lostforgottensoul
MyPTSD Pro
I have done extensive research on the best dog nutitrin for a dog and hands down it is a raw diet. My dog is a service dog in training for both PTSD and mobilty and it's super important that he stay as healthy as possible with good muscle tone and healthy joints.
The next thing is premade and homemade and there are pros and cons for both. The biggest con of homemade is physical abilty, the 2nd is the need of gound bone. The only way to gind bone is a meat grinder. So that means either buying a $300+ meat grinder (the cheaper brands seem to break down per those that used them and if I am going to spend this much I need it to last) or to find a butcher to grind bone for me. Another service dog team says she does it that way. I am not in a country setting but a city directly out of Orlando. I have searched for butchers and there are a few but they aren't close.
Premade is nice as its your 3 meat sources (picked out when you order - 3 meat sources are needed), organ meat from each meat source (needed), gound bone, fruits and veggies and as well as suppliments in each I believe. Organ meat grosses me out and I am not sure I can take, say, chicken hearts and feed them through a grinder. Or beef hearts. Liver isn't that bad but some organs are. But I don't know what's in premade. Darwin's seems to he the best and they do discount for service dogs and SDIT but you have to be a service dog program or have a program dog. I sent an email and asked. So that discount is out. And they still need raw meat on the bone often. Also, they come in ground patties, you can add any addtl suppliments and egg/egg shells if you want, that sort of thing.
Anyway, I am posting this as I cannot decide and wanted some input from those that feed raw. Do you do it homemade, premade and what company if premade or jow homeade (meat grinder? Butcher? Etc). I want he good, bad, and ugly. Tips and tricks you have learned along the way, and anything else you deem important to add. If you haven't I encourage you to research raw diet for dogs. But for me, the upmost nutrition is the upmost important (as well as the upmost vet care and the upmost of everything) as my dog is in training to be working, often.
The next thing is premade and homemade and there are pros and cons for both. The biggest con of homemade is physical abilty, the 2nd is the need of gound bone. The only way to gind bone is a meat grinder. So that means either buying a $300+ meat grinder (the cheaper brands seem to break down per those that used them and if I am going to spend this much I need it to last) or to find a butcher to grind bone for me. Another service dog team says she does it that way. I am not in a country setting but a city directly out of Orlando. I have searched for butchers and there are a few but they aren't close.
Premade is nice as its your 3 meat sources (picked out when you order - 3 meat sources are needed), organ meat from each meat source (needed), gound bone, fruits and veggies and as well as suppliments in each I believe. Organ meat grosses me out and I am not sure I can take, say, chicken hearts and feed them through a grinder. Or beef hearts. Liver isn't that bad but some organs are. But I don't know what's in premade. Darwin's seems to he the best and they do discount for service dogs and SDIT but you have to be a service dog program or have a program dog. I sent an email and asked. So that discount is out. And they still need raw meat on the bone often. Also, they come in ground patties, you can add any addtl suppliments and egg/egg shells if you want, that sort of thing.
Anyway, I am posting this as I cannot decide and wanted some input from those that feed raw. Do you do it homemade, premade and what company if premade or jow homeade (meat grinder? Butcher? Etc). I want he good, bad, and ugly. Tips and tricks you have learned along the way, and anything else you deem important to add. If you haven't I encourage you to research raw diet for dogs. But for me, the upmost nutrition is the upmost important (as well as the upmost vet care and the upmost of everything) as my dog is in training to be working, often.