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Originally Posted by draggar
You should always watch the ingredients - if you do use commercial food and are in the USA avoid foods that list a "fat" product in the first 4-5 ingrediencts.
As for "natural" foods - giving them raw chicken once a week may not be a bad idea. Most grocery stores in diverse neighborhoods or meat markets / butcher shops will carry chicken backs. Grocery stores will normally sell half backs (1/2 the back) - meat markets / butcher shops will have full backs (both halves and the neck). Give them 2 half backs or 1 full back once a week (including the bones - they help keep teeth clean).
DO NOT COOK THE CHICKEN! Runce it under very hot water like you were preparing it for yourself then tive it to the pup as is. Your first few times you might also want to give a little kibble after (1/2 cup?) with some molases in it to help with any potential diarrhea issues that may come around.
Raw food is great but can get extremely expensive. BARF is great food, don't get me wrong, but it is very expensive here.
For commercial foods (available in the USA) we've primarily used Roay Canin's GSD forumla and Taste of the Wild.
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Draggar thank you very much this is a great help, so you give the chicken raw and with kibble once a week what would you feed it on every day? also what is the best for vitamins