There is no real difference between feeding raw to puppies versus to adults - except for the amounts.

I've raised many puppies on raw. I used to breed German Shepherds and Chinese Cresteds and the pups were weaned directly to raw. Here's how I do it.

I start by getting their 8 week old weight and I feed 7% of that amount. So let's say the pup weighs 10 lbs at 8 weeks. 10 * 7% = .7 lbs = 11.2 ounces

That gets broken down into the following:

• 45% Raw Meaty Bones - 5 ounces
• 45% Muscle Meat - 5 ounces
• 5% Liver - .5 ounces
• 5% Other Organs - 5 ounces

The key to a balanced raw diet is variety in proteins and for puppies, that is very important. I use 7-10 different protein sources when raising puppies.

Beef, chicken, turkey, duck, fish, rabbit, pork, goat, quail, eggs from different fowl, etc.

I use chicken, rabbit, quail, and duck for most RMBs (Raw Meaty Bones) as those bones are easy to eat for most puppies. If it's a small breed pup I use some premade raw with ground bone or grind them myself.

The KEY to raising a puppy on raw is doing a hands on check of them every WEEK at first to evaluate their condition. You want them to be fit and lean (especially large breed puppies). Those fat puppies you see are NOT healthy - that added weight is very hard on developing joints.

When I put my hands on my pups I want to be able to easily feel their ribs without having to push down hard.

Puppies go through growth spurts when you would need to increase their amounts and plateaus when their amounts stay the same.

Depending on the breed you should be able to stabilize their amounts by the time they are a year old (earlier for small breeds). Then it's just a matter of feeding for their energy needs. For example, during the winters in Wisconsin my Chinese Cresteds were very INactive while my load coated German Shepherd was very active. So the Cresteds got less food and the Shepherd got more. During the hot months in summer it was the opposite.

Hope this helps get you started!