Raw/Whole/Wild/Regional/Seasonal Dog Food Recipe

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Wish I had seen the show, but I'm glad Ms. Ray took the time to offer this up to her fans. I'm sure she had someone vet the recipe before she used it, but I agree with some of the comments about the use of vegetables in the recipe--they're kind of filler. Anyway, I think it might be hard to source some of the organ meats, which is the problem I usually wind up having, so I've started using Nature's Variety, Primal, and Bravo! brands because they include organ meats. You can buy the mixes and add your own supplements or the blends and just feed those straight. Two websites for great information: DogAware and catfoodinfo , which is the site that got me started making raw for my cats. It was scary, at first, because my vet was not supportive, but feeding raw is not rocket science, it's real food. You can do it. Just go slow. Good luck!

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Little bits of garlic are okay to feed your dog. Garlic is an excellent tick, mosquito, and flea preventative.

The reason why most vets are opposed to raw diets is because they do not get any training in dog nutrition when they go to vet school, and if they do get training, it is sponsored by the kibble companies. Dogs have been eating kibble only in the last 50 years or so, so I wonder what they ate before kibble was invented.

I agree that kibble and raw should NOT be fed at the same meal, although it is okay to feed them as separate meals. It takes longer for kibble to digest and all of the digestive enzymes and acids focus more on the kibble, essentially leaving the raw food to sit in the gut and rot.

Feeding cooked bones is a no-no, although if the bones are pressure cooked, that is fine because the pressure cooker will soften the bones up a lot. Just make sure you go through the bones first and make sure there aren't any sharp bones that haven't softened.

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You guys misread.. She said 'NO GRAPES OR RAISINS" Go back and read the ingredients again or go back to school and learn how to read again.

2 apples, or 8 ounces fruit, NO GRAPES OR RAISINS, roughly chopped

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I wish I had known this discussion was going on - busy elsewhere.
The recipe actually feeds 2 large dogs for a month.
NO GRAPES OR RAISINS!

The proof is in the pudding and I have 2 dogs who have been eating like this for a long time. Soscha will be 16 in May and was 115 lbs in his prime and still walks a mile or 2 every day. Bunny was 12 (70 lbs, average at Christmas and most people think he is 6 or 7. We have few if any vet bills.

I feed lots of garlic and also occasional onions (my left overs. If you are feeding kibble, please consider the labeling laws - this is much like a what we find in the bottled water and all food and supplement industries - you have to trust WHOM you are buying these products from. I supplement with Orijens. I know they were recalled in Australia but that food was irradiated upon entrance to the country - a policy I consider dangerous under any conditions - basically a catch up for poor growing and processing practices that are below rudimentary and common sense standards. Irradiation also changes the molecular structure of particles including nutrients, perhaps most profoundly fats. They are designed to accommodate Big Ag and corporate dollars. This is not about 'safety' or 'good practices' but about profits - lots on that, but I will leave you to your own research.

Some errors in the piece but overall the message remains in tact which is FEED REAL FOOD to yourself and your animals. That will require some research on your part because the FDA and USDA is working largely on behalf of the monied interests and NOT for you or I. I am currently working with the Real Food Campaign, helping to promote Nutrient Dense Farming practices.

I hope you and your animals are all well and enjoying every day - A LOT!
If you would like to email me, please use gianni@gianniortiz.com.
Best,
Gianni

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please reread the recipe is says do not use grapes or raisens

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Grapes? Raisens? Does she know what is she talking about? These are poisoning for dogs!!!

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This looks good enough for a "people recipe" although by reading comments it might need a little tweaking by not using the garlic, etc....and not mixing this in with kibble since comments made us aware that raw food should be eaten alone and not combined for a healthier digestion. I did not feel that it was a total substitution for dog food but was a healthy supplement and will definitely try it.

Thanks!

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Do not EVER feed garlic to dogs or cats. This is a major oversight, and I'm afraid for her pets and anyone who is foolish enough to use this recipe. TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE idea.

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Breeders and vets in England and Australia have been advocating such a diet for a long time. My pooches love it.

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1. Dogs are ideally carnivores. They eat meat, bones, and organs and resort only to vegetable matter when absolutely necessary. Saying that dogs are omnivores gives some people the wrong idea that a dog can thrive on vegetables and even thrive on a vegetarian diet. While yes, vegetables don?t necessarily harm dogs, the IDEAL diet for a dog does not consist of vegetables.
2. Lactose won?t cause any life threatening illness to your dog, but it?s still not recommended for dogs. I wouldn?t want to feed my dog something that is known for causing dogs problems, albeit it is not all dogs.
3. This actually makes a big difference because RAW meat can take as little as 5 hours to digest while COOKED foods, like kibble, can take as much as 15 hours to digest. Mixing the two could cause raw to move more slowly than it should, giving the opportunity for bacteria to accumulate and cause problems.
4. There is such a thing as overdoing supplements. If you don?t know how to properly feed a homecooked diet, you can do harm by adding unnecessary vitamins/minerals and overdosing the dog. With a raw diet you generally feed a variety of protein sources in order to have a greater chance of fulfilling the nutritional needs since some proteins are more nutritious than others. With the 80/10/10 guideline you?re not looking for a precise, balanced diet. Wolves in the wild do not try to balance their diets. They eat prey-model style and thrive on it. The problem with showing these ?fun additions? to dogs? diet is that uninformed people think they should replace their dogs? actual meals.
If you would like to discuss this further just email me at incandescence_x@hotmail.com. No need to clog up the FN review page.