what about rawfeeding?

Nebelwölfe · 07-04-2005, 15:07

Hi taro

I feed my dogs (2 German shepherds and 1 wolfdog) with raw meat now since 1 1/2 years now and I am very convinced about it. I think its great and healthy for the dogs. They love this kind of food of course - and every day they almost get crazy, when I prepare the food, every time they behave as if they haven't gotten any food for weeks. And you can see the difference not only in a shiny coat and healthy dog - but also in the excremet, which is much more smaller because they can dispose this kind of food much more better and more sufficient.

I feed them with meat, heart, gorge, first stomache, liver, kidney from cow - which I get directly from the slaughterhouse, but also with parts of or whole chicken, turkey, lamb or fish (all also inclusive bones). Besides that I often (but not every time) add pasta, rice or cooked (!!) potatoes - sometimes but not very often cereals - and all kinds vegetables (mashed if freshly). They get raw eggs, dairy products like cottage cheese or curd, and they eat fruits like apples, cherries, plums, bananas, and so on. They
I add supplements like herbs and minerals as well as different kinds of oils (from olives, thistles, sunflowers and so on). And they eat it all up!

I started feeding them with raw meat right away, from one day to the other. At the beginning I was just little cautious with the bones. You can do it different ways, but do not mix it with dry food!

When I travel, I take along dry food for convenience - and feed it. No problems so long. But what I heard is, that you should breed wolfdogs whith dry food from time to time anyways - otherwise you might have problems some day, because they won't eat it any more (see what Mirka wrote). My luck is, that my wolfdog is such a glutton, he eats everything with delight (especially if he can nick it

) - even things my other dogs don't eat!!

Once a year I get a blood test done to check the blood parameters (?) and see, if the feeding is balanced and nothing is missing.

Have also a look here:

http://www.barfers.com
http://www.rawmeatybones.com

Regards, Petra

07-04-2005, 15:07	#6
Nebelwölfe Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: am Hochrhein Posts: 771	Hi taro I feed my dogs (2 German shepherds and 1 wolfdog) with raw meat now since 1 1/2 years now and I am very convinced about it. I think its great and healthy for the dogs. They love this kind of food of course - and every day they almost get crazy, when I prepare the food, every time they behave as if they haven't gotten any food for weeks. And you can see the difference not only in a shiny coat and healthy dog - but also in the excremet, which is much more smaller because they can dispose this kind of food much more better and more sufficient. I feed them with meat, heart, gorge, first stomache, liver, kidney from cow - which I get directly from the slaughterhouse, but also with parts of or whole chicken, turkey, lamb or fish (all also inclusive bones). Besides that I often (but not every time) add pasta, rice or cooked (!!) potatoes - sometimes but not very often cereals - and all kinds vegetables (mashed if freshly). They get raw eggs, dairy products like cottage cheese or curd, and they eat fruits like apples, cherries, plums, bananas, and so on. They I add supplements like herbs and minerals as well as different kinds of oils (from olives, thistles, sunflowers and so on). And they eat it all up! I started feeding them with raw meat right away, from one day to the other. At the beginning I was just little cautious with the bones. You can do it different ways, but do not mix it with dry food! When I travel, I take along dry food for convenience - and feed it. No problems so long. But what I heard is, that you should breed wolfdogs whith dry food from time to time anyways - otherwise you might have problems some day, because they won't eat it any more (see what Mirka wrote). My luck is, that my wolfdog is such a glutton, he eats everything with delight (especially if he can nick it ) - even things my other dogs don't eat!! Once a year I get a blood test done to check the blood parameters (?) and see, if the feeding is balanced and nothing is missing. Have also a look here: http://www.barfers.com http://www.rawmeatybones.com Regards, Petra