Hi, new here!

[ubershann]

We have to find some places to get the meat. We are going to check out some of the butchers around here and see where that gets us.

I know there's different schools of thought on raw feeding, and many here do PMR (which is great!). I don't do PMR and I find great deals on meat at the local grocery store. Meat that is getting within a couple days of its sell-by date will have a few extra dollars off, and I'll check out what kind of meat might be on sale too. A lot of the time I can find some type that is going for a 2-for-1 special.

Tiki can't really eat chicken but I've still found great deals on pork and beef. A couple days ago I got almost 3.5 lbs. of pork for just over $3. I've gotten beef ribs really cheap (great for when I need to take lunch with us), and her favorite is ham shank. It's not raw, it's smoked, but she thinks it's the best tasting food she's ever had! I think it's like dessert to her. She also loves bananas so I toss some in with the rest.

Ask about meat that's getting close to the sell-by date. You might be able to get some really great deals on it

[magicre]

do you have an all year farmer's market like they have in lancaster county?

if so, you can get some awesome meat prices....

[horsecrazybvh]

Im not sure about the farmers market thing. I will talk to my dad about those, he knows all the little markets and everything around here.

We are going to try some of the amish butchers around here that do a lot of wild game, I think we might be able to get some decent deals with them.

What exactly is PMR?

And I will keep my eyes on the stores for good deals too! Thanks for the tips guys, Im very thankful for your help!

[hbwright]

PMR is prey model raw, 80% meat, 10% bones, 5% liver, 5% other organ.

Looks like you lucked out and got yourself a great dobe look-a-like. Maybe the dad and he just got all the great genes.

[RawFedDogs]

PMR is prey model raw, 80% meat, 10% bones, 5% liver, 5% other organ.

Hehe, HB, you've been hanging aruond the yahoo rawfeeding group a little too much. We are NOT nearly as rigid with our feeding here and they are over there. We don't go by percentages.

Around here we feed mostly meat, some bone, and some organs. Percentages don't really matter. We feed a variety of animal parts from a variety of animals. Our feeding is no more complicated than that.

[luvMyBRT]

We are nearly as rigid with our feeding here and they are over there. We don't go by percentages.

I think Bill ment to say that we AREN'T as rigid here as they are over there. Over here it is much more relaxed. Our goal is balance over time and ratios/percentages are not as important and set in stone. ((I like it here. ))

[RawFedDogs]

I think Bill ment to say that we AREN'T as rigid here as they are over there. Over here it is much more relaxed. Our goal is balance over time and ratios/percentages are not as important and set in stone. ((I like it here. ))

YES!!! You are right. I just corrected it in my post. Sorry for the mistake. There is a lot going on here right now and my mind isn't working very well.

[LabbieMama]

.... I don't do PMR and I find great deals on meat at the local grocery store. .... Tiki can't really eat chicken but I've still found great deals on pork and beef. A couple days ago I got almost 3.5 lbs. of pork for just over $3. I've gotten beef ribs really cheap (great for when I need to take lunch with us), and her favorite is ham shank. It's not raw, it's smoked, but she thinks it's the best tasting food she's ever had! I think it's like dessert to her. She also loves bananas so I toss some in with the rest.

Ask about meat that's getting close to the sell-by date. You might be able to get some really great deals on it

If this isn't PMR then exactly what is this??

[magicre]

Im not sure about the farmers market thing. I will talk to my dad about those, he knows all the little markets and everything around here.

We are going to try some of the amish butchers around here that do a lot of wild game, I think we might be able to get some decent deals with them.

What exactly is PMR?

And I will keep my eyes on the stores for good deals too! Thanks for the tips guys, Im very thankful for your help!

that's exactly what i'm talking about. lancaster county has a huge farmer market....i don't know that you're near lancaster county...

i know where chambersburg is...they have a pretty large amish community and i'd bet they have the same type of thing, where they sell their wares and apple butters and quilts and beef, chicken, and pork....especially when you buy a 1/4 or 1/2...

you can get some great prices on chicken and beef and pork at these markets...

[magicre]

If this isn't PMR then exactly what is this??

what ubershann was saying was that she doesn't feed a prey model raw....because she adds in things like fruit and cottage cheese...correct me if i'm wrong....and maybe other things...there is also a model called BARF, where veggies and fruits come into play..

the way i feed my dog is mostly proteins ( red meat, white meat, fowl, fish, rabbit, lamb), some bone, and some organs and other offal, like kidney or spleen or pancreas. Prey Model Raw involves feeding the widest array of body parts one can get.

if you feed the entire animal....then you're feeding whole prey.

the general guideline is 80% protein, 10% bone, and 5% liver/5% other organs

it's a guideline...some are very strict...some are a little more laid back..

some feed the exact ratios every meal, some balance over time....

some dogs need more bone than others..

some dogs get green tripe, some don't.

some people bag their dog meals, some take proteins out for the week and feed off that and then defrost and start over...

usually, eggs are the only dairy included in a PMR....

but again, every one has their own method....

generally, the feeling is to feed raw meaty bones...so the food has more meat than bone on it....when that's not possible, then depending on how much weight.....a sample meal might include a pork rib, a piece of pork roast, and some beef or chicken liver, depending on the weight of the dog.

some have liver night....

there are so many ways to do this..it is sometimes overwhelming....

from anal retentive (me) to relaxed (RawFedDogs), there are many ways to feed raw.