Raw Feeding Guidelines

A general guideline for feeding amounts:

• A 2-4 month old puppy consumes 8-10% of their current body weight in food daily; feed three to four meals per day
• A 4-6 months old puppy consumes 6-8% of their current body weight in food daily; feed three meals daily
• A 6-8 month old puppy consumes 4-6% of their current body weight in food daily; feed two meals daily.
• An 8-12 month old puppy consumes 3-4% of their current body weight in food daily
• 12  month + dog should consume 2-3% of their ideal body weight daily.

Raw Diet Key Points

Balance over time – one meal could have more bone content, another more meat or organ.  The approximate ratio to aim for overall is:

• 80% meat, sinew, ligaments, fat
• 10% edible bone
• 5% liver
• 5% other organ meat 

Meats are high in phosphorus, bones are high in calcium. When meat is fed with 10% bone you have the exact ratios of calcium to phosphorus required by a dog.  Whole prey, fish, eggs and tripe have a balanced ratio.

• Organ meat should not exceed 10% of the diet overall and 5% of that should be liver (beef liver has the highest nutrient levels). Feed liver once a week (or several small servings per week) and try to find an organic, free range source if possible because the liver is responsible for filtering toxins out of the body.
• If feeding pork or salmon, be certain to freeze the meat for two weeks before feeding to reduce the small risk of parasites.

BODY CONDITION should be considered when feeding the above amounts as they are GUIDELINES only!

Some pups will need more, some pups will need less.  That being said, here is a general calculator to help guide you in the right direction, though everything above needs to be taken into account, and the amounts varied accordingly.