for us, but we are all glad Mom made the move. Our friends Bentley and Pierre have been dining with Dr Harveys for years, so we knew it would be a good food for us too!
Kibble is super convenient for humans and costs less than homemade meals, but Mom feels better about giving us “real” food. Canine Health is more expensive, but in the long run with better health, Mom doesn’t mind giving out a few more of those green papers. It is also more work as she has to buy the proteins for us, and make up our meals in batches that last for three days. It looks like an assembly line when she prepares our meals, but she has it down to a science now.
Making the meals is fairly simple:
- Add oil, we rotate through different kinds of oils
- Add Canine Health
- Rehydrate with hot water
- For puppies up to 18 months old, add lowfat Greek yogurt and cottage cheese
- Add your protein, cooked or raw (mom isn’t ready to give us raw meat yet, so she cooks the proteins a bit)
- Stir
- Store in the fridge for up to three days
Olivia and I love eating, so we are always in the kitchen helping out Mom with the preparation. We also clean up the floor if anything spills.
Madison still sorts her food on the floor, but she eats it all up in the end and eats fairly fast. We are all so happy she enjoys eating finally! Mom isn’t ready to do a raw program. Dr Harveys Canine Health is a great alternative since she can control what we are eating, and can see the goodness in the food.
Olivia has been eating it since the day we brought her home. Actually, she wolfs it down because she loves it so much! For a few more months she will have the yogurt and cottage cheese added to her food. As for proteins, Mom rotates on a weekly basis between eggs, pork, turkey, beef, and chicken. Variety is the spice of life, right? The freshness and variety make mealtime so much more interesting. You can use any proteins you would like in your pup’s food. Mom cooks ours up in bulk and freezes in portions which makes preparing a batch of meals pretty easy.
Portion size has been the trickiest part of our switch. I put on three pounds the first few months which I have never ever done! Mom worked on adjusting my portion size to get me back to my original weight, and to keep me there. It is a bit more tricky than adjusting with kibble, but I think we have it down now.
We buy Dr Harveys Canine Health on their site, on Amazon, or on Chewy.com. Sometimes we get discounts we can apply toward our purchase too. Bentley and Pierre have a 10% discount code on their blog. Have you tried Dr Harveys or other foods besides kibble for your pup?
This post is not sponsored. My GBGV Life likes to share products we use and love with our friends, and Dr Harveys Canine Health is a product we highly recommend.
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Your mom takes very good care of you pups. Y’all must be pretty darn special to her. I used to make home-meals for my wee ones instead of buying jar baby food. It was definitely less expensive but the thing I loved about it is I knew precisely what was in their food and that made me happy that I was doing the best thing for them. Have a good day, my furriends!
She loves us to death, so she does her best to keep us happy and healthy.
You have a great Mom!
We think so.
That Dr. Harvey’s sounds really interesting. We’ll have to check it out,
It is awesome food and we love the variety too. It is more work than kibble, but well worth it.
OMDs ladies you have your very own purrsonal chef fixing up the best foods ever! HOW LUCKY ARE YOU 3!!!
Your mom does have it down to a science and quite orderly too. I’m actually thinking It might ever taste quite yummy to me too
I love cottage cheese and Greek yogurt and that looks like chicken
Hugs Cecilia
I think they make a mix for kitties too, but we haven’t looked into that. We love our food like crazy.
It looks as if you pups agree with your food so that’s a big plus. Mom knows how good it is for you and that’s even better.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. My best to your smart mom. ♥
It is really good tasting and good for us, so win, win!
Dr. Harvey’s looks like some real good stuff!!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
It is! Madison still puts the veggies on the floor, but she eats them up when she is done with the rest of the food.
I love the fresh food delivered, because it’s so easy, but even with just one dog it can be expensive. I’ve been mostly making Luke’s food myself, but I may not always have the time to do that. This seems like a great alternative and I will be keeping it in mind for sure.
It is probably 2 hours or so a week for Mom, but if she was cooking for a family, it would be a lot more time. She thinks it is worth it and we love it.
what a great mom to feedy ou only the best!
She is always looking into food and making sure we have the best for our lifestyle.
You sure do look mighty happy with that menu selection!
We have never had even one complaint, it is that good.
Your meals look absolutely delicious!
They are really delicious, and we have a lot less output too, which Mom loves.
Ducky’s been eating the Canine Health, too, for a while. She loves it! Because of her sensitive tummy, I have to be really careful about switching proteins, so I normally use ground dark meat turkey and eggs for her morning meals on weekends. I buy a month’s worth of the turkey divided into weekly packages and brown it weekly. The containers that I need for the first 2 days go in the fridge, the others in the freezer. Since I’m not on any kind of tight schedule, I mix the CH at each meal time. And while the CH is rehydrating, I warm up the turkey a little bit (on medium-low in the microwave with plenty of “sitting” time). Once I have it all mixed up, I hide Ducky’s supplements in it.
My mom cooks up a bunch of meat every week so we always have a few weeks of portions in the freezer, then we make 3 days of meals at a time. Once you have a system, it is pretty easy.
Wow, i will look into this and ask Little Girl if she wants to switch Coda.
It’s a very good food, and Mom feels really good about us eating it, and we not only love it but we feel better too.
Thank you so much for the shout out! We love all of Dr. Harvey’s products but the Canine Health is awesome. We’re so happy that y’all love it too!! XXOO
It is work for mom, but she says it is so worth it, and we all love it!
A whole year of goodness, sweet!
Super goodness!
I do something similar for our Charlie too. He won’t eat plain dogfood. I have to put mama’s touch in it. hahaha Ahhhhh the dog’s life. Have a great day!
It’s a tough life being a dog!