Sometimes you can get those fatty lamb chops on megasale–not the succulent little three-bite gems but the flat ones that look like little chuck roasts and are kind of rubbery when you grill them. If you can score these on sale, the price isn’t too blinding. Also, lamb neck bones are generally cheap. They have a lot of meat on them–simmer them in some water until the meat falls off the bone and you have both meat and wonderful lamb broth.

Avoid canned broths because they’re full of salt and usually have onion in them. Onion is really bad for dawgs.

Some dogs, like some humans, are allergic to wheat. See if the dog can tolerate rice. All my pooches have liked yams & sweet potatoes, too–these also are apparently low on the allergen scale.