Since the allergy food is unknown, it would not be wise to just start making recipes with multiple items in it. You could very well be feeding the one thing that the dog is allergic to.
Feeding a balanced diet is as not the same for all dogs.
Try joining a yahoo group that teaches natural feeding. This is one group that teaches raw and cooked.
http://pets.group.yahoo.com/group/K9Kitchen

Another thing to look into is ALL over the net. Itchiness can be an allergic reaction to vaccines. Do some research.

It’s terrific that you want to get away from junky processed food! Here is my blanket answer for dog food questions:

Dogs can technically live on an omnivorous diet, but any dog that lives wild, whether it is a feral dog or the dog’s cousin, the wolf, will eat meat, fat and bones every chance it gets. A wild dog’s diet is comprised of muscle and organ meats, bones, fat, and they will possibly ingest some fibrous vegetable matter if they eat any stomach or intestine contents, which they usually avoid. Aside from munching grass to help them throw up, dogs do NOT eat vegetables, grains or fruits – and most importantly, their digestive system is an extrememly harsh, short one, which breaks down meat, bone and fat beautifully but doesn’t break down those fibrous vegetables and grains.

If you want to give your dog the best diet possible, either feed him raw muscle and organ meats with raw bones, or at least get him a dry food that is meat-based (check out Eagle Pack, Blue Buffalo, Diamond, Innova, or any of the other great natural and organic foods out there) and supplement this dry food diet with raw bones and fresh (or cooked, if you must) meat and eggs. A healthy dog will have no “doggy” breath, very minimal fecal matter (because his body is using what he’s eating), healthy skin, a shiny coat and eyes, and will not come down with diet-related diseases down the road. Food truly is the best medicine, and is far easier on your wallet than expensive medicines, tonics and surgeries that you’ll buy from your vet to fix the problem after it’s too far gone.

Take a peek at this great website for unbiased dog food information: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/

Also take a peek at http://www.barfworld.com for more information on feeding raw food.

Unfortunately, I’ve been searching high and low for a recipe WITHOUT vegetables or grains, because a dog’s digestive system cannot properly process them. I have yet to find one, so here is a link with some good information:

http://www.healinghope.net/downloads/canine_raw_food_diet_basics.pdf

HOWEVER, in my research I found that nuts, especially macadamia, are toxic to dogs, just like onions, grapes and theobromine in chocolates, so I’m not sure why nuts are included on the list. The rest of the information does look sound to me, so that’s why I’ve included it.

I hope this is helpful to you, and I wish you the best of luck! : )

I think the most likely source of your dog’s allergic reaction to food would be the grains. As there are many trace elements and minerals necessary to keep your pet healthy, my suggestion is to buy one of the grain-free foods on links. When I lived overseas, I used to prepare the food for my cats and was pleased to return here so I could feed them without so much of my time being invested.

I have, for many years, fed my cats Wellness foods as most are 95% human grade and when my husband (retired veterinarian) and I (former vet-tech) were breeding GSHP, each dog was fed, about, 1-1/2 cups Wellness dry mixed with 1/2 of a large can of food, 1/4 pound of ground beef and, about, 1 cup of warm water plus was given a vitamin tab. I think my husband used to add an egg 2-3 times a week. Our dogs were super-active – they weighed 55 to 75 pounds

All links are related as I wanted to read the info’ and customer reviews. Note the high protein level in the Wellness CORE which is almost twice as high as other brands – it’s the amount contained in the majority of cat foods and is more in line with both canine and feline requirements.

Think you can get most of these products at a specialty pet store – I get the cat food from PetCo. Please, don’t flip out at the prices => cat food costs, at least, twice as much as dog food!

Hope your dog, soon, improves.

some dogs do digest grains some don’t if its not do 30% meat/and or dairy 30% grains 40% vegetables dogs are not the same as wolves God created them differently if he is allergic to grains do 2 parts vege 1 part protein