The BARF diet

by **travis** on Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:59 pm

He will love them,my 2 don't move from the cooker while I am drying out liver or pigs trotter's

by **parsonsmum** on Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:19 pm

Cooked up a pile of liver strips today and the dogs love them . :yay:

You're right Mel... Doug has been watching the oven for the last 2 hours . :roll:

by **travis** on Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:32 am

Great news,a lot cheaper than buying treats,and no additives

by **parsonsmum** on Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:58 am

How long do they keep, Mel? Can they be frozen?

by **travis** on Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:24 pm

Not sure if they can be frozen,ask Kiz she will know,I just make enough for a week I put them in a sandwich box and pop them in the fridge

by **parsonsmum** on Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:03 pm

Thanks Mel. :nice:

by **herbiedog** on Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:10 pm

I got some lambs hearts today at Tesco's (reduced to clear)

Are they OK to give Herbie?

by **parsonsmum** on Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:01 pm

I like lambs hearts, stuffed!
Never given heart to my two, so sorry can't help. I would think you could dry them for treats? like liver strips?

by **herbiedog** on Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:00 pm

Thats a good idea Sharon think I'll give drying then out a go.

Don't think I could face eating them myself !!!!

by **parsonsmum** on Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:38 am

Let me know how Herbie gets on with the hearts!.....Did you try him with liver strips?

by **herbiedog** on Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:00 pm

No I haven't yet but will

How did you get on drying out the liver strips did it take a long time??

by **parsonsmum** on Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:29 pm

I've done two lots of liver strips, they take about 2 hours all together on the lowest oven setting, and flip them over half way through. Make sure you rinse the liver first and pat it dry before cooking. The second lot I did, I forgot to "rinse and pat" and they welded themselves to the baking sheet!! It took brute force to remove them! So....rinse and dry and they will slide of the tray. Herbie will love the smell of them cooking!

by **herbiedog** on Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:36 pm

Thanks Sharon

I have put hearts in freezer but will get them out and give them a go also I will get some liver

I have tried the homemade biscuits as well he loves them

by **parsonsmum** on Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:28 pm

Which biscuits did you try, Liz? I made some peanut butter and honey bics, which they loved at first, but now they turn their noses up!

by **herbiedog** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:44 am

Yes the Honey and peanut ones he seems to like them still but have thought about the cheese and garlic next

by **parsonsmum** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:08 pm

Liz, is Herbie on all raw diet now? Has he put weight on ? I fancy Doug has gone a bit chunky since having raw!!

by **herbiedog** on Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:58 pm

Actually Sharon I think he has JJ's sister came yesterday and remarked on it funnily enough

I'm going to give him a little less tonight and see how it goes will keep you informed

My son's girlfriend got him some tripe treats from Pets at home at christmas and he loves them but the smell is awful I kept looking at my shoes cos thought I had trodden in something!!!!!!

by **parsonsmum** on Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:26 pm

I've read so much about the smell of tripe, I'm not going anywhere near it!! Someone told me "Oh yes, they will put weight on when you feed raw!" Mine have a couple of lamb ribs in the morning and homecooked about 5p.m..they're always ready for tea so I'm a bit stumped really how to get the weight off Doug!

by **herbiedog** on Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:00 pm

I always thought it would be the opposite and their weight would be OK

Sharon when you say home cooked what do you give them?

by **parsonsmum** on Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:47 pm

They get 2 dessert spoons cooked brown rice, 2 dessert spoons boiled chicken and 1 spoon veg. With that they get a small handful of Burns kibble. They've always had this meal, but since having raw, Jack won't eat the Burns, which is O.K. by me! I vary the cooked chicken with sardines, pilchards or other fish and they get a raw egg once a week.
In reality I've replaced the commercial treats that they used to have (3-4 Markies in the morning and Dentastix or jumbones in the evening) with raw and stopped the evening treats. I don't really want to go entirely raw 'cos I have'nt got enough freezer space., so this regime works for us.......except for the weight gain!! Doug is always ravenous by his evening meal so I feel mean cutting it to a smaller portion. Liz, what size portion of raw does Herbie have? and what do you feed him? I ask because Herbie, Doug & Jack are all about the same size!

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