RAW diet - Temperament Impacts? - Page 4

I love sushi. But I'm not a hazzard at pet stores where they have goldfish.

ROFL Escobar!!! Good One!!!!! LOL!!!!

Rofl     I don't know.    I kind of start drooling when I go in an aquarium store.    

I have been feeding the raw diet for about 6-7 years and never had an issue about the food.
they are feed same room .
some dogs can be more aggressive about their raw food, mostly its because they are usely feed kibble and are protecting when they finally get some nice raw meat , most dogs will overcome this when raw is a part a their lifes .
the temperement are much more calm, than on kibble, and not so overly hyper.

I only feed adult dogs about 3 times a week my young dog are feed almost every day.

I have 3 dogs, 1 - 8 1/2 year old Doberman, 14 week old Gsd, 12 month old Gsd.  we just got the 12 month old a couple  of weeks ago.  she seemed to be a bit of a finicky eater.  we tried different name brands of kibble,  no good.  tried soft food,  still not good enough.  went raw,  and it was like magic 4 lbs of meat can disappear in minutes.  the one advantage that I have is my son works as a butcher.  Fawndallas you might speak to your butcher.  they will usually sell you meat cheaper if you buy it in bulk.  most supermarkets get their meat shipped in, in boxes of larger cuts that they then cut down to what ever size that sells good, or to a customer's request.  talk to different butchers my butcher of course likes me so I get it at close to a quarter of the price.  Like the others we feed them separated. I get lots of organ meat from different friends who hunt.  many don't keep heart liver or other organ material, so when they hear I want it they are more then glad to give it to their weird friend who wants all their throw away stuff.

I am new at this raw feeding, I'll state that right off the bat. However, I am having the opposite experience of most posters.

I think it is the genetics of the dog, perhaps with the influence within his environment, included, that form the reaction.  So you can't blame food aggression on raw vs. kibble food. My kibble eating dog just started getting raw into his life. And the temperaments are reversed. The kibble fed is calm, the raw raised and fed pup is always instigating an attack on the well mannered.  I have to say, I saw KrazyforK9's manage her pack, without out confrontations. I don't think everyone could do what she does on a scale like that, so it isn't the food.

Something else makes some dogs food aggressive. The kibble fed dog has not developed a thirst for blood now that he is given raw! Mojo has yet to become as enthused as the pup.  Probably the only reason he's eating it a bit, is because he doesn't want the pup to have all the food. It is a developing taste with him!  Mine right now, are encouraged to eat their plates gone, being fed near one another. I do expect that can change. But now? You guys would be horrified, lol!

Seriously, myret, you only feed your adult dogs three times a week? I hope I am missunderstanding that!?!

What is an English Shepherd?

yes Beetree I only feed the dogs 3 times a week 
not pups or young dogs under 18 months 
dogs are carnivores their stomach and intestines are not meant to eat every day every carnivores are built too eat large meals, for the too fast every wild carnivores does this, and no in the wild they would not eat every day if the could they are built to fill their stomach and they eat for several days or a week in the wild and when hunger sneeks up on them again the hunt again, our dogs are just as they are in the wild 

Dogs do best when fed twice per day.  There are several reasons for this and it is actually even more beneficial for those feeding kibble.  Feeding twice a day lessens the risk for bloat, maintains even energy levels for dogs just as in people.  For a working dog less food in the stomach and less fecal matter building up has a beneficial effect on working.  A recent University study showed that dogs fed a small meal in the morning work better, perform better and focus better.  I have seen this myself with my K-9 and the results are noticeable.  I suppose feeding 3 times a week might be ok for a pet or a sport dog that is only worked a couple of times a week.  I feed raw and will occasionally skip a day, but I know my dog performs better when fed twice a day.  With the amounts I feed my working dog per day (2 - 21/2 lbs) I would not see the benefit of feeding three times per week.

JMO FWIW

I have been feeding raw for 11 years and have not had an aggression problem. My first GSD on a raw diet was the sweetest, most gentle,100lb in tact Czech male GSD you could ever meet. At the same time he was an excellent working dog, guarded his territory and  would have given his life to protect me. He ate beside another dog and two cats and never fought. My two GSDs both intact eat side by side and not a problem. Sometimes they even switch dishes while eating.

i always laugh when I hear people refer to processed kibble as "dog food" and meat and veggies as "people food." Has anyone ever seen a pack of wolves sitting around a fire cooking their food? Raw meat and bones is what dogs are meant to eat which is why they have big canine teeth.and stomachs that can break down it all down. Vets always ask what I feed my dogs and they look at me funny when I say...."I don't feed them processed food: I feed them real food".   People have been feeding their dogs "real food" for centuries. Its just been in the last 50 years or so when the corporations have realized that a lot of money can be made.

Juno11