Bulldogs World

she has been eating raw now since last December, right after her 1st birthday. We had to adjust the amount, at first we gave her 3%, but she was gaining weight, so we cut back to 2.5%, then down to 2%. She has been consistantly 41 pounds since she was 10 months old, so yes, it IS enough to maintain her weight.  I would not let me dog get too thin, if she looked like she was not maintaining her weight, I'd feed her more. There is no one magic amount that will work for every dog. If your dog is losing weight, feed more. If they gain, feed less.  The same applies to how much bone vs meat your dog will need. There is no one magic formula that works for all. And most likely, that will change anyways as your dog gets used to eating raw. We divide her 13oz between 2 meals, so the picture was about 6.5 oz of meat. In her bin I showed the difference in how much boneless meat she uses, compared to the chicken backs and liver. The majority of what she eats is pure meat. Here is a picture for perspective of how big her bowl is compared to her. You can also see, even though the picture quality stinks, that she is hardly starving, even though she only gets that "tiny amount".

"you interrupted my sunbathing to show me my empty food bowl?? What the heck Mom?"

You have to remember that raw meat does not have the waste that kibble does. Kibble is FILLED with undigestible matter that just passes right through your dog. It may look like you are feeding so much more, but in reality you are feeding about the same amount of what they can actually use.  The rest is dumped into your back yard, in a much smellier, mushier form.

Bones are a vital, necessary part of a carnivorous diet. Chicken bones are ideal for our bulldog carnivores. They only splinter if you cook them, raw they are more soft and easily digested.

I don't keep track of how much it costs to feed Audrey, her food is bought right along with the family's food, and usually we eat the same stuff. My husband is the meat shopper, and he gets what's on sale. Usually it's somewhere between $1.50- $2.50 per pound. Even at $2.50 a pound,(which is pretty high) considering she only needs 13oz a day,(and that 13oz INCLUDES the bone/organ) it's about $62 a month, not much more than what premium kibble used to cost. The cost of the organ meat is minimal. She also gets eggs (raw of course!) and occasionally natural peanut butter, local honey. The ONLY treat she gets is dehydrated bananas we make ourselves.