Why would you want to?

 

Never,never

 

Ya why would you do that?

 

Yes be very careful, your pup will never eat anything as disgusting as raw hamburger while he's out in the field or swimming through stagnant water.

Everything in moderation my friend,

 

What's wrong with raw hamburger? LOL I eat almost raw beef, but the dog can't? Some of the stuff people post under the guise of knowledge ...

 

Exactly, I have weaned puppies on raw green tripe. Adding raw meat whether it is beef, chicken, lamb, turkey, goat or venison is an excellent idea. I would avoid organ meats for puppies due to the high fat and vitamin content but the muscle meats are excellent. Raw eggs are also great. Beef hearts are another excellent addition. This time of year big pork shoulders are on sale so buy em cut them up and freeze them. Sometimes you can buy them in the fall for 25 cents a lb.

Given that most of the dry foods used are very low in animal protein, raw meat is a nice addition.

I am a little perplexed by some of the responses.

 

Yes but why and the raw ground beef can't be the only food you would feed the pup and would have to be from a good safe food source.

 

I take bones, stuff them with hamburg, then freeze them.

 

Watching the way my dog will hammer down on something like you describe- and then watching her wander around the yard hunched up glassy eyed slacked jawed and spraying diarrhea- and I figure for her it's like nuclear buffalo wings for me- and she just doesn't care about the aftermath. I hate giving her anything that results in especially vile and or ill-timed bowel movements or puke, and go to some lengths to try to keep her from finding such "treats" on her own

 

My dog LOVES boiled goose meat - Cooked Rare. No "bad" results... and no it doesnt make them chew birds in the field...

 

30 seconds after you drop it on the ground.
until then you can grab it and put it back on the grill.

 

My dogs love their dog food.

 

If concerned about hamburg, buy beef in chunks (roasts etc) and chop it up or grind it yourself. Store bought hamburg, unless from a very reliable source worries me. Great idea on the stuff the bone!..and freezing does kill some stuff.

Chessie pups, Ken?

Judy

 

Read on the internet somewhere that if you feed hamburger you dog will become a cow chaser. Don't need that.
Don

 

Thats it, I'm feeding duck and pheasant.......

 

I believe the concern with raw hamburg is it goes through more processing equipment that may/may not have been cleaned properly which allows the introduction of bacteria. As mentioned, buying beef in chunks and grinding it yourself removes that concern.

 

I give frozen raw cut up beef heart and sometimes liver. Stuffing bones with raw chop meat and then freezing sounds like a good idea.

 

My pups are weaned to a raw diet, so they get raw ground beef in their diet as early as 3 weeks old

 

Dogs can tolerate bacteria and other stuff that makes humans sick, because dog digestion tract is so different. Their stomach acids are 3x stronger than humans, which kills a lot of contaminates. Plus their intestines are much shorter, so waste moves through rapidly enough not to affect/infect them. All designed for eating dead things in the wild.

 

Having a good friend who lost a pregnant bitch and the entire unborn litter (11 pups) to salmonella, confirmed by laboratory testing, people need to be aware that while dogs are less prone to e-coli and salmonella than humans, they can and do contract both.
They also can transmit both to humans, even if the dog appears to be healthy.

 

google "pink slime".....I would never give raw hamburger from a store, I buy stew beef and dehydrate it, it keeps most of its nutritional value.

 

Can u feed raw with dry ?

 

Was talking with some folks that are huge proponents of raw diet for their dogs. S&R and OTCH dogs. They never mentioned any processed meats like hamburger. Now I will ask them more specifics. Living "on the road" and never staying put, I haven't attempted the raw plan. But now with Indy facing another major dental and more extractions, I may try it.

 

Can't dogs get salmonella from dry food? I mean with all of the recalls over the years you know!

 

I know I couldn't afford to feed the 4 of mine processed Hamburger at $4.00 a pound. Mine sure keep the garage floor clean picking scraps when we butcher our deer.. Instead of stuffing the bone why not just buy raw shank bones??

 

They finally cut the wheat in back and my pup is finding dead field mice to munch on while we romp. LOL She’s a mouser and a joy to watch when she catches scent.
I was thinking that since beef is going skyrocket in prices. maybe turkey or chicken from your reputable butcher might work just as well.
The hot dogs I buy are the chicken or turkey variety and are much cheaper than the beef I use for training.
Just my view on it…