Feeding Guidlines

How Much Victory Dog Food^tm to Feed Your Dog

How much you should feed your dog is based on your dog's weight.  Here are some general guidelines for daily feeding.

• 2% for weight loss or sedentary dogs
• 2.5% for weight maintenance
• 3% for slight weight gain
• 3.5% for significant weight gain
• 4% for growing puppies
• 4.5% for very young puppies

For example, if your dog weighs pounds and can best be descriped as  overweight or sedentary of normal weight and activity slightly underweight significantly underweight a growing puppy a very young puppy , then you should be feeding 1.25 pounds of Victory Dog Food's^tm raw food per day

 or 0.63 pounds each feeding if you feed your dog twice a day. This would equate to 8.75 pounds per week and 18 pounds per biweekly order. If you ordered only chicken or turkey meals, this would cost 58.5 every two weeks. If you ordered only lamb or beef meals, this would cost 70.2 every two weeks.

***Feel free to enter in your own dog's weight and description to see a personalized estimate.***

Remember, these are just guidelines and may not be appropriate for all breeds or all dogs.  You know your dog best and are in the best position to judge its needs.  Older dogs are generally less active and therefore need less food to meet their needs.  And dogs playing outside in the cold need more fuel than those playing the same amount inside. 

You may notice that initially your dog may want a great deal more to eat than in the past.  This is because they are making up for a previous lack in nutrition.  This need will taper off and they will likely need less raw than commercial food.

 

Making the Switch to Victory Dog Food^tm raw dog food

To begin:  Add a small amount of the new food to their existing diet.  Increase the proportion of new food daily while decreasing the amount of old food.  In a week to ten days you should be totally switched to the new food. 

Always present the new food with a happy, positive attitude.  Don't worry.  Animals are genetically programmed to follow the leader on what is o.k. to eat; if you are reluctant, they will be too!

You may notice loose stools initially.  This may not happen, but if it does it's normal and shouldn't persist for more than a few days.  Once commercial food is eliminated, some animals will show symptoms of detoxification.  The intensity of symptoms may vary.  These include discharges, pimples and rashes, bad breath, dirty ears, and body odor.  These signs, although upsetting, usually mean a cleansing is taking place and should cease within a few days or weeks. 

 

What will happen as a result of feeding a balanced, raw diet

Energy and muscle mass will increase.  Breath and body odor will improve or be eliminated.  Stools will be harder, smaller, and less smelly and they will break down to a white powder if left outside.  Gas will be virtually eliminated.  There is strong evidence that cancers, diabetes, epilepsy, and severe allergies are exacerbated if not caused by feeding commercial dog foods.  Victory will help combat these problems.