tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post1802388585469197931..comments2023-03-30T02:32:20.203-07:00Comments on Nightsky: Dog foodNight*Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700437431025546557noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post-26672313800061907992015-02-11T18:44:53.074-08:002015-02-11T18:44:53.074-08:00Very interesting. When we had dogs (2 LGDs) I fed ...Very interesting. When we had dogs (2 LGDs) I fed them as much raw meaty bones as I could afford, but being in the south, it was difficult to find it economically. Most of my grocery budget went to feeding the dogs! Sounds like you've found excellent solutions for that. Good examples for the rest of us. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post-55386415559115729812015-02-06T09:17:12.080-08:002015-02-06T09:17:12.080-08:00Unless strictly organic free range....chicken is p...Unless strictly organic free range....chicken is pumped full of growth hormones and antibiotics.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561957689092615539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post-10799180635123443012015-01-16T09:02:10.749-08:002015-01-16T09:02:10.749-08:00Well,it may not be organic, but I know a lot of ra...Well,it may not be organic, but I know a lot of raw feeders that shop Walmart for the 10 pound bags of chicken quarters. I don't shop Walmart, but I do look for small independent grocers that will order cases of whatever you want. Large chain stores also have some great deals, the local Kroger recently had a bunch of salmon on sale for 1.69 a pound that I bought for the dogs (last day to sell it so fire sale prices). Pork will often go on sale here for 1.49 or 1.69 for a huge roast, and the guys will cut it into whatever size I need. The dogs don't get much beef due to the crazy high prices. <br />It used to be that you could get all sorts of great stuff very cheap or sometimes free from a butcher, but the last time I took a steer to the locker he couldn't even give me back the hide/head/feet/stomach etc. Said there were new state regulations that prohibited it. Night*Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700437431025546557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post-69071600452598885232015-01-16T08:52:19.760-08:002015-01-16T08:52:19.760-08:00MsB, I've never had a dog get mean from feedin...MsB, I've never had a dog get mean from feeding raw. My daughter's Golden Retriever was food aggressive in that he would make a very fast snatch-and-grab for it, (and might get your hand along with the meat) but he was that way with any food long before he was switched to raw. The other dogs always take/took it very gently, and are trained from the beginning to eat on a towel to keep the mess off the floor. <br />I've always believed it was healthier, since that's what they are designed to eat. A dog's digestive tract is very short and straight, not meant for food to sit around in there for long. Raw meat and bone passes through in about 4-5 hours, while kibble takes 12-16 hours to make it from one end of a dog to the other and even after all that time they don't utilize nearly as much of it. <br />I've never had a dog develop allergies, never had to have a dog's teeth cleaned, never had one develop skin problems, and despite always having large breeds that are very prone to hip and joint problems I've never experienced any, I believe due in large part to the proper protein and nutrient content of their diet. Night*Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700437431025546557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post-15361706203890388132015-01-16T08:35:00.846-08:002015-01-16T08:35:00.846-08:00PP, I do cook some for myself as chicken stock, b...PP, I do cook some for myself as chicken stock, but the dogs get the raw backs just as they come out of the box. If I was raising the chickens myself the dogs would get the whole bird. I do occasionally buy whole roasters or fryers for them but the backs are the cheapest around here. And yes, they need the bone for the vitamins and minerals contained there. You have to watch their stools, if they aren't getting enough bone they can get very dark and loose, too much bone (think pork ribs which have little meat but lots of bone) the stools get white and chalky and dry. Chicken leg quarters are pretty good and often available here for .89 a pound in 10 pound bags. <br />When I had all the Danes I always fed 'prey model' meaning they got the entire animal, whether that was hog, deer, or cow. They always started at the flank where the skin was thinnest, ate the organs and stomach contents first and the the hindquarters (ham) next, so the first day or two they would get loose. Once they started eating legs, shoulders and sides they firmed up again with the increased bone content. With smaller food (chicken, rabbit, squirrel etc) they eat the entire animal and the meat:bone:organ ratio is perfect. <br /><br />Night*Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700437431025546557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post-55243242370952979802015-01-16T06:45:23.963-08:002015-01-16T06:45:23.963-08:00You give them chicken backs bones and all or are y...You give them chicken backs bones and all or are you cooking the meat off first?<br /><br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post-90610999215347168692015-01-15T23:54:21.938-08:002015-01-15T23:54:21.938-08:00I often heard that if you wanted your dog to be me...I often heard that if you wanted your dog to be mean you should feed him raw meat. Granted I have no first hand knowledge of this as I do not have a dog.<br /><br />Now you go and prove that that is incorrect. I never knew you could feed a dog raw chicken, hogs or fish. Sounds like it is a lot healthier than the traditional dog food.MsBelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035993834877022676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622609558079892671.post-66129099520523139612015-01-15T15:39:07.814-08:002015-01-15T15:39:07.814-08:00I've always heard it's the best way to fee...I've always heard it's the best way to feed a dog, but you have to have a good source nearby or it would get really expensive. I compromised by adding Wild Blue canned meat, poultry or fish to organic dry food. That;s expensive enough!Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.com