While transitioning our dogs from having raw ground chicken in their diet and replacing that with leg quarters, we noticed a distinct rejection of the new alternative. From some of what I have read they should have welcomed this new food. Half of the dogs just could not seem to get the hang of it,Continue reading “Common Sense and Feeding Your Dogs Raw Meat – Part 3”
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Common Sense and Feeding Your Dogs Raw Meat – Part 2
Dogs can survive for a time on inadequate food, just like us. What may be bad for dogs is certainly a matter of degree. Our dogs get into things sometimes that is said to be bad for them and they suffer no ill effects. That says nothing about a long term diet of chocolate chipContinue reading “Common Sense and Feeding Your Dogs Raw Meat – Part 2”
Common Sense and Feeding Your Dogs Raw Meat
We at Cota Farms feed our dogs raw meat and we sell this same meat to others. If you search the internet for information about feeding raw meat to your dog you will not find a simple explanation about this practice. You will find opinions pro and con with lots of ideas about where dogsContinue reading “Common Sense and Feeding Your Dogs Raw Meat”
Feeding Your Dogs In Winter
How you feed your dogs in winter is important if they are outside dogs. Most of our dogs are outside and are true working dogs. I consider them employees working security for the farm and account for them that way for business purposes. They are better treated than most employees; in addition to enjoying aContinue reading “Feeding Your Dogs In Winter”
Chicken Mush
A friend was helping us with our new pet food business; she picked up some chicken for us from a different source when our primary supplier ran out. She kept some of the chicken for herself and began to grind it for her dogs. Immediately she noticed that it was not the same as whatContinue reading “Chicken Mush”
We Were the First
I got a call yesterday from the Alpaca Meat Council. I expected to see others copy what we had done, but that is not what really happened. They just saw what was obvious and did it. Since these people had more resources than we did they were able to do it bigger and better too.Continue reading “We Were the First”
The Price of Dog Food
The cost of food for people has been going up recently and the media and the powers behind the media are already preparing us for an even larger increase coming soon. We farmers produce the basic ingredients of food so we are aware of what is to come in the way of price increases aContinue reading “The Price of Dog Food”
Your Veterinarian and Raw Meat
If you have considered changing what you feed your dog and are looking for some professional consultation you need to know that you can’t talk to your dog’s vet about feeding raw meat. Veterinarians are educated and trained in the “system”, that means going outside the corporate model is not something they can deal with,Continue reading “Your Veterinarian and Raw Meat”
DOG FOOD Community Supported Agriculture
We did our first deliveries of raw dog food this week and are very happy with the product. I have done a good bit of research on the subject and it seems pretty obvious to me what dogs should be eating even though many people do not agree. I believe it is more a matterContinue reading “DOG FOOD Community Supported Agriculture”
Fresh Raw Dog Food Now On The Menu
Cota Farms is adding fresh raw dog food to the pet food menu. This newest product is a high quality ground chicken. It has high digestibility and comes in several package sizes. Bulk pricing will be just 99 cents/lb for minimum orders of 20 pounds. It will also be offered with fresh vegetables added. NoContinue reading “Fresh Raw Dog Food Now On The Menu”
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