Here at Goldenbear Kennel we feed a natural raw diet to our goldens. We have been feeding raw since August 2006 and all our new litters since then are weaned to the raw diet. Ever since we changed our goldens diet to raw we have noticed so many wonderful changes in our dogs. They have a healthier immune system, beautiful thick coats, clean teeth, no bad breath and less trips to the vets. In combination with the new diet and doing less vaccinations and less applications of chemicals on their bodies we will produce healthier puppies. Please check out these links to learn more about the raw diet. Also, check out our book recommendations for starting your golden on the right path to a healthier and longer life.
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html
http://www.rawlearning.com/supplementmyths.html
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html
http://rawfeddogs.net/Recipes
http://rawfeddogs.net/FAQlist
Menu for your new puppy
I have made a menu to suit all of your diet choices in regards to feeding raw. There are 3 sample menus for each diet you choose. The best diet is of course feeding the whole prey animal diet. But Bravo is better than dry kibble. I hope you will keep the puppies on this diet through their adult life. You will find with time it will be an easy transition for you and your puppy to feed raw.
For those of you who want to do only the Bravo diet here is a feeding menu:
The Bravo meats come in tubes and can be purchased at Especially for Pets
Try to get some canned salmon or sardines into their diet once a week. Mix it into what ever
meat you are feeding that day.
(I tried to make this simple, so that breakfast lunch and dinner would be easy to remember)
Breakfast always lamb, lunch always chicken or turkey, dinner beef/buffalo and special birds.
Once or twice a week try to get organ blend into diet. Don't forget to add salmon oil supplement
once a day. Remember you can always add new meats(BT) to their diets and change the menu
as you and your puppy/dog like. Rule of thumb to feed puppies is 3-4% of their adult body weight when full grown.
Meaning: If female puppy will weigh 60-65lbs as an adult then she should get X 3%to 4% =1.95 to 2.6lbs of meat a day. Make sure to divide the total into 3 meals a day! Each puppy and dog will need more or less meat as they grow. Always check their weight by feeling for their rib cage.
Now, for those of you who want to feed Bravo and the whole prey animal some of the time:
SM -super market meats
BT - Bravo tubes
(Try to get some fresh fish into their diet as well....maybe on a weekend they can get a special fish that day)
(I tried to make this simple, so that breakfast lunch and dinner would be easy to remember)
Breakfast always lamb, lunch always chicken or turkey, dinner beef/buffalo and special birds.
Once or twice a week try to get organ blend into diet. Don't forget to add salmon oil supplement
once a day. Remember you can always add new meats(BT) to their diets.
Rule of thumb to feed 3%-4& of their adult body weight when full grown.
Meaning: If female puppy will weighs 60-65lbs then she should get X 3%to 4%
=1.95 to 2.6lbs of meat a day. Make sure to divide the total into 3 meals a day!
Now, for those of you who want to do just the whole prey animal:
(I tried to make this simple, so that breakfast lunch and dinner would be easy to remember)
Breakfast always lamb, lunch always chicken or turkey, dinner beef/buffalo and special birds.
Once or twice a week try to get organ blend into diet. Don't forget to add salmon oil supplement
once a day. Remember you can always add new meats to their diets. Try adding a whole fish from the fish market. What ever is on sale! Do not feed North Pacific Salmon! Any other salmon is ok.
Please add ox tail, beef kidney, and animal livers to their diets. Any meats you see that are different, venison, goat, rabbit and other animals are all good for them. You can change the morning lamb meat to anything you like. This is just a sample menu. Try to remember to feed the whole prey animal during the
week.