Holistic Care : Diet : Natural Rearing Diet

Generally speaking, adults and puppies are fed 2-3% of adult body weight. Puppy food amounts are divided into three meals a day. We fast our adults one day a week, and a half day a week for puppies. The supplements we add are listed in the supplements section also. Please note that these amounts are for dogs that will become well over 100 lbs.

AM:
-1 cup of cooked (or soaked overnight) oatmeal
-1 cup of ground beef (8 oz) plus 1/4 tsp ground eggshells (to balance the calcium/phosphorus ratio)
-1/4 cup pureed greens mix (1 part parsley: 1 part cilantro: 2 parts greens)
-1/4 cup canned pumpkin
-1 cup homemade yogurt (live active cultures)
-2 T apple cider vinegar
-1-2 cloves of chopped garlic
-1 400 iu capsule Vitamin E (natural source)
-1 T salmon oil
-1 tsp Berte's Green Blend (available from www.b-naturals.com)
-1 tsp kelp
-1 tsp (2000 mg) Vitamin C
-1 tsp lecithin granules
-1 B-Complex tablet
-Molasses, wheatgerm
-Buttermilk to increase fat content, if necessary
-One full egg with shell three times a week

PM:
-1/2 lb chicken hearts (muscle meat-taurine)
-1/2 lb chicken gizzards (muscle meat)
-1 lb ground backs/legs (50/50 bone to meat ratio)
-1/2 tsp ground eggshells

Once a week: 1 cup of chicken livers per dog in place of AM ground beef
Once a week: 1 full fast day for adult dogs (over 24m); half day for under 24m
Once a week: we provide large beef knuckle and marrow bones for them

Breakdown:
AM meal: ~2 lbs of food (including liquids)
PM meal: ~2 lbs of food (including liquids)
Percentage bone: 10-11%

More about Juliette de Bairacle Levy's health and nutritional philosophies can be found in her book: The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat available from Amazon.com. Additional information can also be found at the Natural Rearing website, maintained by one of her proteges, Marina Zacharias.