What did your dog(s) eat today?

[k9krazee]

If I can find a good supply I will hopefully be feeding TimberWolf Organics in the morning, and then when I have more time feeding raw for dinner.

It should be the other way around, shouldn't it? Raw in the morning, kibble at night, because the raw will digest faster.

[Kfamr]

It should be the other way around, shouldn't it? Raw in the morning, kibble at night, because the raw will digest faster.

I don't know, that's why i'm posting in this thread!


I don't feed the dogs in the morning on weekdays because I leave for work at 5am and the dogs aren't even awake. My dad does and I'm pretty sure he'd never want to feed them raw, even if I seperated it for him.

[.sarah]

It should be the other way around, shouldn't it? Raw in the morning, kibble at night, because the raw will digest faster.

As long as you feed them about 8-10 hours apart it doesn't really matter if you feed the kibble in the morning. They should both be ready to pop out around the same time then

[k9krazee]

I have a question, I've been looking into this for a really long time but I'm going to college in the fall and I KNOW that my family wouldn't keep up with it if I do start. Would it be okay to feed them raw while I'm home in the spring/summer and then go back to kibble for the fall/winter? It wouldn't cause their bodies any damage would it because the two are so drastically different?

[.sarah]

Nope, they would benefit from it!

[The Cat Factory]

Chester hasn't had his dinner yet, but he'll be getting a whole chicken. The chicken I am getting him still has the head attached, so I was just wondering if it is okay for them to eat the beak?

[.sarah]

Yeah, the beak is okay to eat

[The Cat Factory]

Ok, thanks!

[Kfamr]

Okay, so they just had their meal.


1 filet of trout
pureed carrots, banana, and a little bit of tomato on top.

All three started off by licking the trout clean.

Nala seemed to swallow it in one piece. I don't know if she chewed it at all. That's something else I was afraid of.

Simba chewed it, ate it, and looked for more.

Kiara finally ate it after putting it in her mouth and spitting it back out a billion times.


The lady who created "The Dog Food Project" website just told me that it is okay to feed raw and kibble in the same meal. She's been helping me a lot.

Ugh, so confusing.

[bckrazy]

That's awesome, Kay! =0) I'm happy your pups like their raw. I've also had no bad experiences with mixing at all... their poops just aren't as perfect as they are with all-raw. Mordy is soooo cool! I'm glad she's helping you out!

Breakfast - Gonzo had a light breakfast, because we went to a Flyball demo at 8 AM. He got a few rabbit pieces (leg quarters), a little bit of veggie mix & a whole hard-boiled egg. Fozzie got the same and he pretty much thought he died and went to heaven, with the rabbit. It was perfect sized for him

Lunch - A bunch of Red Barn roll treats for both of them. Apples & baby carrots (fed to them by kids sitting nearby). Fozzie got 1/3 cup of California Natural. Both got a Merrick Cow Tail to occupy them in their crates.

Dinner - Fozzie got CN. Gonzo is still pooped, so he might not eat tonight, or he'll have a little bit of chicken Farmore.

[.sarah]

Nala seemed to swallow it in one piece. I don't know if she chewed it at all. That's something else I was afraid of.

My girls all do that with fish too, they've never had a problem. I'm sure if I gave it whole or frozen it would fix that but I don't see a need to.

You can mix kibble in, I just wouldn't reccomend it. You can try it and see if the dogs have loose stools and if they do, then don't do it again. Your call.

Glad Simba and Nala liked it. Kiara probably just doesn't get that it supposed to be food. I started my dogs out on chicken, and Mandy didn't understand it was food at first. She ate it, but not happily lol. She probably wouldn't have eaten it if she didn't see Luka and Nova gobble it up.

[binka_nugget]

That's awesome that you're looking into raw Kay!

I still need to buy fish for my boys. I've been too lazy to look for a cheap place to get it from. One day..

Today they had ground chicken, veggies, a chicken leg and I added NuPro. They HATE NuPro! I got it because it has glucosamine in it and Kaedyn needs it since he's getting older and starting to get stiffer. The darn thing cost me $45 dollars and they won't touch their food with it in.. ack.

[.sarah]

Any loose stools, Kay? I hope everything went fine

Today Buck had a pig ear for breakfast, and they are having pork necks for dinner. I don't know why I am feeding necks, they are so boney. My mom buys them a lot because they're on sale. I usually don't feed them, but they've had so much chicken lately I thought they needed something else I'll probably give them some beef tongue too.

[Kfamr]

It's been almost a month since mine have been having 1 raw meal a day.

They are doing very well on it. Weird thing is, Kiara - the dog who ate 12 large rawhide candy canes, a big bag of Halloween candy, and everything else imaginable - WITHOUT getting sick - throws up her egg shell & when she gets bones.

Wierd or what?

She finally ate her egg shell last night (I burried it in her chicken/veggie mush.) She chewed it but when I got home there was a little pile of broken up egg shell (I'm assuming whatever liquid came with it was dried already.)

I figured she'd do the best on this diet since she seems to have a stomach of steal.

I think Simba is enjoying it the most. He LOVES his raw chicken legs and gets so excited when it's time to eat. He usually takes the leg out of his bowl and leaves the rest until he's done with his chicken.

[Jadapit]

Kay, may I ask which brand of the Timberwolf you feed the fur kids? I have some on order, I'm so excited to try it. The food sounds really good. I ordered my kids the one with elk in it. I think once it gets here I will try feeding them the Timberwolf for breakfast, then the raw at night. Are you still doing that?