Can I feed my puppy Big Dog?

Yes.

If your puppy was weaned onto a raw food diet, you can generally transition straight to a 100% Big Dog diet. You can start them on any flavour from our core range (Beef, Chicken, Combo, Tasmanian Salmon, and Lamb.). Most people choose Chicken as it is highly palatable, especially when starting off on raw food for the first time. Alternatively, our Combo for Small Dogs diet may be most suitable for smaller pups. Our Raw Bites along with our Combo for Small Dogs recipes are minced more finely and is portioned into smaller sizes, which can help reduce wastage in the transition phase or in smaller breeds.  Please be aware that our food will last about 2 days in the fridge once defrosted.

If your pup was weaned onto cooked or processed food (canned food, dry food or cooked rolls) then we recommend to introduce our food slowly. A raw food diet is very different to a processed cooked diet and any sudden change of diet can create stomach upsets and gradually transitioning helps to minimise this.

Please follow these guidelines, whilst monitoring your puppy’s stools. Loose stools are OK during the transitioning period, but do make sure there is no persistent, watery stools.

Day 1-3: 20% New Diet 80% Old Diet

Day 4-6: 40% New Diet 60% Old Diet

Day 7-9: 60% New Diet 40% Old Diet

Day 10-12: 80% New Diet 20% Old Diet

Day 12+: 100% New Diet

Just keep an eye on their weight to make sure you’ve got the feeding amount right – you’ll find our guide on our boxes and on each product page. This is a great starting point for feeding. Keep in mind that feeding guides are general and optimal feeding amounts may vary with age, size, breed, and activity level. Increase or decrease the amount your pup consumes daily to ensure a healthy weight is maintained.

A Guide To Raw Feeding Your Puppy

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