I have heard that raw is much more expensive than kibble, how much will it cost me to feed my dog this way?

Raw can be expensive BUT so can kibble. In my experience, it probably costs about the same in the long run. If you buy your dog’s meat from the prime meat case at the grocery store, it may get expensive in a hurry! Pre-ground and prepackaged raw diets can be very costly also.

I have learned to be a bargain shopper. Wal Mart and small grocery stores can be a great place to stock up on chicken leg quarters and canned mackerel and sardines. I made a deal with a local rabbit farmer to save me all the trimmings when he butchers rabbits. I order chicken back/necks and pork hearts in bulk from a local restaurant supply. Our local family owned grocery has marked down meat almost every day and runs great specials on chicken and ground beef. Friends that hunt give me their freezer burned venison from last years hunt.

Buy in bulk when you can and repackage into more manageable containers. We are feeding a lot of dogs every day so we thaw out 20-40 pounds of meat every day. you may only need a pound or two for each day so your packaging will differ from ours.

There are lists on the internet that only deal with suppliers for raw feeders. This is a great resource for finding co-ops and suppliers in your area. It’s much easier now to feed raw than when I started back in 1994, there are so many more options.