What You Should Know Before Hiring a Canine Nutritionist
New opportunities are developing as the raw feeding community expands and becomes more mainstream. You can become certified as a pet health coach, meal formulator, or a certified canine nutritionist. Because of the newness of these positions, there are questions: Are...
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Best Raw Food Brands for Dogs and Cats [2024]
It's exciting to see the continued growth of the raw feeding industry, and with so many people researching fresh food for their pets, I decided to share a list of my favorite raw food brands to help others as they try to figure out what's going to work best for their...
The Complete Guide to Feeding Fish to Raw Fed Dogs
Fish is a staple in my dogs' diet. I feed it primarily for the omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin D, and zinc, although fish adds much more to the diet. In this article, I will share what I know about feeding fish to raw fed dogs, including the other seafood I feed to my...
Easy Home Remedies for Hunger Pukes in Raw Fed Dogs
My first introduction to hunger pukes had me racing to the veterinarian with my dog. Every morning, she'd vomit up yellow bile, and I was convinced she'd been exposed to a toxin. It was hunger pukes. What is Hunger Pukes? Hunger pukes, also known as canine bilious...
The Raw Truth: Why Balanced Feeding Isn't My Priority
I transitioned my dogs to a raw food diet in 2013 - 80/10/10 was considered a healthy raw diet back then, but not a balanced diet. As I learned more about canine nutrition and raw feeding, I learned that 80/10/10 is a diet deficient in nutrients like Omega-3 fatty...
Is Happiness More Important than Dog Training
I don't often write about dog training because it's "not my lane," but occasionally, a topic of interest catches my attention. The above graphic came through my Instagram feed, and my first reaction was, "This is dangerous!" Without the context of the original...
How to Choose the Right Raw Feeding Model
Dog owners understand the practice of raw feeding is an attempt to replicate the ancestral diet of dogs by combining muscle meat, organ meat, bones, and vegetation while acknowledging that our dogs have evolved to be pets, not wolves. We feed raw because fresh food is...
The Surprising Benefits of Tomato Sauce for Raw Fed Dogs
Tomatoes are a nightshade plant, and because of this classification, many people won't feed them to their dogs for fear of toxicity. But is this accurate? Over the years, I've seen raw feeders share meals that contain sardines in tomato sauce due to the beta-carotene...