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OVERALL MEAL
PLAN
A Meal: |
is an opportunity for
the dog to eat as much as it wants, in order to reach satiety
with a full stomach.
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A Snack: |
is an opportunity
for the dog to get a valuable bit, preferably adding important
nutrients, yet without filling the stomach. |
Number of meals
for a dog:
A fully mature dog |
(more
than 14 months) |
3
- 6 per week |
An adult
dog |
(10
- 14 months) |
6
- 7 per week |
A brat |
(6
- 10 months) |
1
- 2 per day |
A large puppy |
(4
- 6 months) |
2
- 3 per day |
A small puppy |
(2
- 4 months) |
3
per day |
A meal should
be offered the dog only for a short period of time, such as 20 -
30 minutes. If the dog refuses the meal, it should be taken away
(stored in the fridge till next meal time), and you should reduce
the total number of meals you give the dog.
If the dog eats
everything, you should increase the amounts fed per meal. If the
dog gains excess weight, you reduce the number of meals; if it becomes
too skinny, you feed more per meal.
Please
note that adult dogs more than 14 months of age must have at
least one fast day per week in order to stay healthy! |
Number of snacks
for a day is unlimited, but
Total amount should never
be more than 10% of a meal |
If nutritionally unbalanced, the snacks must be accounted for
in the total food plan |
The dog should
be allowed to rest for a couple of hours after each meal - no heavy
exercise on a fully stomach!
Fresh water
should be available for the dog every day, also on fast days.
A NATURAL
MEAL
Maximum -
the eight should be raw meat (preferably tripe), but also
Pork, veal, beef, chicken,
lamb, turkey (no poultry bones!)
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Fish, seafood |
Kidneys, heart, spleen (these must never exceed 8% of the total
meat portion!) |
Cooked meat
can be served occasionally, yet uncooked meat is essential for the
dog's metabolism and should never be less than - of the weight of
the meal.
Please note
that no parasites can be transmitted to the dog from raw pork, beef,
veal, lamb and seafood products!
Dogs have no
problem with cholesterol and should preferably have fat as their
energy source, not carbohydrates.
Products like
milk, yogurt, cheese, and eggs are valuable as occasional supplement
to the meat.
Minimum -
the weight should be raw vegetables (including fruit), such
as:
Potatoes, carrots, zucchini,
squash, cabbage, rutabagas, corn
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Apples, pears (including the cores), cherries, plums, peaches
(without the pits) |
Vegetables and
fruit should not be peeled: the most valuable nutrients are in the
skin! Be aware thought that imported fruits and vegetables may contain
uncontrolled amounts of herbicides in the skin Ð so such products
should be peeled before serving.
Vegetables may
occasionally be cooked, by should preferably be served raw, since
many essential nutrients are destroyed by cooking.
Approximately
- the weight should be grain products (including bread), such as:
Buns, bread slices, whole grain bread, crumbs
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Cereals, raw or hot |
Pasta (always cooked) |
Rice (always cooked) |
Pancakes, waffles |
Bread should
preferably be whole grain and dry, not fresh.
Supplements
to every meals:
1 - 2 spoonful
vegetable oil, such as corn oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, or flax
oil. _ - 1 vitabuns, bread slices, whole grain bread, crumbs, Mineral/herb
supplement (Wolle's Horse-Power or similar) For puppies and dogs
older than 7 - 8 years, 1-2 spoonful bone-meal per 30 kg body weight.
PUPPY SUPPLEMENT
Puppies should
have one full natural meal per day - same recipe as for an adult
dog, yet preferably ground or finely cut.
The additional
daily meals should be rich in animal fat, carbohydrates, and fibre
with only limited amounts of additional protien. Examples could
be
Sour-milk or yoghurt with
cereals for breakfast
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Whole grain bread sandwiches with bacon fat or cheese for lunch
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If the puppy
refuses a meal, you eliminate the lunch meal first, later the breakfast.
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
1 - 2 big, uncooked,
bones of beef, veal, pork, or horse.
Please note:
no poultry bones, and no bones with sharp cut edges
(T-bone, ribs, etc.), expecially from cooked meat and fish.
The bones should
be so large that the dog cannot swallow them, and they should be
partly eatable for the dog. Joints and neck bones are expecially
suited.
When the dog
is given bones on a regular basis, the bone-meal supplement becomes
redundant for dogs between 1 - 7 years.
SNACKS
Snacks should
only be given as treats for work well done.
Treats should
be:
Very delicious for the dog
(good candidates for most dogs include fried liver, bacon, and
tripe)
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Easy for the handler to bring along and to handle |
Small enough to be quickly eaten without too much crumbling
chewing |
Treats may be
given on fast days, although the total amount should be kept low
(less than 5% of a meal).
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