Things You'll Need
- Fresh meat
- Fresh organ meat
- Raw, meaty bones
Instructions
Feed your dog raw meat. This includes chicken, turkey, beef, pork, rabbit and fish. Your dog's digestive system, unlike ours, can handle the bacteria in meat, so don't worry about your dog getting sick.
Include organ meats in your dog's diet. When you give your dog liver or kidney meat, it receives a much higher nutrient concentration than it would get from standard animal meat.
Give your dog raw, meaty bones. These are bones that still have meat attached to them. Chewing on these bones cleans your dog's teeth and gums as well as developing its muscles in its jaw, neck and shoulders. The chewing action stimulates stomach acid, which makes it easier for your dog to digest food.
Feed your dog whole carcasses occasionally. You can get whole rabbits or chickens from your local butcher. A whole carcass contains all of the animal's meat, bones and organs, giving your dog everything it needs to stay healthy.
Encourage your dog to eat slowly. A dog who has only eaten canned food doesn't always learn how to chew properly, and this can cause it to choke on solid food. Giving your dog bones or whole carcasses often while transitioning it to raw food can slow down its eating.
Never feed your dog vegetables, fruit or grains as part of a raw diet. Dogs are carnivores, so these types of foods add nothing to their diet. Dogs thrive on a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet.