[Cheri]

We struggle as well. Rio wants to chew, chew, chew. He’s picked up everything so quickly so maybe we expected a little to much from him. Good advice given here. We’re sticking to it with patience and treats!

[Cheri]

Hi everyone. Harold and I have fed Rio raw since we brought him home at 7 weeks. I make Rio’s food myself. I’ve studied and researched raw diets so I could provide the healthiest diet to our dogs. The dog food is 90% meat (the fattiest parts with organ meat) and 10% cooked mashed vegetables. I let Rio eat until he walks away. The older Rio gets the fewer times per day I am offering food. At 11 months now, Rio is offered food at 9am and 3pm only. Each meal contains 3 lbs. Some days Rio puts down every bit and other days he leaves some food in the bowl. I let Rio decide how much to eat. When Rio stops growing – soon I hope – we’ll only feed Rio in the mornings.

Regarding fleas… my understanding is these little pests are attracted to sugars. Dogs that are on strictly raw diets without carbs or other sugars (carrots, fruits, etc) shouldn’t have a problem with fleas.

Love this topic.