As a zoologist, I have always been worried about feeding my dogs a species appropriate diet. My dogs have introduced a variety of foods and the 'stomach of steel, "but used as a base kibble. I use the meat, eggs, cheese, fruits and vegetables as reward training. In March 2010, Jessie has been tested for thyroid and adrenal fucntion and both were in the bottom. I start with the food (the building blocks of the body) to rule out allergies and other possible causes of lowthyroid. I also started my new dog Lucy after the first day we arrived. She transitions easily as they had been fed all other foods sortsof first. Both dogs are now used hihgly motivated as their raw food as a reward for training. Some basics to remember: not fiction! And a wide margin of error is allowed! Every dog is different. 80:10:10 (following the "prey model" diet of raw foods) 80% of the muscle, organ meat, 10%, 10% bone Look at the amount of fat in the meat source ( 10-40%depending on how your dog is active) Proper use of meat (no flavorings, colorings, antibiotics, salts, etc.). Organic meat is the ideal! Power supply 3.2% of the daily burden of your dog's body (2% x 30 = £ 0.6 pounds of dog food, dog x30lb 3% = 0.9 pounds of food) while feeding the puppies, feeding 3-4% weight of an adult. You can also supply up to 15% of the field of fruit / vegetables (squash, pumpkin, spinach, celery, potatoes, strawberries, apples, etc.) Integration with vitamins / minerals is optional Some people use Salmon Oil Omega 3 Tips : * start with a...
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