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Raw feeding: What is it
and why should you consider it? Well, it really is what it sounds like: Feeding your dog uncooked, unprocessed foods. There are two,
ways to accomplish this: 1) BARF, or 2) prey model (all meat and raw meaty bones). BARF ( Biologically Appropriate
Raw Food) - The "BARF" diet was created by Billinghurst. A typical BARF diet is made up of
60-80% of raw meaty bones(RMB), that is bones with about 50% meat,[13](e.g. chicken neck, back and wings) and 20-40% of fruits and vegetables, offal, meat, eggs, or dairy foods.
This acronym was originally coined by Debra Tripp to mean "Born Again Raw Feeders". Debra later
changed it to "Bones and Raw Food" after trying the diet on her own dogs. Debra met Dr. Billinghurst later at one
of his seminars and he signed a copy of his book (Give Your Dog a Bone) thanking her for the BARF acronym. - taken from
Wikipedia PREY MODEL -
The "Prey model" diet attempts to simulate the proportions of an actual prey animal in a pet's diet. This includes organ meat, heads, skin, muscle, bone, blood and even small amounts of fur, feathers or scales, mimicking the amounts that would be consumed when eating small prey. Generally, the diet
recommends 80% meat (including some 'meaty' organs such as heart), 10% bone and 10% organs (of which half is liver).
Proponents of the whole prey model diet believe dogs and cats are carnivores and therefore there is no nutritional or dietary
need for anything other than meat, bones, and organs. The supporters of the prey model also focus on feeding meats from a
wide variety of animals for best nutrition. Supplements are
generally not used in a prey model diet although some followers do add fish oil to the diet to compensate for the reduced amount of omega-3 fatty acid in commercially raised grain-fed livestock.[14] - taken from Wikipedia Some
great resources and FAQ pages for beginners (and non-beginners): http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm http://www.canismajor.com/dog/barf.html http://www.barfworld.com/html/barf_diet/barfdiet.shtml There
is much research that can be done into how to feed/start your dog a raw diet. No matter which way you decide to go ...
it will be better in the long run.
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WHAT SHOULD I FEED? It is probably easier to answer what you SHOULDN'T feed. Let's start with some
real foods to ABSOLUTELY AVOID, as they can be toxic and deadly to your dog: CHOCOLATE (all forms) GRAPES/RAISINS AVOCADOS COFFEE
(all forms) ONIONS MACADAMIA NUTS MOLDY FOOD ANYTHING WITH XYLITOL TEA LEAVES RAW YEAST DOUGH TOO
MUCH SALT OR GARLIC (if you use either, it should be no more than 1/8-1/4 tsp, depending on amount of food)
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