BARF- Bones And Raw Food
Finally in 2006 we found a good place
from where we could get cheap bones and good vegetables.
It's not important for a dog to get everything
everyday, but get everything within a month. The plan may be changed according to
what you have in your fridge and
what you can get fairly cheap (e.g. seasonal fruits).
The daily amount of 'wet food' is 2-3% of the dog's bodyweight,
meaning around 1000g for an adult female newfoundland, weighing 50kg.
Our girls eat more or less 1500g daily, 1 kg of meaty bones and 500g of
other food depending on what the schedule says.
The meaty bones should have the ratio of 50:50 of meat:bones, the ratio
between meaty bones and veggies/intestines/other should be 60:40, though if
we feed that much bones to our dogs, they get constipation.
Why BARF?
-healthy, fresh food
-teeth stay clean
-mental activity
-not processed food
-dogs seem happier and healthier
-dogs aren't tired after lunch
-decreases the possibility for bloat
-dogs are more active
Feeding tables
Are example menus for a grown newfoundland for a month. Easy to follow, easy
to learn.
How to make the veggie glop, what is it?
Autumn -08:
Making the veggie glop; 70l in one day