thinking of going raw,

Loki seems to enjoy meat alot more than kibble, im at my parents today introducing my sisters collie to loki, ive bought out lokis food, and he wont touch it, he seems to get really bored of kibble and if im gonna be spending £51 every 3-4 weeks on kibble hrs just gonna get bored of I am considering raw, my mum said she would be worried it would make them more inclined to attack and now thats all I am thinking of, I know lots of you are raw feeders, so I wondered on advice on how to start raw feeding and if someone could give me a list of what their dog has a day that would be brilliant

Darcy was the same with kibble hence the change to raw! My parents had the same theory as yours, which is of course ridiculous!! Have a read through this it'll help

http://preymodelraw.com/page/articles.html/_/raw-chat/how-to-get-started-feeding-a-prey-model-raw-diet-r19

Raw is great for being able to give them variety   have a read of these

http://staffy-bull-terrier.com/barf_and_raw_diets

http://staffy-bull-terrier.com/raw_faq

This morning Daisy had some minced pork, then for tea, she had turkey chucks, duck hearts and a chicken wing. Yesterday she had lamb and an egg for breakfast and lamb with some liver and kidney and a chicken wing for tea.

Saz I can't get into the suppliers list the connection doesn't work. Does anybody know of suppliers in london or south east? Tnx again.

Here is the UK list of suppliers   

raw pet supplies - http://www.rawpetsupplies.co.uk/

laverstoke park - http://www.laverstokepark.co.uk/for-your-pet/for-your-pet-organic/prodlist_ct616.htm?dir=1&order=2&size=20

walnut pet supplies - https://www.walnutpetsupplies.co.uk/index.php/dogs/dog-food/frozen-dog-food.html

the natural pet pantry - http://www.thenaturalpetpantry.co.uk/

Canine Divine. http://www.canine-divine.co.uk/ free delivery on orders over £10.00

Pets Plus at Henry Street Garden Centre, *Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JY

team ilbrey - http://teamilbreyanimalservices.webs.com/rawmeatordersheet.htm

they love it - http://www.theyloveit.co.uk/

west fife raw foods - https://www.facebook.com/WestFifeRawFeeds

manifold valley meats - http://www.manifoldvalleymeats.co.uk/barf-diet-products/
(If anyone is on FB and within the Midlands area (to be clarified) Check out

https://www.facebook.com/groups/479385695425522/ - MVM

Nixon's Farm Shop in Heald Green.

http://www.springfieldpoultry.co.uk/

nhd - http://www.naturallyhealthydogs.co.uk/default.html - pick up only

http://www.dogsdiner.webs.com/

martins meats - http://www.martinsmeats.com/Locally-produced-pet-food.php

Perfect pet food - http://www.barfpetfoods.co.uk/

Landywoods - Landywood Pet Foods : Price List - most of the country covered for delivery but not in scotland

raw2paw - http://www.raw2paw.co.uk/ MVM supplier

The dogs dinner - The Dogs Dinner - T.P.M.S. Pet Food Specialists - delivery within the south of england

Durham animal feeds - http://www.daf-petfood.co.uk/ country wide delivery

prize choice - Natural Frozen Pet Foods - Prize Choice - The Natural Food for Healthy Animals - nationwide delivery excluding a few areas

berrie wood - Dog Food, Pet Food and Pet Accessories - Berriewood Pet Supplies - select postcodes see Ordering Information - Berriewood Pet Supplies

Dog food company - Suppliers of Dog Food | Supplying Pet Food in Central and Southern England - southern and central england delivery (except london)

Knight pet supplies - Raw Pet Food in Birmingham : Knight Pet Supplies Ltd - delivery in birmingham areas only

albion - Albion Meat Products | Quality Pet Food - southern, central england delivery

natural instinct - Natural Instinct - Home - mainland uk shipping

darling's - Real, Raw, Organic Dog Food Supplier - Questions - mainland shipping

Linc's pets - supplied by DAF - Lincs pets - various areas, nottingham, linconshire, derby, humber etc

Nurturing by nature - Bones & Treats

Basils dog food - http://basilsdogfood.co.uk/

Wolf tucker - http://www.wolftucker.co.uk/adult/ - Local deliveries to Chichester area and also country wide
Available from - Mark Elliott and Associates vets
Madam Green Buisiness Park,
Oving, Chichester,
West Sussex, PO20 2DD.
01243 779111 [url]]www.markelliott.co.uk[/url]

team ilbrey k9 partners - Lancing, West Sussex, they deliver along the south coast and to Portsmouth ferry for customers on the Isle of Wight. No delivery charges

Clearaday pets - http://www.cleardayrawfeeds.co.uk/ - mvm supplier

mobile pet foods - http://www.mobilepetfoods.co.uk/section.php/8/1

bulmer pet food - http://www.bulmerdogfood.co.uk/

Tnxx

Poular misconception! Why would feeding a dog what he would naturally eat make him more aggressive. I should think that feeding him kibble, with all the constituents that a dog's digestive system is ill designed to cope with, would be more likely to have that effect. Just ask any of us who feed raw about the difference in the size and cosistency of their dog's stools. There is far less volume ( as their body can process a far higher percentage of the food) and very firm. Also, in a great number of cases, the common problem of smelly bum burps is cured We also have two cases in our club, where we have persuaded the owners of dogs with allergy problems to switch, and the results have been amazing. One of the dogs was on daily medication with twice weekly medicated baths. He is now off medication and nom longer requires these frequent baths. All of the raw feeders in our club use Natural Instinct and I reckon it costs me £1.50 - £1.80 a day to feed Bacchus depending on the meat ( chicken,duck,salmon, turkey etc.)
Hope this helps.

Ahh thank you!! we have decided to go raw and for loki s current weight he needs 0.839lbs of meat a day as he is only 12.7kg, so what do you I use to start him off, is using one of these suppliers cheaper than going to the bunchers??

freyj4z wrote:Ahh thank you!! we have decided to go raw and for loki s current weight he needs 0.839lbs of meat a day as he is only 12.7kg, so what do you I use to start him off, is using one of these suppliers cheaper than going to the bunchers??

Haven't really compared prices. The benefit of Natural Instinct for me, as a newbie to raw, is that it's a complete food. Contains human grade meat,veg,fruit,crushed bone plus vitamins and omega3 oils. Also very easy to serve. Comes ready minced up in 1 kilo tubs. The pack also provides a table for working out recommended amounts to feed although that is only a guide. Eg. according to Bacchus's weight he should get 500gr per day but I find this puts on the beef a bit so I give him 200gr in the morning and 250gr in the evening. A little tip. If you go for the Working Dog varieties you don't pay VAT. A wee saving.

reuben wrote:

freyj4z wrote:Ahh thank you!! we have decided to go raw and for loki s current weight he needs 0.839lbs of meat a day as he is only 12.7kg, so what do you I use to start him off, is using one of these suppliers cheaper than going to the bunchers??

Haven't really compared prices. The benefit of Natural Instinct for me, as a newbie to raw, is that it's a complete food. Contains human grade meat,veg,fruit,crushed bone plus vitamins and omega3 oils. Also very easy to serve. Comes ready minced up in 1 kilo tubs. The pack also provides a table for working out recommended amounts to feed although that is only a guide. Eg. according to Bacchus's weight he should get 500gr per day but I find this puts on the beef a bit so I give him 200gr in the morning and 250gr in the evening. A little tip. If you go for the Working Dog varieties you don't pay VAT. A wee saving.

P.S.
A friend who breeds staffs weans them on this so don't be tempted to go for the more expensive puppy version.

I shall have a look see it might be worth me trying out the already made stuff before I try weighing it all out myself

Also it says that he should only be on the puppy range until 6 months....so confusing

How often can you feed your dog raw mine is nearly 10 month but seems less intrested in own food so looking at change.Just wanted to know how much to feed a week,cost and is it better for them plus what varietys of raw is they.

I got some info from the Pet shop and we are going to use natural menu to start and it comes in nugget form, u just do it by how much they weigh.

Also how do you workout how much raw she eats a day mine is around 15kg.

Well the natures menu I'm gonna use to start loki off is already made up so u just follow the guide on the back, but if shes 15kg she should be getting 2-3% of her body weight in raw meat, but the meat needs to be made up of different percentages. Like muscle meat, bone, etc but depends if you are going to do BARF or the prey raw diet.

Not sure really sure i tried her on some raw mince from my market last nite which she ate.As my brother had some for is gsd .

Just went to the butchers the guy was so rude, he was like I wouldn't give the dog chicken wings, we won't mince any turkey or chicken, we don't sell chicken breaks off the bone...