Re-posting my post from another thread.
This post is long and may be more relevant to EB owners in India (applicable to other breeds too).
I own a 3 month old English Bulldog and a 5 year old Boxer.
We don't have a great choice of commercial dog food in India. All brands carry only dry dog food.
Some of the readily available brands are Pedigree, Royal Canin (RC), Drools, Eukanuba, Farmina, Hill's Science Plan.
Except HSP, I have sampled all other brands. I don't recommend Pedigree, Drools, Eukanuba. RC is barely OK. Farmina is quite good.
Good dry dog food is expensive. Example, a 2.5kg bag of Farmina costs about $25
My EB puppy came on a Royal Canin diet. She was 6 weeks old when I acquired her.
Yes, too early to leave the litter, but in India breeders are anxious to get rid of the litter early.
Here is the diet plan and feed times:
Meat weight is prior to cooking
Week 7, 8, 9
7:00 am - 150 gm boiled chicken leg quarters or chicken breast (bones completely removed)
1:00 pm - 100 gm boiled chicken leg quarters or chicken breast (bones completely removed)
6:00 pm - 60/65 gm of Royal Canin Puppy food
11:00 pm - 60/65 gm of Royal Canin Puppy food
Month 3
7:00 am - 200 gm boiled/roasted chicken leg quarters or chicken breast (bones completely removed) + crushed eggshell
OR
200 gm boiled/roasted beef + crushed eggshell
1:00 pm - 1 boiled egg + 50gm cottage cheese + (banana or orange or apple or cucumber or steamed carrot or steamed green beans)
6:00 pm - 200 gm boiled/roasted chicken leg quarters or chicken breast (bones completely removed) + crushed eggshell
OR
200 gm boiled/roasted beef + crushed eggshell
11:00 pm - 75/80 gm of Farmina dry dog food (chicken, pomegranate and ancient grain formula)
cold buttermilk (fat removed; do not want to deal with lactose issues)
Have also given small qty of boiled beef heart/kidney/liver and boiled chicken liver/heart/gizzard.
When boiling the meat, I skim the fat and give a bit of broth after it cools.
Roasting is done in an oven in aluminum foil for about 10/15 mins at 150 deg Celsius (this preverves the dripping)
Sometimes she is allowed to suck/chew on raw chicken bone marrow.
Hold the bone in hand to make sure she does not get greedy and bite of a big piece (choking hazard)
Supplements: Flaxseed oil 4/5 times a week,
salmon oil 2/3 times a week, apple cider vinegar 3/4 times a week. 1 tsp quantity
No major tummy issues seen. Took a couple of days to get used to crushed eggshells and organ meat.
Will continue the same diet in month four as well. Probably up the meat by 50/75 gm and dry food by 10/15 gm.
Now my adult Boxer's diet is far simpler and easier.
7:00 am - 500 gm of raw chicken (chicken breast with bone, wings, leg quarters, liver, heart, gizzard, NO fat/skin)
OR
500 gm of raw or roasted beef (lean meat, heart, kidney, liver, NO visible fat)
7:00 pm - same as above
Raw eggs 3/4 per week, boiled eggs 3/4 per week
Leftovers (sometimes it substitutes a meal):
White rice with unsweetened yogurt
Cooked pasta with diluted milk
White Bread (end slices and edges)
Banana, apple, oranges
He does not care for veggies
Buttermilk, chicken and beef broth
Supplements: Flaxseed oil 4/5 times a week,
salmon oil 2/3 times a week, apple cider vinegar 3/4 times a week. 2 tsp quantity
He went through a whole lot of skin allergy issues when he was on dry dog food.
The last year (since the switch to raw) he has been at his healthiest and lively.
He hardly has doggie breath or odor. Coat is healthy, shiny with no itching/scratching.
The boxer get about 3% of his body weight of raw meat and bones + organs per day.
Hopefully, I can switch my EB puppy to this diet by the time she is 8-10 months old. Thats about the time when all the permanent teeth are out.
And their digestive system can take raw/roasted meat and raw bones.