A Handy Guide For Starting Your Dog On Raw Food

Dana Scott
2021-11-05

If you’re just starting out on the journey to feed your dog a fresh, whole food diet, it can be a bit overwhelming. This chart gives an easy, basic breakdown of the approximate ratios to help get things balanced out.

For more detail, check out our popular Raw Feeding Primer for the 10 simple rules to follow that make raw feeding much easier.

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Dana Scott

Dana Scott is the founder of Dogs Naturally Magazine. She's a sought-after speaker and loves to help dog owners give their dog a healthier, more natural life. Dana also breeds Labrador Retrievers under the Fallriver prefix and has been a raw feeding, natural rearing breeder since the 90's. Dana works tirelessly to educate pet owners so they can be the driving force to change veterinary medicine for dogs and make their world a safer place. Visit Dana's Labradors at Fallriver Labs

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