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Feeding For The Goal.........

I'm a big believer in feeding a diet that is 95%-99% Raw, 1%-5% Cooked, accompanied with the opinion of, "how you feed a dog contributes a great deal to its overall development." I truly do believe, "simply feeding a dog a specific way can and will be reflected in a dogs true ability and outlook on life."

Genetics do play a big roll in how a dog turns out, but its out powered by how you care for and what you feed a dog, that brings out the true enhancements and abilities of a dog. There is no one food or supplement for all dogs, every dog is its own individual and have their own nutritional and exercise requirements, in order to achieve the ultimate goal.

In my opinion, a raw diet should consist of 30%-50% Raw Meaty Bone, 30%-50% Muscle Meat, 10%-20% Secreting Organs, 5%-10% Vegetable, Fruit, Herb, and Eggs, and 1%-5% Grains if your dog can tolerate grains(I use pasta noodles and rice), mixing it up and rotating percentages to make sure the goal is achieved.

Many will say, "this is a very wide percentage range for feeding raw," my simple answer is there is not one specific formula that fits every dog, and many times even the best formulas, need to be tweaked to fit the individual dog.

I feel that there's no way you can achieve a 100% completely balanced diet in just one feeding. I feel this is something that is achieved over time, by providing the animal with the proper ingredients to achieve the goal. Variety is key to feeding raw, as well as making sure your dogs nutritional requirements are being met, throughout the course of a month. Every month I make sure my dogs have the important things Muscle Meat, Meaty Bone, Organs, Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, Eggs, and COLD WATER FISH.

Yes, I do call my blend of raw complete because I have found a formula that can be tweaked multiple ways while keeping the same consistent results that has raised puppies, maintained adults, improved seniors, as well as worked for dogs that have no relation to me at all other than eating my blend of feed, yet my dogs meals are still tweaked to meet their individual needs.

Examples:

Meesha needs more Vegetable and Fruit year around, more Muscle Meat in the summer, and less Meaty Bones in winter.

Aye Bay Bay needs more Vegetable and Fish year round for skin and coat health, more Meaty Bones in the summer, and more fiber in the winter.

Mei Xiang needs more Muscle Meat year round, double the high water content fruits in the summer, and more Fish in the winter for her skin and coat maintenance

King Ragnar needs more Meaty Bones as he is a growing puppy that requires the calcium and glucosamine for bone and joint development, with a good amount of Fish for for brain and nervous system development,

The goal is to have dogs that thrive, dogs that are able to naturally ward off ailments, transition through the season gracefully, recover from mental and physical stresses quickly, as well as show as an vigorous senior dog, having longevity as the ending result. So in order to achieve the ultimate goal which is true balance with raw feeding, I feel that variety is the key, even if you don't eat it, its for your dogs health no matter what.

Sweet Science OF Raw Food

The simple facts are:

1. You have to understand no matter the batch weight it all must total to 100%
2. Variety is the key to success
3. Can be given as whole items or ground together
4. Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs must be pureed for maximum absorption
5. Tweaking to fit the individual is a must

Some interesting facts are:

1. Chicken Necks (Skin On) contain only 36% bone the remaining 64% meat, ligaments, and fatty tissue
2. Chicken Necks (Skin Off) contain 75% bones the remaining 25% meat, and ligaments with very little to no fat

The formula to figuring out the percentage (%) of each item in a batch is:

    Product Weight / Batch Weight * 100 = %

Here is an example of a simple 50 pound batch of Raw Food worked out:

    20 lbs. Chicken Necks 40% (Meaty Bone) ( 20 lbs. / 50 lbs. * 100 = 40% )

    8 lbs. Chicken Heart 16% (Muscle Meat) ( 8 lbs. / 50 lbs. * 100 = 16% )

    8 lbs. Chicken Gizzards 16% (Muscle Meat) ( 8 lbs. / 50 lbs. * 100 = 16% )

    5 lbs. Beef Liver 10% (Secreting Organ) ( 5 lbs. / 50 lbs. * 100 = 10% )

    4 lbs. Beef Kidney 8% (Secreting Organ) ( 4 lbs. / 50 lbs. * 100 = 8% )

    2 lbs. Kale 4% (Vegetable)

    1 lb. Carrots 2% (Vegetable)

    1 lb. Blueberries 2% (Fruit)

    ½ lb. Garlic 1% (Root Herb)

+   ½ lb. Ginger 1% (Root Herb)

    50 lbs. Raw Food

So for this batch of dog food it contains:

    40% Raw Meaty Bone

    32% Muscle Meat

    18% Secreting Organ

+   10% Fruit/ Herb/Vegetable

    100% complete