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Originally Posted by Kfamr
Anyone?
Has anyone eaten it themselves or know of someone who eats/fed it?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kfamr
Anyone?
Has anyone eaten it themselves or know of someone who eats/fed it?
Rusty usually has the same old stuff. His dry dog food kibbles (or whatever it is) at night ususally at 9 or 10 if hes hungry. Then for lunch and dinner he has his mighty dogs can or two(yea he eats little dog food :rolleyes: he hate most wet dog food)and with it he has microwaved ham or different meats. He has hamburgers,hot dogs, and chicken with his food sometimes too.
The boys had tripe for breakfast this morning. They've been getting a bit of tripe for the past week now.. I'm sick of the smell. UGH! I can't wait until they finish up the last bit. :p
Tonight they're getting rabbit, egg, kelp and yogurt.
Liver, oatmeal, chicken, bone, skin, lettuce and tomato, and a little bit of pineapple sherbet as a treat.
Yes they are an excellent source of Glucosamine AND Chondroitin. Beef trachea & shark cartilidge are also excellent sources of glucosamine & chondrotin. Glu. & Chon. are both great for all sorts of joint & mobility problems & to aid in the prevention of problems that may occur later in life with larger and/or more active breeds & the like.Quote:
Originally Posted by anna_66
I used to get them from one of my butchers (which would cost between .89-$1.39/lb depending on what butcher I got them from & if they had to order them or not) but I recently found someone better. He usually proccesses dear and other game animals for the public but one of his good friends owns an organic chicken farm & he helps him butcher his chickens, which averages out to be about 100/month. They save me all the feet, for FREE! (he will soon be giving me the scraps to all the game animals he proccesses as well as an occassional pig(s) & cow(s) that his family butchers for their own private use) Granted I have to drive almost an hour one way to get them but it's worth it. (I get to visit my Grandmother & Uncle as well as they live in the area).
I am not sure, I've never heard of the fish. But I did google it & found that people eat it, cooked, smoked & even raw in sushi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kfamr
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http://www.catalinaop.com/fish.htm
I would say that if people can eat it raw dogs should more than able to as well. If it were me I'd feed it (of course after it is frozen for a few days just to be on the safe side).
Just please remember that dogs need a lot of other meats with their diet. Fish should not be in every meal.
Oops, I forgot to post my menu.
Tues night:
(My friend fed them as I was out of town, hence the very plain meal)
beef
Wed am:
Nanook: big fat salmon steak, 2 chicken feet
Raustyk: half a can of tuna, a few small strips of venison, 2 chicken feet
Kaige: big fat salmon steak, 1 chicken foot
Indy: half a can of tuna, couple small strips of venison, 1 chicken foot
Wed night:
Nanook: salmon steak, half a small goose, 1 chicken foot
Raustyk: chunck of venison, 1 chicken foot
Kaige: salmon steak, small piece of venison, 1 chicken foot
Indy: chunk of venison
This am:
Nanook: venison sausage (not spicy at all), 2 chicken feet
Raustyk: venison sausage, 1 chicken foot
Kaige: venison sausage, tuna, 1 chicken foot
Indy: venison sausage, tuna, 1 chicken foot
Nova had chicken for breakfast. Luka had beef brisket. Buck had boneless pork. Mandy isn't eating until tonight, and it will be either turkey or chicken. She's on a "bland" diet for a few days.
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Originally Posted by lv4dogs
Oh I already know that for sure. They get fish maybe once a week, if not less. They really enjoy it though so I give it to them as much as I can.
I also freeze ALL of my meats for atleast 2 weeks before feeding - it doesn't matter what meat it is, it still gets frozen before fed.
Thanks for that link!
Chester had a turkey leg for breakfast, and a chicken foot for a snack. He will be getting buffalo for dinner :)
Sue you are so lucky to get all that for free. I'm so jealous!
My butcher told me he may be able to get chicken feet but it would be pricey so I'll have to pursue another avenue with that.
I do give one supplement I guess you'd call it, Synovi G3.
I wish I was able to give whole fish but the only fish they have around here is gutted tilipia so I'm just giving canned salmon.
I did order a whole hog yesterday so needless to say my three will be getting pork as a big part of their meals after the 22nd.
I also got whole chicken on sale for $.52/pd and beef roasts for $1.49/pd (both awesome deals around here) so I grabbed as many as I could.
Mark said I'm "possessed" with the whole raw thing. I told him first I'm not "possessed" I'm "obsessed"...obsessed with finding deals that is!
I never remember to post our meals, so here they are for the last couple days.
Wednesday-
Bon-whole chicken, beef liver
Roxey & Huney-chicken quarters with hearts, beef liver
then pigs feet for a treat
Thursday-
Bon-3pd beef roast, egg
Roxey & Huney-1pd beef roast, egg
You can give canned Mackerel as well, it's cheaper than salmon, at least it is in my area. Sardines, tuna etc... can also be fed. (Just letting you know other varieties in case you didn't know).Quote:
Originally Posted by anna_66
Last night's dinner:
Nanook: big chunk of beef, 2 chicken feet
Kaige: big chunck of beef, 1 chicken foot
Raustyk: big chunck of beef, small chunk of venison, 1 chicken foot
Indy:small chunk beef, med chunk of venison, 1 chicken foot
They had no breakfast this morning.
Tonight they will be having:
venison
goose
egg
chicken feet
I'm keeping my babies on mostly chicken/ground beef/pork lately. I wish I could afford more but I can't at the moment. I will eat Ramen noodles if I need to but I will make sure they have the staples of poultry/red meat as much as humanely possible.
Breakfast:
Turkey
Supplements (Glucosamine for Kaedyn & glucosamine, yucca and devil's claw for Kai)
Dinner:
Goat w/Organs
Buffalo Heart
Ground Flax Seed
Kelp
Egads, even with an endless supply I don't think I could share it! I LOVE yellow tail jack! *Droooool*Quote:
Originally Posted by Kfamr
Jasper had 1/4 cup of Royal Canin and a raw egg for breakfast, and a raw chicken thigh for dinner. Crunchy!
The Labs all had a turkey leg today, and Luka also had a chicken quarter. Mandy wasn't hungry.
Breakfast:
1 pound beef
1 apple
Dinner:
1 pound pork roast
1 pound beef
2 chicken feet
1 pear
2 eggs
1 pork bone
EVO/egg this morning, turkey legs and turkey gizzard/heart. Yesterday they had ground beef and beef liver
The Schmelties had turkey, egg and supplements for breakfast.
For dinner they're getting salmon.
Well the goose was NOT a hit, NONE of my dogs like goose at all, not even a nibble after offering it to them a few consecutive meals in a row. I couldn't believe it, Nanook & Kaige like everything, Raustyk is only picky when it comes to seafood & Indy is only picky when it comes to chicken yet nobody would eat goose.
They went without a few meals because they were not eating the goose. I finally caved Sunday & gave them something different.
They each had:
1 chicken foot
chicken liver
2 chicken quarters
venison strip
Sue, you can send the goose down to me ;)
Today they all had tripe for the first time! Good Lord that stuff reaks! Yuck! But anyway, of course the dogs loved it! Mandy's been picky lately but she gobbled that right up. They also had lamb shanks.
Does your crew like Goose? If so have they always or did you have to entice them at first? If so what did you do to get them to eat it?Quote:
Originally Posted by .sarah
And yes tripe does smell something awful. lol I'm glad that my butcher doesn't get it all that often. lol
Cathy, some guy at the boat launch said there is a vein in the Jack which is poisonous to humans - do you know if that's true? Feel free to come on over, I'll give you a feast of Jack!
Yesterday they had:
Beef Chunks
Chicken Liver
Chicken
Yogurt
Tomato
Carrots
Banana
Celery
Today they had kibbles as mommy was too tired after work and slept from the time she got home until way after dinner time. ;)
Tonight my fur kids had:
Chicken Thigh
Beef Chunks
Chicken Liver
Cottage Cheese
For breakfast Visa had ground beef meat, liver, and heart, with bee pollen, parsley, alphalfa, kelp, and marine oil.
When I was making my lunch I gave her my leftover cuttings of cucumber, tomato, and green pepper and I gave her a couple pieces of cheese.
Tonight she is getting a chicken back with lamb kidney and beef liver.I'm all out of actual meat so chicken backs it will be for a couple of meals.
Breakfast:
1 pound Pork Roast
1 pound Beef
2 Chicken Feet
2 Eggs
Dinner:
1 pound Pork Roast
1 Turkey Wing
He will also be getting some dehydrated buffalo liver treats. I bought them at a local pet store, Bailey always gets one when he goes there and loves them! I also bought the buffalo liver cat treats. I spent $20.00 on pet treats only to have all three of my cats refuse to touch them! At least Bailey likes them, he can have the cat treats too, they are the same thing, only smaller pieces. :D
For breakfast, Chester had:
Pork
Egg
Zucchini
Carrots
Apple
He will be having Salmon for dinner :)
Cinder, SmokeMutt, and Bowser all had:
For Brunch
* 7/8 Cup of Premium Edge Lamb & Rice (Adult)
then Cinder had desert - One 1.5" Very GREEN & Crunchy TOMATO http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/mad.gif
for Dinner
* 7/8 Cup PE Lamb & Rice
and we're OUT of Tomatos! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/mad.gif
http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/rolleyes.gif
Dinner last night:
Beef liver
chicken quarter
venison
chicken feet (1-2 each)
This morning for breakfast:
venison
2 chicken feet
The doggies are having mullet and shrimp today lol. Buck is also getting a turkey leg.
Nope, they've never had it. Mandy might turn it down but I'd have a heart attack if one of the Labs turned down food ... or a brick for that matter. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by lv4dogs
Sue, I will take that goose! =P Goose & duck are Gonzo's favorites. How much does it cost in your area? It's like $2/lb here, so I don't get it often. Sorry that your 4 won't take to it, that's a surprise!
I just let the boys in from eating. They're happy, I finally got more lamb! ;)
Gonzo ~
Lamb shank
Snacks: Sardines & hard-boiled Egg
Supps: Kelp & cabbage/tomato
Dessert: Apple & Banana Frosty Paw
Fozzie ~
Lamb muscle meat (frozen)
Turkey wing
Snacks: Sardines, hard-boiled Egg, raspberries, cantaloupe
Supps: Kelp & multi-vitamin
Dessert: Apple & Banana Frosty Paw
I get it for free. A family I know hunts geese but does it only for sport. So to make use of the animal they save me the meat.Quote:
Originally Posted by bckrazy
I was also surprised that NONE of them would eat it, very surprised. The goose I gave them was a year old, frozen the entire time but looked great, smelled good and it wasn't even freezer burnt. I wonder if something was wrong with it? I don't know what but it really boggled my mind that none of them would even take one bite out of it.
Last nights dinner:
beef liver
chicken quarter
1 chicken foot (Nanook had 2)
This morning
just 2 chicken feet each
:eek: The smallest Goose I have seen in the stores here has been over $40.00! It is extremely expensive here, so I never buy it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bckrazy
They had beef brisket today.
Right now I'm uploading videos of them eating their fish and shrimp yesterday :p
Visa had ground beef an a pork foot this morning with egg, kelp, chlorophyll, and marine oil. :)
I think shrimp would be the only thing I would NOT feed my dogs, it wouldn't make it past my own mouth. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by .sarah
Last night's dinner:
canned salmon
canned mackerel
no salt mixed veggies
sweet potatoes
turkey
egg
Breakfast this morning:
venison
2 chicken feet
Sue, do they eat any other wild meat? Wild animals have a totally different taste, so maybe they're used to grocery/butcher meats? =P That's all I could think of.
They had been in the freezer too long ;) They are way too expensive for me to buy for food for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by lv4dogs
Today Daisy had mackeral in tomato sauce i mixed with oatmeal for breakfast after her 4 mile bike run. Then a granny smith apple cubed in the afternoon. Then, since she's been a good girl she had a can of tuna for din-din with another bike run to come this evening.
These meals were all done with the N.I.L.I.F. approach, which we'll be augmenting for another 3 & 1/2 weeks.
She's going through her asolescense and the N.I.L.I.F. is working beautifully. But she is stubborn with a strong personality and wants to be alpha. :D So we'll continue for a solid month.
You can't do enough NILIF! Why not continue infinitely, Zoey? :p I still do it with both of my dogs. Fozzie is also hitting his defiant stage... OMG I know what you're going through.
Gonzo ~
1 turkey leg
Snacks: Sardines & Chicken organ meal (2 livers, heart, lungs, & gizzard) & Apple (it helped his sardine breath =/)
Supps: Kelp & multi-vitamin
Dessert: Vanilla frozen yogurt
Fozzie ~
1/2 Lamb shank
2 chicken wings
Snacks: Sardines & Chicken livers & Apple & Banana
Supps: Kelp & multi-vitamin
Dessert: Vanilla frozen yogurt
bckrazy,
wow! i should eat as well as your dogs! :D
indefinite N.I.L.I.F. is a thought. It's probably just laziness on my part that I don't do it indefinitely.
I mean, if I have a month's goal, i feel i'm working toward something. But yeah, the hand feeding with lots of commands really keeps her knowing who's boss, as well as a kinder, gentler dog. (Oh, that mashed mackeral and oatmeal feels so *ahem* pleasant in my hands.) ;)
And I never have to get mad. I just put the food away until later when she isn't cooperating. I guess I just need to teach her more commands to keep her from getting too bored by repeating the same ones over and over and over.
As a side note, Daisy's really doing well at standing up. And she loves to hold on to my hands sometimes for short periods of time, and walks along on 2 feet that way. I am certain that she will learn to walk on 2 feet.