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Originally Posted by Kitreece22

Hi everyone,

I'm getting a yorkie puppy very soon, hopefully in about 2 weeks, and I would like to feed it a raw diet. I have seen some posts from people who feed their dogs these diets, and would love any info you could provide (recipes, advice, links to websites, good books to read on the subject, etc.) Anything would be helpful, as this will be my first dog and I have a lot to learn about them in general.

I am planning on feeding my puppy the following mixed together:
-Ground meat (could be beef, turkey, or lamb)
-Pureed veggies (could include carrots, celery, beets, always some dark greens like spinach or kale, avocados, tomatoes, etc.)
-Ground flaxseeds
-Vitamin C powder
-Dulse flakes (for iodine)
-Vitamin E gel

Once or twice a week, I will mix an egg into the puppy's basic food mixture. In addition, I am wondering if raw bones are safe for puppies to chew on.

I've also heard of people giving their dogs fruits, like bananas. However, I'm not sure that bananas would go very well with meat. Perhaps I could use cut up pieces of banana for treats if the puppy likes them?

One final question: I know that most dog foods are crunchy, which I suppose is for their teeth. Do I need to mix crunchy bits into this food? And if so, what would I use? Diced carrot or celery maybe?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Im a newbie to the raw diet, and have only fed it for the past 6 months. But if you feed a quality raw diet that has bones in it, that should be enough to keep his teeth clean, like others said. My yorkie was fed dry kibble for the first 3-4 years of her life and after feeding raw, its almost eliminated the need to brush her teeth. Her breath is ALOT better as well.

I would recommend you to find a holistic Vet (as those are the most likely to support raw diet) to talk to. Alot will do phone consultations. Or a yahoo group like this http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/