Firstly, you need to work out how much to feed. To do this, take the body weight of your dog.
This ensures you can get an accurate answer for how much to feed. The amount of food they
eat should be 2-3% of an adult dogs body weight. This can be split between 2 meals.
For puppies we would advise the amount to be 5-10% of body weight and split between 3-4
meals.

We would advise that when swapping to raw, feed what they were previously eating in the morning and the raw meal at night. You can then slowly work on weaning out the previous food and switching to raw, by giving less kibble and more raw over the space of the few days.
Please note you should never mix kibble and raw in the same meal, it can cause upset stomachs as raw and kibble digest at different rates. You may also see a change in your dog's
waste in this time of switching, this is completely fine and nothing to worry about to just continue with the process on tripe until the waste is firm.

To start with we recommend you feed tripe for up to a week. In this time you can use the swap over method to introduce them. We recommend tripe due to the ease, it digests easily and
reduces allergy symptoms, meaning we shouldn’t see any irritations. When you’re starting to introduce new proteins, we may see some signs of allergies such as itching and it usually
occurs with chicken. If this happens; let us know so we can figure out which proteins to avoid.

One of the reasons why raw feeding can seem confusing may be because there’s a lot that goes into it when you first start reading about it. But broken down it can be made simple. When
your dog eats, the body breaks down the protein in the food into different amino acids. These amino acids are then reassembled to help the body function properly, and they also help to build
and repair body tissue. They can not be produced by the dog and must be provided by diet.
Essential vitamins and minerals are there to improve your dog's energy levels, help their immune system and can lessen the effect of age related health problems. They’re also essential
for puppies for growing bones and supporting joints.
Without adequate nutrition, your dog won’t be able to maintain muscle tone, build or repair muscles, perform normal daily activities or fight off infection. Nutrients play a key role in helping maintain a healthy weight. The way a dog behaves is a direct result of activity in the central nervous system so all of these things are super important when looking at their diet.

Variety is key when feeding raw, the more variety of proteins you can feed the better the balance and less likely the chance of your dog missing out on important nutrients.
Complete meals are an average of 80% meat, 10% offal and 10% bone content. If you feed these, this ensures your dog won’t miss out on any nutrients. Feeding complete meals is the easiest way to feed raw as all the work is done for you.
If you want to make your own meals, then 80% should be made up of meat, 10% offal should be split into 5% liver and 5% other offal such as spleen, pancreas or kidney and 10% should be
made up of bone. Some people prefer to feed this way as they know exactly what their dogs are eating.

Bone is an essential part of the raw diet, but please be careful not to feed too much bone as it can affect your dogs poo.
If you are concerned that there is too much bone in a complete meal, feed offal as this gets the bowels moving. The way you will be able to tell if there is too much bone in your dogs diet is by their poo; as it will be white and crumbly in consistency. On raw, the poo should be much smaller and firmer; easier to pick up with less scent.
Please remember in summer, if the poo is not picked up straight away it may come across as more white as it was. So always ensure to check.
A boneless mince is good as it gives your dog a rest from digesting bone. This is always a personal choice though.

You can add additional things into your dog's diet that could be beneficial to them such as some
vegetables or eggs.
For veg, it is essentially there to bulk out the meal, which is ideal if you’re trying to get some weight off your dog. But please be aware if your dog has allergies adding veg may make them scratch or bite their paws.
As for eggs, the shell contains calcium and magnesium which is great for growing joints and it’s also a good source of vitamin B which helps with digestion. I would always feed egg raw but you can feed it cooked, depending on how your dog prefers it.
Oily fish is brilliant for dogs, keeping coats looking shiny and sleek and is full of Omega-3 which is known to counteract inflammation. You can add this extra by feeding frozen treats such as sprats (also brilliant as a snack for a hot day).
Kefir is a probiotic and is brilliant for dogs as it builds on and improves gut health. ‘Alexander’s Natural’ that we stock in store can help with this.