Easy Homemade DIY BARF Raw Food Diet for Your Dog

This is an introduction to making your own BARF raw food diet for your dog.

In this episode of the Toronto Dog Whisper I walk you through the basics of how to get started on the BARF raw food diet.

BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food Diet) is an alternative raw diet designed to provide dogs with a modified homemade diet that consists of raw muscle meat and raw meaty bones, as well as vegetables while eliminating all processed foods.

Muscle Meat
BARF diets consist of raw muscle meat to provide essential protein, amino acids, and water-soluble vitamins. The muscle meat ratio guideline starts at 75% to 80%of the overall daily intake.

It is important to note the muscle meat ratio does not mean to feed muscle meat exclusively. This ratio is a large category containing multiple ingredients such as saturated fat for energy and muscular organs such as heart muscle meat.

Raw Edible Bone
Soft, raw edible bones are an important component to BARF diets to provide essential calcium, phosphorous, and other essential nutrients. The raw edible bone ratio guideline starts at 10% of the overall daily intake.

The amount of raw meaty bones a dog may need to maintain firm and consistent stool will vary. The 10% ratio is a starting guideline. However, many dogs do well on 12% to 15% raw edible bone content. Always adjust according to the dog’s individual needs.

Vegetables
Vegetables are beneficial ingredients in BARF diets to provide essential nutrients and beneficial phytochemicals. The vegetable ratio guideline starts at 3% to 5% of the overall daily intake.

Vegetables are beneficial in completing essential nutrient requirements for dogs. The 3% ratio guideline is a starting recommendation, and more or less vegetables can be fed to complete nutritional requirements.

Liver
Liver is an important ingredient in BARF diets to provide essential fat-soluble vitamin A and water-soluble vitamins. The liver ratio guideline starts at 5% of the overall daily intake.

The 5% liver ratio is a starting guideline and this amount of liver provides more than recommended allowances for vitamin A. For dogs who are sensitive to organs, feeding as low as 2% liver will still provide essential vitamin A.

Other Organs
Other secreting organs, such as kidney, are beneficial ingredients in BARF diets to provide essential minerals and water-soluble vitamins. The other organ ratio guideline starts at 5% of the overall daily intake.

Other secreting organs are beneficial in completing essential NRC nutritional requirements for dogs. The 5% ratio guideline is a starting recommendation, and more or less secreting organs can be fed to complete nutritional requirements.

[kennyv.]

Probably one of the most well spoken videos on the subject that I've watched. Thanks for keeping it my small brain.

[mckenziegrant]

Lol "all that boring information people probably skipped through" while I'm sitting here wide eyed pen in hand taking notes with my highlighter 🙃

[jimshirey]

Beth here...Just starting down this road with my 8 month old heeler/boxer mix... your video has been the best and easiest to grasp the whole concept. Thank you so much. My puppy and i appreciate you

[dwightharrell]

Mannnn I’ve been researching this raw diet for my American bully and I couldn’t understand to save my life...After watching your video it made it very clear on what needs to be done...thank you again

[kenji]

Thanks for all the info. I'm 6 wks into Barf. He poops half as much as he used too. Less smelly, not runny. He drinks half the water he used to on kibble. Never going back to 100% dry food

[cindystewart]

Sending you much gratitude!! You are my first Raw Food Teacher!! Many thanks!!❤

[erised-san]

Probably the best video out there on raw food diets this deserves way more views you cover literally everything that necessary in complete detail thank you so much

[mparmpakakis]

Very helpful video, seen plenty of other raw feeding videos but didn't quite understand the ratios until now

[BlueHorse]

Thanks for the video! We are currently in the process of switching over to a raw diet. I was shocked how much the back of kibble bags wants you to feed your dog!

[karin]

Your one of the view out here on YouTube who make sense to "How to feed raw"..There are a lot of dog food recipe's out here where dog owners forget to add organs, and they actually should be in it for the benefit of you dog.. I fed raw to my dogs for some years but stopped . I want to start again and the way you showed us on 'how to do this' reminds me ..We here in the Netherlands also use the 'gram' system so this makes me happy that you are Canadian. Of course I signed in
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[MT-ermm]

This has calmly helped me switch to raw food completely! It’s been about 3 months, my dog won’t eat a cut up fish, so I have to blend a raw fish smoothie and freeze it in ice cube trays. When it’s mixed with the probiotic yogurt, coconut oil, veggies and egg, over the meat, he enjoys it. I also made bone broth as you suggested- he loves it! Thanks for your help!

[mariaarzola]

For your inf I watched the whole video because I want to try this very informative. Thank you. Even your bloopers. 🤣🤣

[chefrobin]

Thx for ALL your information
My dog has so many allergies an chews toes no matter what dry kibble we tried, so I’m diving in slowly with all information you gave I think I can do it lol

[karenaguilar]

I’m literally taking notes of all that boring information!! Thanks for this video, pretty simple and easy to understand for a beginner

[lcpeexperts]

Nicee finally I found someone that explains things so perfect 🙂 my baby bullies are gonna be happier now 🙂 thanks so much . I'm subscribing I love this Chanel

[Badger]

This is the he best raw dog food video I've found. Thank you! Much appreciated.

[ingridgibskipec]

Thank you for the ratio demonstration...I have been doing homemade raw for 4 years, and YES is a huge positive impact on my Huskies...I do add more variation on the veggies like broccoli & sweet potatoes, and fruits.
Also I love the fact that you showed the kibble with water....Years back, by accident I dropped some kibble down the drain in the laundry sink...it expanded and compacted so tight, water did not break it down, I was mortified that I was feeding that stuff to my pet.
Thank again, I really enjoyed your video.🐾❤️🤓

[A-ueqw]

This is THE BEST video I have found on the internet about the raw diet!! I have been feeding my 2 year old golden doodle a raw primal frozen nuggets since she was 6 months old but was always afraid of switching to barf because I didn’t know how to portion everything and what should her meal consist of.. but after watching this video all my doubts are gone and I am going grocery shopping tomorrow 😅 thank you so much 🙏

[MilesPony]

I have a staffy puppy with allergies. Like the comments below I really wanted to come off processed and give her the BARF diet but was totally confused by amounts etc. After watching your video you have simplified it and covered everything I needed to know to switch.
Thank you so much!!

[ShirleyTownsend-jb]

Thank you so very much for showing me how much you feed per pound and taking the time explain 😊. Other sites don't give you anything, you are on point love it