What did your dog(s) eat today?

[dab_20]

Molli and Sam had kibble for breakfast and dinner. They didn't get treats today because they are in the fighting mood.

[.sarah]

They all had fish earlier this morning, and a 1/4 of a chicken just a minute ago.

[wolfsoul]

Breakfast:
~Goat meat and organs
~Beef tripe
~Cottage cheese
~6% yogurt
~Tomato
~One egg (with shelll)
~Fish oil
~Flaxseed
~Alfalfa
~Kelp
~BioVet Sport
~BioVet Skin&Coat
~NutriCal

Snack:
~Oxtail

She's going to get dinner later tonight.

[anna_66]

Well ladies, I've started my three on the raw diet I really started it for one major reason, Bon has never really had good poos on just about any kind of dog food I've given him so I thought what can it hurt?!

As of now their morning meal is raw then later in the day I'm putting out kibble if they want. So far they haven't been eating much kibble at all but I have probably 100 lbs of dog food so I'll keep doing it this way for a while since already his poo is better (in only 3 days!!!!).
Thanks everyone for the super explanations and links to all the websites.
Please keep posting on what your dogs are eating, I'd like to know what variations I should be giving them since this is all new to me

PS I've gotten some awesome deals on chicken leg quarters...only $2.99 for 10lbs! And I've found out we can get rabbits at our local meat market (I had no idea they sold so many different things!).

[.sarah]

YAY ANNA!! That is fantastic!

I am so glad it is working for your dogs, especially Bon!


Jordan, that is some list My dogs only get meat, bones, and organs, and nothing else. Visa's meals sound really complicated lol.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Breakfast: Chicken leg quarter and a whole salmon.

Dinner: Chicken leg quarter, whole salmon and a meaty beef bone.

We buy 1 pound salmons with the heads removed. We went to a local butcher today and he gave us over 5 pounds raw, meaty beef bones and ends for FREE!

[The Cat Factory]

Breakfast: Chicken leg quarter and a whole salmon.

Dinner: Chicken leg quarter, whole salmon and a meaty beef bone.

We buy 1 pound salmons with the heads removed. We went to a local butcher today and he gave us over 5 pounds raw, meaty beef bones and ends for FREE!

I hope the butcher has more beef bones when I go there! Do you know if they sell rabbit there? I want to get some for Chester, but I can't find any

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I hope the butcher has more beef bones when I go there! Do you know if they sell rabbit there? I want to get some for Chester, but I can't find any

They don't sell rabbit - just lamb, beef, chicken and possibly goat. He has tons of leftovers everyday, so you will get some for sure!

[The Cat Factory]

They don't sell rabbit - just lamb, beef, chicken and possibly goat. He has tons of leftovers everyday, so you will get some for sure!

I will have to get him some lamb when we go there, and goat if he has any. I wonder where I could find rabbit?

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I will have to get him some lamb when we go there, and goat if he has any. I wonder where I could find rabbit?

I searched the internet and have yet to find a butcher that sells rabbit.

[lv4dogs]

The dogs got some raw for breakfast this morning for a change. I haven't fed raw for breakfast in a couple months or so, since I started to cut down due to my freezer space & pocketbook limitations.

They had some cottage cheese, egg (I always feed my eggs whole, including the shell), carrots, spinach, nupro and oxtails.

[Kfamr]

Could I add some veggies/fruit?

I have tomatoes, carrots, and bananas.

I was thinking of chopping up the fish real fine anyways. I don't think they'd eat a big filet if I handed it to them right away.


As for feeding chicken, can I feed just regular chicken breasts (I have those) or should I wait and buy chicken legs? I was thinking chicken breasts would be better to start with?

[.sarah]

You could add veggies and fruits, but it'll just be filler. Dogs don't need that stuff, and won't get any nutritional benefit unless if it's pureed or pulped to mimic stomach contents.

I would hand it to them whole, you might be surprised. Unless if you want to be chopping it up for them each time, you are setting yourself up for finicky dogs by doing that if they refuse it whole. Fish is one of those foods that my dogs crave. Mandy goes absolutely nuts over fish, probably because it's so much stinkier than other meats.

Chicken breasts are fine, bone-in or boneless. Chicken legs are kind of small (it's easier for them to choke on smaller pieces), I'd get chicken quarters. Quarters are usually cheaper too, I just got 20 lbs for $.49/lb. Some dogs are really good with eating legs though, it all depends on what type of eater your dogs are. Nova and Luka will practically swallow a leg whole, so I usually feed them quarters or whole chickens.

[.sarah]

Oh I also wanted to say that our freezer came in Tuesday and I'm placing our first order tomorrow!

Here is our old freezer. I was only allowed to use the bottom shelf but went overboard last week at the grocery store (they had a going out of buisness sale!) and so some of the dog's stuff overflowed onto the top I had everything organized in bags, but the new freezer is spacious enough to have bins/tubs to put everything in!


Here is the new one! 5x the size of "my" section of the old freezer! Woo hoo!!

There is also another section above that is the size of the old freezer. It is a fridge that can be turned into a freezer if we need more space.


Hey Anna, would you be interested in ordering your food? The place I'm going to start ordering from delivers to all of the east coast. Some of the things are really cheap, some are more expensive, but best of all is that the animals are humanely raised and killed. Makes me happy Anyway, I can give you the link to their yahoo group. The lady who owns the place is really nice and very good with letting you know that your order is ready & being shipped.



Sorry I went off topic, but I thought it'd be nice to have all the raw stuff in this thread now instead of multiple threads.

[anna_66]

Hey Anna, would you be interested in ordering your food? The place I'm going to start ordering from delivers to all of the east coast. Some of the things are really cheap, some are more expensive, but best of all is that the animals are humanely raised and killed. Makes me happy Anyway, I can give you the link to their yahoo group. The lady who owns the place is really nice and very good with letting you know that your order is ready & being shipped.

I just might be interested in that if it's a decent price. I'd love the link...send it right along

PS Congrats on the new freezer!
I'm going to have to go out and get our big freezer ready if I keep doing this (which I'm pretty sure I will!). I have the whole bottom half of our freezer full of the dogs food