Here are some of the different fresh food diets for your pets.

Question:

Hi there

Please can you give me a recipe of what I could feed my 4 doggies with this fresh food diet you put in your latest news letter, I see you mentioned raw meat, I would not know where to begin. We at the moment feed them pellets, and would like to give them some fresh food.

Please advise.
Thank you
Regards
Kyla

Hi Kyla

Here are some of the different varieties of fresh food diets: 

Raw meat and bones:
The easiest way, and the way I have always fed my dogs is to defrost frozen pet mince and tip into the bowl …and that’s it. I top up during the day with raw bones either chicken, beef, lamb or dinosaur!

BARF diet. (Bones And Raw Food diet)
According to Dr. Billinghurst of BARF diet fame, 50% of the dogs diet should be raw bone and the other 50% made up of raw, varied meats and offal, raw, eggs and shredded leafy veggies with a little freshly cooked grain to balance.

Granny’s Old Fashioned Diet.
In the old days, before pellets, vets recommended :
1/3 grain/pasta + 1/3 vegetables + 1/3 meat/chicken/organ meat/offal.
Cook grain/pasta and veggies together and add meat when nearly ready.
Freeze in meal size containers for the week.
Feed raw, juicy bones once a day.
In those days dogs died of a contagious disease, old age or they were hit by a car! Nowadays we have modern vaccinations and medicine.

Homeopathic vets recommend fresh food diets.
Nowadays homeopathic vets. recommend: The BARF diet.(Bones And Raw Food) 50% of diet, meaty bones, Keep starchy foods to a minimum. Plenty of raw green, leafy vegetable mush (finely shredded) Regular, small amounts of raw organ meat. Raw, red meat /white meat /fish/ eggs /offal/ fat.

Mother Nature’s diet.
Raw meaty bones, offal, animal fat and eggs…

The Cash Strapped diet.
Table leftovers (excluding sugary food) and plenty of raw meaty, fatty bones.

How will I know how much to feed?
We don’t get instructions on exact amounts of food to feed our spouses, kids or babies because individuals have different needs according to their lifestyles and metabolisms. Humans should eat small meals often, whereas grown dogs can normally cope on two meals a day. But puppies, like babies, need frequent small meals and raw bones for optimum health and minimum behaviour problems.

Take your pick!
Glynne