Hi everyone,

yet again i have a question for the panel of experts. I used to have my dogs on Honest Kitchen than attempted to make the food my self. I had some uncertainties about making it myself and my dogs had a few periods of loose stool, and my doberman appeared to loose relative body mass (it could be just that he was still a growing boy and was growing into himself.) When i bought a house life was very busy so i put them back on Orijen Kibble, my girl who was on raw for a while gives me this terrible sad look every time i put the kibble down like "are you serious?"

I'm wanting to put them back on the raw diet, but i want to do it right this time and eliminate the uncertainties, is there any books, articles, or videos that anybody found really helped with proper ingredients and proportions to make a stable diet.I have read some of the Q & A on the website and it definitely helped, but i would love to get something that provided my with specific meal plans so i don't fret about whether I'm feeding them everything they need to be happy healthy dogs. I'd appreciate any help with this.

Thanks in advance

Rob

Hi Robert!!

What made it easiest was the massive amount of help I got on this board. Along with these two books:

Raw Dog Food
http://leerburg.com/970.htm

Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats
http://leerburg.com/935.htm

I've found the first one to be easier to understand for a beginner, just because it isn't as technical and scientific as the second one.

Good luck!

Thank you very much, i think Cindy mentioned these in the Q & A, its good to know that they were helpful, and which one is a little simpler is a big help. I'm going to need everything spelled out for me pretty clearly to start, but having something more advanced for after would be good.

I borrowed "Dr. Pitcairn's complete guide to natural health for dogs & cats" from a friend cause i thought it was the 2nd book mentioned cause of the similar title.I was looking through it and they recommend oats in some of the recipes and i know some people feed oats with their raw,but I've heard otherwise here. has anybody who has read this or know about it tell me if there is any good information in this book? or should i not waste my time.

I really appreciate the help as always

Rob

Dr. Pitcairn was a pioneer and is still a wonderful source, as are Lonsdale and Billinghurst, but perhaps not the best for hands-on raw diet for already-convinced beginners because so much effort is put in on the "why" and on the history of crap-in-a-bag.

If you are ready to do it, then you probably want more of the how. I would start with Schultze and MacDonald (Katie's links) and save Dr. P for later, when you have the big picture clear.

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Hi everyone,

yet again i have a question for the panel of experts. I used to have my dogs on Honest Kitchen ....

Let me add that THK with RMBs added can be a terrific bridge to full raw.
http://leerburg.com/honestkitchen.htm

Thanks you for the advice I'm going to order those books as soon as i can. If i was smart i would have ordered this with the order i made a few weeks ago and saved on shipping... Ah well there are i few other things i wanted from the site anyways. I think i will give them honest kitchen and get some RMB's while i learn the ropes of proper canine cuisine.

Thanks again for helping me in the right direction

Rob