You want me to eat WHAT?

Last week, Mom spent a bunch of time putting raw chickeny stuff in plastic bags. Little did I know what her plans for it were.

Apparently, this is what I am suppose to eat from now on. Mom plopped a big ole meaty chicken breast in my bowl, and told me to eat. WHAT? Where's my kibble?

Don't get me wrong...I LOVE my raw bones, but aren't those just for special ocassions?

Seriously...I really am not sure what I am suppose to do with this piece of meat. Its not as crunchy as the bones I love, and its a little slimy.

Maybe if I take it out of the bowl it wil be easier to eat?


Hmmm...not so much.

Murphy's mom here. Yes, I have finally taken the plunge and switched Murphy over to a Raw Meaty Bone diet. He finished off the last of his kibble last night, so this morning was the first of many raw meals to come. I have done a LOT of reading on this, but I have to say I am still pretty nervous about it. I'm not crazy about him eating raw meat in the house, especially since he doesnt seem to want to keep it in his bowl when he eats. Plus, he's a growing Great Dane! He needs the correct nutrition to grow properly. Even though all my research tells me otherwise, I worry that he wont be getting the right amounts of vitamins and minerals with this diet.

I am starting him off on chicken. Whole breasts with the bone, and quarters. He'll stay on that for about 2 weeks, and then I'll start adding in different types of meats. Muscle meats, organs and bones. Beef, fish, lamb. Anything I can find that is cheap.

I decided to make this switch for many reasons. 1st, he has never done great on kibble. I have been buying him premium kibble since he was a pup, and he has always had stomach issues and loose stools. Plus, they are the smelliest poops I have ever encountered!! This last kibble he was on seems to be the best of them for him, but he still has issues. 2nd, he is super picky. He'll love the kibble for about a month...and then not want to eat it. Lastly, from all the research I've done, a raw meaty bone diet is the healthiest and most natural way of feeding dogs. They are carnivores. They are born to eat meat. They need to tear, and rip their food. Its good for their teeth, and for their overall health. Now I just need to convince Murphy of that!

He ate about 1/2 of the chicken breast/back this morning. He kept looking at me for reassurance. I kept telling him to eat. At one point he really started gnawing on the meat and I thought he finally got the concept...but I think the texture is weirding him out a bit. Its not crunchy like his kibble, or like his raw bones. After about 30 minutes of sniffing, licking and only a small amount of eating, I took the chicken away from him. I'll try again tonight, he should be good and hungry by then!