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BARF stands for
Bones And Raw Food The basic principle is to feed a diet that the
animals have evolved to eat.
It is advisable to do your
own research in order to make up your own mind.
The main principles of a BARF diet include:
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a
dog's diet should be based on raw meaty bones
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most
of a dog's diet should be raw as cooking can destroy many essential
enzymes etc.
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a wide
variety of food should be fed to include fruit and vegetables
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every
meal does not have to be nutritionally balanced what matters is that it is
balanced over a period of time.
Cited
benefits of a BARF diet include
- Reduced doggy odour.
- Cleaner teeth and less gum disease
- healthier dogs
- The ripping and chewing involved in eating raw meaty bones develops
the jaw, neck, and shoulder muscles of a dog.
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We feed a raw diet and have been pleasantly surprised at
the improvements we have seen in not only our dogs coat and skin condition
but how much more enthusiastic they are to eat it. After all who wants the
same food day in day out?
We feed a mixture of the following
- Chicken Wings/Turkey necks
- Beef, Lamb and Rabbit
- Fish
- Tripe, Heart, Liver
- Carrots, Parsnips, Swede, turnips, sweet potato,
spring greens, broccoli, cauliflower etc
- Eggs, cottage cheese
plus many other household food items
Useful links
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Give your dog a bone, Dr. Ian
Billinghurst. This book sets out easy to follow arguments against
the use of commercial dog food and how a raw diet can overcome these
problems. It is considered essential reading for any "barfer" and
sets out the key principles in a BARF diet.
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UK BARF club. provides lots of
links to BARF forums and other FAQ on raw feeding.
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