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Originally Posted by YorkieRose YORKIEGOLD...I admire any one who can feed their dogs on the BARF diet. I have boarded a number of Yorks on this raw diet..my complaint is this..the smell. The food gets in the face whiskers and rots..I was washing faces of my friends 6 Yorkies twice daily..and pups 3 times. I could not stand the small of raw meat in their teeth. ..so I brushed the teeth daily also...not so bad if you only have one or two dogs.
This diet is not for the average pet owner or breeder..many have a problem feeding raw poultry.
I am a big fan of goats's milk, raw egg yolk (no whites) |
LOL!! Anyone here with hair on their faces has it banded back. I'm afraid the rest of their hairstyles are dictated by what I have to cut off to keep the food off of it! Puppies and chicken wings are a natural fit. The chewing exercise is spectacular for them. But after they get through teething, they get their wings ground. They're are all dainty eaters as well. It's a trade off, but all in all I guess I'd rather deal with the slightly dirtier face than the plaque build-up with dry dog food. You can't beat the raw food diet when it comes to clean teeth and the smell of a dog with a lot of plaque and gum disease I'm afraid is quite offensive to me.
All in all, I'd say the only thing I mind about the smell is the nasty sardines my husband gives them a couple of times a week. Otherwise their breath is pretty nice. Of course, they get their teeth brushed regularly as well.
Goat's milk is the best. Our girl has done very well with it. We don't actually feed puppies goats milk. They start first with the chicken wings hacked a bit with a meat hammer. Then progress to the mix at about 7-8 weeks.
I have to tell you that our puppies just have the very best teeth. They're sparkling and full and plump. We don't have any old enough yet to know whether or not they'll stay nice and tight through adulthood, but I'm hoping. The one thing we don't do is give them knuckle bones or beef bones to chew. They will break teeth.
I think in this day and age, it's as simple to feed raw as it is canned. It's available at Petsmart now and on line as a complete prepared diet. I don't know a breeder yet who's heard about it and seen dogs who've been switched over and the improvement who doesn't at least start adding a bit of raw liver to their feeding. One of the Yorkie breeders I know freaked out when I told her we had switched. Then about a year later she had to admit that she'd bought some brand somewhere and was using it on a couple of her dogs.
But I agree that it's an issue of comfort level.
Nice yakkin' at ya.
CJ