Food Diet

How much should I feed my dogs on a raw food diet?

Hello, I have already decided to feed my dogs a raw food diet. I have done research on exactly what types of protein and vegetables are good for them, and what they cannot have. I can't find anywhere how much food exactly I should give them... I mean in ounces or pounds, and how many times a day I should feed them this. Their meals will mainly consist of chicken, lamb, potatoes, carrots, and rice. They are two female adult Golden Retrievers, one a little small for her breed. Any suggestions? Thanks

Most dogs will eat about 1.5-3% of their body weight per day. My dogs are between 70 and 80 pounds and get between 1.5 and 2 pounds a day. It still varies based on dog since one of my dogs is skinny and needs a little over 2 pounds per day and one gets chubby on more than 1.5 while the third dog gets somewhere in between. They get this once per day and it is NOT measured out perfectly every day -- some days they might get a bigger meal that is 3 pounds and the next day a smaller chunk of something that is only 1 pound. The important thing is balance over time, just like I don't measure out everything I eat every day.

You can save the veggies for treats... they aren't necessary in a raw diet (or any other) as dogs aren't built to digest them in a useful manner. I'd also recommend some more variance in the meat sources and you really need to include some bone and organ in order to provide sufficient nutrition -- there's no calcium source in the foods you listed, for example.

Congratulations on making the switch -- we switched last year and I've never looked back. It's scary at first but boy is it worth it once you get through those first humps.

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