What did your dog(s) eat today?

[.sarah]

They had some boneless pork today since they had a really boney meal yesterday (beef ribs and a pig tail).

[bckrazy]

Breakfast: Gonzo had some "lamb chunks". Fozzie had California Natural with plain cooked chicken.

Lunch: Fozzie got veggie mush stuff in his Kong, which he goes insane over.

Snack: Fozzie got CN with canned.

Dinner: Gonzo got a frozen piece of Chicken Farmore, it was hot outside. Fozzie got more CN, and stole a bit of Gonzo's Farmore!

Dessert: Supplements & green tripe... he's still getting used to it! It took about 20 minutes for him to eat 2 pieces.

[.sarah]

Today Buck is getting half a chicken and the girls are fasting.

[cloverfdx]

Chicken and lamb again . They are getting turkey today though, if i remember to take it out of the freezer. And they will probably get a lamb scrap/ bone after we get home today to keep them amused for the afternoon.

Better go to bed .

[ashleycat]

Natural Choice Nutro..

Tell me a site to read upon natural foods? Charlie would JUST DIE for what you guys are feeding your dogs. But do they get enough nutrients from bones and stuff? How could they possibly get anything good for a bone for dinner?

I'm confused.

[Jessika]

Well Jamie had a nice cruise by the kitty buffet.....

[Kfamr]

Our local grocery store is having a buy one get one free sale so we just bought 2 packages of chicken legs. Around 6lbs of chicken for $5. Cheapest I can find it! My freezer is full of that and the chicken I've been getting from work.

I really don't want to waste these beef bones - the guy at my mom's work even went thru the trouble of cutting them for the dogs.

Is there anyway I can give them to them without ruining their teeth but still benefitting?

[Jessika]

Natural Choice Nutro..

Tell me a site to read upon natural foods? Charlie would JUST DIE for what you guys are feeding your dogs. But do they get enough nutrients from bones and stuff? How could they possibly get anything good for a bone for dinner?

I'm confused.

If he is doing well on what you are currently feeding, then there is really no need to change. I currently have mine on Natural Choice as well, and they thrive. They are much healthier than any of the pets I've had before in the past. Sure it isn't "top of the line" food, but its definitely up there on the list of good versus bad.

[.sarah]

Natural Choice Nutro..

Tell me a site to read upon natural foods? Charlie would JUST DIE for what you guys are feeding your dogs. But do they get enough nutrients from bones and stuff? How could they possibly get anything good for a bone for dinner?

I'm confused.

Raw feeding is the best diet for them. Check out this thread: http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=101889

If he is doing well on what you are currently feeding, then there is really no need to change.

Well, I actually think there is plenty of reason to change. Raw feeding is the optimal diet for a carnivore. Your dog can't eat any better than what it was designed to eat

My dogs were "fine" on kibble, but I knew they'd be better on raw food and I was right. The only time we've had to go to the vet was for something totally unrelated to food. Mandy hasn't been at all since the switch, and she was always there for something.

A dog doing well on kibble is comparable to a human doing well on cerals, granola bars, etc. Processed food is still just that. You can do well on it, but you will do better eating whole, raw foods. And I need to switch myself off of the crappy processed diet that I eat!

Not trying to rag on you Jessica, but this is just my opinion

[labmomma]

I am not totally qualified with the raw diet. I have a good quality food that I feed them but would love to give some treats. What can I feed them without fear of bone problems?
Please advise,
Labmomma (Donna )

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

We bought Bailey 33 pounds of chicken leg quarters, so he will be getting that for just over 2 weeks. He is eating 2 pounds of meat a day. His next meat will be beef, I can get 50 pounds for $30.00 at a local meat packer - they have a dog raw diet section.

How often does a dog need to be fasted? Once a week, I feed Bailey in the afternoon instead of in the morning. His last meal is at 6:00, so he really is only fasted for 18 hours, once a week. Is that enough?

[bella's_my_lab]

Bella had plain ole pedigree. From what you all feed your dogs, mine sounds deprived. Getting all that good other food. Still new to the dog owning thing though so I'm still learning whats out there.
People are giving them raw chicken? This will sound stupid but can't they get that salimanila (spelled it wrong) poisoning?

Lost in the food debate

[.sarah]

Salmonella is no threat to dogs, and neither is bacteria. They are built to eat raw food, not kibble. Kibble is a totally foreign food to a carnivore and it will not provide them with proper nutrition.

Here is some more reading in case you're interested -
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=101889
http://rawfed.com/myths/
http://rawfeddogs.net/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawPup/

[Missrock]

Sounds like you guys are feeding the BARF diet. I posted today under dog health. I have just lost my second seven year old Rottweiler to cancer. I am looking more and more at feeding the BARF diet and changing my vaccination plan. What do you think?

[wolfsoul]

Sounds like you guys are feeding the BARF diet. I posted today under dog health. I have just lost my second seven year old Rottweiler to cancer. I am looking more and more at feeding the BARF diet and changing my vaccination plan. What do you think?

I am sorry about your rottie. I lost my German shepherd to cancer a couple years back.

A raw diet is one of the best things you can do to prevent cancer. Cancer feeds off of carbohydrates, and kibble is full of carbs. A Raw diet is mainly protien; the only carbs come from vegetables, and these carbs are healthier than the ones that come from grains. Vaccines also cause cancer and tumors. You should really look into it, once you feed raw, the change is so amazing you'll never want to go back to kibble.