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Title: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: Platensek-po on February 14, 2019, 11:25:11 AM: Hey all!!

I fish quite a bit but I really dislike the taste of stocked trout. No one in my fam eats it and in the past I have smoked them and given them to neighbors and friends who don’t fish. They think it’s the best thing ever. Now though I have 2 new pups to feed and have thought about adding stocked trout to their diet. My question is if anyone else does this and how you go about it. In the summer and fall I plan to catch pinks and chum for them as well. I was just going to boil and blend the fish but wondered if anyone has a system that they use. Thanks!
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: vandeman17 on February 14, 2019, 11:42:36 AM: I have given both my labs triploid meat with no issue. I agree that they are only good for smoking so dog food works well too
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: Sandberm on February 14, 2019, 12:04:09 PM: Dont salmon/steelhead/in the lower 48 have parisites that are not good for dogs? I know the trout i caught this fall at Bumping lk had nimatode type worm in the flesh
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: Mudman on February 14, 2019, 12:21:51 PM: cook/boil first...
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: WSU on February 14, 2019, 12:56:53 PM: Head 40 miles west of Westport, put them on a hook, send down 700 ft, and turn them into halibut. :twocents:
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: vandeman17 on February 14, 2019, 12:57:44 PM: Yes I should add the trout I fed my dogs was all baked and shredded. I just sprinkled some on the suppers for a while
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: Stein on February 14, 2019, 12:58:24 PM: If you cook and pull them off the bones there is no worry.

I turn mine into crab and then have no problem making it go away.
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: T-Bone on February 14, 2019, 01:11:19 PM: I've been feeding them to my dogs for years. As advised,clean and cook them first; after cleaning, I wrap them in foil and bake in the oven. Upon removal from the oven, I open the foil and pull out the bones. I wait for a cool down and serve with the regular food. I store excess in the frig.
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: WSU on February 14, 2019, 01:22:38 PM: I wonder if you couldn't cook them enough to soften the bones. I think canning, pickling and pressure cooking do that. Maybe just pressure cook a bunch?

It'd probably be a disgusting mess though.
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: Platensek-po on February 14, 2019, 06:47:41 PM: Thanks guys!! I was just gunna boil a bunch in a pot and mix with their dog food. Appreciate the response!!
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: fzy on February 16, 2019, 05:49:54 PM: Been making my own dog food for years. I clean and boil the trout then put thru a food processor, bones and all. Turns into a mush which I add cooked sweet potatoes (not canned), apples, some blueberries, spinach, carrots and a few others all run thru the food processor. Mix all this with cooked brown rice and freeze in containers.

If I have any old venison that is used instead of fish also chicken livers are a good add. You can also get some chicken feet and boil them down for the collagen to mix into the food.
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: KFhunter on February 16, 2019, 06:15:12 PM: just linking this here as its relevant to the topic

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,233034.0.html
Title: Re: Feeding trout to dogs
Post by: Platensek-po on February 16, 2019, 08:25:44 PM: Quote from: fzy on February 16, 2019, 05:49:54 PM
Been making my own dog food for years. I clean and boil the trout then put thru a food processor, bones and all. Turns into a mush which I add cooked sweet potatoes (not canned), apples, some blueberries, spinach, carrots and a few others all run thru the food processor. Mix all this with cooked brown rice and freeze in containers.

If I have any old venison that is used instead of fish also chicken livers are a good add. You can also get some chicken feet and boil them down for the collagen to mix into the food.
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Awesome!! That’s exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!