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+1 on extending the human food for pet consumption. If SHTF and your pet dies (god forbid), a stockpile of pet-grade food will not do you any good. For that same reason I would avoid doing a significant volume of advanced food prep for the dog (i.e. canning a boatload of dog food made from human-safe ingredients) - technically you could eat it, but you probably wouldn't want to.
As said above, rice works as a filler. Add a protein at minimum, and preferably vegetables and/or fruit to round out the diet. Potatoes are fine as long as they are cooked. Beans are a good source of protein and fiber for dogs, but should not exceed 10% of their diet.
Avoid giving them plums, cherries, grapes or raisins, chocolate, nuts, anything in the onion family, avocado, cooked bones (splintering hazard), or corn cobs (blockage hazard).
More info here:
Fruit: https://be.chewy.com/13-best-fruits-for-dogs-to-eat/
Veggies: https://be.chewy.com/vegetables-for-dogs/
Carbs: https://be.chewy.com/sweet-potatoes-and-other-carbohydrates-used-in-grain-free-dog-food/
As said above, rice works as a filler. Add a protein at minimum, and preferably vegetables and/or fruit to round out the diet. Potatoes are fine as long as they are cooked. Beans are a good source of protein and fiber for dogs, but should not exceed 10% of their diet.
Avoid giving them plums, cherries, grapes or raisins, chocolate, nuts, anything in the onion family, avocado, cooked bones (splintering hazard), or corn cobs (blockage hazard).
More info here:
Fruit: https://be.chewy.com/13-best-fruits-for-dogs-to-eat/
Veggies: https://be.chewy.com/vegetables-for-dogs/
Carbs: https://be.chewy.com/sweet-potatoes-and-other-carbohydrates-used-in-grain-free-dog-food/