7am Chicken wings or chicken carcass (raw)

12 noon – 1pm Raw meaty bone to be eaten in crate

Approx 5.30pm Half a BARF Pattie

9.00pm Other half of BARF Pattie

Be careful to always remember to always put more vegetables and/or fruit in the patties than meat as the chicken wings should be counted as meat.

Any fruit can be added except grapes or raisins.

Any veg can be added except onions, potatoes or broccoli. There is still a question mark over garlic, some people believe it is harmful to dogs, others add this to their dogs food in small amounts.

Daily supplements

All those recommended by Ian Billinghurst in the book “Grow your pups with bones” – Sea Kelp, Flaxseed oil, vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin E.

Replace the cod liver oil with fish oil or salmon oil as cod liver oil could result in over supplementation of vitamins A and D and cod liver oil does not include Omega 6 which the fish oils do.

PLUS

500g glucosamine with chondroitin

500g msn

500g Ester C

How much to feed?

As per the guidelines in the Billinghusrt book. Start off offering the pup 10% of its body weight but if the pup appears to be getting too fat then cut back a little. If the pup looks too thin then increase a little.

E.g. If your pup is 10 kilos, feed your pup a total of 1 kilo of food per day.

The basic puppy diet consists of 60% of raw meaty bones and 40% of the pattie mix.

Remember that your patties should contain more vegetables and fruit than meat (about Approx 60% veg/fruit and 40% meat). This may need to be revised if your puppy is growing to fast or has any soreness in its joints and if this is the case you should adopt the modified BARF programme for skeletal diseases on page 392 of the book “Grow your pups with Bones” where the vegetables and fruit are increased to between 75% and 90% of the basic mix before the additives are thrown in. The patties are increased to 75% and 90% of the all over diet depending on the severity of the problem.

Never feed: -

Cooked bones of any description. Never defrost chicken on a bone as this can lead to them becoming brittle which could cause internal damage.

Onions, grapes and raisins are very toxic to dogs and should never be fed.

What to feed – It’s your choice!

This is a recommended diet sheet provided to all puppy owners. Many breeders and owners now feed BARF as they can see the benefits in their own dogs. It is your choice if you choose to follow the diet outlined above. Do your own research into the BARF diet and choose this diet if you feel you can do it properly and if you believe the diet is best for your puppy. Most vets do not like people feeding the BARF diet because they have little understanding of what’s involved and how the diet works so be prepared for them trying to persuade you to feed a large breed complete food (that they will probably sell!). Remember that vets will have seen dogs with health issues because they have had a bone stuck or a cooked bone has damaged an intestine so it’s perfectly normal for them to show concern. If you are lucky, you will find a vet that sees the benefits of the BARF programme, some even recommend this way of feeding as the best way to feed your growing puppy.

One of the vets that recommend BARF is Nick Thompson who is always happy to answer questions on BARF by telephone or e-mail.

www.holisticvet.co.uk

Read up on both the positives and the negatives of feeding both BARF and complete food and then make your decision on what you are going to feed your puppy.

BARF sites worth reading

UK BARF CLUB - www.ukbarfclub.co.uk

Kenazorora Hungarian Vizslas - http://www.vizslak.co.uk/

Belamba Afghans- www.belamba.co.uk/barf/index.html

Rogue Presa Canario Kennels - roguekennelsuk.piczo.com

NJ Boxers - www.njboxers.com

Dorwest Herbs UK - http://www.dorwestherbs.co.uk/

Barf World - http://www.barfworld.com/

BARF Australia - http://www.barfaustralia.com

Bregorreyglens - http://www.bregorreyglens.co.uk/nutrition.html