Curiosity

[nimkii]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone make their own food or feed raw?

[Kevin Hannah]

I don't I feed dry food. Don't know a lot about raw diets but I know that 3Blackdogs feeds raw or at least he use to so he may be able to answer any questions you might have.

Kevin

[franklauzon]

Far too lazy for that!!

[Kevin Hannah]

Far too lazy for that!!


Thats kind of the way I feel as well Frank.

Kevin

[Hiscoke]

We've fed raw for about 5 years now...

Pamela Martin

[3 black dogs]

We have been feeding raw for 13 years now and won't change best diet on the market. what would you like to know

[nimkii]

I've been considering making my own food or feeding raw. What do you feed and how much.

[Hiscoke]

We feed mainly chicken necks in the am. The pm meal varies - sometimes more chicken or ground beef, lamb, tripe, turkey, duck necks, mackeral, venison when I can get it etc. They get a few scoops of veggies each weak but not a lot. No grains. I also add some supplements to their food - EFAs, etc.

Amounts vary by the dog and their activity level. Right now, my almost 9 year old gets about 8 ounces a day (4 ounces per meal). My 3 year old gets about 28 ounces per day (14 ounces a meal) and my 20 month old gets about 22 ounces a day (11 ounces a meal). These amounts will go up as we get back into more regular field training. It's pretty easy to check them every day and see if they need a little less or a little more.

If you can find good sources, it's not *that* much more than some of the premium kibbles. I'd love to be able to afford the convenience of the pre-made raw diets but they're just way too expensive to feed to 3 large dogs.

Hope that helps. Let me know if you have more questions.

Pam