Raw Feeding Basics

By Sherri Romig CPDT-KA Feeding Raw Diet should be: 80% muscle meat: ground, very meaty bones, tongue 10% bone: boney meat, chicken backs, necks, rabbit, wings 10% organs (half of this should be liver): kidneys, hearts, livers, gizzards Variety is key! Chicken, Beef,...

Calculating your Dog’s Caloric Needs

By Sherri Romig CPDT-KA RER(kcal/day) = 30 (wt. in kg.) + 70 So, for a 40# dog, RER = 30 () + 70 = 614.21 kcal/day We then multiply this number by our figure from Table 1. So, for our 40#, neutered, normal activity animal, we would multiply 614.21 kcal/day by 1.6 to...

Choosing a Quality Pet Food

By Sherri Romig CPDT-KA When looking for a suitable food for your pet, the most important thing is to look at the ingredient panel. After all, a food can be no better than the ingredients it is made up of! The main ingredients in the food are the first several, up to...