Raw Feeding Ideas for Puppies

StellaBee · #1 10-11-2009, 02:32 PM

About to bring home an 8 week old puppy and make the switch to raw. Stella's been eating since she was 7 months old and was pretty much able to eat anything at that age. I'm not a huge fan of pre-made raw. Aside from chicken wings, if anyone has any recommendations for puppy feeding, I'd really apprecaite hearing them! Thank you.

**gmacleod** · #2 10-11-2009, 03:16 PM

I'd pass on the chicken wings - those have very little meat on them, and have the densest bone in a chicken carcass. Their only real use is for teaching adult dogs who're used to hoovering kibble, to chew (i.e. have a useful shape that enables you to hang onto one end without getting your fingers munched). But for anything else, they're not much use at all.

Right now, your 8 week old pup would easily be able to cope with consuming chicken necks - so I'd suggest those for consumable bone, along with some additional meat for balance. There is no reason also why he can't be given larger pieces, that he cannot consume in full yet, but can learn to chew his food with. So let the pup chew and consume as much as he can, then pick up the remainder and include it in your adult dog's next meal

It actually won't be that long before the little one is able to consume much bigger pieces, and this way you get a good idea all the time of what he is able to cope with.

**Jan** · #3 10-11-2009, 09:24 PM

When I brought Moto home at 8 weeks, he was given a chicken leg for dinner and he ate with out any problem.

StellaBee · #4 10-12-2009, 03:43 PM

As always, thank you for the wonderful advice. I guess there's no harm if he can't finish what I give him - Stella will be more than happy to take the left-overs! Thanks again.

**Jan** · #5 10-12-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by StellaBee

Stella will be more than happy to take the left-overs! Thanks again.

I used to do that when Tara was a pup. I would give her a turkey neck. She would chew off most of the meat and then I would give the leftovers to Markus. He would quite happily eat it. Moto always ate his, so Tara never got his leftovers.