Raw Food Websites

Here are some links to web sites offering good quality raw foods --

https://www.hare-today.com/

http://www.mypetcarnivore.com/

http://www.bigdognatural.com/

http://www.k-9kraving.com/

http://www.naturesvariety.com/InstinctRaw

I have not bought much from these sites as I make my own raw diet but I know others who have purchased from these sites and been happy with the food.

It is important to read the ingredients as with anything, some raw food makers pad their diets with fillers and you want a high percentage of meats and organ meats, not a lot of fillers and vegetable matter.

Please add other links that have a quality raw food. It never hurts ot know about more of them.
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Alot of what I learned was from the net, but Jacks raw feed actually made it quite simple and is a good base of any good raw menu. Muscle meat, oragans and bones go hand in hand...many people underestimate this part of a raw diet.
Carbs are NOT necessary, but can be used as a filler, energy source or added calories...I like to use brown rice or rolled oats personally!
Greens are important IMO, as they balance out the feed and provide many of the vits/mins needed!
Fats and oils...plenty of good sources..fish oils, wheat germ oil, flax seed etc..

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Originally Posted by Blackfoot

Alot of what I learned was from the net, but Jacks raw feed actually made it quite simple and is a good base of any good raw menu. Muscle meat, oragans and bones go hand in hand...many people underestimate this part of a raw diet.
Carbs are NOT necessary, but can be used as a filler, energy source or added calories...I like to use brown rice or rolled oats personally!
Greens are important IMO, as they balance out the feed and provide many of the vits/mins needed!
Fats and oils...plenty of good sources..fish oils, wheat germ oil, flax seed etc..

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I follow 80% meat, 10% bone, 10% organs. Fruits, vegetables and greens are occasional. Whole raw eggs and whole fish 1-3 times a week are excellent for them.

HOW MANY OUNCES PER POUND DO YOU FEED ?

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Originally Posted by BIGFLA73

HOW MANY OUNCES PER POUND DO YOU FEED ?

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If you are going to feed raw exclusively, via any of the above avenues, the basic guideline is to feed approximately 1½% to 2% of each dog’s body weight daily. This breaks down to the following matrix:

• 20 lb dog: 4.8 to 6.4 oz.
  25 lb dog: 6.0 to 8.0 oz.
  30 lb dog: 7.2 to 9.6 oz.
  35 lb dog: 8.4 to 11.2 oz.
  40 lb dog: 9.6 to 12.8 oz.
  45 lb dog: 10.8 to 14.4 oz.
  50 lb dog: 12.0 to 16.0 oz.
  55 lb dog: 13.2 to 17.6 oz.
  60 lb dog: 14.4 to 19.2 oz.

Remember, these are only guidelines to start from. If your dog starts getting too fat (or too skinny), naturally you will subtract (or add) as warranted. In order to determine the correct amount of raw material to feed, you will need two scales: one scale on which to weigh your dogs and the other scale to weight their feed. The scale to use for your dogs is a hanging scale that you can purchase from Chatillon Scales. I recommend their Model # IN-60, which is a hanging fish scale, comprised of brass, and as such will never rust. The scale you want to use for weighing your dogs’ feed can be any simple postal scale that you can buy at any Staples or Office Depot. Once you weigh your dogs you will know how much to feed each one. From that point, you will need to weigh their feed daily at feeding time to apportion correctly on a daily basis. (After you get the general idea how much each of them needs, you really don't need to weigh everything anymore.)

PS: My own food-weight assessment does not count the greens; I do not factor any vegetable weight into my bottom line feed weight as the greens contain almost no calories. With the veggies, you are attempting to simulate those few times that a canine will “chew on some grass,” or whatever vegetable matter he may ingest via the stomach contents of his prey. This is doubtless where the trace minerals come into play as an addendum to a wild dog’s diet.

Good luck!

Jack

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HAS ANYONE USED THIS PRODUCT ? http://www.bigdognatural.com/
IF SO HOW WAS IT THINK OF ORDERING IT .

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Originally Posted by SGC

Here are some links to web sites offering good quality raw foods --

https://www.hare-today.com/

http://www.mypetcarnivore.com/

http://www.bigdognatural.com/

http://www.k-9kraving.com/

http://www.naturesvariety.com/InstinctRaw

I have not bought much from these sites as I make my own raw diet but I know others who have purchased from these sites and been happy with the food.

It is important to read the ingredients as with anything, some raw food makers pad their diets with fillers and you want a high percentage of meats and organ meats, not a lot of fillers and vegetable matter.

Please add other links that have a quality raw food. It never hurts ot know about more of them.
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here is another

http://www.americangrassfedbeef.com/gra ... g-food.asp

http://preymodelraw.com/how-to-get-started/

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http://preymodelraw.com/how-to-get-started/

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That is a good site. Interesting he considers gizzards and heart muscle meat, not part of the organ mean. I agree kidney meat is excellent for a dog, I just can't get it too readily where I am at.

I disagree on feeding raw pork though. Even though trichinosis may be rarer these days, I just wouldn't want to chance it myself.

Jack

I agree I will not feed raw pork. I know why there hasn't been any real cases of trichinosis. It's because everything we eat now a days is radiated. I luv feeding kidney meet myself,but I have a few dogs who do not care for it. One in particular will pick through his food with a surgeons precision not to eat it. I have even tried to hide it in the green tripe. Yet he still manages to find it.lol. I like feedind wild game also deer,elk, ect... you just have to be a little more cautious because of all of the parisites.