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What meat can I give to my dog? The advices – Italian Cuisine

The dog is by nature carnivorous, so giving it meat as a meal is possible. But which types of meat are recommended? Here is a useful guide

Our dog it is a pet, of course, but it still remains a descendant of the wolf. So, although we are used to feeding it with crunchy or industrial pressed meats – the famous cans -, every now and then gratifying it with a little meat, it can't hurt him.
Yeah, but which meat can you give it to your dog? And in what quantity? Below we will provide you with the advice targeted for proper nutrition of Fido, while in our gallery you will find the various types of meat that can be cooked for him.

Why give meat to the dog?

The dog is carnivorous by nature, therefore it can potentially consume any type of meat, from game to birds, up to beef, sheep and even pork. Fish can also be a viable alternative, being a meat rich in good fats and Omega 3.

Lean meat is better for the dog

The dog can eat any part of the animal, including offal and fatty parts, but if possible it is better to prefer i lean cuts, to facilitate digestion, always very laborious for our four-legged friends. Beware of red meats: although they are more greedy for Fido, they are however fatter and for many dog breeds, this could prove harmful to health.

Yes to fish to dog

Fish is an excellent alternative, as it is a meat rich in Omega 3 and good fats, which help the animal to have shiny hair. But be careful: take care to wash the meat well and to remove any bones, very dangerous for Fido, who, by eating voraciously, risks ingesting even the largest ones, which can damage the internal organs.

How much meat to give to my dog?

The quantities depend on the size of the dog: the bigger it is, the more it has to eat. Generally, you need to calculate about 15-20 grams of meat per pound of animal weight. So, for example, if Fido weighs 20 kg, you will have to prepare about 4 ounces of meat per day.

Discover in the gallery other tips to give meat to the dog

How to teach your dog to look for truffles – Italian Cuisine

We had a chat with Luca Aloi, an independent trifolau, who has been dealing with truffles for thirty years, first as a hobby and in the last 7-8 on a professional level. It has a farm (Aloi Luca Farm) which deals not only with truffle cultivation (white and black truffles), but also with the production of saffron and honey. His is a family-run farm: wife cooking in the small restaurant and three children who go with him to truffles.

The truffle dog

Luca Aloi has five truffle dogs, four pointer bracchi crossed with French bracco (Mia, Teo, Willy and Maia) and a Czechoslovak truffle wolf (his name is Kira).
"Training is very complicated, it is a game, and therefore it seems easy, but it is complex, it requires a great affinity between owner and dog. It takes 3-4 months to train a dog, then there are those who become phenomena, and those who are not brought. A bit like people.
Females are naturally more predisposed to research, they learn earlier, but they stop earlier (usually around five years of age, they end their research), also because they generally have less resistance to work. The male dog requires more time for training: usually up to two years he is very unpredictable and playful, but if you want to wait for him he can give you great satisfaction. The male can take truffles deeper than the female, and can make the seeker much longer, becoming a large truffle dog.
In general, if you want to be a truffle hunter, you must have more dogs: depending on the season, the type, the quantity of truffles around, bring the dog you are interested in, because not all of them are the same.
The training must start very early, with the newborn puppies, otherwise after the year it is a bit late, unless the dog is predisposed of his own: there are dogs that like the smell of the truffle and they go to seek naturally, but it is an opportunity that happens once in a thousand, and never to a trifolau.
A trick to train them just when they are very young, just born, can be to grease mom's breasts with truffle oil. So when they go to drink milk they already feel this aroma, this intense aroma and associate it with a pleasant thing.
The next step is to taste and eat the truffle. Both mixed in food, but also and above all as a game. The truffle is hidden, perhaps among the cushions on the sofa or under the doormat at home, and you are invited to look for it. It is also a good method for understanding the dog's aptitude for research: for example if there are more dogs, a challenge is played between them and there you see which is the best and best dog in the litter.
Finally, once trained to look for and find the smell of the truffle, you must teach the dog to respect it, that is, not to eat it and not to spoil it. To prevent him from breaking it or eating it, we invented a little game: we take the shell of a surprise from the chocolate egg and we put the truffle inside. We pierce it to let the perfume come out and we hide it so that it can go looking for it. The dog will find the truffle, but will begin to understand that he must not eat it .

Are you ready to train your dog in search of truffles?

Vicenza, the restaurant where the dog pays the covered – Italian Cuisine

At "La Torre" the owners who bring the pet with them must spend 2 euros more, which are used for the bowl of water and for the costs of cleaning and disinfection

The dog is welcome, but pays the covered. From tomorrow, Tuesday, January 1, Tower, a local of Albettone, in the province of Vicenza, will charge two euros more to the owners who will bring their pets with them: they will serve to cover the costs of the water bowl and cleaning operations and disinfect the restaurant floor after the pet's stay.

The owners of the restaurant ensure they do not want to discriminate against the owners of dogs or their four-legged friends. "The animals have always been welcome," said Devid, Fabio and Joe Formaggio (the latter is also the mayor of the City of Albettone). "Simply more and more dog owners bring their pet domestic with itself, and this implies some extra care that actually makes in effect, the animal is a diner. Hence the choice to practice the same covered .

Restaurateurs are sure that customers will understand their motivations. On the other hand, the Cheese has already happened to have to debate with some dog owners, and in the end "common sense prevailed". "Even over the past few weeks we had to discuss with a couple of customers who showed up at our door with big dogs: It is not conceivable that those who come here with the family will find alongside a Great Dane of the eleven year old boy, who is drooling and smells like humidity. To these customers we have proposed a comfortable sheltered accommodation for their animal and they understood .