The easiest way to meet your dog's nutritional needs is to serve them meat, offal and vegetables in their bowl and give them raw, meaty bones on the side. There is no magic proportion when it comes to the percentage of meat, offal and vegetable. I recommend 2/3 meat and offal and 1/3 vegetable.
How much meat and veg should I feed my dog?
A general rule of thumb is to feed 1.5-2% of your dog's total body weight in meat. For example, a 50-pound dog needs about 7-10 ounces of meat per day. You can adjust this amount based on your preferences and how you plan to prepare the meat. You should make sure that the meat is ground, such as ground beef.
What's the ratio for homemade dog food?
A good recommendation is 40% protein, 50% vegetables and 10% starch. Some dogs cannot handle high amounts of protein, though, so it is important to visit your vet to determine the best ratio to suit their dietary needs.
Can I feed my dog just meat and vegetables?
It is entirely acceptable to feed your dog a pure kibble diet. Or you can mix their diet up with some cooked or raw meat, fish, vegetables and rice. Many owners like to feed a raw meat diet to their dogs, and while this can suit some dogs very well, there are some important considerations you need to be aware of.
Should dogs eat more meat or vegetables?
Experts agree that protein, usually in the form of meat, should equal or exceed vegetables in a dog's diet -- they just don't agree on how far this should go. They also appear to disagree on the definition of vegetables; some include grains as vegetables and some separate the two.
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