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by Missing Shelby on 27 January 2011 - 01:01
Can anyone give me some information on a raw meat diet for GSD's? I have heard from people on both sides of the isle on this. Some are very pro and some are very con.....Any opinions are welcome!. Thanks.
by London on 27 January 2011 - 03:01
I'm on the pro side, but instead of rehashing everything that has been written, just do a search on the message board for raw feeding. You'll find lots of information. Good luck, whatever way you decide to go.
by jesse james on 27 January 2011 - 07:01
It can be very scary making the first move to feeding a meaty bone meal to a dog. Once youv've made the switch you wont want to go back to complete.
You can either buy ground food that has the bone in it or you can give them them the whole thing. Just remember to feed the bits of the animal that are the soft bones (i.e. the non weight bearing bones). The weight bearing bones are OK as recreational bones but not at part of the dogs diet.
I feed a meaty bone meal at night (mostly chicken carcas because I can get these more easily). Morning is not bone i.e. lung, kidney heart, tripe or oily fish. I find liver a bit to rich so I just poach this a little and use as training treats.
You can either buy ground food that has the bone in it or you can give them them the whole thing. Just remember to feed the bits of the animal that are the soft bones (i.e. the non weight bearing bones). The weight bearing bones are OK as recreational bones but not at part of the dogs diet.
I feed a meaty bone meal at night (mostly chicken carcas because I can get these more easily). Morning is not bone i.e. lung, kidney heart, tripe or oily fish. I find liver a bit to rich so I just poach this a little and use as training treats.
by Gemini on 28 January 2011 - 01:01
http://www.rawlearning.com/
http://www.freewebs.com/thedogsdinner/
These are some links I was referred to on this site when I 1st went raw.
This is one other one I got and the most valuable so I wanted to seperate them. On this site I am about to provide you can email this specialist and she will respond with direct answers to any question. I have sent several questions and she has responded with time. Good luck
http://www.examiner.com/pet-health-in-new-york/benefits-of-raw-feeding
Reggie
http://www.freewebs.com/thedogsdinner/
These are some links I was referred to on this site when I 1st went raw.
This is one other one I got and the most valuable so I wanted to seperate them. On this site I am about to provide you can email this specialist and she will respond with direct answers to any question. I have sent several questions and she has responded with time. Good luck
http://www.examiner.com/pet-health-in-new-york/benefits-of-raw-feeding
Reggie
by starrchar on 28 January 2011 - 02:01
I'm on the pro side too. It has certainly helped my dogs as well as the dogs of many other people I know. Defintely it is scary to transition to raw, but well worth it. Another group, other than those mentioned above, is the yahoo raw feeding group. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/
by FlashBang on 01 February 2011 - 17:02
I am also on the "pro" side, but I am on the pro responsible raw feeding side (persons who have taken the time to research the diet, ask questions, etc.) versus persons who claim to be raw feeders by merely throwing their dog a raw piece of meat.
It took me almost a year to make the leap into switching my dogs onto a raw diet, and even then I asked the assistance of a mentor to get me started. I'm not saying that's the way to go for everyone, but I wanted to be meticulous and sure that what I was doing was correct.
A year and a half later, and I'll never switch my dogs back. It's healthy for them. It's easy to prepare. It's cost-effective.
It took me almost a year to make the leap into switching my dogs onto a raw diet, and even then I asked the assistance of a mentor to get me started. I'm not saying that's the way to go for everyone, but I wanted to be meticulous and sure that what I was doing was correct.
A year and a half later, and I'll never switch my dogs back. It's healthy for them. It's easy to prepare. It's cost-effective.
by Nans gsd on 01 February 2011 - 18:02
I moved over to raw feeding Mar 2010; really happy with it for the most part. I do have one male that has not done well on it though for various reasons so he does get some kibble and some raw. The others prefer raw, period, even my 12 year old with missing teeth. She has done great. I prefer the info on Jane Andersons' PWD site; also Leerburg has some great info as well as showing you menu's. For puppies Von Lotta GSD's has a great puppy menu, easy to follow and seems very practical and informative. Best of luck Nan
by trac123 on 01 February 2011 - 19:02
I have bred GSD since before 'complete' feeds were invented so a weekly visit to the local slaughterhouse was the norm. Thats what the dogs ate - whatever was available and no dog refused their food or had problems. Bullocks heads were a great favourite, one each andf then they had no other food for 3 or 4 days. Tripes, liver, - anything available and they did well. I still try to get raw meat but it costs such a lot these days. But always remember that although dogs eat raw meat, veg (like carrots) and fruit, they do not naturally eat wheat, rice or corn which are common fillers in 'complete' foods so do read the ingredients and the quantities of cereals that dogs were never meant to have.
by troublelinx on 01 February 2011 - 19:02
Is there anyone who sell the meat part in chicago land area?
by Ryanhaus on 01 February 2011 - 20:02
Hello Missing Shelby,
I have a link on my site to give people an idea of what to feed, but there's so much info on the Internet,
you'll have to weed through, and get an idea of what and where you can buy the food, and what you can afford to maintain
a raw diet, sometimes it can get costly, right now I have a connection where I can get all the free beef I need, which is a blessing,
http://www.vonryansgermanshepherds.com/whatmydogseat.htm
I have a link on my site to give people an idea of what to feed, but there's so much info on the Internet,
you'll have to weed through, and get an idea of what and where you can buy the food, and what you can afford to maintain
a raw diet, sometimes it can get costly, right now I have a connection where I can get all the free beef I need, which is a blessing,
http://www.vonryansgermanshepherds.com/whatmydogseat.htm
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