ok, so My 2 Rotties are 2 years old, seems they are getting yeast buildup in their ears. We live in S Louisiana and winter hasn't come around until this past weekend. So it has been more warm & humid this year. I know that floppy eared dogs are more prone to yeast, but I am wondering if it coud also be due to the different dog foods I have been using, Tibby will eat anything you put in front of her, Fritzi is more picky. I have tried all the better brands with Lamb & rice and the yeast does not seem to be going away, so last week we decided that for the money we can feed them a raw food diet as cheap as the kibble foods.
So my questions are
1)would it be better to feed then the chicken uncooked (raw) and is it really ok to let tem eat bone and all? or better to debone.
2) And what kinds of veges are best?
3) Are kidney beans really good as a "filler"?
4) and is all rice bad or just certain kinds of rice?
5) what other types of meats are good? I read that most pork products are not good, so no sausgae, ham or bacon .. is that true? What kinds of fish are ok. We have plenty of salt water trout & Redfish, what about shrimp?
I know there are some recipies here somewhere but I cant seem to locate them on the site ... am I blind?
Thanks in advance for all your help.

Have you read any raw-feeding books? Which? I ask because there are some really odd questions in that list.

I recommend this very inexpensive, fun-reading, good =hands-on book:

http://leerburg.com/970.htm

Also, http://leerburg.com/diet.htm

A boneless (deboned) diet is a disaster and cooked bones are a huge no-no.

But these questions are honestly the most basic of the basic, which is why I urge that you get that little book, dive in, and ask all the questions you want. We have many raw-feeding experts here. We'll help all we can!

PS

No raw salmonids from west of the Cascade Range, ever. That includes trout and steelhead. NONE. I made this a separate post because you specifically mentioned fish. Salmon poisoning is deadly (to dogs, the one specie vulnerable to it).

Yeast in the ears is less likely to be from food than several other causes. Food is possible, but not near the top of the list. I recommend a derm vet.

http://leerburg.com/pdf/feedingrawdiet.pdf

Or this free e-book PDF.

But I agree that clearing up the ears is the first priority. Then switch the diet if you want to. But diet alone isn't going to clean up the ears. IMO.

Kewl thanks Connie. I knew they were noobie questions. I also know you guys are experts on this stuff to. Im gonna order the book next week when I can get the focused heeling dvd with it, save me a bit on shipping hopefully.
I realize the yeast issue coud be from something else, but my logic was to be able to rule out diet, then if they still have it I can seek the cause, but in the mean time, it gives them a healhier diet ... Fritzi just cant stand dry foods, she will starve herself waiting for scraps which dont come that often.
She chows down on raw chicken thighs though. )
What about beans ? I read they are a good source of protein especially kidney beans. Seems it would add some flavor as well as help fill them up more.
thanks again for the links & help. I'll try not to bug ya until after I get the book and read it. This is something the kids & I are learning together so the book will help alot.

Gas-producing foods are a no-no in my book because of gas being a bloat risk factor.

I would never give beans (meaning the legume type, not the green-bean type). Ever.

There are pulses and legumes in some forms that seem to be no problem. My POV is that if any food gives my individual dog gas, I don't give it. For some dogs, that could even be cheese; for others (more than the ones affected by cheese), it's cruciferous vegetables.

But beans like kidney beans and navy beans and pea beans (small navies -- the ones usually used in "Boston Baked Bean" style beans), and so on, as far as I'm concerned, are out of the question.

I give produce and I don't consider it to be optional (just small). But I choose non-starchy above-ground produce of the leafy green varieties, usually, including celery tops and dark romaine leaves, etc. I give blueberries (low in sugar and high in antioxidants, not to mention being a natural "side" food of wild canids) and parsley (high in chlorophyl and more), and zucchini guts (cheap and plentiful).

More, too. But no kidney beans or anything like them.

 Quote: Tracy Collins

http://leerburg.com/pdf/feedingrawdiet.pdf

Or this free e-book PDF.

But I agree that clearing up the ears is the first priority. Then switch the diet if you want to. But diet alone isn't going to clean up the ears. IMO.

This really is TOP priority. This can't wait for a diet redo.

gotcha thanks again