The Canine Carnivore: Your 10-Page Transition Guide to Raw Ruminant Feeding
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Page 1: Welcome to a Better Way of Feeding
Youāre here because you want the best for your dog.
Maybe your dog has allergies, chronic itching, gut issues, arthritisāor worse. Or maybe your instincts are telling you that what youāre feeding just doesnāt feel right.
This guide is your first step towards a species-appropriate, healing diet: one rooted in the power of raw ruminant meat, fat, organs, and bones. No guesswork. No fluff. No unnecessary extras. Just real, ancestral food designed for carnivores.
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Page 2: Whatās Wrong With Kibble and Cooked āEarthā Foods?
Letās be blunt:
⢠Kibble is dead food. Highly processed, heated, and loaded with preservatives, starches, and often rancid seed oils.
⢠Earth foods (like veggies, fruit, grains) may seem ānatural,ā but dogs are not omnivores. They lack the enzymes and gut design to thrive on plant matter.
These foods can trigger chronic inflammation, gut imbalances, allergies, skin conditions, ear infections, dental decayāand contribute to serious disease.
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Page 3: What Dogs Are Meant to Eat
Dogs are facultative carnivores.
Their digestive system is built for:
⢠Meat (muscle tissue) ā primary protein and amino acids
⢠Fat (animal fat) ā energy and hormone support
⢠Organs (liver, kidney, spleen, heart) ā packed with micronutrients
⢠Raw bones (from ruminants) ā natural calcium, dental health
This is what we call the āwhole prey modelāāand itās what your dog instinctively craves.
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Page 4: Why Ruminants Only?
We promote only:
⢠Beef
⢠Lamb
⢠Goat
⢠Venison
⢠Bison (where available)
Why? Because:
⢠Ruminants are grazing animals with multiple stomachs. Their meat and fat are more digestible and nutrient-dense for dogs.
⢠Poultry and pork are often high in omega-6, inflammatory, and factory-farmed, even when labeled āfree range.ā
⢠Fish is prone to parasites, heavy metals, and rancidity, especially when frozen or farmed.
We say no to poultry, pork, and fishāunless wild and organic, and even then, with caution.
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Page 5: The Raw Truth About Health Improvements
Our community has witnessed:
⢠Clear skin and coats within weeks
⢠Reversal of allergies and chronic ear infections
⢠Weight normalization (lean muscle returns, fat melts away)
⢠Less poop, fewer vet visits, and more energy
⢠Major improvement in cancer and autoimmune symptoms
This isnāt hype. Itās nature doing what itās always doneāheal through real food.
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Page 6: Transitioning from Kibble Safely
Step-by-Step Approach:
1. Fast your dog for 12ā24 hours. This resets digestion.
2. Start with raw beef or lamb minceāonly muscle meat for 3 days.
3. Add fat next (beef suet or lamb fat).
4. On day 4ā5, add organs (start small: liver only, 5% of the meal).
5. Introduce raw meaty bones by week 2 (beef ribs, lamb neck, etc.).
No veg, no fruit, no supplements. Let the body adapt to real food.
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Page 7: What to Expect During the Detox Phase
⢠Loose stools or mucus are common in the first 1ā2 weeks
⢠Increased thirst or sleepiness may happen early on
⢠Detox rashes can appear as toxins leave the body
⢠Donāt panic. This is the body rebalancing itself.
Support the transition with hydration, patience, and a calm feeding environment.
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Page 8: Key Feeding Guidelines
⢠Feed 2ā3% of ideal adult body weight daily
⢠Puppies need moreāstart at 8ā10% of their weight and adjust
⢠Fat should make up 20ā30% of their calories
⢠Organs: Liver (5%), other organs (5ā10%) weekly
⢠Bones: Feed 10% of the total diet as raw edible bone (from ruminants only)
Keep meals simpleārotate through cuts, donāt overthink.
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Page 9: Avoid These Common Mistakes
ā Mixing kibble and raw in the same meal
ā Feeding too many organs too soon
ā Using chicken wings or pork necks as āstarter bonesā
ā Adding plant matter, supplements, or oils
ā Assuming one bad stool = āraw doesnāt workā
Your job is to trust the process. Nature never needed a nutritionist.
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Page 10: Youāre Not AloneāJoin Us
This journey isnāt just about diet. Itās about reclaiming your dogās vitality and trusting ancient instincts over marketing.
Join our community at The Canine Carnivoreāwhere hundreds of dog owners are switching to a ruminant-based raw lifestyle and seeing their dogs thrive again.
We offer support, free transition help, and a clear path to ditch the mythsāand the kibbleāfor good.
Your dog deserves to live like a carnivore.
Youāre not too late. Letās get started.