hello - I'm new to this forum. I thought I;d introduce myself with a question.
I have two lurchers - one 11 y/o bitch- mostly greyhound but definitely some collie in there, and the other 2 y/o dog mostly whippet, but again with a touch of the collie to him. After reading lots on the contents of complete dog foods and kibbles, we finally bit the bullet and moved our two over to a natural raw meaty bones diet. We've accepted that in their wild state, dogs are carnivores and have no place for vegetables or non meat protein in their diet.
Ours eat a mixture of raw large turkey legs, lamb breast on the bone, chicken carcasses, heart, kidneys, liver, and whole fish.
Since making the change the difference has been remarkable. They've virtually stopped shedding hair and their coats shine and even repel water!. Their breath has no smell at all, our bitch's ongoing anal gland problems have stopped completely, the dog's periodic upset stomachs have disappeared. They have both calmed down to be much more contented dogs (although werent that difficult to begin with). It's incredible to see the amount of concentration and consideration that goes into overcome each meal - each evening is a new IQ test for dogs.
Does anyone else here give their dogs a raw meat and bone diet? I'm interested to hear how other lurchers get on with it. I think those breeds with the short faces can have some difficulties with it, but the long strong jaw of the long dog is ideal for crushing up the bones and shredding the meat.
here's a couple of pics
and
I have two lurchers - one 11 y/o bitch- mostly greyhound but definitely some collie in there, and the other 2 y/o dog mostly whippet, but again with a touch of the collie to him. After reading lots on the contents of complete dog foods and kibbles, we finally bit the bullet and moved our two over to a natural raw meaty bones diet. We've accepted that in their wild state, dogs are carnivores and have no place for vegetables or non meat protein in their diet.
Ours eat a mixture of raw large turkey legs, lamb breast on the bone, chicken carcasses, heart, kidneys, liver, and whole fish.
Since making the change the difference has been remarkable. They've virtually stopped shedding hair and their coats shine and even repel water!. Their breath has no smell at all, our bitch's ongoing anal gland problems have stopped completely, the dog's periodic upset stomachs have disappeared. They have both calmed down to be much more contented dogs (although werent that difficult to begin with). It's incredible to see the amount of concentration and consideration that goes into overcome each meal - each evening is a new IQ test for dogs.
Does anyone else here give their dogs a raw meat and bone diet? I'm interested to hear how other lurchers get on with it. I think those breeds with the short faces can have some difficulties with it, but the long strong jaw of the long dog is ideal for crushing up the bones and shredding the meat.
here's a couple of pics
and
