Ingredients

Muscle Meat

Beef
Beef – grass fed
Bison
Chicken
Chicken – pasture raised
Duck
Eggs: chicken, duck, quail
Elk
Goat
Lamb
Pork
Pork – grass fed
Turkey
Venison

Organ Meat

Green tripe – beef
Chicken gizzards
Duck gizzards
Beef tongue
Duck tongue
Beef heart
Chicken heart
Duck heart
Pork heart

Fish

Cook to avoid thiaminase (poach, steam or bake)

Anchovy – broad-striped
Anchovy, Caliifornia
Capelin
Carp
Catfish
Herring, Atlantic
Herring, Baltic
Mackerel, Pacific
Sardine, scaled
Smelts, Rainbow
Snapper, Ruby
Tuna, Skipjack
Tuna, Yellowfin
Whitefish, lake
Whitefish, Round

Fish without thiaminase, ok to feed raw

Bass, smallmouth, largemouth and rock
Cod
Croaker
Haddock
Hake
Halibut
Mackerel, species Scomber Scrumbrus
Pike
Pollack
Salmon
Salmon skin
Smelt, pond
Trout, brown, lake, rainbow, and white
Whiting

Keep in mind Salmon and Trout from the Pacific North West should be frozen for four weeks prior to feeding. Salmon has some risks from this area due to a parasite called Neorickettsia helminthoeca. Cooking salmon and trout destroys any parasites.

Seafood

Cook to avoid thiaminase (poach, steam or bake)

Clams – cooked
Green Lipped Mussels (great for glucosamine)
Blue Lipped Mussels (great for manganese)
Oysters (great for zinc): Cooked or dehydrated – never raw

Raw Meaty Bones

Small Dogs

Chicken feet
Chicken necks
Chicken wings
Duck feet
Duck necks
Duck wings
Rabbit feet
Rabbit heads
Quail feet
Quail necks

Medium Dogs

Cornish hens
Goat ribs
Quail
Pork ribs, trotters
Rabbit frames

Large Dogs

Everything medium dogs can eat
Chicken backs
Quail
Turkey necks and wings
Venison ribs and shoulders

Vegetables

Ok to feed raw:

Alfalfa sprouts
Arugula
Asparagus
Basil
Bok Choy: Avoid or feed in moderation if your dog is hypothyroid.
Carrot tops
Celery
Dill
Garlic
Ginger
Green peas
Kelp
Mint
Red lettuce
Romaine
Seaweed
Spring greens
Sprouted seeds
Wheat grass

Blanch, blend or steam

*Broccoli: Broccoli is goitrogenic, it inhibits the body’s ability to use iodine. Do not feed broccoli if your dog is hypothyroid. Contains oxalates – feed in moderation
*Beet greens: Contains oxalates – feed in moderation
Brussel sprouts: Brussel sprouts are goitrogenic, as they inhibit the body’s ability to use iodine. Do not feed Brussel sprouts if your dog is hypothyroid.
Cauliflower: Cauliflower is goitrogenic, as it inhibits the body’s ability to use iodine. Do not feed cauliflower if your dog is hypothyroid.
*Chard
Dandelion greens: mild diuretic also a prebiotic, feed in moderation
*Kale: Avoid or feed in moderation if your dog is hypothyroid.
*Mustard greens: Contains oxalates – feed in moderation
Radish
*Rainbow chard: Contains oxalates – feed in moderation
Red beets
Zuchinni

Cook

Carrots
Mushrooms
Pumpkin
Squash
Sweet potates
Yams

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