rack of lamb for the doggies LOL seems like such a shame that it isn't eaten by me instead

Haha, I think that alot :rolleyes: :D

....I wouldn't think so...??

Well they all had chicken now and they were STARVING or acted like they were and they want MORE.
Goose would be good also then? We have a few in the freezer from the boys hunting.I would think rabbit bones woudl be too small and skinny?

Goose would be fine, rabbit bones are also fine.

I guess I am just being timid with the bones,Just dont see how they consume them and digest with no problems? And of course poop them out.
Now what about the icky mouths afterwards?Ya just have to wipe faces I guess.
I let my biggest ones (3 of them and it took them about 30 min to figure it out and consume them) have the bones and will have to wait till tomorrow for the smaller ones to try it with the bones

I just read this whole thread...all of this sounds so interesting, I'm intrigued to try this also....I have a couple of ?'s....

Are any of you who are doing the RAW just feeding organic meat or not necessarily?....

I've seen the mention of vit.e & salmon oil, is the source of the oil a personal preference or is one better than another...how about flaxseed oil instead?

Why freezing of the meat, is it to kill off organisms?

This RAW diet seems different than the home cooking way, I've looked briefly at the home cooking diet and that one seems to combine all the food groups like we would eat, veg., dairy, and meat ...where this diet seems to focus mainly on protein, I was a little surprised by that....

I will be looking at all the links posted in this thread...Thanks for all the great info on this subject....

Hi, glad your doing your research before jumping in. :) the salmon oil is preferred over flaxseed oil because its coming from an animal not a plant, and seeing as dogs are carnivores they can process the salmon oil better then the flaxseed oil, i believe. The vit e is to aid in this process. Lara knows what it does exactly. i forgot lol

The freezing of the meat is to kill most of the bacteria and its the easiest way to store the meat for long periods of time. these little guys don't each much and if you find a bargin you'll want to stock up.

In homecooking i guess they use all different things because cooking the food takes nutrients out of the food. You also have to add lots of supplements to the food to make sure they are getting everything they need. With the RAW diet you don't have to do any of that. Everything they need is suppled in a variety of different meats. No need to supplement, tho most do give coat supplements and some give joint supplements if their dogs need it (like mine). In the wild a dogs diet is mostly meat so that's why everything is all protein focused. the veggies and fruits and yogurt are more for our own piece of mind i believe.

Any NV freeze dried feeder out there? How does it work?? Do I feed the same amount as the frozen kind? Thanks!!

you can use the feed guide on the NV site to figure it out.

http://www.naturesvariety.com/ifc.la...C82BjvU239213F

Haha, yea. I was just using that and figure it out a min ago! Silly me:p

All of the links given in this thread are very good. How long have you guys been feeding raw then?

Thanks Kalina!...we have a store here that sells ostrich meat, this good protein?....

If you can find it, and can afford it - great. Most people feed what they would feed their families, or maybe bargain shop.Preference. Flaxseed is from a plant. Omega 3s from fish=better.Yes. Some folks don't bother with freezing; but I do - just in case :). Your dog has enzymes in his/her mouth that kills most bacteria that would make us ill - ie: salmonella. We are not equipped with such, and therefore should not go licking raw chicken legs that are safe for our pets to consume.Cooking kills all the nutritive value of food. Even WE could benefit by eating more raw veggies, actually. But, why the surprise? Dogs are not people - they belong to the wolf family, and therefore do not need - nor can they properly digest -dairy and veggies/fruits.

I'm in my fifth year.