Probably the best video out there on raw food diets this deserves way more views you cover literally everything that necessary in complete detail thank you so much
This is THE BEST video I have found on the internet about the raw diet!! I have been feeding my 2 year old golden doodle a raw primal frozen nuggets since she was 6 months old but was always afraid of switching to barf because I didn’t know how to portion everything and what should her meal consist of.. but after watching this video all my doubts are gone and I am going grocery shopping tomorrow 😅 thank you so much 🙏
Thanks for the video! We are currently in the process of switching over to a raw diet. I was shocked how much the back of kibble bags wants you to feed your dog!
Lol. Same. Only I'm using a dry erase on my arm lol. Accidentally came across this and my bull mastiff Shepherd is almost 5months. Totally forgot I was gonna do this diet. Bad memory. Hense dry erase and arm haha.
I have a staffy puppy with allergies. Like the comments below I really wanted to come off processed and give her the BARF diet but was totally confused by amounts etc. After watching your video you have simplified it and covered everything I needed to know to switch. Thank you so much!!
Do you know what she's allergic to? It might be grain, or additives, but could also be some type of meat. Some people do elimination diet, with just 1 animal meat for a while.. to see how the dog reacts to it. If the dog reacts to it, that type of animal gets eliminated from the menu. Usually chicken. Most dogs do well on lamb or turkey. Variety is always best, so keep changing animals untill you have a couple your dog reacts well too.. But if you're lucky, then your dog does well on all types of raw meat.
This was extremely helpful. I feed my German Shepherd raw but I buy it frozen because I had no idea how much and what ingredients were needed to be a healthy and balanced diet. Thank you so much!
Nicee finally I found someone that explains things so perfect 🙂 my baby bullies are gonna be happier now 🙂 thanks so much . I'm subscribing I love this Chanel
Thank you so very much for showing me how much you feed per pound and taking the time explain 😊. Other sites don't give you anything, you are on point love it
Hats off to you on this info and what you say. I see so many people just get on and make dumb videos about home made dog food. Yours is the best so far I have seen so far and thanks I hope viewers fallow your advice because they need to understand veggies - greens should be around 10% - 15% of the diet. I am lucky I have access to beef tendons - unbleached scalded tripe along with liver and kidneys. You just need to add fibers greens and you can also get sardines in water for omega health to. Don't forget Blue berry's they need these as they are important for the anti oxidants portion of there diet also. Great video I loved it.
Thanks for the kind words and support! There’s a lot of great whole food supplements like you mentioned, totally agree. Have a great day and thanks for watching!
Thank you for posting this video, your finished plates look beautiful. I’m very interested in seeing your bugger portion video where you make a lot then weigh out smaller portions
I have a small poultry farm and I am currently trying to transition to raw. I race Quail and processed them whole without the skin or head. Unfortunately, only two of my six dogs are really interested in eating them. Can I put it all through a meat grinder? I want to use what I have. I know what my livestock are eating and I like the idea of sourcing from myself as much as possible. I have ducks, chickens, geese, quail, and turkeys.
Great video. Thank you. However, the video goes very quickly through making the large batch and I cannot tell how you get from large chunks and bones to the final soft product. Can you comment on that, please?
Awesome video definitely one of the most informative and easy to understand. I’m still confused on how to store the food once prepped. Do you suggest prepping out 2 weeks freeze the food and take it out the day of the feeding and give it to the dog frozen? Or take out the prepped food a day before and let it thaw?
Hi Patty, Yes, generally I’ll prep two weeks work, keep them frozen and thaw in the fridge. In the summer sometimes I’ll leave it semi frozen to help cool my dogs. Thanks for watching!
This was so great to see. Thank you. She went off kibble months ago on to freeze dried then on to cooked meats and some veggies. I would like to know about the bone. Everything I have heard in the mainstream thought processes is that raw bone is bad for my dog. Really, chicken back is ok and thigh and leg bone, OK, and beef rib bone OK. She is only 14 pounds. Please let me know what you know about bones for dogs. I am so happy to have found you!!
Hi Iris, Raw bones are an essential part of feeding your dog a raw diet. For small dogs you can use chicken wings, turkey necks or even rabbit bones as they are easy to get through for small dogs. Alternatively you can grind or blend the bones to make it easier if they have bad teeth. I have lots of videos on raw diets, check them out and you’ll be well on your way. Thanks for watching!
Raw bones are ok, cooked bones are NOT ok to give. Everyone talks about bone splinters, but that happens with cooked bones. Obviously some vets sell kibble, so they try to scare people with that. Soft bones are ok to give (necks/wings/carcass of chicken/duck/poultry/rabits), bones from big animals are too hard. If you can find a raw meat supplier that has grinded meat mixes with bones, then it's ok to give that to your dog, so they can have variation in bones like lamb/sheep, goat, beef and game. Turkey neck is ok to give, other parts can be hard, depends on the size of the bird. Wings might be ok, but I don't give turkey carcass myself. Some young lamb necks are ok too, but necks from older lambs/sheep are too hard. They have to be very meaty too. Bones are essential for calcium and other nutrients. Dogs have died just eating muscle meats/organ meats and food scraps, they need the meaty bones! That's why some vets also are weary of raw food diets, because they've heard of dogs dying in the past. But those dogs didn't get bones. If you absolutely do not want to give bones, then there's grinded up meals with bones if you have access to those from a raw food supplier. Or there's bone meal powder. And you can grind up some bones yourself too. Or just give kibble or a vitamin mix or something. Just meats and veggies longterm is not the best option. I wouldn't give beef rib bone, that's usually way too hard. And for a 14 pound dog, just stick to poultry meaty bones. Little chicken necks if you can get them, or chicken wing/back/carcass
kyle cox Congrats on the new puppy! Here is a link to a raw diet for a Saint Bernard puppy. If you have more specific questions, let me know. th-cam.com/video/sysM695arNM/w-d-xo.html
Great video. Quite informative. A question I have with the chicken bones. I’ve always heard chicken bones weren’t safe for dogs, because they splinter when crushed in the dogs mouth. Any word on that. Thank you.
That myth came from back in the 70s when people fed their dogs cooked table scraps. COOKED chicken bones, or any other cooked bones should not be fed to your dog. RAW bones are not the same and are fine for dogs to eat without any issues. If you are still concerned about it, you can always break up the raw bones using a blender as demonstrated in some of my other videos on raw diets. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Are there certain proteins that are better for dogs with chronic UTI and kidney issues? I have a 5 yr old male German Shepherd and I’ve wanted to try a change in diet for a long time- but every single time I mention it to my vet they go crazy. I’m really trying to do whatever I can at home to make sure I’m giving him the best nutrients. He’s super picky and is prone to allergies too.
A customized raw diet is ideal for dogs that have health issues in my opinion. It adds a degree of flexibility that no commercial food can offer. Raw diets contain no grains or fillers which can aggravate or even cause the issues your experiencing. Raw diets are high in natural water content which will help your dog flush their kidneys. Adding dehydrated cranberries will also help with preventing infections in the urine track. Picky eaters also love raw diets as it adds a lot of flavour and variety. Dehydrating the organs or blending them will help as well. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for this video. I have a couple of questions if that's okay.. For context we have a 6 month old Golden Retriever puppy who we are looking to transition on to raw food. - I hear so much conflicting information about bones. Some people say that the dog can choke, some even say thay the bones can tear the digestive systems of dogs. They say that even fish bones can be dangerous. What is the truth about this? I was initially planning to use a grinder to avoid any choking hazards, but hearing you talk about the benefits of chewing was interesting. As you can imagine I am just terrified of hurting our pup! - I don't understand how to measure out the muscle meat vs bone ratios when the bones are included in chicken thighs. To do this, surely you must need to know what ratio of meat to bone the thigh itself has. Are all thighs equal? Surely wings have less meat to bone ratio? If the thighs had, for example a 60:40 ratio of meat to bone, wouldn't that mean that you would need to add extra chicken meat, for example a breast? - Our vets try to terrify us when we have brought up raw feeding, however it seems that they are brainwashed in to recommending certain kibble brands. One of the things that they brought up were vitamin supplements. I was surprised to see that you only added greens/fish/bone broth/egg/oil as supplements to the meal. Is it not necessary to add vitamins such as A, D, E, C, and K? Thank you so much again for your very informative video!! Subscribed!
The myth about bones as choking hazards came from back in the day when people fed their dog table scraps. COOKED bones are brittle and sharp, but dogs are literally made to chew and eat RAW BONES. I highly recommend watching more of my videos on raw diet info. There’s a lot of info I can’t type out, but is covered in the videos. If you need more info specific to your dog, I offer an online zoom live session for $100. Thanks for your support and for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Thank you for your quick reply! I believe I have watched all or most of your raw diet videos and I am very interested in your one to one sessions which I may contact you about in the near future if that's okay! I do have one question that I am still confused about though if I may? In this video you say that the muscle meat ratio should be somewhere between 75%-80% and the bone ratio at 10%. I still don't quite understand how using chicken or turkey thighs follows this rule, that is, unless they naturally have the correct ratio of muscle meat to bone built in to them?
@@jamesavery2647 the ratios are just a rough guide. Chicken legs and thighs with the back bone attached have about the right ratio. You don’t have to be overly precise. It’s not like baking. Thanks
What's your take on buying Big Country Raw? They are canadian brand near Niagara ( sell 4lb packs 1lb 4 packs) either as dinner (meat, bone, organ, veg and fruit) or pure meat( meat, organ and bone) then you add the veg and fruit if you want to. They work out to around $16.99 for 4 lbs so $4 a 1lb. No mess, you just grab it out and away you go
xlifewritex Buying raw is a good option, not as good as preparing it yourself, but still good. Watch out for companies that add a lot of water to bring costs down.
No mess, but quite expensive... It's cheaper to do it yourself, but if you're worried about the mess and you have the money, you can give those meals. I would however not just give grinded up meals every day of the week, as they need something to bite in, to clean their teeth. Just "mush" isn't very good for their teeth.
Thank you for the informative video! I currently feed my two pups commercial made raw dog food but was looking to make my own. I'm also located in Toronto and I was wondering where you source your meat, bone, and organs. Its easy enough to find chicken, pork, and beef at reasonable prices but trying to find things like lamb, goat, rabbit, venison, quail, veal, bison, and duck at sustainable prices has been difficult for me. I also find it difficult to find a good source for organ variety. Do you have any tips to find good sources?
Fabulous video, really helped me get my head around the BARF diet. I have a couple of questions for you: 1 - When feeding a BARF diet to a puppy, who will need lots of 'training treats', how do I portion out treats as part of their daily food allowance. 2 - When feeding your dog/puppy smaller amounts during the day, do you split it into a selection of all of the ingredients, ie, muscle, bone, organs etc, each time, or can you just give them small amounts during the day, and it doesn't matter what, as long as they get the whole selection? I will be getting a Golden Retriever puppy in a couple of months, so making sure I'm prepared and ahead of the game when he/she arrives. Thank you so much, from Melbourne, Australia!
Hello from Canada Emma! 1) If you are planning on treat training, you can use tiny pieces of dehydrated raw chicken. This will be part of the daily muscle meat portion. A little goes a long way. I recommend using treats very sparingly and substitute affection as a training tool. 2) Once you have your total daily portion, you can feed it in any parts throughout the day. I often use the organ portion as treats for my dogs throughout the day and feed their muscle meat and bones for their main meals. 3) It’s important to grind or use a blender for the bones till your puppy gets their adult teeth. You can check out my “does size really matter” video for more information on the consistency and size of the raw diet that will work for your dog. Thanks for watching!
You can add the treats into the menu, but you can also just give them as 'extra'. Very small bites of (cooked) sausage, cheese or dog trainers, dried fish/meat treats from the pet store... whatever motivates your dog. Since they are just small bites, they don't get a whole lot extra. If you use clicker training, the dog gets several treats. But you only train for a short while with a young dog and other forms of reinforcement also help (good boy/girl, a hug or playing with a toy). And you also use interval reinforcements, so sometimes they get a treat and sometimes they don't. In the beginning you give a treat everytime, but they learn pretty quick, so then you can interval treat after that. Interval method is helpful, so they don't just do the trick for a treat and it motivates them if they don't get a treat everytime. About the raw food meals. You can give them portions of muscle meat, meaty bones and organ meats every day (spread out over different meals as a young pup), but you can also just make a week menu and divide the meats over several days. I gave my puppy several days of meaty bones with organ meats and several days with just muscle meat. Because organ meats are a laxative and bones can constipate, so I gave those 2 together. But when he was an adult, he could handle seperate organ days and seperate meaty bones days. It depends on the dog, how he reacts to it.
Thanks for the informative video Im really considering going for it! I have one big problem tho which is space, how do you store all that frozen food? I see that you live in an apartment aswell.
The key for storage is small batches and rotating stuff from the freezer to the fridge. You can keep things frozen for a while like that. Check out some of my other vids on raw diet for way more tips and tricks.
I’m 16 and have 2 large dogs and I can’t afford to feed both of them raw food so I just add organ meat coconut oil and a chicken leg on top of kibble is this ok?
Excellent presentation. That tripe looks bleached and boiled! Raw tripe is brown and stinky as anything. In Australia butchers are not allowed to sell raw tripe.
The 2% is for a healthy adult dog with no weight issues. It’s only a starting point. Puppies need much more. 3%-5% of body weight is a good place to start. Remember, these are just guidelines to start with. Every dog is different. Age, health, activity level, etc are all variables. Tailoring your dogs diet is very specific to you and your dog. Even kibble comes with a wide range in their guidelines.
Cooper's all raw breakfast; Duck neck. Kangaroo meat. Green lamb tripe. Sardines for Omega 3 fatty acids. Lamb offal blend of lung, liver kidney, spleen with some heart added for CO Q 10, taurine & zinc. Raw pastured egg with shell. Grass fed water Buffalo keffir for the gut mirobiome. Bone broth with apple cider vinegar, turmeric & ginger. Depending on what I have, I do a mixture of different organic ingredients like, cranberries, blueberries green beans, zucchini, carrots, kale, celery, spinach, Broccoli, butternut squash, pumpkin, sprouted chia seeds, coconut oil, cilantro, parsley, shitake & maitake mushrooms, Atlantic sea kelp, Hawaiian spirulina etc. Main protein source (muscle meat) is changed every meal between Kangaroo, Venison, Beaver, Bison, Elk, Quail, rabbit, beef, lamb, goat, duck, pork and pheasant. Offal source is changed every meal as well. Wild caught, sardines, mackeral or salmon with most meals for Omega 3's. I avoid chicken and turkey for Cooper as it causes his skin to break out a little bit. I alternate goat, sheep and water Buffalo keffir. Raw meaty bones like Duck, lamb, beef & pork necks, Kangaroo tails, Beaver tails, briskets duck feet etc.
Please do not feed tripe from the grocery store! Its BLEACHED! It should be a greenish color and smell ungodly lol You can find raw unbleached tripe on an online raw dog food site. You're doing great ❤️🐶🐾
I wouldn’t recommend creatine for dogs. A raw diet like this will have plenty of natural ingredients that will aid in natural muscle development. Thanks for watching!
Hi Carmen, Cooked bones can become brittle, raw bones are fine. That misconception is from back in the day when people used to feed their dogs table scraps. Hope that helps!
Thank you for this video! It has helped me so much. The only thing is that my dog is allergic to chicken! Does that cancel out turkey, duck, ect. ? Will she be okay with a BARF diet without chicken?
If your dog is allergic to chicken, they may be to all poultry. You can definitely feed the barf diet without chicken. Variety of protein sources is very important. Try beef, rabbit, game meat, or any other protein source you can find. Consult your vet to test allergic reactions.
Thanks for a high quality and educating video! May I ask how you calculate the amount of bone and meat when it's stuck together like on a chicken leg? And how do you calculate the fat percentage if not buying it at the grocery store? 🥩 🐶 🐾
Hi Carlos, The bone to meat ratio is based on weight. If using chicken, there’s no need to calculate fat content unless your dog has pancreatitis. Fat in a raw diet provides the energy that carbs do in kibble. Hope that helps.
I use this method: chicken wings/legs is about 2/3 meat and 1/3 bones, necks is about 1/2 meat and 1/2 bones, carcass is about 1/3 meat and 2/3 bones. If you calculte how much bone your dog needs, then you can calculate how much meaty bones you need each week depending on the type of meaty bones you use.. And then you can subtract that from the percentage of muscle meat the dog needs. I usually make weekly menu's to calculate everything. About the fat. I wouldn't worry about that. If your dog is more active then give the dog more food or give them more fatty meats like lamb. If the dog gains weight easily, then give him less food or more leaner meats like chicken or turkey.
It's not really expensive. When I fed my dog kibble it cost me about 600 czk (around 29 USD) a month and now feeding raw costs me approx. 1100 czk (51 USD) for 2 months so it's definitely cheaper. And it isn't the cheapest I could get. It includes beef (meat, organs), rabbit (meat, bones), horse meat, lamb meat (+green tripes), salmon, sardines, chicken (organs, bones, meat), turkey (meat+bones), duck meat, game, pork (meat, organs) and quail meat. Plus plenty of veggies and fruits (pumpkin, apples, sweet potatoes, carrots, bananas, salads, spinach, cucumbers, beetroot, cabbage etc.
Hi Adam, you can find green trip at an Asian market, or local butcher shop. Call around and you should be able to find some. If not you can source easier to find organs such as liver or kidneys. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Also raw food suppliers, farms/farmer's markets, butchers and some even go to slaughterhouses to get a cheap deal. And also facebook groups or a raw food forum for bulk ordering with others nearby. Sometimes pet stores have raw food too (usually the grinded up stuff)
Yes, if you make a good menu with plenty of variety. The percentages have to be right, since your pup is still growing he/she eats more. 5% Of their body weight and then the right percentages of meaty bones, muscle meat and organ meats. My dog ate chicken neck and wing at 3 months old (ungrinded). For legs/carcass they need to be older, as those bones are a bit harder than necks and wings.
If I travel, I check grocery stores/butchers so I can buy meat. Or I check for a freezer, so I can bring my own meat. So an apartment/holiday home/bungalow resort type of vacation is a better option than a hotel room. Unless the hotel room has a freezer, but usually they don't or the freezers are very small. You can stack some fresh meat in the fridge, if they have one. And it's ok to give a can of fish or a liver sausage/pre-cooked sausage for a day or 2. I've also heard of people bringing dehydrated meats with them, or a dehydrated (raw) sausage or lightly steamed meal in a bag or can. That's ok for a couple of days. If it's a meal with a premix of vitamines, you can give that longer, but I prefer buying raw meat myself (it's cheaper). If you travel a lot in hotels with limited options, then raw feeding is not for you. You can't just give the dog kibble and then meat again. The dog gets used to a diet; if you switch up they can get diarrhea.
Good video. I would look at squid oil instead of the vegetable oils. Coconut oil can affect the pancreas and has shown increase in lab work increase numbers in pancreas issues. The removal often ended it. Grapeseed oil is not really recommended as is grapes. Fish oil needs to be high quality as it has its own issue. Dr Karen Becker and Dr Peter Dobias have tons of great information. Blessings to the path.
Hi, great video! I guess my question would be: I got lost in the part that you mention to cut in pieces that the dog can chew instead of swallow but at the end you blend the ingredients....so do you give it to them in chunks or blended?
How do you get the beef rib bone to consumable state to quick consummation? I heard you say "they don't just chew on it, they consume it" thanks, good video
Hi Mike, It’s the type of bone that makes it consumable. Thicker bones are for chewing, but smaller thin bones can be eaten. If you have a small dog you can stick with chicken or rabbit bones. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
what do you do if your dog refuses organ meat i have a frenchie mix thats about 15 pounds she eats the chicken hearts but refuses any other organs i have tried so far she loves everything else
Hi Zach I buy my organ meats from an Asian market in the suburbs of Toronto called “Al Premium”. You can find organ meats at any proper butcher. Thanks for watching!
Does anyone have an older dog that’s been on the barf diet for the majority of their life? Just looking for feedback. Really considering it for my 2 dogs
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 awesome! I’m currently feeding orijen but with them being bought out by mars I don’t feel comfortable feeding it anymore. I was looking into open farm kibble but I’m leaning heavy towards the BARF diet as well.
Please respond - would giving a dog (Chicken thighs x beef kindey x chicken feet x eggs x spinach) be a BARF diet? im watching half way through and wanna fully understand
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Im very confused on the amount i should be giving a dog. Im adding it up for a 100lb dog I give 2lbs a day. How would i include everything? I know muscle meat is 1.5lbs so what what the organs be? and the bone if its included in it? and if i added an egg?
@@marcomendoza2295 It’s easier to work with bigger numbers then make a big batch for a week. After that you can portion out daily weights of 2lbs. Check out the time lapse video. You don’t need to be overly precise. So for a week you’d need 14lbs total. About 12.5 lbs of bone in chicken, ..25lb of kidney, .25lb of liver, and your supplements. Mix it all up and portion out 7x2lb portions.
Hi Amy, A good starting point is 2% of body weight per day. Then adjust for age, activity level and other factors specific to your dog. So I’d say about 2lb per day. I like two meals a day, so 1lb per meal. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Hi Roberto, Beef is fine for your dog to eat raw, although I would avoid ground beef. As far as organ prep, my dogs love it when I dehydrate them as it makes a crunchy way to prep them.
Question - When you add organ meat, do you have any concerns or limits for liver specifically due to the potential for Vitamin A toxicities? What about iron levels? Thanks, great video!
Hi Kyla, I use up to 50% of my organ meat with liver. Variety is very important to any raw diet, so I switch up the organ meats often, same for the main protein. Because organs make up a small part of the overall make up of your dog raw diet, I don’t have concerns about toxins. Moderation and variety keep things from getting too concentrated in your dog. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Too much organ meat will also cause diarrhea. Also, I give my dog fresh eggs from a local farmer whole - no issues with her eating the shells without crushing them up. She saves it for last every meal, LOL 😂
@@lynnhoffman247 that’s great to hear. Everyone’s dog is different. That’s the best part of making your own raw. You can do what works best for you and your dog.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Just curious, do you not give any veggies to your dogs? Sweet peppers, apples, bananas, blueberries, pumpkins are all excellent sources of antioxidants & vitamins (in moderation, of course).
Hey, is it alright to just drop the egg in with the eggshell? I dont really see why I would need to grind up an eggshell when they're eating bones next to it. Thanks and great video!!
Can I start giving this to my 6 weeks poodle? Also, do I feed a raw diet with every meal because I feed my pup 3 meals a day of homemade food that contains ground turkey, beef liver, sweet potatoes, brown rice, spinach, carrots, pumpkin purée, coconut oil and green beans
Hi there, 6 weeks is too young. Typically you shouldn’t get a puppy younger than 8 weeks because they are still feeding from their mother. You can feed raw to a puppy as long as it is ground up or blended. What you listed seemed way to heavy on veg and rice. They need bone and organs along with the main protein. Thanks for watching!
Please read on raw food diet, don't mess around. I'm sure you're well intended, but you can't just give them whatever meat and vegetables. They need a well balanced menu. 6 Weeks old? Are you the breeder?? 6 Weeks is way too young to leave the nest. Young pups can eat a raw food diet with grinded up meat, but it has to be balanced with the right percentages of meaty bones, muscle meat and a variation of organ meat. Please give kibble, grinded meat mixes with a vitamin premix or get help to make a good menu
@@MonsieurRaki thank you. I cook the meat and grind raw bones for him. I give him 2 vitamins a day. I’m not the breeder. When I picked up the puppy from the breeder and read the bday, I was shocked to get him at 6 weeks myself but he is thriving well. Very active and happy pup. Thanks for your concern and advice
Hey just curious about the raw fish with the bones intact. Are they able to eat any kind of fish or just some of them as I know a dog who had to undergo surgery coz of swallowing a raw fish don't know which one though. Thanks :)
I recommend small fish, but if you research sled dogs in the arctic, they eat whole raw salmon. Dogs are pretty tough, but choose what works best for you and your dog.
Hi, thanks for the vidieo. I want to follow your guide but with the beef you added large bones. My dog is missing 5 teeth and has has had restorative dental work done to save teeth with hairline fractures. I am afraid to have her chew any bones other than chicken wings. Any advice here??
Hi Michael, Chicken feet are primarily bone, cartilage and fat, so they fall into the bone category. They make a great snack as well, like wings. Thanks for watching!
a little too much i think, with a grinder you can mix chicken, beef, liver, kidneys, hearts and 20% in fruits and vegetables and dog wouldn't notice the difference though i do like that rib bone added
Hey! Do you have any recommendations on starting a 7 yr old chihuahua, with tartar buildup on her teeth, on this diet?? Would appreciate any help. I never knew about BARF but everyone seems to recommend it for cleaner teeth!
Amanda Persaud-Thomas id recommend having your dogs teeth cleaned, then you can start on BARF. Keep your dogs mouth size in mind when chopping up the meat and bones. If our dog doesn’t have good teeth you may need to grind or blend the bones. If their teeth are good the bones will keep them clean as they chew them.
Ricardo Melendez Hi Ricardo, yes fat is part of raw diets. It gives them energy and helps nutrients that are fat solvable be absorbed. Thanks 🙏 for watching!
Hi Katy, I would recommend starting with about 1lb of raw per day, cut out all the treats and most importantly, increase the amount of exercise to help your dog lose some weight. The weight should come off slowly, over time. Hope that helps.
Thanks a lot! I appreciated your video so much! I have a question though... I've been always warned to cook chicken as it may be dangerous raw due to salmonella. Does this affect dogs? Thanks again!
You can certainly cook chicken for your dog, but it’s not necessary. You’ll loose quite a lot nutritional value by cooking, but it is an option. Just don’t cook the bones before feeding.
There's a small chance of salmonella, but in general dogs can handle a lot more than humans. They can also get salmonella from kibble or anywhere else really. The chances are really small, so don't worry about it. Good hygiene and freezing helps with a lot of bugs. You can cook meat... but DON'T give your dog cooked bones. Raw bones are much softer, cooked bones can splinter. Also, don't give the dog just raw bones, it needs meat on it (meaty bones like chicken wings or legs). So don't cut off the meat and just give the bones.
Hi Michael, If your dogs are healthy adult dogs you can start with 2% of their body weight for a daily amount. For example, a 100lb adult dog would eat about 2lb of raw a day. You can use the recipes and proportions from this video. Wild hog organs are great to use. If you are unsure about how to make your own diet, you can simply purchase some that is premised to start with. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 thank you very much I was worried because wild hogs might contain parasites idk but it’s all I can get ahold of. Is boiling organs a bad idea
@@WeirdAmerica219 If you are concerned about pork you have many other options, but I regularly use pork kidneys without any issues. Just make sure you are practicing good food safety practices. No need to cook organs. It’s a raw diet after all.
Hope you have been reading up on raw food diet. Only wild hogs is not enough variety, you need to give at least 4 animals each month and certain percentages of meaty bones/organ meat/muscle meat. Pork and hogs can get infected with Aujeszky Disease and dogs can get that from infected meat (humans can't get it). But if there's no outbreak of that, you can give raw pork. Or you can cook pork (only the muscle meat/organ meat, never give cooked bones). It will lose nutrients, but your dog can still get some nutrients in. And if you vary with other raw meats, it's ok
Grape seed oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of grapes, not the grapes themselves. There are several other oils to choose from. Olive oil and coconut oil are my faves.
Only large amounts of grapes are toxic, more than 2% of their body weight a day. For my border collie that would be 440 grams (15 ounces) of grapes a day. A grape every now and then or a bit of oil won't hurt them
A whole (small) fish can be considered a meal, but mostly you need to add other organ meat. I don't know if there's any seperate fish organ meat, but you have to be careful with fish. It can contain a lot of parasites, so always freeze the (organ) meat first.
Hi RJ, I go to Al Premium located in Scarborough, (eglinton east). It’s got great selection of meats and organs at very reasonable prices. Thanks for watching!
I don't know about Toronto, but maybe you can find a raw food forum/facebook group. They usually know raw food suppliers or they team up to order in bulk. You can also go to butchers or farmers/slaughterhouses if you're comfortable with that. Or farmer's market. There you can ask if they can give away some scraps or organ meats for cheap.
Mannnn I’ve been researching this raw diet for my American bully and I couldn’t understand to save my life...After watching your video it made it very clear on what needs to be done...thank you again
Thanks for all the info. I'm 6 wks into Barf. He poops half as much as he used too. Less smelly, not runny. He drinks half the water he used to on kibble. Never going back to 100% dry food
Thx for ALL your information My dog has so many allergies an chews toes no matter what dry kibble we tried , so I’m diving in slowly with all information you gave I think I can do it lol
Your one of the view out here on TH-cam who make sense to "How to feed raw"..There are a lot of dog food recipe's out here where dog owners forget to add organs, and they actually should be in it for the benefit of you dog.. I fed raw to my dogs for some years but stopped . I want to start again and the way you showed us on 'how to do this' reminds me ..We here in the Netherlands also use the 'gram' system so this makes me happy that you are Canadian. Of course I signed in 😊
So many people are still learning I g about a raw diet. We are all part of the same common desire, to get off crap co.ercial food and feed what nature intended. Here's to a better new year
Came across this video as I was researching to get my dog into a raw diet. I came to the same conclusion by the amount of poop. If you feed your dog 2 cups of kibble and they poop 2 about cups , what nutrients is their body absorbing?! I am also very interested in your broth formula. Where can I find it? Thanks so much for explaining things so simple. I will now go on to watch the rest of your videos.
Check out this video on BARF raw diet size of chunks! th-cam.com/video/H_pEkLYJZSs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much
@@bretjessicayanish1432 Thanks for watching!
Probably the best video out there on raw food diets this deserves way more views you cover literally everything that necessary in complete detail thank you so much
Thank you for your kind words and support! Im very glad it could help in some small way. Thanks for watching!
This is THE BEST video I have found on the internet about the raw diet!! I have been feeding my 2 year old golden doodle a raw primal frozen nuggets since she was 6 months old but was always afraid of switching to barf because I didn’t know how to portion everything and what should her meal consist of.. but after watching this video all my doubts are gone and I am going grocery shopping tomorrow 😅 thank you so much 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video! We are currently in the process of switching over to a raw diet. I was shocked how much the back of kibble bags wants you to feed your dog!
Hi BlueHorse,
Thanks for the support and for watching!!
Kibble never ceases to amaze me.
Sending you much gratitude!! You are my first Raw Food Teacher!! Many thanks!!❤
Thanks for the kind words of support and for watching!
Lol "all that boring information people probably skipped through" while I'm sitting here wide eyed pen in hand taking notes with my highlighter 🙃
Thanks McKenzie! Very few people watch my videos all the way till the end. I’m glad you found it informative!!
Thanks for watching!
I did the same thing. Lol!
Same ! 😂🤣😹
Lol. Same. Only I'm using a dry erase on my arm lol. Accidentally came across this and my bull mastiff Shepherd is almost 5months. Totally forgot I was gonna do this diet. Bad memory. Hense dry erase and arm haha.
Same got my notes app open editing my list
I have a staffy puppy with allergies. Like the comments below I really wanted to come off processed and give her the BARF diet but was totally confused by amounts etc. After watching your video you have simplified it and covered everything I needed to know to switch.
Thank you so much!!
Hi Shazzy,
I’m so glad I could help! Thanks for the support and for watching!
Do you know what she's allergic to? It might be grain, or additives, but could also be some type of meat. Some people do elimination diet, with just 1 animal meat for a while.. to see how the dog reacts to it. If the dog reacts to it, that type of animal gets eliminated from the menu. Usually chicken. Most dogs do well on lamb or turkey. Variety is always best, so keep changing animals untill you have a couple your dog reacts well too.. But if you're lucky, then your dog does well on all types of raw meat.
I’m literally taking notes of all that boring information!! Thanks for this video, pretty simple and easy to understand for a beginner
Thanks for the support and for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 do you prepare all this monthly? How much time do you storage their food on the freezer?
@@karenaguilar565 I would prep a weeks worth for my two dogs. I keep everything in my freezer. Usually a few weeks worth at a time.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 thank you so much for your reply
@@karenaguilar565 Glad to help.
This was extremely helpful. I feed my German Shepherd raw but I buy it frozen because I had no idea how much and what ingredients were needed to be a healthy and balanced diet. Thank you so much!
Hi Deborah,
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
I have a 6month old German Shepard and I want to put her on raw. How much should I be giving her?
@@mollielouiseomahony3335 I know this is old and you might know by now but they should have like 2% of their body weight a week in meat
Nicee finally I found someone that explains things so perfect 🙂 my baby bullies are gonna be happier now 🙂 thanks so much . I'm subscribing I love this Chanel
Thanks for the kind words of support! Glad I could help!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so very much for showing me how much you feed per pound and taking the time explain 😊. Other sites don't give you anything, you are on point love it
I’m glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Hats off to you on this info and what you say. I see so many people just get on and make dumb videos about home made dog food. Yours is the best so far I have seen so far and thanks I hope viewers fallow your advice because they need to understand veggies - greens should be around 10% - 15% of the diet. I am lucky I have access to beef tendons - unbleached scalded tripe along with liver and kidneys. You just need to add fibers greens and you can also get sardines in water for omega health to. Don't forget Blue berry's they need these as they are important for the anti oxidants portion of there diet also. Great video I loved it.
Thanks for the kind words and support! There’s a lot of great whole food supplements like you mentioned, totally agree. Have a great day and thanks for watching!
This is so so helpful!! Thank you for sharing such in depth information!!
Hi Hanna,
I’m glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for posting this video, your finished plates look beautiful. I’m very interested in seeing your bugger portion video where you make a lot then weigh out smaller portions
Thanks for your support and for watching!
I will give it a try.. Love all good nutrition that my dog could benefit from! Great video! ❤️
Sigute Houldsworth That’s awesome! Let me know how it goes!
White tripe I thought it needed to be green raw tripe? Great video thank you for all your explanations . Excellent
Yes, you are correct. I used white tripe for filming purposes. Thanks for watching!
I have a small poultry farm and I am currently trying to transition to raw. I race Quail and processed them whole without the skin or head. Unfortunately, only two of my six dogs are really interested in eating them. Can I put it all through a meat grinder? I want to use what I have. I know what my livestock are eating and I like the idea of sourcing from myself as much as possible. I have ducks, chickens, geese, quail, and turkeys.
Great video. Thank you. However, the video goes very quickly through making the large batch and I cannot tell how you get from large chunks and bones to the final soft product. Can you comment on that, please?
I personally use a cleaver to get through the bones quickly, but you can also ask your butcher to chop it up. Blender works too.
Awesome video definitely one of the most informative and easy to understand. I’m still confused on how to store the food once prepped. Do you suggest prepping out 2 weeks freeze the food and take it out the day of the feeding and give it to the dog frozen? Or take out the prepped food a day before and let it thaw?
Hi Patty,
Yes, generally I’ll prep two weeks work, keep them frozen and thaw in the fridge. In the summer sometimes I’ll leave it semi frozen to help cool my dogs.
Thanks for watching!
very useful information honestlyyyyy
Thanks Joel. Glad you found it informative. Thanks for watching!
This was so great to see. Thank you. She went off kibble months ago on to freeze dried then on to cooked meats and some veggies. I would like to know about the bone. Everything I have heard in the mainstream thought processes is that raw bone is bad for my dog. Really, chicken back is ok and thigh and leg bone, OK, and beef rib bone OK. She is only 14 pounds. Please let me know what you know about bones for dogs. I am so happy to have found you!!
Hi Iris,
Raw bones are an essential part of feeding your dog a raw diet. For small dogs you can use chicken wings, turkey necks or even rabbit bones as they are easy to get through for small dogs. Alternatively you can grind or blend the bones to make it easier if they have bad teeth.
I have lots of videos on raw diets, check them out and you’ll be well on your way.
Thanks for watching!
Raw bones are ok, cooked bones are NOT ok to give. Everyone talks about bone splinters, but that happens with cooked bones. Obviously some vets sell kibble, so they try to scare people with that. Soft bones are ok to give (necks/wings/carcass of chicken/duck/poultry/rabits), bones from big animals are too hard. If you can find a raw meat supplier that has grinded meat mixes with bones, then it's ok to give that to your dog, so they can have variation in bones like lamb/sheep, goat, beef and game. Turkey neck is ok to give, other parts can be hard, depends on the size of the bird. Wings might be ok, but I don't give turkey carcass myself. Some young lamb necks are ok too, but necks from older lambs/sheep are too hard. They have to be very meaty too. Bones are essential for calcium and other nutrients. Dogs have died just eating muscle meats/organ meats and food scraps, they need the meaty bones! That's why some vets also are weary of raw food diets, because they've heard of dogs dying in the past. But those dogs didn't get bones. If you absolutely do not want to give bones, then there's grinded up meals with bones if you have access to those from a raw food supplier. Or there's bone meal powder. And you can grind up some bones yourself too. Or just give kibble or a vitamin mix or something. Just meats and veggies longterm is not the best option. I wouldn't give beef rib bone, that's usually way too hard. And for a 14 pound dog, just stick to poultry meaty bones. Little chicken necks if you can get them, or chicken wing/back/carcass
Wow.thanks
You are welcome!
i am thinking about getting an 8 week Doberman puppy could you maybe upload what your dogs eat in a week.
kyle cox Congrats on the new puppy! Here is a link to a raw diet for a Saint Bernard puppy. If you have more specific questions, let me know. th-cam.com/video/sysM695arNM/w-d-xo.html
Great video. Quite informative. A question I have with the chicken bones. I’ve always heard chicken bones weren’t safe for dogs, because they splinter when crushed in the dogs mouth. Any word on that. Thank you.
That myth came from back in the 70s when people fed their dogs cooked table scraps. COOKED chicken bones, or any other cooked bones should not be fed to your dog. RAW bones are not the same and are fine for dogs to eat without any issues. If you are still concerned about it, you can always break up the raw bones using a blender as demonstrated in some of my other videos on raw diets. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Thank you I am doing it right. Whoohoo
Awesome! Have fun!!
Are there certain proteins that are better for dogs with chronic UTI and kidney issues? I have a 5 yr old male German Shepherd and I’ve wanted to try a change in diet for a long time- but every single time I mention it to my vet they go crazy. I’m really trying to do whatever I can at home to make sure I’m giving him the best nutrients. He’s super picky and is prone to allergies too.
A customized raw diet is ideal for dogs that have health issues in my opinion. It adds a degree of flexibility that no commercial food can offer.
Raw diets contain no grains or fillers which can aggravate or even cause the issues your experiencing. Raw diets are high in natural water content which will help your dog flush their kidneys. Adding dehydrated cranberries will also help with preventing infections in the urine track.
Picky eaters also love raw diets as it adds a lot of flavour and variety. Dehydrating the organs or blending them will help as well.
Hope that helps!
Just watched your video great stuff
Thanks for the support and for watching!
Thank you so much! This was very helpful
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
I love your pooch and you know what you're talking about here 😉😃✋❤
Thanks for watching and your support!
Thank you so much for this video. I have a couple of questions if that's okay..
For context we have a 6 month old Golden Retriever puppy who we are looking to transition on to raw food.
- I hear so much conflicting information about bones. Some people say that the dog can choke, some even say thay the bones can tear the digestive systems of dogs. They say that even fish bones can be dangerous. What is the truth about this? I was initially planning to use a grinder to avoid any choking hazards, but hearing you talk about the benefits of chewing was interesting. As you can imagine I am just terrified of hurting our pup!
- I don't understand how to measure out the muscle meat vs bone ratios when the bones are included in chicken thighs. To do this, surely you must need to know what ratio of meat to bone the thigh itself has. Are all thighs equal? Surely wings have less meat to bone ratio? If the thighs had, for example a 60:40 ratio of meat to bone, wouldn't that mean that you would need to add extra chicken meat, for example a breast?
- Our vets try to terrify us when we have brought up raw feeding, however it seems that they are brainwashed in to recommending certain kibble brands. One of the things that they brought up were vitamin supplements. I was surprised to see that you only added greens/fish/bone broth/egg/oil as supplements to the meal. Is it not necessary to add vitamins such as A, D, E, C, and K?
Thank you so much again for your very informative video!!
Subscribed!
The myth about bones as choking hazards came from back in the day when people fed their dog table scraps. COOKED bones are brittle and sharp, but dogs are literally made to chew and eat RAW BONES.
I highly recommend watching more of my videos on raw diet info. There’s a lot of info I can’t type out, but is covered in the videos.
If you need more info specific to your dog, I offer an online zoom live session for $100.
Thanks for your support and for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115
Thank you for your quick reply! I believe I have watched all or most of your raw diet videos and I am very interested in your one to one sessions which I may contact you about in the near future if that's okay!
I do have one question that I am still confused about though if I may?
In this video you say that the muscle meat ratio should be somewhere between 75%-80% and the bone ratio at 10%. I still don't quite understand how using chicken or turkey thighs follows this rule, that is, unless they naturally have the correct ratio of muscle meat to bone built in to them?
@@jamesavery2647 the ratios are just a rough guide. Chicken legs and thighs with the back bone attached have about the right ratio. You don’t have to be overly precise. It’s not like baking.
Thanks
What's your take on buying Big Country Raw? They are canadian brand near Niagara ( sell 4lb packs 1lb 4 packs) either as dinner (meat, bone, organ, veg and fruit) or pure meat( meat, organ and bone) then you add the veg and fruit if you want to. They work out to around $16.99 for 4 lbs so $4 a 1lb. No mess, you just grab it out and away you go
xlifewritex Buying raw is a good option, not as good as preparing it yourself, but still good. Watch out for companies that add a lot of water to bring costs down.
No mess, but quite expensive... It's cheaper to do it yourself, but if you're worried about the mess and you have the money, you can give those meals. I would however not just give grinded up meals every day of the week, as they need something to bite in, to clean their teeth. Just "mush" isn't very good for their teeth.
Thank you for the informative video! I currently feed my two pups commercial made raw dog food but was looking to make my own. I'm also located in Toronto and I was wondering where you source your meat, bone, and organs. Its easy enough to find chicken, pork, and beef at reasonable prices but trying to find things like lamb, goat, rabbit, venison, quail, veal, bison, and duck at sustainable prices has been difficult for me. I also find it difficult to find a good source for organ variety. Do you have any tips to find good sources?
Hi June. Al Premium in Scarborough has everything you need.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 thank you for the reply! I'll try checking them out soon
Thanks
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
New to the channel
Good stuff
Welcome! Thanks for the kind words of encouragement and for watching!
Happy new year!
Fabulous video, really helped me get my head around the BARF diet. I have a couple of questions for you:
1 - When feeding a BARF diet to a puppy, who will need lots of 'training treats', how do I portion out treats as part of their daily food allowance.
2 - When feeding your dog/puppy smaller amounts during the day, do you split it into a selection of all of the ingredients, ie, muscle, bone, organs etc, each time, or can you just give them small amounts during the day, and it doesn't matter what, as long as they get the whole selection?
I will be getting a Golden Retriever puppy in a couple of months, so making sure I'm prepared and ahead of the game when he/she arrives.
Thank you so much, from Melbourne, Australia!
Hello from Canada Emma!
1) If you are planning on treat training, you can use tiny pieces of dehydrated raw chicken. This will be part of the daily muscle meat portion. A little goes a long way. I recommend using treats very sparingly and substitute affection as a training tool.
2) Once you have your total daily portion, you can feed it in any parts throughout the day. I often use the organ portion as treats for my dogs throughout the day and feed their muscle meat and bones for their main meals.
3) It’s important to grind or use a blender for the bones till your puppy gets their adult teeth. You can check out my “does size really matter” video for more information on the consistency and size of the raw diet that will work for your dog.
Thanks for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Thank you so much for that info, I really appreciate it! x
@@emmagerring Glad I could help!
You can add the treats into the menu, but you can also just give them as 'extra'. Very small bites of (cooked) sausage, cheese or dog trainers, dried fish/meat treats from the pet store... whatever motivates your dog. Since they are just small bites, they don't get a whole lot extra. If you use clicker training, the dog gets several treats. But you only train for a short while with a young dog and other forms of reinforcement also help (good boy/girl, a hug or playing with a toy). And you also use interval reinforcements, so sometimes they get a treat and sometimes they don't. In the beginning you give a treat everytime, but they learn pretty quick, so then you can interval treat after that. Interval method is helpful, so they don't just do the trick for a treat and it motivates them if they don't get a treat everytime.
About the raw food meals. You can give them portions of muscle meat, meaty bones and organ meats every day (spread out over different meals as a young pup), but you can also just make a week menu and divide the meats over several days. I gave my puppy several days of meaty bones with organ meats and several days with just muscle meat. Because organ meats are a laxative and bones can constipate, so I gave those 2 together. But when he was an adult, he could handle seperate organ days and seperate meaty bones days. It depends on the dog, how he reacts to it.
Thanks for the informative video Im really considering going for it! I have one big problem tho which is space, how do you store all that frozen food? I see that you live in an apartment aswell.
The key for storage is small batches and rotating stuff from the freezer to the fridge. You can keep things frozen for a while like that. Check out some of my other vids on raw diet for way more tips and tricks.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 thank you for answer will do that!
You are very welcome ! @@ThomasCircati
instead of greens which my corgi hates can I add moringa powder to unsalted broth?
You can try blending the greens into a liquid and mix it in. Usually works well.
I’m 16 and have 2 large dogs and I can’t afford to feed both of them raw food so I just add organ meat coconut oil and a chicken leg on top of kibble is this ok?
Zz z Yes, that will help. Thanks for watching!
I wouldn't mix kibble with raw food, especially meaty bones. If you can't afford it, just give kibble.
Thank you !
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!!
I’m going to note everything,I’m glad I found your channel 😀
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Excellent presentation. That tripe looks bleached and boiled! Raw tripe is brown and stinky as anything. In Australia butchers are not allowed to sell raw tripe.
Hi Sucath, I used raw white tripe for the TH-cam video (camera tech issues) but you are correct, green tripe is much better.
Thanks for watching!
Just wondering if the 2% guideline is appropriate for small puppies. I have a 1.5 lb Maltese and 1/2 oz of food per day seems low.
The 2% is for a healthy adult dog with no weight issues. It’s only a starting point. Puppies need much more. 3%-5% of body weight is a good place to start. Remember, these are just guidelines to start with. Every dog is different. Age, health, activity level, etc are all variables. Tailoring your dogs diet is very specific to you and your dog. Even kibble comes with a wide range in their guidelines.
Cooper's all raw breakfast;
Duck neck.
Kangaroo meat.
Green lamb tripe.
Sardines for Omega 3 fatty acids.
Lamb offal blend of lung, liver kidney, spleen with some heart added for CO Q 10, taurine & zinc.
Raw pastured egg with shell.
Grass fed water Buffalo keffir for the gut mirobiome.
Bone broth with apple cider vinegar, turmeric & ginger.
Depending on what I have, I do a mixture of different organic ingredients like, cranberries, blueberries green beans, zucchini, carrots, kale, celery, spinach, Broccoli, butternut squash, pumpkin, sprouted chia seeds, coconut oil, cilantro, parsley, shitake & maitake mushrooms, Atlantic sea kelp, Hawaiian spirulina etc.
Main protein source (muscle meat) is changed every meal between Kangaroo, Venison, Beaver, Bison, Elk, Quail, rabbit, beef, lamb, goat, duck, pork and pheasant.
Offal source is changed every meal as well.
Wild caught, sardines, mackeral or salmon with most meals for Omega 3's.
I avoid chicken and turkey for Cooper as it causes his skin to break out a little bit.
I alternate goat, sheep and water Buffalo keffir.
Raw meaty bones like Duck, lamb, beef & pork necks, Kangaroo tails, Beaver tails, briskets duck feet etc.
That’s a great variety for a raw diet! Thanks for watching!!
Please do not feed tripe from the grocery store! Its BLEACHED! It should be a greenish color and smell ungodly lol
You can find raw unbleached tripe on an online raw dog food site. You're doing great ❤️🐶🐾
Agreed. I got the bleached white tripe for TH-cam aesthetics.
Thanks for watching
Can you give creatine to your bully for muscle growth
I wouldn’t recommend creatine for dogs. A raw diet like this will have plenty of natural ingredients that will aid in natural muscle development.
Thanks for watching!
Can I feed just the bone broth instead of whole bones?
The raw bones are needed regardless of bone broth. The broth is a supplement.
Just wondering about salts ? Thanks :)
I don’t add any salts, but a little is fine.
I was always told not to feed dog chicken bones as they can cut into the stomach and intestines if they splinter?
Hi Carmen,
Cooked bones can become brittle, raw bones are fine. That misconception is from back in the day when people used to feed their dogs table scraps.
Hope that helps!
What grains do you recommend?
No grains is what I go with. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video! It has helped me so much. The only thing is that my dog is allergic to chicken! Does that cancel out turkey, duck, ect. ? Will she be okay with a BARF diet without chicken?
If your dog is allergic to chicken, they may be to all poultry. You can definitely feed the barf diet without chicken. Variety of protein sources is very important. Try beef, rabbit, game meat, or any other protein source you can find.
Consult your vet to test allergic reactions.
My dog is on steroids for pemphigus and has gained 20 lbs. Should I take into consideration the weight she's supposed to be or her current weight?
Base it on the weight your dog should be, but adjust as needed. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for a high quality and educating video! May I ask how you calculate the amount of bone and meat when it's stuck together like on a chicken leg? And how do you calculate the fat percentage if not buying it at the grocery store? 🥩 🐶 🐾
Hi Carlos,
The bone to meat ratio is based on weight. If using chicken, there’s no need to calculate fat content unless your dog has pancreatitis. Fat in a raw diet provides the energy that carbs do in kibble.
Hope that helps.
I use this method: chicken wings/legs is about 2/3 meat and 1/3 bones, necks is about 1/2 meat and 1/2 bones, carcass is about 1/3 meat and 2/3 bones. If you calculte how much bone your dog needs, then you can calculate how much meaty bones you need each week depending on the type of meaty bones you use.. And then you can subtract that from the percentage of muscle meat the dog needs. I usually make weekly menu's to calculate everything.
About the fat. I wouldn't worry about that. If your dog is more active then give the dog more food or give them more fatty meats like lamb. If the dog gains weight easily, then give him less food or more leaner meats like chicken or turkey.
How does one afford this tho
Hi Anthony,
If you make it yourself it’s affordable. I made a whole video about it. Here’s a link. th-cam.com/video/vzvTb3xgtTU/w-d-xo.html
It's not really expensive. When I fed my dog kibble it cost me about 600 czk (around 29 USD) a month and now feeding raw costs me approx. 1100 czk (51 USD) for 2 months so it's definitely cheaper. And it isn't the cheapest I could get. It includes beef (meat, organs), rabbit (meat, bones), horse meat, lamb meat (+green tripes), salmon, sardines, chicken (organs, bones, meat), turkey (meat+bones), duck meat, game, pork (meat, organs) and quail meat. Plus plenty of veggies and fruits (pumpkin, apples, sweet potatoes, carrots, bananas, salads, spinach, cucumbers, beetroot, cabbage etc.
@@alenamerklova9235 That’s amazing!
If you can't afford good food, how are you going to pay for vet bills?
Where do I find green tripe?
Hi Adam, you can find green trip at an Asian market, or local butcher shop. Call around and you should be able to find some. If not you can source easier to find organs such as liver or kidneys. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
LUCKY DOGS!!!
I’m the lucky one.
Maybe not in Canada but hearts are 1/2 the price of chicken thighs in the UK and despite being an organ is muscle.
Edit: No dog or canine animal chews
That’s awesome!
Where do you go shopping for these ingredients?
There’s a market call Al Premium near Toronto.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Thank you!
@@evanhong4661 you’re very welcome!
Also raw food suppliers, farms/farmer's markets, butchers and some even go to slaughterhouses to get a cheap deal. And also facebook groups or a raw food forum for bulk ordering with others nearby. Sometimes pet stores have raw food too (usually the grinded up stuff)
Can I use this diet with my 4 month German shepherd?
Yes you can. But you will need to grind the bones till they get their adult teeth.
Yes, if you make a good menu with plenty of variety. The percentages have to be right, since your pup is still growing he/she eats more. 5% Of their body weight and then the right percentages of meaty bones, muscle meat and organ meats. My dog ate chicken neck and wing at 3 months old (ungrinded). For legs/carcass they need to be older, as those bones are a bit harder than necks and wings.
Should there not be some sort of grain? I thought healthy grains are important for dogs?
You can add grains as a supplement, but they are not needed.
What do you do when you go on vacation with your dog? Road trips, hotels, etc. Do you just feed kibble when on vacation to make life easier?
When I go on vacation I pack frozen raw I’ve prepared for them.
If I travel, I check grocery stores/butchers so I can buy meat. Or I check for a freezer, so I can bring my own meat. So an apartment/holiday home/bungalow resort type of vacation is a better option than a hotel room. Unless the hotel room has a freezer, but usually they don't or the freezers are very small. You can stack some fresh meat in the fridge, if they have one. And it's ok to give a can of fish or a liver sausage/pre-cooked sausage for a day or 2. I've also heard of people bringing dehydrated meats with them, or a dehydrated (raw) sausage or lightly steamed meal in a bag or can. That's ok for a couple of days. If it's a meal with a premix of vitamines, you can give that longer, but I prefer buying raw meat myself (it's cheaper). If you travel a lot in hotels with limited options, then raw feeding is not for you. You can't just give the dog kibble and then meat again. The dog gets used to a diet; if you switch up they can get diarrhea.
Good video. I would look at squid oil instead of the vegetable oils. Coconut oil can affect the pancreas and has shown increase in lab work increase numbers in pancreas issues. The removal often ended it. Grapeseed oil is not really recommended as is grapes. Fish oil needs to be high quality as it has its own issue. Dr Karen Becker and Dr Peter Dobias have tons of great information. Blessings to the path.
You can use any oil that suits you. It’s part of the supplements category. Thanks.
Hi, great video! I guess my question would be: I got lost in the part that you mention to cut in pieces that the dog can chew instead of swallow but at the end you blend the ingredients....so do you give it to them in chunks or blended?
Barbara Cervantes Thanks for your question. The muscle meat and bone are in chunks, I blend the organs to make mixing everything easier.
The Toronto Dog Whisperer AKA - Dog Behaviouralist Awesome, thanks a bunch for the quick response and clarification 🐶
Barbara Cervantes Np! Your dog will love it!
How do you get the beef rib bone to consumable state to quick consummation? I heard you say "they don't just chew on it, they consume it" thanks, good video
Hi Mike,
It’s the type of bone that makes it consumable. Thicker bones are for chewing, but smaller thin bones can be eaten. If you have a small dog you can stick with chicken or rabbit bones.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for watching!
Larger pieces of meaty bones also help to make them 'chew'. Small chunks they just gobble up lol
Can the dog eat the shell of the egg?
Yes, you dog can eat the egg shells. I grind them up and sprinkle them on the food.
So of my dog is 50 pounds and I have to feed him a pound of food a day I have to have 80 10 5 5 in that pound and that's all to it?
That’s the basic standing point, yes, but most add supplements as an extra.
How old do you start dog on this diet ??
You can start this diet with the large chunks as soon as your dog has adult teeth. You can feed the same diet ground up to puppies.
My dog started at 3 months old, after he got used to my home (I gave him kibbles from the breeder first)
what do you do if your dog refuses organ meat i have a frenchie mix thats about 15 pounds she eats the chicken hearts but refuses any other organs i have tried so far she loves everything else
Try blending the organs to make a “sauce” to pour over the rest of the raw chunks.
Thanks for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 i will try that thank u
Where do you buy your organ meats?
Hi Zach
I buy my organ meats from an Asian market in the suburbs of Toronto called “Al Premium”. You can find organ meats at any proper butcher.
Thanks for watching!
Does anyone have an older dog that’s been on the barf diet for the majority of their life? Just looking for feedback. Really considering it for my 2 dogs
My older dog was on raw till he was 15!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 awesome! I’m currently feeding orijen but with them being bought out by mars I don’t feel comfortable feeding it anymore. I was looking into open farm kibble but I’m leaning heavy towards the BARF diet as well.
Is eating bones a dangerous consideration for dogs? And raw chicken, is it a concern for salmonella?
It is not dangerous, it’s natural and needed! COOKED bones are not. Raw chicken is fine.
Please respond - would giving a dog (Chicken thighs x beef kindey x chicken feet x eggs x spinach) be a BARF diet? im watching half way through and wanna fully understand
If the chicken thigh has the back bone included that should work. You can always adjust if needed.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Im very confused on the amount i should be giving a dog. Im adding it up for a 100lb dog
I give 2lbs a day. How would i include everything? I know muscle meat is 1.5lbs so what what the organs be? and the bone if its included in it? and if i added an egg?
@@marcomendoza2295 It’s easier to work with bigger numbers then make a big batch for a week. After that you can portion out daily weights of 2lbs. Check out the time lapse video. You don’t need to be overly precise. So for a week you’d need 14lbs total. About 12.5 lbs of bone in chicken, ..25lb of kidney, .25lb of liver, and your supplements. Mix it all up and portion out 7x2lb portions.
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@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 25lb or 2.5lb? For the kidney and liver?
For a 94 lb dog Labradane, how much and how many times a day should I be feeding him?
Hi Amy,
A good starting point is 2% of body weight per day. Then adjust for age, activity level and other factors specific to your dog. So I’d say about 2lb per day. I like two meals a day, so 1lb per meal.
Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Is the beef small intestine healthy for your dog and how do you prepare for an organ barf diet? Just rinse clean?
Hi Roberto,
Beef is fine for your dog to eat raw, although I would avoid ground beef. As far as organ prep, my dogs love it when I dehydrate them as it makes a crunchy way to prep them.
Question - When you add organ meat, do you have any concerns or limits for liver specifically due to the potential for Vitamin A toxicities? What about iron levels?
Thanks, great video!
Hi Kyla,
I use up to 50% of my organ meat with liver. Variety is very important to any raw diet, so I switch up the organ meats often, same for the main protein. Because organs make up a small part of the overall make up of your dog raw diet, I don’t have concerns about toxins. Moderation and variety keep things from getting too concentrated in your dog. Hope that helps!
Thanks for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Too much organ meat will also cause diarrhea. Also, I give my dog fresh eggs from a local farmer whole - no issues with her eating the shells without crushing them up. She saves it for last every meal, LOL 😂
@@lynnhoffman247 that’s great to hear. Everyone’s dog is different. That’s the best part of making your own raw. You can do what works best for you and your dog.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Just curious, do you not give any veggies to your dogs? Sweet peppers, apples, bananas, blueberries, pumpkins are all excellent sources of antioxidants & vitamins (in moderation, of course).
@@lynnhoffman247 Yes I do give my dogs veg. Occasionally dark greens blended. Spinach, kales, etc. I don’t give any carbs.
So I have a question no pork such as ham or pork chops
Raw pork is fine, better to freeze it for a couple weeks before feeding.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 thank you very much and they are able to have chicken bones I have 4 dogs all different breeds and ages
Great to hear.
Hi there. Do you buy your meats and eggs from the local grocery store? Do you look for organic?
I buy my ingredients from a local market. Organic is way too expensive.
@Hewan Adamm Amazing! Your dog will love it!!
Hey, is it alright to just drop the egg in with the eggshell? I dont really see why I would need to grind up an eggshell when they're eating bones next to it. Thanks and great video!!
Hi Landon,
Yes, if your dog doesn’t mind eating the shell as is then it’s fine. Wash the egg well before feeding.
Thanks for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Awesome! Will do and gonna get some bonebroth made too, thanks again!
@@chrollo7102 Awesome! Your dog will love it.
Can I start giving this to my 6 weeks poodle? Also, do I feed a raw diet with every meal because I feed my pup 3 meals a day of homemade food that contains ground turkey, beef liver, sweet potatoes, brown rice, spinach, carrots, pumpkin purée, coconut oil and green beans
Hi there,
6 weeks is too young. Typically you shouldn’t get a puppy younger than 8 weeks because they are still feeding from their mother.
You can feed raw to a puppy as long as it is ground up or blended.
What you listed seemed way to heavy on veg and rice.
They need bone and organs along with the main protein.
Thanks for watching!
Please read on raw food diet, don't mess around. I'm sure you're well intended, but you can't just give them whatever meat and vegetables. They need a well balanced menu. 6 Weeks old? Are you the breeder?? 6 Weeks is way too young to leave the nest. Young pups can eat a raw food diet with grinded up meat, but it has to be balanced with the right percentages of meaty bones, muscle meat and a variation of organ meat. Please give kibble, grinded meat mixes with a vitamin premix or get help to make a good menu
@@MonsieurRaki thank you. I cook the meat and grind raw bones for him. I give him 2 vitamins a day. I’m not the breeder. When I picked up the puppy from the breeder and read the bday, I was shocked to get him at 6 weeks myself but he is thriving well. Very active and happy pup. Thanks for your concern and advice
Hey just curious about the raw fish with the bones intact. Are they able to eat any kind of fish or just some of them as I know a dog who had to undergo surgery coz of swallowing a raw fish don't know which one though. Thanks :)
I recommend small fish, but if you research sled dogs in the arctic, they eat whole raw salmon. Dogs are pretty tough, but choose what works best for you and your dog.
Hi, thanks for the vidieo. I want to follow your guide but with the beef you added large bones. My dog is missing 5 teeth and has has had restorative dental work done to save teeth with hairline fractures. I am afraid to have her chew any bones other than chicken wings. Any advice here??
Just blend or grind the bones and add it to your protein. Thanks for watching!
With the chicken feet would they be in the bone list or in the meat list
Hi Michael,
Chicken feet are primarily bone, cartilage and fat, so they fall into the bone category.
They make a great snack as well, like wings.
Thanks for watching!
a little too much i think, with a grinder you can mix chicken, beef, liver, kidneys, hearts and 20% in fruits and vegetables and dog wouldn't notice the difference though i do like that rib bone added
Joey Jojo Thanks for the comment. Making you own raw diet for your dog allows a lot of freedom to customize what works for your dog.
Sorry what fish is that?
Im tying to add fish to my dogs diet
It’s whole mackerel. You can also find whole sardines.
Thanks for watching!
What kind of fish is in this video?
It’s mackerel
Hey! Do you have any recommendations on starting a 7 yr old chihuahua, with tartar buildup on her teeth, on this diet?? Would appreciate any help. I never knew about BARF but everyone seems to recommend it for cleaner teeth!
Amanda Persaud-Thomas id recommend having your dogs teeth cleaned, then you can start on BARF. Keep your dogs mouth size in mind when chopping up the meat and bones. If our dog doesn’t have good teeth you may need to grind or blend the bones. If their teeth are good the bones will keep them clean as they chew them.
Do you use the skin of the chicken quarters
Ricardo Melendez Hi Ricardo, yes fat is part of raw diets. It gives them energy and helps nutrients that are fat solvable be absorbed. Thanks 🙏 for watching!
Someone respond!
My dog weighs 60 pounds and needs to lose about 6 or more pounds so how much would she need to be fed?
Hi Katy,
I would recommend starting with about 1lb of raw per day, cut out all the treats and most importantly, increase the amount of exercise to help your dog lose some weight. The weight should come off slowly, over time.
Hope that helps.
Thanks a lot! I appreciated your video so much! I have a question though... I've been always warned to cook chicken as it may be dangerous raw due to salmonella. Does this affect dogs? Thanks again!
You can certainly cook chicken for your dog, but it’s not necessary. You’ll loose quite a lot nutritional value by cooking, but it is an option. Just don’t cook the bones before feeding.
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 Sounds good! Thank you for the awesome info!!!
@@alejandraguarneros6608 My pleasure. Thanks for the support!
There's a small chance of salmonella, but in general dogs can handle a lot more than humans. They can also get salmonella from kibble or anywhere else really. The chances are really small, so don't worry about it. Good hygiene and freezing helps with a lot of bugs.
You can cook meat... but DON'T give your dog cooked bones. Raw bones are much softer, cooked bones can splinter. Also, don't give the dog just raw bones, it needs meat on it (meaty bones like chicken wings or legs). So don't cut off the meat and just give the bones.
@@MonsieurRaki Agreed
Please give me and idea of a recipe for 2 cane corsos idk what I’m doing or do a video for big dogs and is wild hog organs good ?
Hi Michael, If your dogs are healthy adult dogs you can start with 2% of their body weight for a daily amount. For example, a 100lb adult dog would eat about 2lb of raw a day. You can use the recipes and proportions from this video. Wild hog organs are great to use.
If you are unsure about how to make your own diet, you can simply purchase some that is premised to start with. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
@@thetorontodogwhispereraka-7115 thank you very much I was worried because wild hogs might contain parasites idk but it’s all I can get ahold of. Is boiling organs a bad idea
@@WeirdAmerica219 If you are concerned about pork you have many other options, but I regularly use pork kidneys without any issues. Just make sure you are practicing good food safety practices. No need to cook organs. It’s a raw diet after all.
Hope you have been reading up on raw food diet. Only wild hogs is not enough variety, you need to give at least 4 animals each month and certain percentages of meaty bones/organ meat/muscle meat. Pork and hogs can get infected with Aujeszky Disease and dogs can get that from infected meat (humans can't get it). But if there's no outbreak of that, you can give raw pork. Or you can cook pork (only the muscle meat/organ meat, never give cooked bones). It will lose nutrients, but your dog can still get some nutrients in. And if you vary with other raw meats, it's ok
Aren’t grapes toxic for dogs? Is grape seed oil alright?
Grape seed oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of grapes, not the grapes themselves. There are several other oils to choose from. Olive oil and coconut oil are my faves.
Only large amounts of grapes are toxic, more than 2% of their body weight a day. For my border collie that would be 440 grams (15 ounces) of grapes a day. A grape every now and then or a bit of oil won't hurt them
Speaking of boring narration reaction, look at the dog in the background, especially when the beef 'component' is being put in the bowl. LOL.
Lol, very true! Thanks for watching!
Can organ meat be fish organs?
Hi Israel, yes fish organs count. The only problem is that they are very small. Thanks for watching!
A whole (small) fish can be considered a meal, but mostly you need to add other organ meat. I don't know if there's any seperate fish organ meat, but you have to be careful with fish. It can contain a lot of parasites, so always freeze the (organ) meat first.
Any veterinarians want to chime in on this?
There are many vets who encourage raw diets.
Hey man, great video! What are some of your recommendations for sourcing raw meat besides the grocery store? I live in Toronto.
Hi RJ,
I go to Al Premium located in Scarborough, (eglinton east). It’s got great selection of meats and organs at very reasonable prices.
Thanks for watching!
I don't know about Toronto, but maybe you can find a raw food forum/facebook group. They usually know raw food suppliers or they team up to order in bulk. You can also go to butchers or farmers/slaughterhouses if you're comfortable with that. Or farmer's market. There you can ask if they can give away some scraps or organ meats for cheap.
Probably one of the most well spoken videos on the subject that I've watched. Thanks for keeping it simple.....for my small brain.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
Very helpful video, seen plenty of other raw feeding videos but didn't quite understand the ratios until now
fakeslimshady Thanks! Glad I could help!
Mannnn I’ve been researching this raw diet for my American bully and I couldn’t understand to save my life...After watching your video it made it very clear on what needs to be done...thank you again
Dwight Harrell I’m glad I could help! Thanks for your kind words.
What can I substitute for green tripe?
And do I buy beef kidney or pork kidney?
Dwight Harrell Any other organ will do, kidney, or liver are the most common.
Dwight Harrell You can alternate between beef and pork liver. Either will do. Beef is a bit more expensive.
Thanks for all the info. I'm 6 wks into Barf. He poops half as much as he used too. Less smelly, not runny. He drinks half the water he used to on kibble. Never going back to 100% dry food
That’s amazing! Thanks for your support and for watching!
Thx for ALL your information
My dog has so many allergies an chews toes no matter what dry kibble we tried , so I’m diving in slowly with all information you gave I think I can do it lol
That’s great news! Thank you for watching and for the kind words.
Your one of the view out here on TH-cam who make sense to "How to feed raw"..There are a lot of dog food recipe's out here where dog owners forget to add organs, and they actually should be in it for the benefit of you dog.. I fed raw to my dogs for some years but stopped . I want to start again and the way you showed us on 'how to do this' reminds me ..We here in the Netherlands also use the 'gram' system so this makes me happy that you are Canadian. Of course I signed in
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Thanks for the support and kind words. Glad to hear you are going back to raw!
Thanks for watching!
So many people are still learning I g about a raw diet. We are all part of the same common desire, to get off crap co.ercial food and feed what nature intended. Here's to a better new year
Came across this video as I was researching to get my dog into a raw diet. I came to the same conclusion by the amount of poop. If you feed your dog 2 cups of kibble and they poop 2 about cups , what nutrients is their body absorbing?! I am also very interested in your broth formula. Where can I find it? Thanks so much for explaining things so simple. I will now go on to watch the rest of your videos.
Hi Woody,
I’m glad my videos helped. I have a whole playlist with all the content on raw diets. Thanks for your support and for watching!