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What others say about the RMB diet... Ellen Welk I began feeding raw meat and bones to our Golden Retrievers in the Fall of 2009. It was a long time in coming, as it took us a good three months of research BEFORE we decided to "try" it. My husband, Jerry, had all kinds of parameters... exceptions and details. Well, one day I just gave them a raw chicken quarter outside and thought, "Well, this is the result of all of my research, I have to trust that this is the right decision!" So first, (sshhhh...) I actually put the three RAW chicken quarters in our microwave for 60 seconds, thinking that it would kill the majority of the surface bacteria before they ate it - only to find out later that doing that killed most of the really necessary enzymes that they NEED to digest the raw meat! Well, so much for my quiet brilliance, that was actually quite idiotic! This is the link (part 1) to my first RAW MEAT feeding. So, after the first time... there was no going back. I knew there might be a "healing crisis" that would mean a time of cleansing that, for us, would present itself as diarrhea for our four year old female. It took almost three months to get through that, and I remember saying to my husband, "I know why people start this diet and sometimes not follow through with it..... it is hard." Anyway, my dogs are now SOO happy and healthy! We even raised our last litter of 12 puppies onto a raw meat diet. What a breeze! We love the fact that there is so "little" poo and that it is going to give our dogs a long, healthy life because it IS the species appropriate diet!! They are carnivores... no denying that when you look at their jaw, their teeth, and their digestive system!! Dogs and cats need to eat raw food to be truly happy and healthy!! One thing about truth, once you know it, there is no turning back. That was the way I felt, the facts I knew, and the results that happened. No way will I ever feed a dry kibble ever again!! Beautiful coats, happy dogs, meat lovin raw eaters, sparkling white teeth, very little poo, no stinky poo, or gas.. gosh.. what more do you want!! It is so easy to do, and to feed!! Take out chicken from refrigerator, throw to dog on deck - fed. Very easy to do!!! Love it!! Keep your tails wagging!! Ellen Welk Madenia Here is an email from a wonderful lady called Madenia who wrote to me to tell me about the benefits she has found by switching her Alaskan maulute to the raw diet. "Well when we changed her over I noticed she drank less water, her poop was a lot less and firm, she hardly ever wastes food. Her muscle tone is better and she seems a bit calmer. The reason I changed her over to RAW (she was previously on Hills large breed puppy and cooked chicken breast) was because she developed a hot spot and even though the medication stopped it from spreading it still looked red and her fur was taking quite long to grow back where the vet had shaved it off. So she has been eating chicken carcasses like the breast and back part of the whole chicken, chicken necks, chicken stomachs and occasionally whole chickens! I'm still amazed at how she just crunches at the bones and swallows whole pieces of chicken. Of course there are a lot of people who think I'm just a bit odd for feeding my dog raw, free range chicken. I was very skeptical at first after reading almost every dog web site or book or vet tells you never to feed your dogs bones so it's a big hurdle to get past all that. Once you take the plunge though and gain confidence in your dogs natural ability(need) to consume raw meat and bones you actually develop a different kind of respect for them and acknowledge them for what they are.......amazing creatures very closely related to wolves who have been our companions for thousands of years! Julie Arnold Twelve years ago we rehomed a gorgeous 7yr old big black long coated GSD who had been a pub guard dog. We already had a lovely 2yr old GSD girl.We fed them both a dried complete dog food. Our girl [Jess] didn't do well on dog food and the new boy [Major] didn't either we soon found out. We struggled for a couple of years, trying one dog food after another, some they would initially be o.k. on, some not at all, but never for long. We used to wake up every morning to piles of something horrendous downstairs where they'd needed to go out and just couldn't wait - they would try and find a scrap of paper or use a rug, but it was so horrendous you could not even tell if it was digested or not. The summer we had Major join us Jess started having seizures, not frequently, but every few months. She was a nervous girl and we wondered if there was a connection there, but had tried so much and nothing had made a difference. Every so often she would go off her food and have the most gurgly tummy, and when she went to toilet it had a thick slimy film over it. We took her to the vet and he suggested home cooking meals for them and said she probably had pancreatitis and there wasn't much we could do. The home cooked meals were a success and we got a huge pot and every few weeks I would cook up huge stews of allsorts and freeze them in portions, adding garlic and omega 3 capsules to them as they cooled. Jess still got ill every so often and still had the odd fit but they were reduced. This was the way for a year or so but then things worsened again. I was sure that by now Jess should have lost that skinny puppy look and filled out, but she hadn't and her tummy was gurgling more and more. I don't honestly remember how I found out about raw feeding - I think I was just looking online - it may have been from the Canine Health Concern site, as I used that site for quite a while before realising they were a group you could join - anyway - we figured things couldn't get any worse and it was worth a try and so started them on raw. I joined a couple of yahoo lists to be able to speak with likeminded people and get advice, read the basics and went for it. Within a week Jess had filled out to look her age, she had lost all of her nervous aggression, and had no more fits or gurgly tummy for the next 8yrs until the year before she died. Major was good on it and both dogs thrived on it. I have never looked back and have found out more and more over the years and whereas they had veggies as part of it when we started, we have them on a more prey-centered diet now and find this works best for them. We no longer have Jess or Major with us, Major died at 14yrs old and Jess followed a few years later at 11 1/2yrs. We now have Holly [5yrs] and Tye [3yrs] and little Max [staffie/mastiff 8mths] who lodges with us and they all have a raw meaty bones diet and thrive on it. Alison Frost I have been feeding a raw diet to my 2 for the last 4 years and the pair loves their food, never leaves anything and is in the main pretty calm, balanced dogs. When I first got Hector he was 11 months old and fed on a reasonable good kibble (JWB). However he wasn't that interested in food and would leave bits and didn't have much enthusiasm at all. I used to switch flavours, but he would only ever eat his full bowl if I added some meat or sardines to it. One day I was chatting to a guy that had just rescued an Akita and he was boasting about Chappie dried, how cheap it was and how great his dog was on it. So being naive and totally clueless about diets I decided to try Hector on it as I seemed to remember the vets recommending this too. My god!!! I have never seen so many horrible stinky poos come out of a dog in one day. I can thank that guy though, because it was due to this "Chappie" that I started to research Canine Diets because with all that waste there was no way in my mind he could be absorbing and digesting the food properly. So after much research, and actually understanding pet food labels (what a joke they are) , I decided to try Barf. I did half half to start with (without the Chappie lol) until I gained the confidence. Hector loved all his new food, chicken wings, minces, tripe, offal etc. After a month I went full Raw and he has never turned his nose up at food since. (that was 4 years ago). His coat is fab, he is very muscular and lean and has a spark about him. Archie I put straight onto Barf the day I got him home at 10 weeks. He loves his food, had no problems adapting and in 3 years has never had any digestive problems at all. Infact both can eat pretty much anything without any ill effect, and I put that down to them having such a varied raw diet. (occasional cooked, as they always love a Sunday roast with us :)). Since then I have completed, (still doing one), Canine diet type courses and am pleased to say that many of the fellow labradoodle forum community have now made the switch and rave about it. I wrote the diet and nutritional page on the Labradoodle trust site and that has had quite a good response from people, so the more people we can convert, the happier the dogs will be. Tracey Foster My Shar pei dog, aged 1, had numerous visits to the vets, and was diagnosed with Shar Pei Fever. I was advised to put him on the raw meat diet due to him being unable to digest high volumes of protein. I was a bit unsure of doing this so researched a bit on the raw meat diet and also commercialised dog food. I was shocked by what I discovered in commercialised dog foods, eg: chemicals that cause cancers which were banned from human foods, organ failure and behavioural problems. I also discovered EQ which is used to preserve dog foods is highly toxic causing more problems. I decided that raw was best so gradually introduced this into my dog's diet but he was a poorly dog and passed away. 5 weeks ago I purchased another Shar Pei dog called Ruby, aged 3. I decided to try her on the raw meat and bone diet which she took to gradually. Ruby had plaque build up on teeth and bad breath, which has cleared in few weeks from knawing on the raw meaty bones. Her coat was very greasy, but skin was dry and had a distinctive smell which people informed me this Shar Pei smell. Since being on the diet the smell has vanished and her coat is very glossy and healthy with no more flakey skin. This breed of dog can have multiple problems but I'm pleased to say that I have had her 5 weeks and she is now in top heath, active and so loving. I definitely agree that what you feed your dog has a big impact on their health, behaviour and life span. I can say its the best diet for your dog and is a lot cheaper than commercialised dog foods. Its this food that cause these problems. By law they don't have to include the chemicals which is added into foods so a lot what goes into these foods is unknown. I would highly recommend the raw meat and bone diet for all kinds of dogs big or small. My mother has 2 small dogs and she has now introduced them to this diet and they are thriving on it. Have your own RMB story? Well, if you do please tell Canine Angel and we can include your story for others to enjoy. Just email the following address with your story and photos: rmb@canineangel.co.uk The Going Raw Guide is an excellent source of up to date information on the Dog Raw Food Diet. Download your copy today and start feeding your dog as Mother Nature intended.