[NAGDU] Raw dog food

Raven Tolliver ravend729 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 12 14:43:32 UTC 2016


A couple other great websites for sourcing raw food are:
www.mypetcarnivore.com
and
www.hare-today.com

Each website has its own variety of proteins, food form options,
pricing, and shipping options.

Hare-today is my supplier of choice. Good variety of proteins at great pricing.


Each site also has educational pages available to browse and read, in
case you want to learn more about rawfeeding.
-- 
Raven
Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
www.1am-editing.com

You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
have or what you do.

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On 1/12/16, Vivianna via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
> Here is a good place to get raw food from.  They are expanding their
> delivery area.
> it’s called Raw Paws Pet Food, and the website is;
> www.rawpawspetfood.com
>
> Vivianna
>> On Jan 12, 2016, at 5:13 AM, Shanna Stichler via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I'm switching my GSD to raw over the next few days. I'm going with a prey
>> model diet, so minimal vegetables. I looked at Darwin's Pet, and while for
>> me it's not a good fit, I'd say if you want to do commercial raw, they're
>> the most economical source around. It's worth trying out, since they have
>> a nice introductory offer, and if the food didn't agree with your dog,
>> you'd know pretty quickly. JMO as always.
>>
>> Shanna with Diamond v Heulenluft, BH, CDX CGCA
>>
>> On 1/11/2016 10:10 PM, Kolby Garrison via NAGDU wrote:
>>> Hello, Alysha,
>>> Would you please write me off list? I would love to talk with you about
>>> raw feeding.
>>> Thank you,
>>> Kolby
>>>
>>> On Jan 11, 2016, at 5:39 PM, Alysha via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Danielle,
>>> I've been feeding Darwin's to my dog for the last 4 months or so. I chose
>>> it
>>> because the food seems to be of very good quality at a much cheaper price
>>> than other commercial raw options. It was also recommended to me by an
>>> instructor at the Seeing Eye. I think Darwin's is about 70% meat. Most of
>>> the other big name options like Primal or Stella and Chewy's have a
>>> larger
>>> meat content, but they are much less affordable. As a service dog owner,
>>> you
>>> can get a 25% discount from Darwin's if you show proof that your dog is a
>>> guide dog. With that discount, it costs me about $155 to feed my 55 lb.
>>> dog
>>> for a month. I know it would be cheaper to make my own raw diet, but I'm
>>> not
>>> comfortable doing that. I do not feed the more expensive, all-organic
>>> option, and I get a mixture of the four meats they offer. My dog seems to
>>> be
>>> doing great on the food so far. I transitioned him to it slowly over a
>>> bit
>>> more than a week. He had some stomach trouble on the first day, but he
>>> did
>>> fine after that. He is a lab, so he never turns his nose up at food, and
>>> this was no exception. His poop is now much smaller and less disgusting
>>> which is a nice side benefit of feeding raw. The food comes in 0.5 lb.
>>> patties which take about a day to thaw in my fridge. I order a month's
>>> supply of food at a time and store it in a separate freezer until I'm
>>> ready
>>> to serve it. It would be pretty difficult to feed frozen raw if you don't
>>> have lots of freezer space though.
>>>
>>> I've had to get a little creative when traveling with my dog and feeding
>>> raw. For road trips, I can bring a small cooler and make sure I'll have
>>> access to a mini fridge wherever I'm staying. I'm really not sure about
>>> carrying this food on a plane though. I've only had to fly once since
>>> starting the food, and I had a batch shipped to my location.
>>> Unfortunately,
>>> ordering in small quantities can be ridiculously expensive.
>>>
>>> The only issue I've had with Darwin's has been some inconsistent customer
>>> service. After I started feeding Darwin's, the company apparently
>>> switched
>>> to a new computer system which caused lots of havoc with the company. I
>>> had
>>> several orders that were billed incorrectly, and it was difficult to get
>>> things straightened out. I think the worst is over though. They've been
>>> quite responsive the last couple of times I've contacted them.
>>>
>>> Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions about Darwin's!
>>>
>>> Alysha
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle
>>> Burton
>>> via NAGDU
>>> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 4:45 PM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Danielle Burton <danielleburton94 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [NAGDU] Darwin's Pet raw dog food
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi everyone, has anyone on here had any experience with Darwin's Pet raw
>>> dog
>>> food copany? They seem like a good company but was wondering if anyone
>>> has
>>> had any experience good or bad? thanks, Danielle and Willa Sent from my
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