Thread: Raw feeding - getting started.

You are over thinking it.
Follow your pups breeders instructions.
For what it is worth we feed 50/50 after a year or so old, 25/75 in favor of the dry before then.
Twice a day for pups, once for adults.
Mutton,venison, fish and chicken frames provide enough nutrition when balanced out with dry.
Beef brisket is good but can clog them up if feed too often....it does clean out the anal glands mind.

Originally Posted by kawhia

You are over thinking it.
Follow your pups breeders instructions.
For what it is worth we feed 50/50 after a year or so old, 25/75 in favor of the dry before then.
Twice a day for pups, once for adults.
Mutton,venison, fish and chicken frames provide enough nutrition when balanced out with dry.
Beef brisket is good but can clog them up if feed too often....it does clean out the anal glands mind.

Agree I’m over thinking this. I just want to get the pup off to the right start with the best possible diet to supplement the usual socks, shoes, cloths, expensive hunting gear, electrical cords & furniture diet of a typical Labrador

Originally Posted by Hayden C

Agree I’m over thinking this. I just want to get the pup off to the right start with the best possible diet to supplement the usual socks, shoes, cloths, expensive hunting gear, electrical cords & furniture diet of a typical Labrador

Totally over thinking it. Unless you feed the pup sawdust he'll grow just fine. He will never get to experience "socks, shoes, cloths, expensive hunting gear, electrical cords & furniture" unless you leave him to explore these options which will be poor handling. When he is an old dog, having served you well on the hill it will not be his diet you will look back on to determine what made him a great dog, but your input into his training, obedience and experience. I recommend kibble because I have never had an issue with a dog raised on it, never even know of an incident with a dog raised on it. People talk about skin allergies etc but that's usually a breeder trying to dodge their their genetic issues and blame it on kibble. I like the boil up regime @Marty Henry recommends but I don;t have hours in the day for that. Vets will always recommend kibble, most often the one they stock because they want to sell it to you, not because it is the best one. Feeding should be taken into consideration, but in the wider scope of things is a very small consideration to one of the animals on this planets with the hardiest digestive system there is.