switching to homemade raw

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switching to homemade raw

Posted : 5/20/2006 6:16:44 PM

Hi everyone. I haven't been on in a long long time, but I'm looking for some guidance. I'm planning on switching Tojo from a pre-packaged raw diet to a homemade prey-model diet. Does anyone on here do that? From what I read it's sooo simple: buy meat, feed to dog, but I'm still apprehensive and I'd like to ask a question that is going to make me sound like a certifiable moron[

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Tell me what to say when I call the butcher looking for food to give my dog. As in, give me a sentence. I just want to do whatever's easiest and cheapest, and good for my dog, but I don't really know what to ask for.

Since I live in southern Alberta, it'll probably be beef, but how exactly do you approach your butcher when you're not real choosey about what you want? Plus, most of the information I find seems to be on chicken, which I'm certainly not opposed to, but like I said, it'll probably end up being more economical to get beef (in fact, there are a lot of places around here dedicated soley to processing/selling beef). Am I looking for beef necks, feet, brains? Obviously I can't feed him the whole cow at once!

kennel_keeper

Posted : 5/20/2006 7:07:16 PM

The only "prey-model" my dogs get is rabbit. One dog gets the whole rabbit (when I have one). Skin, fur, bones, and all. They do love it, lol, they are BEAGLES! I usually get them fresh killed, but that is only during rabbit hunting season and not many hunters want to give up their "kill".
I can't really advise what you should tell your butcher, but maybe you could try some farms (sheep, goat, chicken, what have you) and see if you can hook up with one. As far as a primarily prey-model diet for dogs, there are some here that do it and I will leave the advise to them!
We fed prey-model at the exotic animal santuary I worked at. We would feed what ever was in-season (that hunters would bring, they love to see the tigers and lions eat), whole chickens and turkeys, cow (cut up of course but still the whole thing), sheep, goats, rats (for the small exotics), etc. I learned ALOT about prey-model there.