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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Yes, that's totally fine - variety is a good thing! Don't let the "extras" exceed about 15% of their total diet - that way, the vit/min etc ratios/RDAs will still be in balance.
Yep, PB okay. Mine love it too.
I don't do the livers - that's totally up to you. You can give it either raw or cooked. Raw would give you the most nutritional benefit. Just be warned: livers can cause some dogs some looser stools.
I feed raw (have for 8-ish years) - right now feeding Better In The Raw - where you just add your own raw meat.
As far as good kibbles, these: Natures Logic Venison, Wellness Core (Simple is great too!), Solid Gold Wee Bits, Natures Variety Raw Boost, Natural Balance LIDs....
But remember to always save/hold back some novel proteins in case of allergies later in life!!! |
You feed raw... That it seems enticing because I wouldn't have to deal with a muck up done by some worker who might not really care at all if they mess up or not....
I was always afraid of buying a bag of dog food and the dog dying from it... Id feel at fault. My problem with raw is... how do you even go about it? Sounds rather expensive to cater to a dog like that...
I mean chicken or turkey would be cheap enough. But things like beef, etc would cost a lot... unless you're talking about ground beef. lol which I am not sure if that's good or bad.
Vegetables would be fine too but I wouldn't know how to balance it out. Isn't there a company that makes kibble that doesn't have a bad track record?
A bag of wellness costs us 70-75 bucks which lasts about a month and a half or two months or more. Not quite sure yet.
If I wanted to go with raw, where would I even find the stuff at a more reasonable price? Beef is expensive and pork is a little too, and chicken isnt but I doubt i should -only- be feeding chicken and then if the dog doesn't have a balanced diet it would suck. It might not even get enough nutrients from that.