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jumper · Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject: food

i go to the local turkey farm and get 40 lbs boxes of turkey. package it in 200-500 gram packs and freeze it. i feed this and some dry food ,hard boiled eggs and some vitamins. i add protein as needed depending on his work outs which i work him out everyday. somedays harder than others.

Brutus the Bull · Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject:

Are you giving Gus the bones as well?
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CaptainMorgan · Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject:

jumper · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:22 am Post subject:

the boxes of turkey that i get has no bones in it. its all meat

Brutus the Bull · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:45 am Post subject:

I have had bad experiences with poultry bones and dogs and have heard much worse than what happened to mine.

They tend to splinter and keep sharp edges that can puncture areas of the digestive track. Had a boxer that wound up ripping a hole in her throat from a sharp chicken bone. luckily..we caught it as it was happening and rushed to the e-vet who saved her. Read alot of other stories with not so happy endings.

My personal preference is to stay away from poultry bones.
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CaptainMorgan · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:21 am Post subject:

Brutus the Bull · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:34 am Post subject:

They were raw, I think cooked can be even more brittle and have a higher chance of splintering.

I think I may have come off a bit strong in my last post. I am not condemning people for giving chicken bones at all. They have alot of good stuff inside of them that are good for dogs. I was just sharing what experience I had with the bones that make me not want to use anymore..Just my preference, thats all.

Just re-read that post and I think I sounded a bit bitter...lol

As for the B.A.R.F. Diets, My opinion is raw food is excellent in moderation. The argument is made that dogs in the wild eat raw, unprocessed food and thrive on it. My belief is that domesticated dogs like ours have been out of the wild for so long that they have changed. So I kind of give a Kibble and Raw diet with fresh beef bones from the butcher.

Edit: My wife reminded me that we do still give chicken bones on occasion, however, they are ground up in a food processor with chicken to make a paste and add a little water to create a gravy.
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CaptainMorgan · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:51 am Post subject:

TXsilverado · Hot Dog Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 199

between the skin problems and loose stool i went through alot of trial and error. mostly error.

he did good on orijen but it was expensive and i had to order it online so it wasnt all that convenient.

i finally ended up with blue buffalo large breed adult. he still has slight skin problems but his stool is solid and his gas is minimal.

CaptainMorgan · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject:

Laydeepug · Pug Joined: 25 May 2008 Posts: 17 Location: Enfield, CT

We feed our dogs ABADY and supplement with raw. They both do very well on it. They also do good on Eukanuba Sport

jayson · Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 3

bennyg111 · Affenpinscher Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 1

we feed both our dogs our bulldog pup and our 7 year old terrier kible but we tend to add, rice, cooked meat and fresh vegatables and they think its great from everything I have been reading about the dog food industry its best to keep away from brands that use alot of corn filler since this is cheap and not good for our pets at all

rjconn007 · Japanese Chin Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 9

Gunner in the above post is my baby daddy.

SupaSweet777 · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject:

I feed my AB strictly RAW. She has major food allergies and it's the only food she has been able to eat that doesn't flare up her systemic yeast. She gets chicken leg quarters (a majority of her diet), beef (no bones - she chipped her tooth), beef liver, pork, the occasional turkey drumstick, and on a rare occasion, when I can find it she will get raw pig ear.
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