BARF

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

DS - When i said raw meet in the house, it was more the fact of her running round the house with a meaty bone in her mouth i was thinking, She lives inside and eats inside you see.

 

As I type this, one of mine's over on my bed, eating a bone. I give that one what is effectively three lamb chops a night. In her bowl. She Always takes them out, one after the other, and retires to my bed to enjoy each one. And yes; The head end!

 

Blech :sick: Ditch that's just wrong!!!

 

Gaz tell your parents the raw thing isn't as bad as it sounds at first. I had concerns about it too, having small kids crawling round etc. Tis fairly simple to be sensible with it. She can't run round the house if you feed her in a crate, for instance. Or outside. Mine gulp their food down where I put their bowls, but with wings and bones they like to go to their bed. So I just put the food on their beds and Bob's your uncle, no running about with raw meat for the kids to play with

 

If I were you I'd try to educate them about it a bit more. It's the better way to feed, by far.

[TOMO 29,110]

ERRRRR JUST FEED THE DOG OUTSIDE , I LET MINE OUT THE KENNEL TO EAT. EVEN WHEN I HAD DOGS IN THE HOUSE . THEY EAT OUTSIDE. BIG BOWL OFF FOOD GONE IN SECONDS

 

IF THERE ARE BIG BONES THEY LAY ON THE GARDEN FOR HOURS CHEWING THEM

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

DS - When i said raw meet in the house, it was more the fact of her running round the house with a meaty bone in her mouth i was thinking, She lives inside and eats inside you see.

 

As I type this, one of mine's over on my bed, eating a bone. I give that one what is effectively three lamb chops a night. In her bowl. She Always takes them out, one after the other, and retires to my bed to enjoy each one. And yes; The head end!

 

haha, take my hat off to you my friend! thats what i call a proper dog man, Lol.

 

Gaz

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

And thanks to all the others who've offered advice. I will try the 'educating parents' thing and suggest feeding outside.

 

Cheers

 

Gaz

Edited July 1, 2008 by gareth_daniel

[Simoman 110]

She Always takes them out, one after the other, and retires to my bed to enjoy each one. And yes; The head end!

 

 

Any self-respecting dog would take its dinner to the head end ditch, I remember the photos of your feet :sick:

[BlueCoyote 0]

try telling them the benifits they will enjoy (not the dog's)

1 the poop is smaller portions and dries up faster = no more nasty piles to step in at night!

2 the dogs breath is cleaner because the bones do a good job of scrubbing away plaque.

3 shedding is minimal because a dog that sheds excessively is usually suffering from malnutrition.

4 fleas arent as big a problem - so i have heard said. i treat my dogs regardless.... but i have HEARD the flea infestations are next to nothing with raw fed dogs.

5 same with internal parasites. especially if you add a bit of garlic.

6 hyper activity/nervousness isnt as bad with a raw fed dog.... but i have also heard the opposite. so maybe it depends on the dog. if its a healthy well worked dog then hyperactivity wont be an issue anyway.

7 vet bills will go down because it is said that raw fed dogs enjoy better health and longer lives because they arent eating preservatives/dyes/hormones which we all know result in cancer at some point.

8 some say its cheaper to feed raw... the dog doesnt require as much. but this goes back to #1.... the smaller piles of crap are missing one major ingredient you find in dog food... CORN!!!

 

or you could just read this

 

and yeah i read all of that to my husband and he witnessed the poop thing for himself..... he thinks its crazy, too expensive and "whats wrong with F*cking Pedigree??"

Edited July 2, 2008 by BlueCoyote

[BlueCoyote 0]

one other thing i've heard but not 100% sure on, but i've heard you can feed a dog a diet of nothing but eggs.....

for instance a dog about 70lbs will get about seven or eight eggs for a meal.

 

now if its true or not i dont know. i know there have been days when i've only given eggs because thats all i had that day.

[Neal 1,930]

Hi Blue Coyote, with regards to the fleas, I heard that too when I started feeding raw bones etc about ten years ago and thought it seemed a claim too far but since then I've had virtually no flea problems (touch wood). I was writing about this somewhere recently but I can't remember which forum it was on so excuse me if I've just repeated myself.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Cheers to all who have replied, can anyone else comment on what blue coyote said about feeding ONLY eggs???

 

Obviously its not something i would consider (feeding an all egg diet) but its an interesting claim.

 

I guess theres alot of protein there, but not sure about outher nutritional values of egg.

 

Cheers

 

Gaz