Feeding your puppy/dog

A puppy/dog will eat 2 to 4 % of their body weight a day. so it's easy to do the math. 100 lbs dog will eat 2 to 4 lbs A DAY. Depending on the amout of exercise they do. Think about a Lab out hunting all day they are going to need more than a dog that layed on the couch all day!

Feeding RAW (what we do) This is link to Ebook for $8.95 that explains it all.

I have not found any dog food sold at groc. like Wal Mart that I would consider "good" dog food. :(

Innova, Blue Buffalo, Timber Wolf, K-9 Martin, Eagle Pack, and what we feed Flint River which we think is the best. Flint River contact is 1-800-354-6858 or on line www.frrco.com/121453 Free shipping right to your door. You will not find this in any stores.

Much has been said/written and debated here. I have my own opinion as you will often find me cutting up a whole horse (that died from over eating usually) or cow (that got down trying to calf) (email for pix :)) because my dogs enjoy raw meat and bones so much. Anything can be out of balance. If you only feed your puppy raw meat you would get him growing to fast. Very bad as this can be terrible on joints and cause structural damage, think about a wild dog. They do not have someone going to grocery to purchase them pure meat. They eat bones/fur/feather/gut/greens among other things (horse poop yummie my dogs love it!) So balance is the key here. We feed the BARF Deit: Bone and Raw Food diet along with lamb and rice kibble (Flint River is the best on market). You can feed raw for what you feed a high quality kibble. On that note Science Diet, Purina, or Pedigree are NOT a high quality dog food. Don't be fooled by label.

Back to raw meat. Some people have said feeding raw causes the Mean Dog to come out in your pet. I have to laugh. Think about it this way. If ALL you ever ate was dry cereal how excited would you be to see your next bowl of............oh boy........dry cereal? If someone grilled you a big juicey T-bone steak wouldn't you fight to keep it all to yourself? So when feeding more than one dog you might want to seperate dogs when feeding raw. All of my dogs take raw meat from my hands in a polite way. I do feed mine together if they are used to being together. Mommy spanks for fighting. And no one wants to get a swat from me!

Excellent web site to get you started! http://leerburg.com/feedingarawdiet.htm

Feeding Raw. Raw Meaty Bones or Answers to Questions about feeding Raw or the Wellness Cafe`) there is so much out there you can do a little research yourself on feeding raw. You can grind carrots or greens in blender and pour over food. Puppies learn to like bananas, apples, pears, carrots (anything they see YOU eating) They don't like citrus fruit. Oatmeal, millet, rice, cheese are good.

chicken neck/back raw only. Will sure put the weight on fast if dog needs help in this area.

NO: Raisins, grapes, nuts and dark Chocolate or anything with caffine. on the short list off no-no. Shuts down kidneys (Dog dies eating raisins)

Cows milk. It's not poison but it does cause loose stool. I don't like it.

Avoid Corn in diet. Corn is used to fatten hogs and cattle (and some people wonder why their dogs are fat??? HELLO!) it has little place in dog food.

Soy is known to cause skin issues. so is corn

Eggs: I really like eggs as the yoke is full of good fat. Destiny eats her eggs easy over in the morning. Raw Egg White are bad. Uses up the vitamin Biotin which feed skin tissue. So take the white off or cook it just a little to get the white done. I think eggs are very affordable for what they give you.

The more raw you feed your dog the more acid their stomach will be the easier to digest all foods. The more grain (dog food) you feed the more alkaline stomach will be, does not digest as well.

Dogs were created to eat the dead and dying. They have very short digestive track. Some bacteria will not hurt them. IF you have small children and your dogs eats lots of raw DO NOT ALLOW dog to lick children they can pass salmonella to children. this is the only draw back to feeding raw. But don't allow that to scare you away from a great diet and better health for your dog.

Super Raw food is Green Tripe. I Do NOT like it canned. it kills everything good in there. frozen is the only way and there are only a few good sources to get it. The BEST on the market I have found www.GreenTripe.com (I get mine fresh but that is not available to most city folks) Some sources get if already spoiled and your dog will not enjoy it or benefit as much as nice fresh green tripe (cow guts) Mine go crazy for it. it is the prefect food. If your dog is having drastic health issues I highly recommend only raw with lots of green tripe.

Link: What's in Dog Food. www.api4animals.org/facts.php?p=359&more=1