BARF Diet

We feed our boxers a BARF diet. BARF stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food, and it is easy to prepare. You are basically feeding your dog "bones and raw food", adding in or taking out supplement as needed. Giving your boxer a raw, natural diet (as opposed to commercially prepared one) makes the feeding task flexible and you get to control the quality of the food your boxer is getting.

It is better to first understand the principles behind this feeding method. And there are excellent reference books available on this subject matter.

If you take the time to read about what commercially prepared dog food contains, you would change your mind too. Honestly you would be appalled..... Hold onto your stomach, for the things you will read most likely will make you ill.... OMG!

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There are so many more like these. It is a hard thing to swallow Do I have you thinking, do I have your attention?

I began making raw dog food about six yrs ago, it doesn't by any means make me an expert. I just know what I've read and the differences in my own dogs. The litter of pups that just went to homes were raised on BARF (benefits are raw foods). It was recommend to some of the new owners, but got the feeling that it would be a time issue to prepare the dog dinner also, that's fine. No problem, but feed a high quality kibble food.

I also realize that not every one will be comfortable feeding BONES to their dogs.

What about salmonella or eccoli? Dogs have natural good enzymes and bacteria in their stomachs and intestines, that kind of neutralizes the bad
bacteria. Have you ever wondered ugh, how can they eat that ???? (we do need to take care while handling their food- make sure you wash your hands).

The quality of food you give you dog can have a tremendous effect with their behavior. Poor quality food can cause behavior problems. There are many vitamins and supplements that counter balance each other, such as iron and calcium. These are necessary, but shouldn't be fed together
all the time.

Standard principles for feeding BARF


Amount fed can be adjusted for weight gain or loss.

Bones are great for dogs to chew on, make sure they are not cooked, and are not pork.

Cut femur beef bones from Shaw's or Hanaford are great. Watch aggressive chewers for bone splinters.

Do not mix BARF and kibble- kibble takes to long to digest- the dramatic reduction in waste (pooh) will amaze you and the yellow spots on the lawn will be
few and far between.


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