I have fed the BARF diet to my two Munsters for the last 18 months or so. The difference in condition, when compared to them being on a complete meal diet, is startling. At annual check up/inoculation time the vet comments on how health both dogs are.
I had hear of BARF a few years ago but never really trusted it. One of my dogs is quite sensitive to additives, so I thought it was worth trying BARF as it is completely natural.
Even the dog's behaviour has changed for the better and I doubt I would feed a dog anything but BARF ever again.
Give it a try, you have nowt to lose and a lot to gain if it suits. There are lots of BARF suppliers around nowadays so you can even buy it in rather than preparing everything yourself
Must admit tho, it was a nervous few days when we started. Watching a dog eat raw chicken wings and chicken carcasses just felt plain wrong!
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sorry, just noticed the bit about price.
Costs me £1.80-£2.00 per day to feed both dogs. At an average of a quid a day each, I think its very reasonable. One dog is 34kg and the other 39kg in weight