Raw Diet

With Thanksgiving just around the corner and the holiday music already blasting, we are all prepping and meal planning and looking for ways to treat ourselves.

With Thanksgiving comes the Turkey and all the "good" stuff that a turkey brings with it. O.K. Quick story time..
    "Last December I had a Holiday party and invited all of my friends over for a big dinner. I made the turkey, we had sweet potato cassarole, green bean cassarole, and the list went on and on. I cooked the beautifully 22 pound bird and he was so juicy and yummy. I made sure to avoid the common rookie mistakes like cooking a frozen turkey or Flambaying it. BUT.... I did forget to remove the "gizzards" ( The neck and heart and Liver) Now in my defense, I looked and searched and called my mom and we came up with the idea that maybe they forgot my bag of goodies. Mike was upset since he and his mom always eat the heart and liver on Thanksgiving morning. They fry it up and split the goods. YUCK... anywho as we were carving Tom I found a little present... The missing gizzards hanging out in the belly of my FULLY COOKED and BEAUTIFUL bird. So of course I told Mike not to tell and chucked the small parchment paper bag of cooked insides and chalked it up to extra flavor for my Bird... OOOPs...

Anywho This year I have a new found love for the gross gizzards of my Turkey! They make a delectable treat for Ace Face. Dogs can eat raw meats and its much better for them than most of the dog food brands on the market. The only stipulation with feeding your dogs raw is that you feed them "fresh and locally farmed grass fed meats". Whats the point of giving your pooch a steak or a bowl of ground beef, that is from a cow that had a high corn and grain diet. I mean you are what you eat even if you have four legs and a tail.

How to feed your Dog Thanksgiving Day Goodies!

-The Neck- If your pooch is little like mine and will pretty much eat anything in site (i.e. the floor, molding, underwear) then you want to make sure that you supervise and hold the Neck so that he doesn't just swallow it whole. Yes they can eat the raw bones, Bones are good for dogs teeth and they can digest them just fine. Just make sure that everything passes smoothly.

-Liver and Heart- No need to cook, just dice it up and add it in with your dogs food. Just make sure to check the dogs stool to make sure that they are still firm and not too watery.

*Hint checking your dogs stool can help determine how they are digesting and if they are feeling good or not.

Do you feed your dog any raw foods?

XO,
Ash