[rawfeeding] Re: getting started

Hi, Mona, one of the best ways to get up to speed quickly is to go
to the yahoo groups main site and look at the archives. If you go
back even five days or so and just start reading, I'll bet a lot of
questions will be answered! That said, here are some short answers
to your questions:

> What do you feed your dog?
I feed a variety of parts from a variety of animals. I feed mostly
meat, some meaty edible bones, and some organ. Generally, 80% meat,
10% edible bone, 10% organs. "Meat" to me pretty much means
anything that isn't squishy organ or edible bone.

> How did you get started with it?
I bought whole chickens and cut them into quarters and handed them
to dog. After he was good at digesting chicken (no soft poo or
digestive upset), I moved on to pork, then beef, then rabbit,
then. . .

> How did the dog respond?
Both my pups took to raw right away and have never turned their
noses up at anything I offer.

> How long did it take before he/she got used to eating only raw
> meat?
Well, they don't eat "only" raw meat, but their digestive systems
didn't have much of a problem. Both were switched at 9-10weeks of
age, and they might have had one day of loose stool, but nothing
really dramatic. Well, unless you count "operator error" when i let
my GSP eat as much as he wanted of a new food, but that was my bad.

> Is there an essay I can read about what this consists of, how do
> start, what to expect and maybe answer other questions I can't
> think of right now, but will think of later? Is there a
> beginner's guide?
There are a couple of websites that are really good for starting
out, rawlearning.com, rawfeddogs.com, and lots of others. There is
a book called "Work Wonders" by Tom Lonsdale that is helpful as
well. You can download a free copy on www.rawmeatybones.com
But really, this is the best place to learn. Read all the posts
that come through, and ask questions!

> I'm really coming to this group with very little knowledge in this
> area.
Actually, I think people who come here with little previous
knowledge have an easier time than those who have done tons of
research. There are lots of myths out there about raw feeding. I
don't think many of us were brought up with raw feeding, so at one
point we were all newbies. Welcome to the group!

Andrea

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