| Simple, Healthy
Feeding Anyone Can Do
Since dogs are omnivores, like their cousins the wolves,
they can eat a wide variety of foods, so they are easy to feed.
If you want the easiest, healthiest method to feed your canine companion,
it is this simple plan:
1. Use a base food you can trust, to comprise 75%
of the meal. The one I feel fits this category best is Flint
River Ranch Super Premium. I know this company to use only high
grade, human quality ingredients, bake their foods, and send them
affordably to your door, fresh from the oven.
 2.
Add some fresh, raw ingredients, to comprise 25% of the meal. (Why?)
This can be raw chicken, turkey, beef, or whole raw eggs. It may
also include very finely chopped vegetables like sprouts, carrots,
squash, or greens. This portion could even include healthy left
overs from your table (knowing they may not be raw, use these less
frequently than raw additions). Now and then, add some organ meats
as part of this portion: liver, giblets, heart, etc. Just don't
use these exclusively.
3. Add enzymes and probiotics to each meal before
serving. (Why?)
These would both be found in prey, and are beneficial in many ways.
The enzymes help digest the food that’s cooked, making nutrients
locked up by cooking more available. They can add shine to your
dog's coat and improve his joint fluid viscosity. The probiotics
are friendly bacteria that colonize the lower intestines and perform
a myriad of beneficial functions, even enhancing immune response.
A good source
of both is here
4. Rotate foods, both within the Flint River Ranch
family of foods (you’ll see several when you get your first
order -- look for the order blank) and within the raw additions
you add. Remember, wolves would never eat the same thing day after
day for their whole lives. Variety is important, helping to fill
in gaps nutritionally and reducing the likelihood of becoming allergic
to any one food.
5. Feed once or twice a day only, picking up any left
overs after 10 - 15 minutes. Think wolf again, here. First comes
hunger, then the hunt and killing of the prey, then gorging until
satiety is reached. This is followed by a rest period, during which
digestion takes place, and finally elimination, and a return, some
time later, to hunger. Once a day is plenty for any dog over 30
pounds, and twice a day is the rule of thumb for the small breeds
who have a higher metabolism.
6. Choose the quantity based on body weight, feeding
a dog who’s underweight more until he’s just right,
and one who’s overweight less until he’s back to normal.
In general, a dog who holds a normal weight will have a good cover
of muscle on his spinal bones, but, with firm petting, you can feel
his spine. An underweight dog will feel obviously boney without
firm petting, and an overweight dog will have a spine hidden to
touch by fat, as well as bulges in front of the hips where a waist
should be.
This B+ Plan is so easy that anyone can do it quickly
and without fuss. And the rewards are worth it!
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