Comments on: Questions about feeding dogs raw…? http://www.dogfoodssite.com/questions-about-feeding-dogs-raw/ "Every dog must have the best food." Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kip's Mom has a new dog! http://www.dogfoodssite.com/questions-about-feeding-dogs-raw/#comment-30 Kip's Mom has a new dog! Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:13:48 +0000 #comment-30 Chicken is good to start with, but what you are feeding is a bit bone heavy. It's not bad for a while, but eventually you'll need to up the meaty-meat amount. The link below is to the USDA nutrition guide, if you don't have it already - it's handy to figure out how much bone you are feeding. Thighs and breasts have the lowest bone percentage, so try to feed more of that until you can add another protein source. I generally feed chicken (and turkey) as my "bone" meals, and beef and pork boneless. Your one dog that didn't finish eating today - just keep offering her the meat, and she should eventually figure it out. If she still isn't eating the entire thing in a few days, try bashing it a bit to break up the bone; some dogs need a bit of help initially. Yes, it's okay to put the meat back in the fridge, or even in the freezer. Keep an eye on sales and such to get cheaper meat, but remember to stay away from enhanced meat. Chicken is good to start with, but what you are feeding is a bit bone heavy. It’s not bad for a while, but eventually you’ll need to up the meaty-meat amount.

The link below is to the USDA nutrition guide, if you don’t have it already – it’s handy to figure out how much bone you are feeding.

Thighs and breasts have the lowest bone percentage, so try to feed more of that until you can add another protein source. I generally feed chicken (and turkey) as my "bone" meals, and beef and pork boneless.

Your one dog that didn’t finish eating today – just keep offering her the meat, and she should eventually figure it out. If she still isn’t eating the entire thing in a few days, try bashing it a bit to break up the bone; some dogs need a bit of help initially.

Yes, it’s okay to put the meat back in the fridge, or even in the freezer. Keep an eye on sales and such to get cheaper meat, but remember to stay away from enhanced meat.

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