Are you concerned about hormones fed to Chicken and Beef in the food that you feed your dogs?

I don’t believe it’s legal to add hormones to chickens anymore, not sure about beef. Personally, if I am really worried about antibiotics or hormones in the meat I feed my dogs, I would go with organic. It’s expensive but if you only have one small dog it should be reasonable to do so. I am much more concerned about the substandard ingredients I KNOW are in kibble, even the high priced brands. I try to shop wisely for the meat my dogs eat, just like I would for the meat my family eats.

Let your dog show you what size bones he can handle. I would guess wings would be fully consumed, but larger bones like leg quarters, beef and pork ribs or lamb necks shouldn’t be ruled out. He may just eat the meat off of them, in which case they would be considered a recreational bone. My larger dogs will completely consume most things I give to them but the 12 pound corgi will sometimes leave the bone portion of the larger foods I offer. I would be careful cutting up RMBs into smaller pieces as they can become a choking hazard. I always feed LARGER pieces (i.e. a half a chicken as opposed to a drumstick) to my dogs.

If you haven’t read it, you should read our article on Feeding a Raw Diet.

Good luck.