Just Curious. Whose dogs eat raw and eat grass daily?

[AxelRose]

My dogs eat raw and they love grass in the spring. Gino hates any veggies but he eats fresh grass. Go figure!
If Axl doesn't vomit and doesn't have upset stomach I would not worry about eating grass and let him have it as much as he wants.

I don't think eating grass has any connection to raw feeding. Dogs have different needs.
Does Axl like veggies? If he does you may add green beans, spinach, brocolli to his raw food. Kale is very good for dogs but they hate taste of it... you may try.

Oh I didnt think it was connected to raw..I wondered if, because Axl does eat kibble and eats so much grass, did the raw fed dogs crave grass too, or was it something missing in the kibble diet only.

Axl loves veggies..especially brocoli steamed. I just started adding in some Wheat Grass to his meal, it was a trial packet from the grocery store and it is in powered form. He just gets a 1/4 teaspoon. I'd like to increase it but he is still on the change over of food since the recall so I want to wait until he's fully transitioned over to the new food and increase the amount. He seems to be eating slightly less grass.

I just know its dietary...not just because he likes it. He eats it either 2 hrs after a meal, or just before he has to go poop.

 

[AxelRose]

Well, Marco is a kibble dog, and he eats grass a lot. Mostly the grass in our backyard, he doesn't really grab at other grass on walks. Sometimes he will, but I think it's more just to try it out than to actually eat it.

He definitely has stomach issues, but he doesn't usually throw up - his issues tend to come out the other end.

Axl never throws up either.

 

[AxelRose]

we are raw feeders exclusively now... No kibble at all... stopped feeding even Orijen or Acana after reading the recalls on every brand out there and all the behind the scenes news about even the best kibbles.
My choice, my belief system and I am convinced its the only way to feed, but that is just me... no inference that anyone else should abide by MY BELIEF system....
Gemma munches grass alot, and so does Baba, but only because Gemma does. he does just about everything she does, so its only natural that he would have learned from her.
I started feeding raw spinach and bell peppers and apples in a salad with olive oil, lemon juice, braggs amino's and nutritional yeast dressing about a week ago... she does not eat grass now...
so she was seeking the chlorophll and the enzymes in the green vegetation and she gets in in the spinach salad... she absolutely LOVES IT like its filet mignon! I am amazed at how much she loves it! She eats about 2-3 cups of raw spinach salad this way... and she loves the dressing the most... weird dog.. its mostly lemon juice and olive oil which I know is good for her/mammals period... but she simply loves it and she and Baba both eat it daily now...
go figure! :shakinghead:

Wow what a combo...sounds good though. But what is Braggs Amino's? And the nutritional yeast...is that a powered packet?

How much do you feed at one time and how often? Do you mix it in the dog food?

 

[AxelRose]

My dogs do not eat raw but I've notice a LOT of grass eating this Spring! Even Kali! Especially the broad leaved crab grass. I see Buddy eating it too. Even the cut grass that the mower throws out when it's in a clump! I don't get the fascination. Kali will grab one blade sometimes and cough and choke on it. :shakinghead: I'm always trying to stop them but sometimes I have to give it up and let them be cows.

My poodle Stella just loves the clumps of grass from the mower. From day one, she has always eaten it..and i've tried to stop her..still do..but she is smart, she waits until her last evening outside trip, while Im watching tv to go and munch on it. I just worry because of the gasoline from the mower, that it has filtered thru. Axl sees no need for it. He likes the fresh stuff.

 

[MyBuddy]

My poodle Stella just loves the clumps of grass from the mower. From day one, she has always eaten it..and i've tried to stop her..still do..but she is smart, she waits until her last evening outside trip, while Im watching tv to go and munch on it. I just worry because of the gasoline from the mower, that it has filtered thru. Axl sees no need for it. He likes the fresh stuff.

Isn't that weird! I've seen both Buddy and Kali go for it. It's just amazing to me. I never even thought about the gas!

 

[DreamValley]

My dogs love raw tripe. It's mixed with undigested grass. I guess it's just natural for dogs to eat grass.

 

[Denissov43]

Wow what a combo...sounds good though. But what is Braggs Amino's? And the nutritional yeast...is that a powered packet?

How much do you feed at one time and how often? Do you mix it in the dog food?

Axel: Braggs amino's and coconut amino's can be found at any local health food store and or on amazon.com and also Iherb.com (great source for supplements and free shipping on any purchase over $40!)
Bragg's amino's is a soy protein amino acid liquid to add to foods.. nutritional yeast is a yeast flake that is 52% protein and all the amino acids (complete protein components)... very good for you and for dogs or cats...
You can make a salad dressing with them and its highly nutritious and delicious! seriously! so use Olive oil or grapeseed oil or coconut oil or a combination of those three (great combo) and add lemon juice fresh pressed and shake well, store in fridge and enjoy on your own salad and give some to your dog! Baby spinach and kale ( chopped very finely and thin) some bell peppers fresh red ones or yellow, some chopped apple, grated beets or carrots or zucchini, some alfalfa sprouts and some dressing for your dog is a great 'green' food to replace their desire for grass, which might have bug spray, weed killer, fertilizer or god knows what on it.... who knows what kind of chemicals are on someone's grass these days! I would prefer my dogs eat something green and clean and organic... you can also grow your own wheat grass and let them munch that daily to satisfy their craving for grass... you can usually sprout your own in about a week and just cut off the tops and let your dog eat it and let it grow back in a couple days and give them some every couple days, but know that there is NO noxious or poisonous chemicals on it!

 

[Denissov43]

My dogs love raw tripe. It's mixed with undigested grass. I guess it's just natural for dogs to eat grass.

Great suggestion DV! www.greentripe.com is where I get my green tripe too... its a regular addition to the diets around here too... and its full of digestive enzymes and nutrition! GREAT STUFF!!
(need to reorder here myself, we are out for about two weeks now! )

 

[AxelRose]

Axel: Braggs amino's and coconut amino's can be found at any local health food store and or on amazon.com and also Iherb.com (great source for supplements and free shipping on any purchase over $40!)
Bragg's amino's is a soy protein amino acid liquid to add to foods.. nutritional yeast is a yeast flake that is 52% protein and all the amino acids (complete protein components)... very good for you and for dogs or cats...
You can make a salad dressing with them and its highly nutritious and delicious! seriously! so use Olive oil or grapeseed oil or coconut oil or a combination of those three (great combo) and add lemon juice fresh pressed and shake well, store in fridge and enjoy on your own salad and give some to your dog! Baby spinach and kale ( chopped very finely and thin) some bell peppers fresh red ones or yellow, some chopped apple, grated beets or carrots or zucchini, some alfalfa sprouts and some dressing for your dog is a great 'green' food to replace their desire for grass, which might have bug spray, weed killer, fertilizer or god knows what on it.... who knows what kind of chemicals are on someone's grass these days! I would prefer my dogs eat something green and clean and organic... you can also grow your own wheat grass and let them munch that daily to satisfy their craving for grass... you can usually sprout your own in about a week and just cut off the tops and let your dog eat it and let it grow back in a couple days and give them some every couple days, but know that there is NO noxious or poisonous chemicals on it!

Ok..sounds great...I think I'll try it for all of us. But Grapeseed Oil? I dont think they can have that. Aren't grapes toxic to dogs or is the oil different?

U didnt mention if u give this to the dogs every day and how much of it? I'll have to experiment with mine.

 

[Denissov43]

I use Olive Oil and Coconut oil... I will take a photo of the salad I make for them every night now and you can get an idea!
I use about 6-7 cups of baby organic spinach, a romaine lettuce heart chopped up, maybe 2 cups full, and a big handful of alfalfa sprouts, 1/2 of a very large red or yellow bell pepper, 1/2 of a very large Fuji apple, a grated carrot and about 1/4 cup of my salad dressing on the whole salad, toss it well with tongs and split it in half and give them each half of the entire thing. They make short work of it in about 5 minutes. eating every last piece of spinach and apple or pepper! Its become their new favorite time of the day!
for the salad dressing I use: 1 cup of olive oil and about 2 tbslps of coconut oil, 2 oz's of braggs amino's, two large lemons all juice, 3-4 tblspn's of Nutritional yeast and a dash of toasted sesame oil and a splash of tamari...
you will love it and so will they!
you can make a big huge bowl of this salad and eat it yourself and share with your dogs.
I add some feta cheese to mine, and chopped walnuts, and shucked fresh raw white corn, some toasted almonds, and some red onion and some crunchy salad toppers onions or wontons... simply delicious and so good for you and your dogs!

 

[Denissov43]

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