Should i feed my dogs something else?

Question

I feed them chicken mostely. Hearts, gizzards and livers. I do give supplements in tables form. Do you guys think its good enough?

I do feed vegies as well as meaty bone, but always cooked.

Answer 1

What you are doing is not killing your dogs but they do need more variety. Try to find some other foods like pork necks, turkey parts, beef liver is cheap and better then chicken livers. Organs should only be fed in small amounts once or twice a week. They should also get a non bone meal a couple of times a week. Ground turkey or cheap hamburger. You should also feed them a fish meal once a week or once every 2 weeks. Fresh red fish (salmon or mackeral is best) but if you can't get fresh or can't afford fresh then you can substitute with canned mackeral and salmon. You can buy those at a fairly low cost. If you look for deals! Even dollar general sells canned salmon and mackeral. The fish provides omegas. You can buy beef hearts and kidneys and all kinds of weird stuff at Super WalMart stores. Look in the meat department of your grocery in areas that you normally don't look and find some odds and ends for a low price.
Call local butchers in the area and see what they have in scrap.. ask what they do with it and if you can have it. Some butchers will give away whole beef livers if you tell them you will cut it up.
Be a scavenger and find as much variety as you can.

LOVE it when people who feed the same old kibble day in and day out for years tell you the feeder of fresh raw meaty bones that your dog needs more variety! LOL At least you are not feeding your dog crapinabag of unknowns! You have not harmed your dogs at all. Just find some other things to feed also.
Your dog does not need carbs, veggies or any of the other stuff that those kibble feeders are acting like they know something here. Feeding a dog is not a science. That is a kibble maker claim on balance and complete yaddy yadda yadda. NO species eats or requires to eat a balanced meal at every meal. Don't let uneducated people on this subject try to educate you! lol

Do not feed cooked meaty bones. The nutrition is cooked out and the bones become brittle. Feed all the food raw. It's what nature intended for dogs.

Answer 2

A dog cannot "manipulate" someone. To suggest that he can is just plan freaking silly. The dog is spoiled, he is NOT manipulating the OP. Manipulation would be if the OP wanted to give the dog kibble and the dog decided he didn't want it, so PURPOSELY made himself look cute or something along such lines so he can get chicken. Dogs do NOT think like that. If you think they do, please read a freaking book about dogs. Dogs live in the moment. If you give a dog chicken and steak, he will eat chicken and steak. Plain and simple. If you give your dog chicken and steak every day, he will start to expect it every day. That is NOT manipulation and if you still think it is, open a dictionary. That is spoiled. This dog is obviously spoiled. A home cooked diet can be good for a dog IF you know what you are doing. It is not for the novice dog owner. Not just anyone can grill some chicken for their dog and call it dog food. A home prepared diet should consist of the right amount of meat, vegetables, supplements, etc. It is not just fruits, vegetables, peanut butter, and grilled meat. Is your Pomeranian getting some kind of supplement? Is his diet varied? Have you spoken to a nutritionist or at the very least your vet about this diet? (What do you mean "professional opinion" because I'm curious who would recommend feeding just chicken and steak. A GOOD home cooked diet is varied.) If not and if you can't be bothered to... then stop feeding him this diet. If you continue to, it will only spoil him further. Stop now. Feed him dog food. He will not eat it for a while, but a healthy dog won't starve himself. And also, stop hand feeding him. That seems a bit ridiculous. I hand feed my dogs sometimes but they will eat even if I don't. The hand feeding them is to prevent food aggression, not to spoil them rotten. ETA: @ the person who said Poms can't be over 7 lbs... get your facts straight. They used to be a much larger breed. They've been bred down in size. 7 lbs is standard, yes, but they can be much bigger and still not be overweight. I've known 14 lb Pomeranians. Not all of them are tiny dogs. They will sometimes "throw back" to their larger size. Seriously, don't assume her dog is overweight just because she said he's giant. She likely means he's just a larger Pom. It's incorrect to call them giants, but they do exist. Geeze idk why I come to YA sometimes.

Answer 3

No, dogs need a more varied diet, if you want to feed raw foods try a complete one like Prairie, Steves or Nature Variety or get on a raw food diet list online. Do you think just chicken is a good enough diet for you? I feed mostly a top dry but do feed veggies, steamed,canned, and Natures Variety. I also give the dogs coat oil, Vit C and E plus the 2 older ones get Glycoflex 3.

Answer 4

Definitly not good enough. Dog need different things in their diet than just meat. they need carbohydrates for energy. Oils for their coats and skin. they need vegetables for rufage. In other words they need a balanced diet just like you. It can add to their life span. you can always give them the chicken as a treat but not as a complete diet. you can take beef livers or chicken livers boil for 2-3 mins. cut into bit sized pieces and cook in a 250 degree oven for 2hrs for a great treat or training jerky. but they need a complete diet.

Answer 5

www.rawmeatybones.com

The only things I see wrong are the veggies (dogs lack the enzymes to digest them, so why waste your time and money feeding them, the supplements (unless it is Omega 3 capsules), and they need some variety. Other meats like fish, pork, beef, venison, etc.

Yahoo Groups: Rawfeeding they are lots of help to those feeding a raw diet to their pets.

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/

Good luck, and don't listen to all those people telling you to feed crap in a bag. If they only knew what was really in dog food; they would not be so eager to feed it to their pets.

Answer 6

So you are feeding raw, correct?

If so, then no, feeding chicken as your only meat protein source is probably not the best idea. Dogs need variety. I would suggest you introduce pork, beef, venison, game birds, turkey, lamb, etc., as well as oily fish, tripe, eggs and the occasional veggie mush.

Answer 7

My understanding is that dogs need carbohydrate and some vegetable content as well so adding a good quality biscuit mixer and some veg (like carrots) should help to make this diet complete. However, it is probably safest to feed commercial dog foods, either tinned with mixer or complete food (which can get boring) to ensure that all your dogs' nutritional needs are being met.

Answer 8

Here's a Yahoo Group that talks about this. Talks about all raw and home cooked for pets. They can teach you a balanced diet.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/k9kitchen

Answer 9

no should definately switch to an all natural dog food or anything holistic i dont trust commercial foods anymore as they are killing our pets and giving them cancer and as for me and my house we will continue to feed all natural foods.