What did your dog(s) eat today?

**Danegirl2208** · 07-10-2006, 02:40 PM

my 2 had turkey legs for breakfast..i have chicken thawing for tonight...im going to try and buy some rabbit tommorow, to see if my 2 like it

**Crazy-Cat-Lover** · 07-10-2006, 02:42 PM

Quarter of a duck, 1 pound of pork roast and duck liver for breakfast. Quarter of a duck, 1 pound of pork roast and a lamb shoulder chop for dinner.

**The Cat Factory** · 07-10-2006, 03:39 PM

Chester had a turkey leg for breakfast, and he'll be having a chicken quarter for dinner.

**wolfsoul** · 07-10-2006, 05:28 PM

This is Visa's freezer.

And here is her cupboard. The kibble is for fosters (Jag is eating it right now though, since I'm keeping her until September). I actually have more bags of kibble in there if you can believe it lol.

**vinjashira** · 07-10-2006, 05:47 PM

Snowy got another chicken wing today and a slice of beef liver, and a little bit of pork rib.
The pork rib is actually for tomorrow but I thought I gave her a little to see if she liked it
...and she sure did

**wolf_Q** · 07-10-2006, 10:42 PM

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

Any book recommendations for researching this? I'm sorry if I'm bothering people with questions there's just so many threads on dog food it seems annoying to start another.

**zoomer** · 07-10-2006, 10:43 PM

Breakfast: 2 cups of Dog Chow, 1 chopped up carrot, 1/4 cup of water
Dinner: 1 cup of Dog Chow, 1 chopped up carrot, 1/4 cup of water

**bckrazy** · 07-10-2006, 11:06 PM

That freezer is awesome, Jordan! Her cupboard looks full of good stuff, too. Visa is super lucky to be so spoiled

**binka_nugget** · 07-10-2006, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by wolf_Q

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

Any book recommendations for researching this? I'm sorry if I'm bothering people with questions there's just so many threads on dog food it seems annoying to start another.

I buy from grocery stores if I'm really low and can't make a trip out to the butcher I buy from. Grocery store meat is fine to feed.. I just find it really expensive. I think you might be better off going to a butcher. You could probably get some scraps that they can't sell too!

Do a search for "Tom Lonsdale". I posted a thread a couple weeks ago with a link to a free full-version E-book of his. "Give your dog a bone" is also a good one to start with. There's also an awesome LJ community (rawdogs I believe) with tons of great links.

**.sarah** · 07-10-2006, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by wolf_Q

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

Any book recommendations for researching this? I'm sorry if I'm bothering people with questions there's just so many threads on dog food it seems annoying to start another.

I wouldn't worry about free-range/hormone free meat at this point. It's not what's in his dog food (actually the dog food meat is probably way worse than the meat in the grocery store) so just getting him on grocery store meat is a huge step up from kibble. Once you're settled into the routine of a raw diet, then I would start searching for co-ops and other places to get free-range. Too much stuff at first (even on your part) is stressful and can make the diet a failure on your part or the dog's part.

At this point I buy from grocery stores and butchers. Just recently I learned about a supplier who raises/buys meat for dog and cat consumption only, and all meat is free range, humanely raised and killed, and hormone free. I am on a waiting list for green tripe from her and once it comes in, I will place an order for other things from her as well. I also am starting to get in touch with hunters to get leftovers from their hunts, and also am planning on getting in touch with cattle and swine farmers that I know, and see what they can hook me up with. There are lots of options for humanely raised and hormone free meats, but I would really wait until you're in a routine and then start searching. He'd only be on grocery store meats for a little while.

Book reccomendations - Tom Lonsdale "Raw Meaty Bones" and "Work Wonders". You can download a "Work Wonders" preview here: http://www.rawmeatybones.com/book-files/ww.pdf

Stay away from recent Ian Billinghurt books, he has this new-found theory that everything needs to be ground and there needs to be way more bone than found in a prey animal. From what Cali has said, his old ways of thinking were along the lines of prey-model raw, and so I guess his old books would be fine, but I personally have not heard many good things about Billinghurst from prey-model feeders.

There are other good books out there, I have a few, but don't have them in front of me. I'll take a look later and then let you know what they are.

**wolfsoul** · 07-11-2006, 12:25 AM

Thanks Erica, I try to spoil the heck out of her lol.

Originally Posted by wolf_Q

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what?

I get most of my meat from pet supply stores and our vet.

Most of it is Club Canine. It's ground meat and organs. It's awesome stuff. The last time I actually looked at how much I spent was when I bought a 6 pack of moose --- cost me $10 and lasted me 6 days. Not bad for moose though. The green tripe I get from Club Canine costs $10 for 10 packs, lasts me forever! When I go to the grocery store I always make sure to grab some ground beef (It can last me a few days), and pork hocks. I go to the butcher if I want oxtail, chicken backs, necks, or wings.

**lv4dogs** · 07-11-2006, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by wolf_Q

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

In my area, grocery store meat is all I can afford pretty much. I'd love to feed free-range/hormone free/etc. meat but it is SO expenisve in my area. Sure I get GREAT deals from my butcher but thats mainly on organs and scraps and the like. If I want (and I do need it) meaty bones like chicken quarters & the like I have to buy from grocery stores.
I am sure that if I could buy more in bulk I could get cheaper prices on "good" meaty bones from my butchers but I'm gonna need a chest freezer before that happens.

For dinner last night they each got:
a couple tablespoons of ground beef, 1 egg & shells & 2-3 chicken heart/liver/gizzard all mixed up (some don't really care for chicken organs & we have to "hide" them in meals)
a chicken quarter

This morning for breakfast they each got:
a turkey leg, a couple bites of yogurt and a couple bites of sardines

**.sarah** · 07-11-2006, 10:21 AM

Somehow I managed to totally forget to feed the dogs last night

So they had snapper this morning. Not sure what's on the menu for dinner yet.

The kitties are still getting chicken and will probably get chicken for the rest of their stay.

**cloverfdx** · 07-11-2006, 11:55 AM

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

I buy my meat from the pet supplie store, he will keep meat seperate for me before adding the tiny bit of preservative he uses. I buy some of their food from the supermarket/ grocery store aswell, and will stock up when certain things are on sale

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The dogs are all on diets (Tinny mainly) and tonight they had mostly carrot mush, with some sardines & chicken mince, ohh and supps. I baked them some wholemeal/ chicken liver/ flaxseed/ carrot training treats tonight aswell, and baked some chicken livers up for them aswell.

**Roxyluvsme13** · 07-11-2006, 12:01 PM

I currently buy mine from the Grocery store, but I know our Natural Foods Market sells Hormone-free, humanely raised meat. I just bet it's really expensive.