* Switch must be done gradually to avoid problems with toxin release.  As a dog is switched from a dog food diet to a natural diet, the body releases stored toxins that have built up over a long period of time.  The switch must be done very gradually so that the excretory systems can cope with this release. Some dogs adapt almost immediately, as if to say IT"S ABOUT TIME YOU FIGURED IT OUT! They literally love it at first bite. One particular girl of ours is a barrel chest girl and who could be prone to bloat, she gulps her kibbles, but with BARF, she slows down considerably, as though almost savoring her meal for a change.  Doesn't your dog deserve these little bit of life's pleasure?

SO, WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES of BARF or partially raw?

Less convenient.  Meat must be found, purchased, and stored properly.  It must be thawed completely before use.  This requires more thought and time than opening a can or a bag.  Vegetables and fruits must also be included.  To be assimilated properly they should be in smaller pieces, chopped or juiced.  Traveling with this diet can be difficult, although it can be done.  Instead of frozen meat, it can be purchased daily wherever you are.  This is why I continue to feed a small amount of kibble.  If necessary, I CAN use the kibble. BEWARE,  however of the  "poor me, you don't REALLY love me"  looks your dog will give you if you don't have BARF.

Feeding any living creature including yourself, your family or your dog is about risk management.  No matter which path you decide to take there is always risk.  There is always someone who will criticise your decision, there are always  "third party influences" that knowmore.  However you, and only you can decide what is best for your dogs.  Weigh up all the benefits and risks.  Do your homework and own analysis. Exercise intellectual genius and critical thinking, do your own independent research.  Do what will have the greatest overall benefit for your dog.

While the BARF diet is not hard to prepare, it's not a walk in the park, either.  We know you're busy and would like to spend fre time your family and Rotti; not  'boning up'  on the latest in canine nutrition.  However, the rewards are well worth it, and assuming you're handling  "dead flesh" for your family, it's a great time to incorporate taking an extra few minutes for your dog.  Plus it's an excellent way to get rid of the UNCOOKED BONES and any other tidbits that you want them to have.  

We don't recommend feeding any liver or skin from any animal unless you KNOW what that animal has been eating.  The reason for this is the liver serves as a filter for blood and anything else within that animal and it stores any toxins or chemicals, so a tiny little chicken liver,   UNLESS IT'S ORGANIC   can be fairly potent stuff!  Because dogs evolved killing and scavenging, raw meat and bones are safe.

Some city dwellers might be shocked to see what Rotties find as delicacies when they live in a rural environment.  Ours will thoroughly enjoy unearthing and digging up bits and rather large pieces from a fresh kill they discovered somewhere, they often come charging around a corner proudly displaying and pulling or carrying back deer legs, beef skulls or other prizes.  They are also quick to share desserts with their city friends, by taking them into the horse corrals for some luscious, vitamin & mineral rich "recycled alfalfa!"  Hmmmmm, have never met a dog yet, who didn't thoroughly enjoy horse manure, it's high on the list of treats!

However, as we've emphasized  NEVER FEED YOUR DOG A COOKED BONE!  Uncooked meat is tough but the bones are relatively soft.    Cooking tenderizes meat but makes bones hard and brittle.  Please be aware, however, not everyone agrees with the BARF diet. There are some folks who are obviously well intentioned, informed regarding dog nutrition, and emphatic that this diet is unsound and unsafe.   We disagree.   We are also well intentioned, well informed and emphatic that this diet is sound and safe. Of course, nothing is perfectly safe. a dog may choke on a stick or get cancer unnaturally early.

The world is a still dangerous place, but thankfully less so for our domestic companions. Just to put things into perspective, when a wild dog kills his prey, he would eat the stomach contents first and some of the other  "prime portions",  then bury the carcass.   He would return to the kill for weeks, enjoying the aroma and taste of meat so rotten and full of bacteria that it would certainly kill a human being.  This same behavior is very common in dogs living the country life, you just never know what they'll dig up and proudly present to you as evidence of their great skill.  They will quite happily continue where they left off a few months previously on some nearly vaporized bit of  "meat" Some scientists have speculated that these festering bacteria actually improved the nutritional content of each meal, giving the dog a rich variety of bacterial cuisine!  

We purchase our chicken parts and bones from a wholesale butcher who delivers, the total cost is a fraction of the cost at a local supermarket.  Our dogs are eating human grade chicken backs, wings, necks and nice big beefy bones with hanging meat still on them. We also like to include fresh yogourt, various veggies such as pumpkin, lots of fresh garlic, which they totally adore, eggs and other varieties of fruit or veggies.  Most love bananas, tomatoes, oranges, avocados and more!

Keep in mind that vets are told very little about dog diet at university.   In fact, in some universities, reps from the dog food companies, come and do presentations on dog diet, as part of the curriculum.  Many vets get their education on dog diet by dog food reps. And many vets make a lot of money by retailing dog foods.   If you have a vet that doesn't want to be re-educated, or will not discuss options, then that is a very disapointing.

Here's hoping you can find a more forward thinking vet, who can appreciate the benefits and financial rewards associated with keeping animals healthy, rather than just trying to patch them up when they are sick.   Given this age of the internet, is there any acceptable excuse for vets not to be educated on all feeding options?   And there are plenty of vets on the internet who would gladly converse with other vets about feeding raw.   You found this page, why can't they?!!

That being said, there are plenty of vets out there now who realise that there are significantly better alternatives to commercial dog food.   Many vets who have changed their ways are very sorry that they did not  "see the light"  much earlier.   It's true they won't make kick backs from pharmaceutical prescriptions, and vaccinations, and perhaps their animals clients won't be visiting as often, BUT, they could become very informed and give classes on feeding, health alternatives and many other options to help make up the difference in lost income.

Feeding any living creature including yourself, your family or your dog is about risk management.  No matter which path you decide to take there is always risk.  There is always someone who will criticise your decision, there are always  "third party influences" that knowmore.  However you, and only you can decide what is best for your dogs.   Weigh up all the benefits and risks.   Do your homework and own analysis.  Exercise intellectual genius and critical thinking, do your own independent research.   Do what will have the greatest overall benefit for you, your dog's health.

   Your Dog Is Not a Vegetarian ~ by William Campbell Douglass II, MD
excerpted below, good article, read the full link.

This advice of mine directly contradicts not only everything you’ll hear down at your local PetSmart store  (or Petco, whatever) , but also what several mainstream books recently published in wide release have to say about canine and feline diets.   Believe me, though – I’m right and they’re wrong.

Today, there’s even more proof of this.   More information has surfaced about exactly WHY our precious pets are dying.   And as usual when it comes to nutrition – human or animal – one thing lies at the root of all the evil…...........

So they buy their pet-food on the advice of the  "experts"  at the local Petco or PetSmart, despite the fact that these stores are largely staffed by young, idealistic folks – many of whom buy into the vegetarian dogma hook, line and sinker.   The whole thing combines to become a snowball effect.

   Whats In A Can of Dog Food, Don't Ask ~ By Michelle Tsai

   Meat by product definition from Wikipedia
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Meat by-products are ground, rendered, and cleaned slaughtered meat carcass parts such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, bones, heads, and intestines (and a small amount of feathers in the case of chicken meat).   The terms meat by-products or animal by-products are often used in reference to the ingredients included in commercial pet foods.

The official definition for meat by-products by the Association Of American Feed Control Officials, Inc.  (AAFCO)  is:

"The non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals.

It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents.   It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hoofs.   It shall be suitable for use in animal food.   If it bears name descriptive of its kind, it must correspond thereto."

In many cases, by-product meals are derived from    "4-D" meat sources -- defined as food animals that have been rejected for human consumption because they were presented to the meat packing plant as  " Dead, Dying, Diseased or Disabled. "     The quality of animal meat by-products also tends to be very inconsistent between batches.

Meat by-products are commonly found in lower-grade pet foods and even many of the larger name brands, including Science Diet  (even their prescription diet product line), Purina  (both Purina One and Purina Pro Plan), and Iams / Eukanuba.     Ingredients listed as "meat, beef, chicken, and/or poultry by-products" on pet food labels are not required to include actual meat,   and    "rendered meat"    on labels can refer to any rendered mammal meat, including dogs and cats.

A new category of pet food typically marketed as holistic, wellness, organic, ultra healthy, and/or simply premium pet food often emphasizes the use of human-grade meat sources only, with no animal meat by-products of any kind.  NOTE:   The MEAT can be pumped full of steroids, antibiotics, hormones, it's natural meat, no one said organic.  Buyers must read everything carefully.

But pet-food companies manipulate the order of the list such that meat  (and meat byproducts)  appear first, even when other ingredients are used in larger quantities.   For instance, a can of cat food may list wheat flour and ground wheat as two ingredients; that way it seems like there's more meat than grain in the recipe.

   The Holistic Dog...which foods to avoid   Site dedicated to information humans which foods their dogs should avoid, we agree with most, but not all of them.  Good time to get familiar with your own research.
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   The Pet Food List

HEY, these are the good guys that truly care about the quality of their ingredients, the reputation of their business and the health of your animals.   Do you really believe the other companies don't know whay they're putting into the food?   Do you know the difference between regular bananas priced at 49 cents a pound versus organic bananas priced at 89 cents a pound?   If we know that we get what we pay for, isn't it reasonable that large corporations also get what they pay for?

ABOUT THE PET FOOD LIST..The majority of the companies on this list have made statements that their pet food is NOT affected by recalls which began on March 16, 2007 with the Menu Foods recalls.

The list is intended as a starting point for your own research - it is a list we are compiling of pet foods deemed safe by the pet food companies themselves.   It is neither an endorsement of any pet foods listed, nor is it a complete list of all pet foods not being recalled.   And, even though a brand is listed, we cannot guarantee the food is safe.   Therefore, it is your responsibility to verify the safety of the brand you're interested in with the pet food company and/or the FDA.   Links to their websites have been provided when possible.

WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT ON THE LIST

The majority of this list is pet foods that have NOT been recalled since the start of the pet food recalls on March 16, 2007.   However, because of the many emails we've had asking why recalled foods are not on the list we will now list those brand names as well. Pet foods that have had recalls are are in  RED  along with a notation indicating they have recalled products.   Please contact the companies directly to find out which products are safe and which ones have been recalled.   The majority of the list is comprised of pet foods that have not been recalled, with information provided by the pet food companies. For those with just the business name listed, we have obtained information from their websites.   We will be contacting them for further information and will update the list appropriately as soon as possible.

   Tell Iams That You Won't Buy While Animals Die!

In the wake of a massive recall of contaminated and deadly dog and cat food, Menu Foods and Iams are under fire for their cruel and unnecessary laboratory tests on animals.   PETA is calling on law enforcement authorities to investigate whether cruelty-to-animals charges should be filed against the companies for alleged failure to warn consumers about the tainted food as soon as they had the information and—just as disturbingly—apparently feeding the tainted food to cats and dogs in order to test it.

For nearly 10 months in 2002 and early 2003, a PETA investigator went undercover at an Iams contract testing laboratory and discovered a dark and sordid secret beneath the wholesome image of the dog- and cat-food manufacturer.   Undercover footage captured images of dogs gone crazy from intense confinement to barren steel cages and cement cells, dogs left piled on a filthy paint-chipped floor after having chunks of muscle hacked from their thighs, dogs surgically debarked, and horribly sick dogs and cats languishing in their cages, neglected and left to suffer with no veterinary care.   In addition to the pain that these animals experienced in the course of experiments, animals in Iams labs were denied companionship and enrichment and were confined to their barren cages for at least 23 ½ hours every day.

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Just when you thought you had heard or read everything there was about the poison pet food and the hundreds of dog & cat food recalls, there is more and this it may be just the tip of the iceberg.  Could there ever be any more compelling reason to go natural & organic, shopping locally from locally produced natural foods, both for you and your critters?

As a large rescue we've been thankful to be included in all of the food recall lists.  However, life has shown that when everyone thinks the same thing, such as the culprit behind the cause of this recall, it's time to question if anyone is actually thinking at all.   Our research indicates that this may be just a political ploy of the US to point the finger at China, since they are the unfortunate holders of over 80 trillion dollars in non performing debt by the USA.

And what about the genetically modified foods that are allowed in the human grade and pet grade food chain right here in the USA.   What about the recent twenty million chickens that ate the same thing that killed thousands of dogs and cats, were held by the USDA and then declared safe for we human guinea pigs to eat.?    What about the FDA approval to eat cloned meat, withour any label requirements?   In our GMO wheat, corn, soy & rice we have everything from fish to human genes.  These Frankenfoods have been shown to cause liver & kidney damage.   Spend a few hours researching what the rest of the world thinks of GMO and why it's banned in more civilized, less profit oriented countries. Perhaps the truly devastating effects are just beginning to manifest.

On the other hand, what dog hasn't eaten his share of plastic hoses, bottles, counter tops & even Igloos, without harmful side effects?   Why do they go to extreme measures to deceive the consumer?   Is there more to this picture than meets the eye, and it appears that everyone is a parrot rather than a thinker.

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Hold onto your hats for this article, we feel she is dead on accurate with her conclusions.  Here are some excerpts written by Nancy Levant, a renowned writer for Constitutional governance and American culture.   She is the author of The Cultural Devastation of American Women: The Strange and Frightening Decline of the American Female  (and her dreadful timing).   She is an opponent of deceptive governance and politicians, global governance by deception, political feminism, the public school system, political economics based upon manufactured wars and their corporate benefactors, and the Federal Reserve System.   She is also a nationwide and lively radio personality.   Suffice to say she is anything but politically correct and has much to say, far different from mainstream media one-size-fits-all-minds-news.  See what you think.

   The Poisoned Pet Food Caper  ~   Nancy Levant, May 1, 2007

The poisoning of pet food, as a stand-alone event, could reasonably be assumed. Such a mistake could happen and by terrible accident.   But the problem is that pets, and their extraordinary numbers in American hearts and households, Couple this with the fact that “ experimentation " upon the American people, soldiers, inmates, and people in many, many other nations of the “over-populated world” is common place, on-going, and a corporation government status quo.

So, suddenly, pet food comes up contaminated – probably those darned Red Chinese – and probably trying to  "hurt"  the American people.   Yeah…and I’ve got some  Biosphere Wetland  to sell you with a big chunk of its conservation corridor  to boot.  Let us remember that experimentation upon multi-billions of animals continues unabated for corporate profits, and that such experimentation precedes the now  "forced"  delivery of our pharmaceuticals and genetically modified food supplies.   And let us also remember that billions of animals have been euthanized by that compassionate governmental agency – the  "Humane"  Society  – and simply because they were caught, trapped, had naturally re-wilded, were just walking down the sidewalk, or born feral or free from human domestication.   Don’t you just love these agencies of compassion and  "nature?"   Don’t you just love governmental agencies that are funded to kill?

And now, we are dealing with veterinarians who:

1)  chip our pets
2)  force vaccine drugs into our pets
3) slice off the tips of ears of sterilized pets
4)  and bully pet owners into mass sterilization of all pets – minus, of course, the "thoroughbred" pets of the wealthy or law "enforcement."

Wow.   Depopulation trends overlap – human to the disabled to pets – minus, of course, the rich, elite and their friends.  Think Katrina.   And then to the red flag heap, we add the environmentalist nature Reich, who believes that pet  "ownership"  is evil – in spite of the fact that animal lovers tend to care faithfully for God’s creatures.

Head’s up, folks.   There’s more in the making each and every day, and your pets are equally vulnerable to synchronized missions in play.   Depopulation has been mandated.   "Pets"    (has there ever been a more offensive word?  HTRA)   are put down to the tune of multi-millions each and every year, decade after decade and billions in total, and under the  (dis)guise of compassion, and laws have been enacted nationwide  (not voted upon)  that disallow "pets" to even go outside.   There’s more to this picture than meets the tell-a-visioned eye.  Be very aware of breed specific or mandatory spay & netur laws that sound good at first, but dig beneath the surface and realize the potential for abuse.

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