Confused on Raw?

So my Cody is currently on Harringtons and is doing good on it , harringtons is what the breeder put the pups on. Iv been doing research and read that Raw is the healthiest food to feed your dog. But im very confused on how to do this. Some sites say start with a DIY while others say start with complete until you feel confident to feed DIY and then others say that not all completes have everything your dog needs.

Then a few sites say that DIY is cheaper but iv not found that the case , i calculated how much it woukd be from places like the butchers dog, nutriment and paleo ridge and all come over £100 a month and thats not even including the offal or fruit and veg ect that just for the meat chunks or the pure mince ranges.

Were pro raw dog food which is complete came out a £70 for a month so i find the completes are cheaper. My boy is 63kg and i was going to start at 2.5% as thats what most sites say to start at. Hes a healthy ideal weight ( hes registered at 2 vets ones a normal vet the other is a holistc vet both said hes an ideal weight)

I just want to feed him the best i can give him. I was then advised by a friend why dont you feed kibble in the morning and a home cooked meal in the evening but im not sure on this.

I like the sound of raw but am just confused and dont know were to buy from and if i should start DIY or start with a Complete?

 

Thanks. I download and read the link and if i have any questions I'll let you know.

I find it hard to find somewere because he weighs so much at 63kg it can get expensive quickly.

 

Not read it all yet but the few i did read had a lot of good info. I wanted to ask are honeys expensive? I like how if i tell them about my dog they will create the perfect DIY pack for me. But is it expensive?

 

So its 80% meat, 10% bone , 10% veg. How much offal do you start with?

With the bone do you feed 10% in everymeal or do you feed one meaty bone meal a day?

Sor for example do i feed like lab ribs for breakfast ( that would be the bone meal) and then a meaty meal in the evening like 80%meat , 10% veg and a bit of offal?

Or does everymeal have to be 80\10\10 ?

 

Can someone check iv done the math right?

So 2.5% of bodyweight (hes 63kg) is 1,575g per day so split into 2 meals that would be 787g per meal.

So the 80% meat would 629g and 10% bone and veg would be 78g of each. Is this correct?

 

You could look at utterly rawsome they do chunks instead of mince. I would go to them but there rather expensive to feed a large dog. For Cody it came to £127 per month. And that doesnt include his bones or veg.

 

I thought the veg bit was wrong i thought 78g with both meals seems a lot.

So is 80% meat and 10% bone with every meal? Offal im only giving him small amounts.

Anyone know if natures menu freeflow minces are good?

 

Thank you so much everyone for taking the time to help me. Iv ordered the book from amazon.

I got some natures menu beef chunks and one of there beef minces ( free flow) from a local dog shop that selled them and allowed them to defrost to see if he likes mince or not. They also had natural instinct.

He did not touch the natural instict just looked at it then sniffed it and walked away. I only gave a small amount in each bowl and gave him one bowl at a time. The natures menu he tried but spat out and made this funny face iv never seen him do that before. And the beef chunks he destroyed they were gone within minutes. I then tried him on some raw diced lamb i had in my fridge and he ate the whole thing. So just be sure i put some raw minced beef i had and he didn't eat it. So i think he prefers chunks over mince.

Being 63kg nearly every supplier i look at is over £100 or close to £100. Even the link you provided @JudyNof who you go to came to £108 for a month worth. So since its not a huge difference between them and utterly rawsome who do chunks instead of mince i think ill try utterly rawsome. I like that there offal is bagged seperate so i can adjust to Codys needs and they give you bones at no extra cost i can choose to have the chunks boneless or i can choose for them to come with bones like chicken wings , lamb ribs ect but the bone and boneless options are the same price.

Im going to start with one protein and introduce another after about 2 weeks providing hes ok with the first protein. I will make sure i follow the 80% meat, 10% bone with a little offal. Once he on a few different flavours i will the see which fruit and veg he likes and add a little with everymeal.

I wanted to ask is it ok to feed meaty bones a few times a week and then the rest of the time grind the bones myself so he still gets 10%?