We feed our dogs a raw, natural diet instead of commercially prepared food. We grind fresh chicken, bones and all, using a commercial butcher's meat grinder. The bones provide calcium and the raw marrow adds to the vitamin content. We typically grind 90 pounds at a time.

The meat is then scooped using a 1 cup scoop, and placed on wax paper sheets on a cookie sheet. These are frozen and stored for use in the upcoming days. We prepare these about once every 2-3 weeks.

Each dog's daily meal contains a variety of items. The base is 3 scoops of chicken, to which we add some form of dairy in the form of cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt or eggs. We add vegetables using either fresh from a farmer's market, or frozen in the off season. Veggie choices include: broccoli, spinach, carrots, chard, collard greens, or squash.

This is supplemented with a mix of herbs and oils. Our herb mix includes alfalfa, nettle, dandelion, spirulina, flax seed and burdock root—all mixed and blended into an almost powdery mix. Oil is provided by the flax seed, and if that isn't used, then we add fresh salmon or cod liver oil. We usually add a little organic chicken broth as well to moisten all the dry ingredients.

Once this is all prepared, we deliver the bowls to the eagerly waiting pack!