first timer Qs - how long can we keep the left over meat?

[Liz]

I have a 20 pound Sheltie and 3 collies. I buy the whole turkey and part it myself. My Sheltie love the breast meat and bone and the back. My Collies get teh legs and thighs. Sheltie also loves cornish game hens but quail was too rich for her. I do feed quail but a piece like a leg or wing with some chicken or turkey and she does well. Duck was also too rich so I feed half her daily ration with chicken or turkey and she does well and gets variety. The only duck parts she can get away with is duck neck.

[OurPreciousLilWookie]

we will be finishing our 1st month of Raw Feeding for Wookie tomorrow..Yay ! can't believe its been a month already and things are going great. Yesterday we introduced fish to him for the first time. I bought a fresh whole fish (sardine) from a local fish n poultry market which was about 0.37 lbs so was perfect for his size (15 lbs). We gave it to him as a meal last night but he looked confused and wasn't eating first but later on he did eat the tail side (about 1/3rd) and that was about it. It looked like he was interested as he was sniffing on and off but didn't know what to do may be ?(not sure). Anyway so we put the rest in the fridge and he had fairly loose stools this morning (which we're kinda expecting). When we got back from the walk we tried to give him the left over fish from last night as he hadn't eaten much in the last 36 hours (as he eats his meals once a day) and this morning also he wasn't eating so we tried to cut it up in a few smaller pieces and looked like he was only eating the meat off the central part of the fish but not the bones. He also didn't eat fish head. So regarding this we had some questions
1) Is Sardine the right fish to start with or should we go with something else? 2) I assume we've to give him the whole fish and not cut it up/clean it up before giving it to him. Is that correct?
3) Is it a good idea to mix say chicken and/or turkey (which he loves) with fish till the time he's comfortable eating fish
Any help regarding adding fish would be appreciated. I'll be searching around the forum for other peoples experiences in the mean time. Thanks in advance

[DaneMama]

Sardines are great to start with, they can be fed whole, no need to clean them at all.

You can definitely try mixing it with other foods he does like, but I just recommend giving tough love a chance to work. Give it a little longer and see how things go. If you mix the fish with other foods you're catering to his whims....Which is how picky eaters are created. Think of it this way, he's a human kid who doesn't want to eat his veggies....