I know that some dog owners use a gravy-type supplement of vitamins and minerals that they put on top of the homemade food.  But I really wanted to connect with someone who does it so that I can get some feedback, do's and don'ts, etc.

Thanks for the advice, I'll let you know how it goes...

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

• approx. 5 lbs of ground beef or chicken
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 4-5 cloves garlic
• 32 cups water
• 8-10 cups processed veggies (various)
  (carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, bean sprouts, potatoes, sweet potatoes, red peppers, spinach, beets, lettuce, tomatoes, etc.) NO ONIONS
• 2-3 cans kidney beans
• 1/2 molasses (optional)
• 42-45 oz oatmeal (quick cooking oats)
• eggs can be added to boost protein

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

In a large 24qt pot brown ground meat, add canola oil and garlic. When well cooked, add water. Bring to boil, then add veggies that have been processed, (frozen or canned veggies will work too). Use dried kidney beans and soak them the night before preparing a batch of food. While cooking the meat have the beans in another pot cooking them.

Once cooked, they are added to the above mixture. Next, the oatmeal is added. Frequent stirring is necessary at this point as the mixture will stick. Remove from heat, cool and put into containers. you can occasionally add pumpernickel bread and some times substitute brown rice for some of the oatmeal.

Thanks for the info.  I actually tried the raw food thing and my rattie, Bentley, just sniffed it and left it in her dish. 

The next day, I cooked the raw food patties and she gobbled it up quick!!  So now I just went back to making her food:  Cooked chicken and I supplement her food with a vit/min mix.  She loves it!!  She needs to lose weight too, her belly hangs too low...