What is the point of spending money on BARF diet.....?

Question

when you can just go to a local grocer and pick up a few packs of raw chicken and turkey? I don't get why people wanna spend 100$ on BARF when the exact same think is in a grocery store for half the price??!!

Answer 1

DAMN YOU SHOULDNT ALLOWED TO HAVE DOGS AT ALL YOUR GOING TO GET THAT DOG SICK PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR DOG

Answer 2

BARF is a bit more than what you stated. It also includes pureed vegetables, organ meats and no kibble. Generally you inhance the diet with some herbs, fatty acids and a few select vitamins. Billinghurst favors more of a balance thats achieved not in every meal, but over the course of several meals.I really don't have a problem with the diet and have used it. I was just selective in the bones I used. Raw chicken necks/wings I preferred over some of the other bones suggested. I gave my GSD a turkey wing and found it to be too sharp looking.My dog loved it, but I only let her have so much of it. This diet also includes a fasting day. One thing that I have always stated about feeding this way is to research tremendously before you ever put anything in your dogs bowl. There are a tone of web resources as well as a ton of books out there. Two books that come to mind are put out by Kymathy Schultze and Tom Lonsdale. Volhard has a decent book, too.Theres Pitcairn, too, but he favors more grains than most which some don't care for. There are various ways to feed raw, too. Some prefer a modified raw diet that doesn't include raw bones but raw meat, pureed veggies and kibble. I see a lot of mixtures on the market now where all you need to do is add the raw meat. This diet isn't super cheap, but managable. I always gave organic organ meats whenever possible and bought good quality supplements. I suppose I weighed cost against vet bills. Generally dogs (and cats) on this diet remain very healthy with good teeth and coat. Rarely will you see any skin allergies or tartered out teeth. Hope this was helpful!

Answer 3

The reason people spend money on the barf diet is because they have not thoroughly researched the diet and do not really know what they should be feeding or how much. The prepacked or pre made stuff is suppose to be measured and fully formulated to meet the dog's dietary needs. Plus, they think it is easier than to go buy the meats and bones themselves.
I agree that it is very expensive and the dogs are not getting the raw bones that they really need from the barf food they are buying so for that they may as well buy dry dog food.

Answer 4

I do not spend money on it at all> I have been feeding my dogs so long on a natural diet, I mean raw foods, I never even thought about using barf. I do tell people to go read about it so they can get an idea of what it is about and how to strat.

Answer 5

I don't think I'd ever try the BARF diet.... I wouldn't trust myself that way, I buy Life's Abundance and Wellness for my pets, that way I win with not having to worry about measuring and vitamins and whatever, and my pets win because they get balanced healthy diet.

Answer 6

Some people think that just because its expensive that its better. I don't pay ANY money for my raw meat and bones.
Everyday the butchers at my local grocery store give away their "meat scraps" for free in the afternoon. Not everyone knows about it where I live because they don't make an announcement or put out signs about it, they just give them to whoever asks them for it. I come their almost everyday and push my cart to the meat cutting room and ask for them, then one of the butchers carries a large heavy cardboard box of assorted raw meat and puts it in my cart.
I get a mixed box of beef, chicken, pork, and sometimes fish and turkey. A lot of times I find steaks in there like T-bone and pork chops. Sometimes they'll accidentally slice them too thin and can't sell them, or other times they just cut some of the meat off the T-bones, and leave me with the bones with an inch of meat still coating the bone. A lot of times they give me a bunch of chicken parts. One day I got a lot of salmon because one of them cut it wrong and couldn't sell it.
My dogs are 100% healthy from it, and its a lot better than feeding them commercial dog food that contains too much unnecessary fillers and chemicals.

Answer 7

Im assuming that you are talking about one of the frozen or freeze dried diets. .. its all about convinience.

If you are gonna go raw, you might as well just go to your grocery store/ butcher shop. You can get deals on meat, and freeze some of it.. you also get more of a variety that way! With raw diets, variety is the key!

Answer 8

k lady you need to back of and stop bein rude its not puppy food its puppy formula because shes not eating from her mom and when she tries to eat the other puppies push her away. she was my friends dog and told me to take care of her over the weekend my friend its crazy and in drugs she never came back to pick up her dog so i ended up with her i couldnt abonden her later on i notice her stomach growing well yea she was pregnant my friend came back and i ask her for help but she wants me to take the dogs to a park and live but im not going to do that im not crazy so please stop being rude before you know anything

QUIT WITH YOUR INSULTS YOU RUDE WOMAN IM NOT A BREDER I ALREADY EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPEN SO NONE OF YOUR BUSSINESS YOU


YOU NEED TO LEAVE ME ALONE IM ONLY 17 AND IM NOT A BREDER SO QUIT IT I WAS JUST TAKING CARE OF THIS PUPPY FOR MY FRIEND BUT SHE NEVER CAME BACK SO STOP INSULTING ME

Answer 9

There are quicker and cheaper ways of poisoning your dog then the BARF diet.

Answer 10

I don't get the whole "BARF" idea.

I don't touch raw meat I'M eating. I'm not feeding it to my dog!

It's just so gross!