How to Cook Eggs for Dogs
Learn how to cook eggs for dogs safely to give your dog added protein and variety into your dogs diet. In this tutorial, I'll share the best way to cook eggs for dogs, plus a second easy way that also works too!
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A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: How to Cook Eggs for Dogs
- Ready In: 10 minutes
- Makes: 7 servings
- Main Ingredients: eggs, extra virgin olive oil
- Flavor Profile: plain eggs
- Dietary Info: no seed oils, gluten free, dairy free
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: Add more variety into your dogs diet with eggs!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy: It’s so easy to make eggs for your dog, it’s very similar to cooking them for you!
- Many Uses: Use eggs as a homemade treat, food topper or as part of a homemade meal. Just like Beef Dog Treats and How to Cook a Whole Chicken for Dog Food you can use this recipe many ways.
- Dogs Love: Your dog will love this, no matter how you decide to serve!
- Added Protein: Eggs are a great way to add another protein source into your dog’s diet!
Adding eggs into your dog's diet is a great way to add more nutrients and another protein source. John Johne eats eggs every single day and he loves them! Eggs can be added into homemade dog food like Dog Burger Bowl (Homemade Beef Dog Food), Slow Cooker Beef Dog Food, Thanksgiving Dinner for Dogs, Salmon Dinner Recipe for Dogs, or Beef Liver Dinner Recipe for Dogs, used as a food topper, or even as a treat.
If you want to learn more about how to cook homemade dog food, check out our course How to Cook Homemade Dog Food (Vet-Approved, Balanced and Simple). In this course I go into more details about dog safe foods, how to choose the right ones for your pup, how to balance meals and more! Plus, it's vet approved by our amazing veterinarian, Dr. Joel Figueroa.
Best Ways to Cook Eggs for Dogs
Scrambled
Scrambled eggs is John John's favorite way to enjoy them, so that's how we cook eggs for him. You can scramble eggs for your dog, just like you would scramble them for you. The only thing you need to be mindful of is using a dog safe oil to coat the pan. The best oils for dogs are extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil.
If you are cooking scrambled eggs for yourself and want to give your dog a few bites and you are using a high quality organic butter, a few bites is fine (just make sure they are free of salt and pepper). This is how John John eats them and my husband will just remove a few pieces before he adds salt and pepper. Always ensure your scrambled eggs are free of salt, pepper and seasoning before sharing with your dog.
Hard Boiled
Hard boiled is a great way to cook eggs for dogs as they are gently cooked. Just ensure that hard boiled eggs are plain and free of any seasonings or spices. Don't feed your dog egg salad or deviled eggs! Hard boiled eggs are great to prep in advance and chop up and add into homemade dog food or even use as treats.
Poached
Because poached eggs are gently cooked, it is okay to share some of your poached egg with your dog. A little runny yolk is okay. Poached eggs are just not ideal for cooking in advance and storing, so this is not the best method to use if you are cooking homemade dog food. But, a few little bites or egg yolk licks are fine.
Ingredients
- Eggs: Make sure to use organic eggs, as organic ingredients matter for your dog, just like they do for you.
- Olive Oil: I use organic extra virgin olive oil to coat the pan. But, if you want to use coconut oil that also works too. Both of these are wonderful fats for dogs. If you are cooking scrambled eggs for yourself and want to share a few pieces with your dog, you can use an organic butter, that’s also fine too.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for How to Cook Eggs for Dogs
- Buy organic eggs if you want the best for your pup! Organic ingredients matter for dogs, just like they do for humans.
- Use a dog safe fat such as extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil. Don't use seed oils (sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil, vegetable oil, peanut oil, or sesame oil).
- Avocado oil is not ideal for dogs, so you should avoid this too. While some dogs may be able to handle it, it's not the best choice.
- You can store extra eggs in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
How to Cook Eggs for Dogs
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the eggs.
- Whisk together with a fork to scramble.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil to coat the pan.
- Pour the eggs into the skillet.
- Stir with a spatula to scramble the eggs until they are fully cooked.
- Remove from the heat and transfer to a Tupperware. Store in the fridge for up to a week.
Recipe FAQ's
Yes, dogs can eat eggs! They are a great source of protein.
Hard boiling eggs or scrambling them with a dog safe oil like olive oil or coconut oil is the best way to cook eggs for dogs.
Yes! Dogs can safely eat scrambled eggs so long as they are plain and cooked in a dog safe oil, such as coconut oil or avocado oil.
Yes! Hard boiling eggs are a great way to serve eggs to your dog. Just ensure they are plain.
No, you shouldn’t feed your dog raw eggs.
This depends on the size of your dog. But most dogs can have around 1 to 2 eggs per week.
Yes, dogs can eat eggs every day as part of a balanced diet.
It's best to give your dog the whole egg so they can get the vitamins and nutrients from both portions of the egg.
If you want to give your dog eggshells, you can but they need to be cleaned, dried and ground into a fine powder to avoid choking and sharp pieces. Eggshells have calcium, which is why people do this. But if you are feeding a fresh food only diet, like we do, there’s a better option for calcium for dogs than eggshells in my opinion.
Dogs need the correct ratio of calcium to phosphorus, and this traditionally came from dogs eating raw bones. So, bones are the best way to get the exact 2:1 ratio of calcium to phosphorus because eggshells only provide calcium.
I use the Four Leaf Rover Bone Powder for this as it’s so much easier and I don’t have to grind up eggshells. So, I don’t really think the eggshells are worth it, in my opinion.
Yes, puppies can eat eggs as long as they are fully cooked and plain.
Yes, as if you are scrambling eggs, you’ll need some fat to coat the pan. Use a dog safe fat such as coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil when cooking eggs for your dog.
Yes, eggs are a great additional protein source to add into your dogs homemade meals.
Yes, you can freeze scrambled eggs as part of homemade dog food. If you meal prep and portion out your dog’s meals and eggs are in there, you can freeze the whole meal. You can also freeze eggs alone in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
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How to Cook Eggs for Dogs
Equipment
- Large Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the eggs and whisk together with a fork to scramble.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil to coat the pan.
- Pour the eggs into the skillet and stir with a spatula to scramble the eggs until they are fully cooked.
- Remove from the heat and transfer to a Tupperware. Store in the fridge for up to a week.
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Notes
- Buy organic eggs if you want the best for your pup! Organic ingredients matter for dogs, just like they do for humans.
- Use a dog safe fat such as extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil. Don't use seed oils (sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil, vegetable oil, peanut oil, or sesame oil).
- Avocado oil is not ideal for dogs, so you should avoid this too. While some dogs may be able to handle it, it's not the best choice.
- You can store extra eggs in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
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