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06-17-2009, 04:00 AM
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We fed our 2 dogs for almost 2yrs on raw. We started with chicken legs/drumsticks and every once in awhile eggs and veggies and the odd beef chunk...etc...etc... After about a year we switched over to a brand called mountain dog food, which is raw, but mashed up and packaged. IIRC we bought 3-400 lbs and it was a bit over 500 bucks, that lasted us 6 months. I think i had it figured out to about 1.47 per pound shipped to my door. Our 2 dogs are in the 25lb range so they only eat a small amount per day. But it was messy, and with a baby on the way we decided to switch to a dry food. We buy Orijen, which is a grain free high protien kibble. As far as i can tell its basically raw but dry!
One thing we noticed was when they were on grocery store raw food there poop was small and not very often and it almost seemed as though they never drank any water. And when we switched to the MDF they always had to drink water and they seemed to "go" more often. We also never cut any of the raw meaty bones up. With our dogs it worked out really good, they each got one chicken leg for breaky and one for dinner. There is a lot of info on the net about it, but IMO raw is the best hands down. (its just messy) Oh and the orijen food we have now was 68 bux and it should last us about 5 weeks. 
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06-17-2009, 05:21 AM
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I have been feeding my two malamutes raw for over a year and a half now.. It is they way to go it costs around 50 bucks a month..but the health benefits is the major plus my older pup Nico is 14 yrs old and when she was 10 she broke her leg on a hike... got her an operation and the vet says she wont be able to walk no more then a short distance for the rest of her life .... well she was right for a while then i started to feed them raw and about 6 months after i started nico could easily triple her old distance and now just the other day we hiked 10 kms mind you shes not a runner anymore but she keeps up ...with a smile !!!
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06-17-2009, 05:39 AM
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I feed both dogs raw and notice an improvement overall in their appearance and energy levels. I don't feed any of the pre ground stuff, I feel they need to crunch through their food. I buy 44 pound cases of chicken carcasses, which is mostly back/neck with the rib cage attached. I supplement this with organ meat and whatever I find in the "about to expire" bin at the grocery store. $5pack of ground lamb for $4 off, is a pretty good deal. Today a hunter friend gave me a bag of venison, so I'll add that in as well. An egg once a week or so tops it off.
I don't add veggies, dogs don't normally produce the enzymes to digest cellulose materials, so just meats. An occasional fish as well, mackerel or salmon (freeze salmon first for 24 hours).
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06-17-2009, 12:42 PM
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06-17-2009, 05:43 AM
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