[rawfeeding] dog won't "rip and tear"

This is Carol (newbie) for Spencer. He seems to be catching on pretty well
(on raw for just over a month). Very eager to receive and consume his raw
food and handling the bones, etc. well. Stools are pretty consistent (inclined
toward the harder side so I think some adjustment may be indicated).

BUT, he won't "touch" the food with his paws and therefore just chews intil
soft and kind of groud and then swallows these huge pieces almost whole.
Scares me to bits, but he doesn't seem to be having any difficulty. He vomited
one night a few pieces of 1/2 inch bone splinters (pork) but ate them and
went back to sleep.

I have a question about the proportions too. I've been following the list
about that but I don't know how much the bones actually weigh and since
they're embedded IN the meat, how do you know the proportions? I've been buying a
whole chicken and giving him about an eighth of that per day (about a half
pound total) and then some meals of bonelss pork loin or beef stew meat once in
awhile. He started on frozen raw mix so I give him a few cubes of that here
and there (just to get rid of it...don't plan on continuing that after what
I've read on this list). He's 25-28 lbs so I'm giving him about 1/2 lb
(generous) daily in two meals.

Please advise. I hope and pray I'm doing the right thing here. I'm the
person who believes put my previous cocker into kidney failure/pancreatitis by
feeding her an inadequate RMB diet (too many chicken backs...not enough meat).
I'm watching this guy pretty closely. Fingers crossed.

Thanks.
Carol for Spencer

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