Most commercial dog foods are full of allergens, toxins, carcinogens and the ingredients are a poor source of nutrition; therefore making your own dog food remains the surest way to guarantee what goes into your dog's diet and the starting point is knowing the recipes for making your homemade dog food.
Switching your dog's diet from commercial dog food to healthy homemade dog food will be of great benefit to the overall health of your beloved pet.
Making your own dog food using the right ingredients will boost the health of your dog, promote his immune system and help reduce the possibility of cancer as a result of poor food ingredients.
When making your dog food the following ingredients should be avoided:

• Ham and bacon - because of excessive fat.
  
• Pepper.
  
• Onions.
  
• Tomatoes - very acidic.
  
• Sugar.
  
• Dairy products such as butter, milk, cheese and chocolates
• You should not feed your dog on too much fruit because it will result in loose stool.
  

Adult dogs should be fed at a minimum of 18% protein and 5% fat, and you should be aware of the relationship between the proportion of protein and fat requirement for your dog, that is you should always increase the quantity of protein with every increase in the quantity of fat in his diet for instance if you add oil to make his food tastier then you should include additional sources of protein or supplements in order to make sure that your dog is well nourished.
Make sure you keep away from commercial ingredients and only make use of organic ingredients; try and introduce at least a new recipe every month and do not feed your dog on the same monotonous meal.
How much you feed your dog depends on the dog and it is the dog owner's responsibility to discover how much of the homemade food his dog needs for instance two dogs of the same size, same breed and the same level of mental and physical activity will not necessarily require the same quantity of food.
You should constantly monitor the health of your dog while feeding him on the food you prepare for him as this is the quickest way to know if the food is inappropriate for him; his coat and feces are some the areas you should pay close attention to.
Once you observe something strange you should immediately stop the food that you think may be the cause of it and see if things get back to normal.