by Chris Baggott
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by Chris Baggott
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Switching your dog to a raw diet is a big step towards improving their overall health and well-being. A raw diet closely mimics what your dog’s ancestors would have eaten in the wild—whole prey animals filled with nutrient-dense meat, organs, and bones. This beginner’s raw dog food bundle from Tyner Pond Farm is the perfect introduction to raw feeding, providing your dog with a variety of high-quality, pasture-raised meats and organs.
When your Beginner’s Bundle arrives, many pet owners find it helpful to thaw and assemble each meal in advance. You can portion out the chicken wings, ground meat, and organs into individual servings and store them in Ziploc bags, labeled by day and time. This method makes feeding time easier and ensures that your dog is getting the right portions for each meal throughout the 10 days.
Transitioning Dogs & Cats to a Raw Food Diet
When switching your dog to a raw food diet, a simple approach often works best. You can start by skipping one of their regular meals, allowing them to build up an appetite. For their next feeding, offer them the raw food—there’s no need to mix it with kibble or transition slowly. Most dogs will take to the raw food naturally once they’re hungry enough.
This method helps ease the transition to raw feeding without the need for complicated steps or a gradual introduction. Cats, however, may require a more gradual adjustment due to their tendency to be finicky eaters, so they might need raw food mixed into their current meals at first.
A 10 Day Beginning Raw Food Meal Plan
To help ease YOUR transition, we’ve put together a simple 10-day feeding plan that incorporates chicken wings, drumsticks, ground chicken, chicken hearts, liver, and beef liver. This balanced plan ensures that your dog receives the right mix of muscle meat, bone, and organs to support their health while avoiding common digestive issues associated with introducing new foods too quickly. Over the next 10 days, your dog will start to experience the benefits of raw feeding, from improved digestion to a shinier coat, stronger teeth, and leaner muscle mass.
Let’s get started with this easy-to-follow guide, designed to set your dog on the path to thriving on a raw, nutrient-dense diet.
Here is a 10-day feeding plan for your Beginner’s Raw Dog Food Bundle (9.2 lbs total) based on a general guideline for a medium-sized dog (around 30-40 lbs). It’s important to adjust portion sizes based on your dog’s weight, activity level, and specific dietary needs. This plan is designed to introduce your dog to a variety of proteins, bones, and organs, which mimic an ancestral diet.
Day 1-2:
Morning: 4-6 chicken wings (for calcium and bone introduction).
Evening: 3-4 oz ground chicken.
Day 3-4:
Morning: 1 chicken drumstick + 2 chicken hearts (introducing organs and muscle meat).
Evening: 3-4 oz ground chicken.
Day 5-6:
Morning: 1 chicken drumstick + 1-2 oz chicken liver (introducing liver in small quantities to avoid digestive upset).
Evening: 3-4 oz ground chicken.
Day 7:
Morning: 4-6 chicken wings.
Evening: 2-3 oz chicken hearts + 2-3 oz ground chicken.
Day 8:
Morning: 1 chicken drumstick + 2 oz chicken liver.
Evening: 2-3 oz beef liver + 2-3 oz ground chicken (introducing beef liver).
Day 9:
Morning: 4-6 chicken wings.
Evening: 2 oz chicken hearts + 2 oz ground chicken.
Day 10:
Morning: 1 chicken drumstick + 1 oz beef liver.
Evening: 3-4 oz ground chicken (finish with ground chicken).
Tips for a Smooth Transition:
- Variety: The key to a balanced raw diet is variety. By alternating between bone, muscle meat, and organs, you’re ensuring that your dog gets a mix of nutrients.
- Organs: Organs like liver are essential, but they should be introduced gradually to prevent digestive upset. Liver should make up about 5% of the diet.
- Bone: Chicken wings and drumsticks provide natural calcium and are soft enough for dogs to chew on safely. Always supervise your dog when feeding bones to avoid choking hazards.
- Balance: This plan is for 10 days. As you move forward, aim for a balance of 80% muscle meat, 10% bone, and 10% organ meats in your dog’s raw diet.
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