RAW FED PUPS VS. KIBBLE FED PUPS- PICTURES - Page 2

Here's a before picture of the girls, they are now roommates!
Their pups are 2 days apart...

They were eating allot of roast beef trimmings, and a mixture of blueberries, white potato, or sweet potatoes
carrots, broccoli or green beans, milled flax seed or egg shells, Solid Gold sea meal 3 or 4 teaspoons, raw goats milk about a cup,
tablespoon of minced garlic, vitamins E & C all made with LOVE!!!
  OH and also, some days raw chicken legs, thighs, or breast, maybe a can of sardines!
The thing about feeding food from the fridge is that you can give them a better variety.

yes i know it seems like alot of food we are feeding her her food ammounts are going down right now because the puppies are weaned shes back on 12 a day but also my female is 2 1/2 this may go down because she is starting to bulk up i had people telling me i was underfeeding her but my vet said she was fine. no worms perfectly healthy shiny coat.  this is her at 1  1/2 years old

She looks great Siantha, and I checked and it is a grain free good quality food, expensive too! :D

That just seems like an awful lot for maintenance.  My dogs on a similar grain free kibble eat less than half that, and they are active.
Anyway, sorry to derail this thread, I was just shocked tis all.  Thought maybe she had a digestive disorder.
Raw would be cheaper. ;)

Yep Tracy is a great source on this matter...... If you all want to have fun, take your stud out and do a sperm count, then feed raw and do another.

If I could figure out how to upload pics I would show you what RAW FED ONLY GSD's look like.
But I think you get the idea. LOL

what r pasteners, jenni?

I know someone whose dogs are so stressed from being awake day and night in the kennels, forever watching other dogs running up and down in front of their runs, and getting diahrea from constant recontamination with coccidia and giardia, that they have to eat 6-8 cups a day of TOTW to keep weight on.

A dozen freezers wouldn't hold enough raw food to keep them alive for a week.
Only makes sense to feed kibble when you think about it.

What raw fed (lifetime) dogs look like.
(Hint: they look like WINNERS!)

http://www.bullingershepherds.com/bitches.htm

Troublelinx, pasterns. Lower leg/upper paw area. Best way I can describe it. You often see pups "down on the pasterns," especially during teething. Exercise can improve it also. Some pups are just like that when young and outgrow it; other times, it's a conformation fault or a nutritional deficiency.

Nadeem, he looks great, and no, I don't mind at all. I am not saying feeding kibble is bad; you feed a pretty good amount of raw, so he's getting lots of benefits from that, and you're not feeding crap kibble, either. I see no problem feeding half and half; it's better than feeding an improperly balanced raw, that's for sure. CUTEST PUPPY EVER!!! If I do say so myself, lol................

Shelley, that's horribly sad. I have sometimes felt sorry for some of mine having to listen to the occasional one who barks all  night. I cannot imagine keeping a bunch of dogs like that 24/7. 

RS- wow, that's a ton of food. That's a big dog. I have fed Caleb 8 cups at some points (always grain-free) to put weight on when he was young. His ribs showed almost no matter what. I never liked feeding him that much kibble-made me nervous about bloat, so I started feeding him a whole chicken a day- not cheap, but I felt better and he looked better. He's 100lbs lean, 95lbs damn skinny. And no, he never rests. 

Here are 3 pups I still have of my litter. All fed on Wellness Large Breed Puppy mixed with raw ground turkey and the occational egg. My adults get Wellness Core (grain free) and all meaty scrabs from the kittchen as well as some raw (but not every day).