Did any of your GSDs do this?

[wyoung2153]

Just gave Titan his first ever raw Turkey neck. He didn't eat it. He wanted to. Licked it, nibbled a little, picked it up and moved it, licked some more.. but in the end huffed and laid down next to it.. Just curious if anyone else's dogs did that when switching to raw.. he LOVES the Ground Turkey I gave him.. but so far not much luck with anything else. Anyone care to share experiences?

[onyx'girl]

turkey necks are my dogs favorite thing to eat...maybe chunk it up so it isn't so big(especially if its a tom neck)
What else does he eat? Chicken leg/thighs?

[mysweetkaos]

Kaos does not eat raw....however every time we've had a turkey we have tried to give him the neck and giblet. He refuses to eat them every year. He also will smell, lick and then take them out of his bowl and drop them on the ground. Our Sherm had his first ones this year.....he couldn't eat them fast enough. I have just assumed he didn't like turkey?

[StryderPup]

Stryder is raw fed and LOVES turkey necks....however he HATES squirrel...

[Freestep]

My Luka does the same thing with chickens I've butchered here at home... refuses to eat them. She eats store-bought chicken just fine, and I even tried mixing the home-butchered in with the store-bought chicken, but she picks around and only eats the store-bought. Weird.

[BlackPuppy]

The first time I feed my first dog raw, he licked it a little and looked at me like he wasn't sure what to do.

[wyoung2153]

Titan hasn't started eating bones yet. Since I just started him I started with just ground Turkey.. tried liver and heart and so far ground turkey wins. There was turkey necks on sale today so I just thought he might like to try them.. gobbled up his dinner.. and then didn't know what to do with the raw bone.. lol

[onyx'girl]

If you aren't feeding bones, you aren't feeding a balanced diet. Ground turkey or any ground meat without bone or organ is not good especially for growing puppies. Chicken necks would be easy and have bone, I'd throw a few in with the ground mix along with a liver so at least you are feeding proportions that are more balanced. Fresh(frozen) green tripe is something I would invest in as well.

Just out of curiosity what was the 'sale' price on the necks? They are going for a $1 a pound right now here(in 30# bulk). And this is the time of year they are cheapest.

[wyoung2153]

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

If you aren't feeding bones, you aren't feeding a balanced diet. Ground turkey or any ground meat without bone or organ is not good especially for growing puppies. Chicken necks would be easy and have bone, I'd throw a few in with the ground mix along with a liver so at least you are feeding proportions that are more balanced. Fresh(frozen) green tripe is something I would invest in as well.

Just out of curiosity what was the 'sale' price on the necks? They are going for a $1 a pound right now here(in 30# bulk). And this is the time of year they are cheapest.

Yeah I haven't completely switch him yet.. he still get half kibble because switching cold turkey doesn't work for him.. he's far too picky and I'm not kidding, he will starve himself for a week if I let him just to prove principle.. and I figure I'll finish the bag of expensive food he likes at the moment and introduce it to him slowly. A friend of mine feeds raw as well and gave me the idea to start with ground meats while finishing the kibble and as I get to the end of the bag introduce new things to him. As for liver.. won't even touch it. sniffs, huffs at it.. then lays down.

The Necks were $1.25/lb in various sizes.. I got the one with 2 necks just to see if he'd like it. I'm gonna try it in his breakfast again tomorrow.. maybe in smaller pieces..

If I'm doing this all wrong PLEASE feel free to correct me. I'm very new to this and need all the help I can get.. but constructively please

[Jax08]

Jax did that with her first turkey neck. I don't think she believed she should really have it. LOL It took some coaxing to convince her it was ok to eat.