Question by ~Christina~ Loves her Rocky Poo: Thinking of Switching my pup to a Raw Diet?
My 4 month old 30 pound lab/mix Puppy Rocky is real picky when it comes to commercial dog food, and we have him on the best of the best, Nutro Super Food Holistic brand which is also not very cheap at all. This puppy is so darn picky he won’t even barely eat the wet food we’ve tried all sorts hell eat it if we mix in some tuna or chicken or other things we know Raw Diet dog owners feed there dogs.
I read that Vets mistake Raw Diets for not being good because they were never educated about it and are paid! to have you get a certain brand commercial dog food, such as Science Diet a food my Vet recommended where at Petsmart they told me the same, he was paid to tell you that and it gives dogs allergies do not get it. So i didn’t!
Now when they say feeding a RAW diet do they actually mean don’t cook the meat? Just defrost it and let the dog eat the meat RAW? Doesn’t meat come with bacteria and other nasty stuff if it isn’t cooked properly? At least i thought so, or a quick rince over the sink is sucuffient? Can i feed my puppy RAW pork chops? I read i could basically feed a puppy just about any Raw meats or fish…
Any Raw Diet doggy feeders out there? Let me know your opinions and answers on this please 
Thank you so much!
Well i have boneless pork chops an i ussualy get alot of the boneless meats for my family at home, ocassionally will have whole chicken or beef etc… But should the dog be eating meat with bones or boneless is better?
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Answer by BC love
Hey! First of all, glad I saw this question. I feed my dog the raw diet. He loves raw meat, and he’s a puppy. I never cook the meat, and NEVER cook the bones. He has beautiful fur, and he’s so happy with his diet! If you plan it properly, your dog will succeed. You should be feeding about 80% meat, which can consist of basically any meat, the best one for a puppy is raw poultry (yes, I know, scary, but contrary to the idiots on Y! A, puppies do not choke on raw bones). There is also raw beef and steak, those are definitely good. You should be feeding 10% Bone. The bones will make your pup’s feces nice and firm. You should be feeding 5% Organs (gizzards, basically the organs found in the animal), and 5% Other. You can get Sandra Bailey’s book “Real Dogs Don’t Eat Kibble”. It explains why commercial food is bad, why the raw diet is good, what to avoid, and what to feed. It also explains how to feed and what to expect. If you need advice, I can help you from personal experience, just send me a message!
ADD: If you are worried at all about the bacteria or salmonella in the meat, remember: Wolves survived for thousands of years on raw prey, and guess what? They did great! And the meat does not even stay in the dog’s system long enough for the salmonella to affect them, plus, they have a natural tolerance for bacteria found in raw meat. Hope all of this helps!
ADD 2: Yes, puppies CAN choke on raw bones, but I do not know anybody that feeds their puppy raw that has seen their dog choke. Mine has never choked, but again, I do not want to give him the chance, so make sure to watch him the first time you feed him a raw bone, otherwise, it is unlikely, your puppy choking is a worst-case scenario.
@Summer Oh, I see! Your KFC was cooked bones, therefore, of course it splintered and of course your dog choked! Cooked bones always splinter! But raw bones do not splinter, ever, so you know, puppies won’t choke on them.
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