New to Raw

Raw food is a natural source of nutrients for dogs, if you are considering changing your dog diet to raw it’s important to keep in mind the following:

• Age of your dog – Older dogs will require a slower introduction to raw with a lighter protein such as fish and chicken to start.
• Current meal – if fed on a kibble diet, some dogs will easily make the transition. Other dogs you may find there is an initial change and see signs of a stomach upset or loose stool (this is a result of kibble being a slow release of nutrients compared to raw). These signs will be temporary while the stomach adjusts. If you see signs, consider slowing the transitioning period further to assist your dog’s stomach to adjust to a natural raw diet. The benefits of raw will show in time.
• Allergies – if your dog has shown an allergy to a protein in the past, we recommend you avoid the protein to start. Once your dog is on a full raw dog diet it’s up to you to consider if you want to try the protein again in its raw form.
• Prescribed medications - We ask that you complete your own research and connect with a dog nutritionist and vet to help with your dog's diet decisions.

Younger dogs have been known to be able to make the switch immediately but the cautious dog owner or feeding older dogs we recommend that you introduce raw food gradually by replacing 10% of the current meal with raw for 1-4 days. On days 4-14 increase the raw food in the bowl gradually until you have a 100% raw dog food bowl. Continue to observe your dog and adjust based on any signs of stomach sensitivities. Once fully onto a raw food, you can then start mixing up the proteins (so, they get the benefits of each protein)