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| This is my way of feeding my dogs; they are all fed as natural a diet as I can supply. |
| It is your choice how you feed your dog. I am suggesting this diet as you may find it more acceptable, cheaper and better for your pup than the current traditional comercial foods What ever diet you choose to use, three things are a must togive your dog a long & healthy life. |
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| Breakfast
Full cream milk, honey, yoghurt, whole egg (raw), rolled oats (cooked) and some ripe fruit (raw) beaten together in a blender; not necessarily all in every meal, but always milk, oats and fruit I use quick cook oats soaked in very hot water for about � an hour or boiling water for about 5 mins; cook it in the microwave if you are in a hurry Evening Meal A mixture of raw chicken mince (bones, fat, meat and all). lamb mince and vegetables Chicken mince sold as pet mince from a specialty chicken shop or a pet food supplier usually contains bones, so don�t cook it Beef mince is fine, but I find better results with lamb or mutton If you find your puppy is getting too fat, use leaner beef or kangaroo mince or more vegies and less meat . |
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| Add whatever vegetable scraps are going
- These can be fed raw, but must be processed in some way; either minced very finely or put through a blender or cooked very lightly in the microwave - When I am preparing vegetables for myself, I put aside suitable peelings and pieces of vegetable to go throw through the blender for the dogs - A couple of tablespoons of your vegies will do - Most vegetables are OK except onion and some say potato - A good mixture is best |
| During the day
Leave some chicken necks/wings, pieces of mutton flap with him during the day, if you won�t be home This also makes a great lunch when you are home A couple of chicken necks or mutton flap is a great go to bed snack As puppy grows, he will gradually progress from mince and necks to chicken carcases, wings, thighs and lumps of meat This natural way of feeding your new puppy makes life very easy When buying meat, just buy an extra piece for puppy; preferably not the lean meat that is best for us, the fattier cheaper cuts are best for dogs; the fatty bits that you trim off your meat before cooking is great Most supermarkets sell offcuts for dogs Many specialty chicken shops and supermarkets sell chicken carcases (for when puppy is older) chicken necks and wings If you are having rice for dinner, give puppy some, or some of your pasta, or eggs, or vegies or porridge or whatever All you have to remember is - never cook puppy�s chop or piece of chicken or mince - if possible add something raw, a little fruit will do - no onion - definitely no chocolate (it can make dogs very ill) - go very easy on heavily spiced (chilli hot) foods - have some dry dog food on hand for emergencies |
| The diet of my adult dogs
- Raw chicken necks, wings, carcases (bones, fat, meat and all) - Raw fresh meat eg lamb, beef, pork offcuts, kangaroo meat/tails - Liver and/or kidney about once a week * The meat should preferably be left in lumps; let the dog chew it up or swallow it whole. Lumps of meat, some bone and partly digested vegetable matter from their prey�s stomach is what their stomachs were designed to process * All meat should be fit for human consumption; if not, the sheep meat and the offal meats may contain hydatid cysts; pig meat may also contain cysts of parasites * Many supermarkets and butcher shops now sell offcuts and chicken carases/necks for pets or buy cheap cuts from the supermarket or butcher * Some pet food stores now sell �clean� meat (check them out carefully) - Dogs need a fair amount of fat in their diet, so choose the cheaper fattier cuts (not the lean cuts that we choose for ourselves) from the butcher or supermarket - Add whatever vegetable scraps are going * These can be fed raw, but must be processed in some way; either minced very finely or put through a blender or cooked very lightly in the microwave * I mix them with some cooked rolled oats (rice will do) and some mince or cat food fish for flavour * A couple of tablespoons of your vegies will do * Most vegetables are OK except onion and some say potato * A good mixture is best Unlike humans dogs are able to make their own vitamin C, but to help cope with today�s polluted environment it is probably a good idea to add some vitamin C once or twice a week. I add lots of tomato, some cabbage (not too much) capsicum etc. ie vegies high in vitamin C to their meals Remember * cooking destroys the enzymes and many vitamins, especially vitamin C in food * just cooked is better than cooked to a mush * finely ground eg in a blender is better than cooking * both for dogs and for us grains must be cooked - Young active dogs need more chicken and lamb - Older less active dogs need more of the leaner beef and kangaroo meats - Dogs that are tending to be overweight need more vegetable and less meat; use fruit as snacks, my dogs love grapes, pears, apples, bananas and most soft fruits; not citrus - If you have to limit the amount of food, a multivitamin/mineral supplement is beneficial This more natural diet, which provides vitamins and minerals in their natural balance, good quality animal protein and the enzymes needed to digest food properly has resulted in my dogs being healthier, having clean teeth, needing less food and my having much less faeces to clean up in the yard My old dogs have a sweet smelling breath, not the usual foetid breath associated with older dogs My puppies are well grown, strong and heavy boned with happy outgoing natures and no back or bone problems It is said that you should not feed bone to your dog YOU SHOULD NEVER FEED COOKED BONE it is dangerous - hard sharp bits can perforate the gut it is no good as food - cooking turns it into an indigestible lump Never cook the pet food chicken mince as it should contain bone . Raw bone rarely causes a problem. A piece may occasionally get stuck in the mouth (as do sticks sometimes); this is easy to remove . If too much bone is fed without enough meat, constipation may occur. Remember - Never cook bone - Meat should be fed raw; cooked meat is OK, but loses a lot of its goodness on cooking - Vegetables need to be partially digested; either lightly cooked or minced/processed very finely - Highly spiced foods, onion and chocolate can make dogs ill - The `doggie chocolate� that is available is probably carob - Fruit is good raw, ripe to over ripe is best - Cereals/rice must be cooked; some is good - a lot is not - Dry foods are good occasionally |
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| 1 - he must be kept at an optimum weight; not skinny & not fat to obese. I don't know which is the more cruel - to have his ribs sticking out or to have him so fat he can only waddle!! - he should always have a nice waist - you can't see his ribs, but by lightly running your finger along them, his ribs can be felt; you should not have to press hard through a layer of fat. - he should always have a slight tuck up in his belly line below his loin 2 - he must always have access to plenty of fresh cool water. 3 - he must always have access to shelter from the cold and the hot sun. |
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