Dog allergies and the food you feed your pet is an often frustrating problem but one you can overcome.

Here is an overview for making dog food you can make at home while you are making the families meal.

Allergy free pet food for dog allergies, when made at home, give your canine the best chance to eat foods that are not only is good for him but will help him fight off infections and help him live a longer and healthier life.

These special recipes are easy to make and perfect for dog allergies and they don't take long to make because they use ingredients you use every day in your own kitchen. Try them and let me know how they work for your dog.

The first dog food recipe is for any dog without illness or injury.

Here you already ahead of the game because your dog is healthy except for something in his food triggering dog allergies. Try each different ingredient and add it to the one ingredient you know does not cause dog allergies.

• Chicken
• Human grade ground beef meat
• Fish
• Pork (can have too much fat).
• Lamb, same as pork. It's very fatty.
• Eggs
• Cottage Cheese
• Rice
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Cooked Carrots
• Green beans

Most dogs with dog allergies are not allergic to Chicken, rice or cottage cheese if you buy the kind without growth hormones and antibiotics.

Think about it this way; What goes into that Chicken or cow is going to go into your dog and have adverse effect; namely dog allergies.

Buy free range chicken and free range beef. Yes, it costs more but then how much are you paying for vet visits, vet dog food and medicines for your dog every time he has a bad episode?

I have been making my dogs food for quite some time now. My doctor put me on a strict diet of fish and vegetables for high cholesterol so I made a habit of making extra fish or chicken and lots of veggies.

I can't believe how my dogs love the steamed broccoli and cauliflower they eat mixed in with the fish. They wolf it down like starving dogs! It's really great to see and it does not cause diarrhea. Dog breeders and vets are always telling you to switch the food gradually. I was afraid this mixture would cause diarrhea but it did not.

The first night I did mix it half and half with my old canned food ( the really expensive kind from the vet) but the next night I had run out of the old food and just crossed my fingers. Well! No diarrhea. I was so pleased and my dogs looked so happy to get real food not some byproduct mess from a can with grain from china laced with poison.

After that first try I kept up the diet for my dogs trying new ingredients including cooked carrots and squash. My dog really loves cauliflower. He cannot get enough of it and it doesn't give him dog allergies.

If you are concerned about why dogs even need vegetables you should be aware that in the wild a dog will bring down a kill and the first thing they eat is the stomach contents. Gross huh? But that's where all the vegetables are! The animal, usually a herbivore, has been feeding on plants and grains and even fruit.

I had a Cairn Terrier who loved strawberries. Dogs also like raisins and grapes but don't give them any. There is a chemical contained in the grape that is harmful to your dog and will accumulate over time and damage the liver and kidneys.

Also a food to NEVER feed your dog is chocolate. The kidneys and liver can't process this food properly and it builds up in the body of the dog and eventually can kill him if enough is ingested.