My Blog about Dog DIET
This is my blog page about correct doggie diet concepts. Yes, diet is a concept because every dog is an individual and can be custom fed.
First, my concept for feeding any animal species is try to offer as close as possible to what nature dictates it would eat in the wild. Imagine, sometimes God/Nature gets it right. Common Sense Please
Be aware, most of the wrong information you will hear about dog diets are articles written by the marketing teams of dog food companies, vets who do not raise animals, and animal rights people who know nothing of animals. Usually someone wanting to sell you something, or wanting others to hear their thoughts regardless of their education or experience on the subject. Anytime you read any subject... consider your source. And always ask yourself, Does that make sense? If they do not raise dogs/animals, or have something to gain from the information they give you, consider it a less viable source. My father always said... don't believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see. Yes he was a redneck American Indian, but there is a lot of truth to that saying.
* My motivation of educating you is to see that my puppies have a correct diet throughout their entire lives. Reading the dry ingredient list is very intimidating isn't it? Rest easy, a dog's diet isn't rocket science, and is something that you dont have to spend years of training to learn. Those ingredients are a long drawn out way to copy nutrients that is already in their natural diet... meat. Hopefully after reading this, you will gain the confidence to feed your dog a healthier diet and be free of the incorrect political correctness of the dry dog food companies.
My Method Dog DIET
Ahhh Diet... the biggest ongoing debate. Sometimes diet information is confusing when your not familiar with PROPER diet. for dogs So many online opinions, how do you know if that blog is from experience, or just guessing and theorizing. Even vets only deal with vaccines and surgeries, not always daily care needs. Know your source for information, listen to your experienced breeder, use common sense and you will be successful.
Here at TIG we feed as naturally as possible, incorporating natural and unprocessed foods. Dogs are meat eater, not vegetable eaters, so their primary diet is meat. Although, there are times we have to supplement with convenient foods, getting your dog used to a varied diet is always a good idea. With that said...
My Puppies…
- Breakfast is a dollup of vanilla yogurt with their NuVet vitamin crumbled into it, fresh clean water with a cap full of apple cider vinegar, and a clean food bowl of dry tiny kibble.
- Lunch is a treat of whatever meat I have available, sandwich or canned is good, we raise and make our own. meat products. (Ask for recipes if your interested)
- Dinner is another real food snack, and fresh clean water, and a refil on the dry food.
Very simple process, dosent have to be the same thing with every meal. Although I use what I have available, supplementing with the best ingredients will benefit your dog the most. Experiment with different meats and foods to better understand YOUR dog's needs. Listen to them, just like us each have their own individual needs and desires.
Check Below for Home Made Raw diet recipes .
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Raw Recipes
* Ingredients... A raw dog food diet typically consists of:..
1) 80-90 % Muscle meat, any ground, fat and bones included if you can find it that way. * Avoid raw pork, and excessive chicken fat.
2) 5% Bone meal, ground and added to the food, large raw bones to chew on as a treat are good as well.
3) 5-10% Organ meats such as livers, hearts and kidneys
THATS IT!
Some things I add... Eggs, Fish canned or fresh, ground Flaxseed, cooked rice, dairy products. And alter the meat source such as rabbit, beef, deer etc.
Veggies are considered fillers, minimize this to less than 5% of your mix cooked and mashed or shredded. Such as sweet potato, broccoli, squash, carrots. Apples or pumpkin, dairy, such as yogurt or cottage cheese.
NO LETTUCE
* These ingredients can vary with store availability, or your dog's preference and tastes. Online shopping and your grocery store gives you endless options.
* including ground flax seed to keep progesterone levels up, and adds a level of omegas.
You will tweak your dogs diet as you see something does or dosent agree with him. Let him be an individual.
Make it, freeze it raw in portions...Store in containers in freezer...set out one day portion to thaw...feed at room temperature.
