Daintree Dogs Food Journal
AM
The puppies each got some ground beef and organ mix before Zinnia (now Zoe) left for her new home.
Adults got 4 oz each of beef mix also.
MID
Each dog got a dried chicken filet to snack on.
PM
Adults- 3 oz beef mix
Cadi- 2 oz beef mix, and would not eat another bite! If the puppy is healthy and just doesn't seem hungry enough to finish a meal, I trust that she is just not that hungry right now. As long as it doesn't happen with every meal, we're ok.
AM
Topaz had 3 oz of beef tripe and 2 tbsp green beans (frozen, thawed.)
The girls and pups got a mini chicken carcass each.
MID
The pups got a dried chicken breast chewy
PM
Topaz left for his weekend at Pikkinokka so I am only feeding Splash, Bhindi, Rhys and Zinnia/Cadi.
Each got a mini chicken carcass as I was running out the door to work and it was the easiest thing to grab.
Don't feel bad if breakfast and dinner are the same sometimes- it's still food and variety is measured over 2 weeks, not 24 hours.
AM
4 oz tripe for each puppy and adult
MID
Pups each got a dried chicken filet and later a chicken back
PM
Adults each got a very small chicken carcass (about 6 oz.)
Pups each got 3 oz. ground beef mix with greek yogurt
Been kind of distracted with travel and hotel staying, so wasn't on top of the updates. But it gave me the idea to write a future Tip of the Day about hotel stays with your raw dog.
AM
Puppies each got a chunk of pork with bone (about 4-5 oz.)
MID
Fed all the adults 1/4 cup frozen green beans and 3-4 oz of raw ground beef tripe.
The puppies each got 3-4 oz raw ground beef tripe.
SNACK
Each dog got a dried chicken filet
PM
Puppies will get 2-3 oz. ground beef/bone/organ mix.
AM
Puppies got ground chicken with greek yogurt
Splash, Rhys and Bhindi got turkey necks, Topaz got a deer bone.
PM
Puppies got Fish Mash with cooked yam. Fish mash is canned tuna, canned sardines and crab flavoured pollock (cooked) all layered into their dish. It was polished off!
Adults each got a chunk of yam and 2 sardines.
THAWING: ground beef/bone/organ mix, pork ribs and chicken backs.
AM
Pups- 2 cans of sardines, something they have only had once before- they LOVED it. Sardines are good for the skin and coat, digestion and joint lubrication because dark fish contains essential fatty acids. Processed canned sardines usually have added salt so my dogs only get them once in awhile.
Adults- no brekkie. Mean mommy is not happy with how fat all the adults are right now!
PM
Pups- huge honking deer bones to share. Lots of grabbing and dragging around trying to get the massive bones to themselves, but then takeovers and stealing so all pups seemed to get their fair share.
Adults- 1 medium sized deer bone each
AM
The pups got a bucket of deer meat (no bones) and a turkey neck, which everyone claimed for awhile and they passed around.
Turkey necks for Rhys, Bhindi and Splash. Section of deer rib for Topaz.
PM
All are getting deer meat and bones for the evening meal.
AM
Adults- Topaz got some sliced beef with cottage cheese
Rhys got 2 turkey necks, Splash and Bhindi each got 1
Puppies- each pup got 1/2 turkey neck (quite a hit!)
PM
Each dog got an appropriately sized deer bone, (freshly cut from our friend's hubby's hunting trip)
Another huge hit with the puppies!
AM-
Puppies- ground chicken and the rest of the goat
Adults- zilch. They are all fat so we are on a diet.
PM
Puppies- ground chicken with cottage cheese
Adults-
Topaz- beef bone
Rhys, Bhindi and Splash got ground chicken with cottage cheese
THAWING: turkey necks
AM
Chicken backs for all
I gave the rest of the goat to Topaz and the puppies and the puppies LOVED it. Go figure.
PM
Adults- beef bones
Puppies- slices of raw beef and puree of romaine lettuce, blueberries and apple
The goat was kind of... meh. Splash (I'll-eat-anything-not-nailed-down) had 2 pieces and so did Topaz after he inspected it thoroughly. Rhys was underwhelmed but finished a piece. Bhindi was basically offended and kept taking pieces and putting them on the floor in case the next one might taste better. I snuck a couple of pieces in with the puppies meal but was not sure if they ate them or if it was Rhys who goes in to scrounge their dish and give them a minute or 2 of nursing.
AM-
Puppies got chicken backs and goat pieces
Adults skipped their morning meal again. Some of them are getting sort of fat since it's getting darker and our runs aren't always very long. Time to cut back...
PM-
Puppies got pork organs and ELK TRIPE!
Adults got a chicken drumstick and elk tripe.
AM
no meal- long road trip and did not want a lot of poop or any puking
MID-Day
The puppies got a beef rib bone each, the adults got a small dried pepperoni stick from Bone Appetit in Kelowna. Later they got some of my fries and ice cream, so don't feel too badly for them.
PM
Pups each got a chicken back around 11:30pm once we were back at home and they waited while I cleaned their pen since we were on a tight schedule to leave this morning and it was still dirty.
Adults- Rhys 3 raw chicken drumsticks, Bhindi- 2 drumsticks, Splash- 1 and a small beef rib. Topaz got a large beef bone with tons of marrow. MMmmmmmmm
Thawing: GOAT chunks
AM
Puppies got ground chicken with greek yogurt
Adults got pork button bones, which they have no problem crunching through and digesting as the puppies did.
Mid-afternoon snack for the puppies- cut up apple and honeydew melon pieces- they loved it!
PM
Puppies got ground chicken with 4 raw eggs, carrot juice, and thawed green beans
The girl adults got ground chicken, a raw egg and carrot juice.
Topaz got pork button bones, carrot juice and a raw egg.
THAWING: elk tripe, beef rib bones, chicken backs, pork organs
AM
Pups- 2.5 lbs ground rabbit 8P~
They inhaled it, even scrapping over the last bite. So I gave them another 2.5 lbs and they seemed somewhat satisfied after that.
Adults- some of them pulled down a bag of chicken backs that was thawing while I was out at an appointment. They got what they stole, and whoever wasn't involved went without. (Topaz has never stolen food, while the girls seem to make it a pass-time.)
PM
Pups got 8 chicken backs cut into pieces, thanks to sisters, grandmothers and mothers stealing some of their food this morning.
Adults got beef tripe with ground chicken
AM
Adults- 1 chicken back, 3 oz raw beef tripe
Pups- 9 chicken backs, 1 each
PM
Adults- beef tripe
Pups- pork button bones, a big regret :( The bones were regurgitated and re-chewed all night long. GROSS.
AM
Adults- ground duck and cooked yam with skins
Pups- ground chicken, cooked yam without skin, thawed green beans
SNACK- I haven't been writing about this, but the pups have been getting a slice each of dried chicken breast made by Chewmasters, found at WalMart, Costco, pet stores, etc. every day or so. It's a good pass-time as it takes them about 10-15 minutes to work on.
PM
Adults- 3/4 cup Orijen Wild Boar dry food with 1 tbsp cottage cheese on top
Pups- 2 lbs raw beef tripe
THAWING- chicken backs, ground rabbit with vegetables, pork button bones
Due to the quantities I have to buy things in, and the variety of portions I am feeding I often end up with bits and pieces of different things to feed the dogs a couple of times a week.
AM
Splash- ground duck
Bhindi- elk tripe, pork bone
Rhys- elk tripe, ground duck, 2 turkey necks
Topaz- elk tripe
Puppies- raw beef tripe! Our favorite!!
PM
Splash & Bhindi- 2 chicken backs
Rhys- 4 chicken backs
Topaz- I don't want to overdo chicken and keep it to just once a week with him, so he got some beef tripe and was quite happy with that. I always use tongs or latex gloves when serving raw tripe. It reeks like cow patties and you need to scrub for quite awhile to get the smell off your hands.
Pups
AM
ground duck with some ground chicken
PM
beef tripe
Adults
AM
racks of pork ribs 4-6, depending on the dog
PM
chicken carcas, small for Bhindi and Splash, larger ones for Topaz and Rhys. This is fast becoming a favorite, with Topaz even mumbling a low growl because Bhindi was eating to closely to him and he wanted to make sure she didn't think she could come and have any of his!
THAWING-
green beans, beef tripe, chicken backs
AM
Adults got elk tripe and pork entrails
Pups got ground chicken topped with 2 cans of sardines
PM
Adults each got a beef bone and a pet sorbet
Pups got ground chicken topped with raw eggs and 9 tsp of cottage cheese.
This gave them the energy to terrorize their freshly changed pen, mostly shredding the newspapers and now noisily beating each other up.
AM
Topaz- 8 oz elk tripe, 1 oz pork entrails
Splash & Bhindi- 1 turkey neck, 1 oz pork entrails, 1 oz elk tripe
Rhys- 2 turkey necks, 2 oz pork entrails, 2 oz elk tripe
Puppies- 2 lbs ground chicken with 8 oz pork entrails
PM
Puppies- 1 photo cable cord, 2 newspapers, 1 stuffed toy... etc. (kidding, not really- the pups are chewing everything they can get their mouths around.)
They had ground chicken with cooked and cooled yams.
Adults had elk tripe, pork entrails and Rhys had 2 turkey necks as well.