Notes from the kennel.
Working-dog nutrition and raw feeding, written by people who feed working dogs every day. Breed-specific guides, transition protocols, and what we've actually seen in our own program.
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Joint-load management for a heavy mastiff frame, slow-growth puppy feeding, and portion math across a wide healthy weight range. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Joint support for a large, slow-maturing guardian frame, coat care for a dense wiry double coat, and portion math across a wide healthy weight range. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
The two safe ways to thaw raw dog food, how long each takes by tube size, the portion math for thawing ahead without waste, and the shortcuts that put a dog at real risk.
Growth-plate-safe puppy feeding, joint support for a giant, slow-maturing frame, and portion math across a wide healthy weight range. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
The weight-bearing bone distinction, supervision rules, portion math, and the mistakes that turn a routine raw bone into an ER visit.
Portion math for a large, athletic French herding and sport breed, joint support, coat care, and what to expect feeding a Beauceron raw.
What green tripe actually is, why working-dog feeders reach for it, and the portion math and mistakes worth knowing before you feed it.
Portion math for a fairly wide weight range, coat and skin support, and MDR1 medication-safety awareness. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Why the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio matters, the target range, and the portion math for getting bone content right without guessing.
A near-me search tells you what's close, not what's good. How to judge raw dog food by sourcing, cold chain, and selection — and why quality raw shipped frozen usually beats the local freezer case.
The one formula behind every portion number — body-weight percentages, puppy and working-dog adjustments, and the 80/10/10 split. Plus the live calculator built into every product page.
Portion math for a compact, high-drive herder, joint support for tight direction-change work, and heat-tolerant feeding. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
How to tell a normal soft-thawed box from a real cold-chain failure, what a delayed tracking page does and doesn't mean, and the exact steps for reporting, refreezing, or bridging a gap in the meantime.
How single-protein raw supports a real elimination diet trial, novel protein selection, and where this becomes a job for you and a vet together. A health-and-safety guide for itchy, food-sensitive dogs.
Portion math for a slow-maturing livestock guardian, joint care for a giant frame, and why calorie needs run lower than the breed's size suggests. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
A week-by-week weaning timeline from first taste around week three to fully weaned, with portion math by stage and the mistakes that show up most in a litter.
Freight-dog metabolism, seasonal calorie swings, and joint-load portion math for a large, dense-boned breed. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Calorie needs by stage, calcium timing, eclampsia caution, and what changes once the litter arrives. A breeder-focused, vet-collaborative guide.
Coat support through seasonal shedding, joint care for a large frame, over-supplementation caution, and portion math. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Joint support for a heavy guardian frame, bloat-aware feeding, slow-growth puppy portions, and portion math. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Portion math, joint support for tight-turn work, and weight control for a breed whose diet is often shaped by treat-heavy training. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Joint support for a heavy, powerful frame, lean muscle upkeep, skin care, and portion math. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Fat-adapted metabolism, coat and skin support, and portion math for a lean, efficient breed. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Lean muscle upkeep, skin sensitivity, joint support, and portion math across the weight range. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Controlled growth, bloat-risk meal splitting, joint support, and giant-breed portion math. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Digestive sensitivity, lean muscle upkeep, skin and coat support, and portion math. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Portion math, meal frequency, and mineral balance don't work the same for a growing puppy as they do for an adult dog. Here's where the two transitions genuinely diverge.
What actually raises GDV risk, where raw feeding fits into that picture, and what it doesn't change. A straight look at a life-threatening emergency, not a diet pitch.
A mechanism-by-mechanism look at what raw feeding actually changes for a working dog — digestion, coat, joints, recovery, and hydration — with real portion math.
Three transition protocols, the portion math for the first two weeks, and the week-by-week timeline for switching to raw without a rough patch.
What the ratio means, where it comes from, and how to convert 80% muscle, 10% bone, and 10% organ into real daily portions by dog size.
BARF and prey model are both raw, but they disagree on plant matter, ratios, and structure. Here's the real difference — and how to pick one.
What actually changes in digestion, stool, coat, and energy when you switch from kibble to raw — plus the portion math for making the jump without guessing.
Portion math for bite work, joint support for impact training, and a feeding protocol built around a real trial calendar — not a generic large-breed chart.
Nutrition, cost per pound, and portion math for rehydrating — an honest comparison of freeze-dried and frozen raw, and when each format actually makes sense.
The real per-day cost of raw vs. premium kibble, once portion size and calorie density are factored in — the honest math, not a shortcut that makes one side look better than it is.
The order timeline, one-time vs. subscription, and the portion math to match box size and delivery cadence to what your dog actually eats.
Dry ice, insulated packaging, transit timing, and what normal arrival actually looks like — plus the portion math for thawing a shipment safely once it lands.
A buyer's checklist for evaluating any raw dog food brand — sourcing, USDA inspection, ingredient count, cold-chain shipping, and the label claims worth questioning.
Cadence, the 10% discount, seasonal stock priority, and how to skip or cancel — exactly how autoship works and the portion math to pick the right schedule.
Lean muscle maintenance, cardiac-health awareness, joint support for a fast-moving frame, and portion math. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
Joint and hip support, GDV risk in a deep-chested breed, weight management, and portion math. A breed-specific raw feeding guide.
The hero guide. Energy, recovery, coat, and weight — what raw actually changes for a dog with a job, and why generic kibble falls short.
Stamina, joint load from bite work and water retrieves, coat health, and portion math for a breed built to work all day. A working-dog feeding guide.
Metabolic demands, joint load from bite work and agility, skin sensitivity, and portion math for a breed that runs hot. A working-dog feeding guide.
Hip and joint support, the breed's sensitive-stomach reputation, portion math, and what 12 weeks of raw actually changes for a German Shepherd.
Joint health, GDV, portion math, and what 12 weeks of raw actually changes for the breed. Written from inside the kennel.
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