Hi,
I started feeding my 3 cockers a raw diet last year about this time, very gingerly at first with mainly chicken wings, and salmon trimmings from our local morrisons store. I started to add in minced tripe and heart and also gave them lots fo yogurt, crushed fruit and veg and cottage cheese. I also joined a couple of on-line groups and bought a couple of books as well as doing a fair bit of research on-line too. I have or should i say my 3 dogglies have now settled into the kind of diet suggested by Tom Lonsdale of "Raw Meaty Bones" and my guys are in great shape.
Remeber that puppies grown on any raw feeding regime tend to grow at a much slower rate than kibble fed dogs which I and many others belive is so much better for the development of their joints.
Rosie 11months old will tonight enjoy 2 or 3 chicken carcasses, buddy my 7year old will be restricted to 2 as he's on a reducing diet right now and teal who is allergic to chicken will have a large turkey neck.
typically through the week they have a variet of things from large chunks of whole green tripe, 3/4 to 1/2 an ox heart with a couple or 3 chicken wings thrown in, they get a whole egg 3 times a week each, they get 1/4 of a lamb rib cage or pork ribs another night. I also use tinned tuna in sunflower oil and a great favourite just now is pilchards or sardines in tomato sauce. in addition to this they get table scraps, except of course white potatoe or onion and the odd splash of goats milk as a treat.
I can honestly say my dogs have beautiful clean teeth and have never been healthier.
I am no expert but can see my dogglies enjoying the benefits.
Go for it and good luck
Linda Buddy Teal and Rosie;o))
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