Exotic and Local Dog Feed Formulas
Exotic and Local Dog Feed Formulas
The fully revised 2026 edition of a guide that has helped Nigerian dog owners feed their dogs well, at a fraction of commercial dog food prices, since 2003. Rebuilt this year against current veterinary nutrition standards (NRC 2006, FEDIAF 2022/2023), updated for current Nigerian market prices, and corrected on the points where the original was unsafe.
This is a practical manual for the way most Nigerians actually feed their dogs · from the kitchen, with what the market sells, on a budget that makes sense.
What's inside:
· Daily feed formulas - for puppies, adult dogs, working dogs, pregnant bitches and lactating bitches, big and small breeds, with exact quantities in grams
· Nigerian local dog breeds - Ekuke, Kare gida, aja ile · what they are, how to feed them, why they suit Nigerian conditions
· Vaccination and deworming - full schedule for Nigeria, with the rabies guidance the original edition got wrong
· Foods that are toxic to dogs - chocolate, onions, garlic, grapes, xylitol and others, with the Nigerian context (every Nigerian stew contains onion and garlic)
· Cod liver oil · doses and safety - corrected from the original edition, with weight-based doses and warning signs of vitamin toxicity
· Vitamin and mineral supplementation - the most important addition in this edition · what the formulas alone don't supply, and which canine supplements available on Jumia Nigeria can fill the gap
· The cost of feeding a dog in Nigeria - per-day cost tables at 2026 prices, with comparison against commercial dog food
· When homemade is not enough - honest guidance on when to use commercial food instead, fully or in part
· Worked example - how to scale the formulas for multiple dogs
Written by Michael F. Owolabi — agricultural economist, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria, and former Managing Director of the Kwara State Agricultural Development Project (a World Bank-assisted programme). Three decades in Nigeria's agricultural sector behind every page.
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