How Much Bone-In Ground Meat Should Be Given to a Dog?

Those who practiced Barf feeding once discovered that bones are food for dogs. An Australian who turned to alternatives, and briefly worked as a veterinarian, Ian Billinghurst, developed it into a business for himself and managed to create the modern dog-keeping culture’s worst and most widespread feeding mistake. As a result, we now have a market for minced meats with bones.

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50/50: The Minimum Amount of Dry Food

In a dog’s 50/50 diet, meat and dry food are mixed. The idea is to get proteins and fats from the meat, and use the dry food as a source of trace elements and vitamins.

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The Magical Balance of Food

In the past, the concept of balance in food was introduced for feeding dogs. Balance is something that humans seem to have an innate need for. Chaos is bad and must be balanced. The feeling of chaos is also inherently related to ignorance.

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A Puppy’s Calcium Needs

Calcium is the most common mineral in the body and a very important electrolyte for muscle and nerve function, while also being the main building block of the skeleton. In puppy nutrition, it is perhaps the most studied component, as researchers have sought to understand its role in bone development and growth disorders.

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