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Hello, Cindy. I would like to get my dogs off dry kibble, but do not want to go all raw just yet. I have been reading over the information on your website and would like to try Honest Kitchen. However, I am having a hard time deciding which formula to pick. I have a two year old German Shepherd that had pano when he was younger. The vet said to feed a food that contains glucosamine and chondroitin. I have been feeding him Royal Canin. He is a pretty active dog and gets approximately 3 hours ...

Cindy - I first started feeding a raw diet to my black lab based on what I read from your website. I recently started feeding a raw diet again, and have a question based on what I've seen so far. I just started and am on the 5th day. What I have been doing is feeding the remaining dry dog food in the morning, and then cut up deer meat in the afternoon. The dogs stools are REALLY foul smelling and come out in a big blob of gelatinous looking material. Today, I looked closer, and t...

3 year old GSD with an extremely sensitive stomach ... We feed him Royal Canin GSD. Often, his stools are somewhat pudding like. No diarrhea, No giardia (he did have it bad when he was young). We are doing chicken and rice right now with some flagil (as recommended by our vet who we trust greatly). Are there any supplements that you can recommend which can help rebuild and maintain his system? There's so many... What's your best recommendation? Thanks so much. Frank

Hi Cindy, I have three German Shepard which I feed raw diet to and veggies and supplements. Recently I was feeling that my female who is 12 years old is having difficulty with the raw food. She recently had surgery for mammary cancer and is on an Chinese herbal supplementation for it and doing remarkably well. Her eating habits were always on the low side (sometimes eating once every 2 days) and seemed to pick up when being fed tripe, but now she is more picky. If I feed her cooked meats -...

Hi Cindy, I switched to the raw diet and things are going well. However, my wife has some concerns regarding the dog licking the kids and household items after feeding. She is concerned with cross contamination of household items and the kids. I have a one year old and a three year old. Can salmonella and E-Coli be passed through stool as well. I pick up the dog's stool but sometimes I miss a few. She is most worried about the chicken quarters. This may be addressed in the DVD I have comin...

Hi Ed, I have a question for you we have a German shepherd male dog which is 12 months old and just will not eat we have tried all sorts of things (fresh meat, home made stew, BBQ chicken, Sardines, eggs, 100% natural canned food, dry food, etc) and just can not get him to eat correctly he is in very good heath as we have had him to the vets. please can you give us some Ideas!!! Thanks, Colleen

Hi there! I scanned through most of the Q&A and didn't find this one. Maybe I over looked it and if you could just send me the link I'd appreciate it. Anyway, I have a pup that is now almost 6 months old. She's an American Bulldog/Pointer mix. She was the last of 12 and a runt. We crate her during our absences and overnight. When we first brought her home she'd eat nice and slow, chewing her food. After we upgraded the size of her bowl to accommodate the increase in food she starte...

How do I make the switch from kibble to raw food?

What Should I Expect At First When Feeding A Raw Diet?

I read somewhere on the internet that feeding a raw diet reduces vet bills? How does that work?

How Do I Know Each Meal Is Balanced?

I'm Not Sure I Am Ready To Switch To Raw, But I Don't Want To Feed Kibble. Do you have any suggestions?

How often do you use supplements? The label says to give it every day.

What is ACV?

What kind of equipment do I need to grind RMBs?

I see that some places sell pre-ground raw pet food. Are these ok to feed? They seem very expensive though!

I forgot to thaw out my dog?s next meal, can I feed it frozen?

Dear Mr. Frawley, My husband and I are new to feeding a raw diet with our competition Rotties. Our trainers, Steve and Melanie, turned us onto your website for specific menus and supplements. So far, we have purchased Salmon oil, kelp, and alfalfa from you. We were feeding Canidae to our litter and didn't like the condition of their coats or their growth. However, once we switched them to raw their coats shown, their growth picked up, etc. However, in the last month their coats are growing...

I started my 3.5 month old GSD puppy on a raw diet this Saturday. I fasted her for a meal (so no breakfast) and she got raw chicken for dinner. I decided on a cold turkey approach. I haven't been able to find any chicken backs or necks at any stores nearby, but my grocery store had leg quarters on sale so I grabbed a couple packages of those. Her first two meal was the thigh part of the leg quarter, plus two spoonfuls of cottage cheese and yogurt. We've been giving her cottage cheese and y...

Hello Cindy! How are you? My question is: Can I feed my pup RAW food about 3 times a week and then all natural dry KIBBLE for the rest of the week? I am planning to do RAW food about every 3 days. Will this schedule of dry kibble for about 2 days and then raw food for a day mess-up my dog's stomach, or will my pup get used to this? I do not have time to feed raw food all the time but I still would like to feed raw food as much as I can. I am planning to feed INNOVA because you guys have it...