hotpursuit

wow, the raw thing has me interested.... at what age is raw good to start? any good info on the web to research this... thanks

frznbuns

]• What is the daily menu for your Doberman’s diet? (Kibble, wet food, raw, home cooking, etc) and what made you decide to feed this way? Have you fed any other foods prior to your current menu?
My dogs eat chicken soup dog food.. I was feeding them Nurto and was very happy with it but the chicken soup seems to be a better food and all the dogs really like it. they also get 1lb of cooked vegs in their food each meal. They also get some raw feeding also but not much..

• How many times a day do you feed them and how much?
they are feeded 3 times a day -1 cup per meal.
• Do you give treats? If so, what kind? How many/often do they get treats each day? They do not get a lot of treats as all could stand to lose a little weight but when they do get treat.. I make their dog cookies plus they get pig or cow ears. bull sticks,hooves,
• Do you add any supplements to your Doberman’s diet? If so, which ones do you give? What made you decide to add supplements?
I have my dogs on "Storm's regimen for supplements" we started givin them when we got Iris because her coat was so bad and in only a couple of weeks we started seeing a lot of improvement.
They take about 10 different vitamins a day plus they get brewers yeast and garlic in their food everyday.
• If you feed a super-premium dog food, what made you decide to switch to it? Where did you learn about the super-premium dog food? (word of mouth, internet, friends, vet, etc

I switch to Chicken soup just about a month ago after reading a lot about it from other forums We have been very happy with the results.

TracyJo

Hotpursuit,

There is debate on feeding very young pups RAW. Although many have had great success with it, others suggest that it is simply too difficult to monitor, measure and adjust the complex RAW diet to the ever changing needs of a growing pup. Here is a link to DoberKims RAW feeding FAQ raw feeding faq
Hopefully it will answer your questions.
I started supplementing Chi with RAW when she was about 3 months old and have had no problem but like I said, I only supplement.

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Dobe_Paws

Hi Hotpursuit, like Tracy mentioned you'd want to know what you're doing when your feeding a puppy(well you want to know what your doing when you feed any dog but a pup's needs are a bit different ) but many people have successfully raised pups on a raw diet and I've talked with two breeders who have been feeding strictly raw to their dogs for almost 20 years.

If you're still interested, I can send you the links to a few really good raw groups along with some links to websites I have stored away.

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hotpursuit

i am intersted in investigating it and determining if it is something i may consider, the more knowledge the better, so yes if you would please send my some links it would be greatly appreciated

Lexus

I've heard (and it makes sense to me) that in feeding young ones raw, it proportions their growth rate better than kibble does, especially in large breeds like ours. The key is to feed a very balanced diet.

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CoAl-s-Mom

Cole eats Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance. About 2 c morn and even. He gets Berry Balance to help prevent UTI's instead of having to eat the crappy RX diets for it. He also gets 3V caps in the winter to help with dry skin.
I give him 2 Old MOther Hubbard bones anytime I leave the house.
He eats table scaps, fresh fruits and veggies and anything my kids are eating. He has a passion for Biter Biscuits, unfortunatley so does my toddler.

Murreydobe

Both of my dogs are fed twice a day.

The adult male is given a semi-raw dehydrated food (raw veggies, lightly cooked meat) made by a company called Honest Kitchen. To that I add a variety of different raw meats and fish. Sometimes he gets premade raw beef/veggie patties instead of the HK food.

The puppy (7 months) is on kibble (California Natural) right now. She'll probably be shown in the near future, and that involves traveling with a handler, who doesn't want to deal with feeding raw. When her show career is over, she'll go onto the same diet as the male.

SamHayne

Max gets cheesy pretzels, ice cream, cookies
just kidding.

We feed him 2 1/4 cups 2 times a day of WolfKing Bison kibble.

When we have steak or chicken he gets some as well. The lady of the house also makes him vegatables a few times a week & on Saturday & Sunday he gets eggs.

He gets a bannana in the morning with the rabbits. Yeah we have 2 rabbits that he actually coexsists with, can't say the same for the outside bunnies, & they all LOVE bananna. The big boy bunny & Max like to steal the little girl bunnies bananna all the time.

Then when he is really lucky, he gets some home made concoction that gets frozen inside a Kong to keep him busy. The last one I believe had fat free peanut butter, fat free apple sauce, peaches, & strawberries.

Kratty

Thanks to Everyone who shared their feeding experiences. I think this was very educational to everyone that one way does not work for everyone.