Does anyone here feed barf ?

    • Gold Top Dog

    Does anyone here feed barf ?

    Does anyone here feed there dogs bones and raw foods , i do to a point with my husky wolf mix but he was fed that whe n iget home and im not sure If i should start my border collie puppy that way .... anyone wanna give me pros and cons or advice on how to do it ?
    • Gold Top Dog
    There are many here that do, try doing a search on this forum.
    I dont personally feed barf, but I am sure others will be along and give some great advice for you.
    • Gold Top Dog
    BARF is a specific approach to a holistic, fresh-foods-based diet - just one of many!  There are probably as many raw feeding approaches as there are raw fed dogs.

    I feed my working Border collies with a combination of home-prepared, premium kibble, and raw meaty bones.

    Do some research before jumping in, but plenty of people have blazed a trail before you!  Start here:  [linkhttp://www.rawdogranch.com]http://www.rawdogranch.com[/link]
    • Silver
    I do, I have since I got him.
     
    Like everyone said do alot of research before jumping in, I've been feeding this for nearly 3 years and still finding things out.
    Just google BARF and heaps of sites will come up. Dr Billinghurst has wrote several books, but please do alot of reading first.
     
    I will admit I did make mistakes but now since doing alot more research I have corrected those. I am continually researching to get as much knowledge as possible but once you work things out it's great.
     
    It can be time consuming preparing the meals but I buy bulk meat about 12 kilo at a time then seperate into indiviual meals, the same with Vegies I make enough for a week at a time and just freeze. This way each morning I just get each nights meal out to defrost. This way is good if you have a big freezer. We had to buy another one just for the dog.
     
    I find it great and it is actually cheaper for me to feed this way then to feed dog food, I have several places near me that sells fresh pet meat and I get bags of bones at our butcher shop for about $3.
    • Gold Top Dog
    If you have a big freezer and sources of cheap bulk meats it's by far the healthiest way to raise a puppy.