Ok, thank you kindly for your answers.

Yes, the butcher calls it 'pet meat' I asked him whats in it and he said "everything" which i find hard to believe. I asked him what he does with the meat at the end of the day and he said "vacuume pack it and sell the next day"

I have taken to chopping up the meat into pieces but one of the things that lured me to raw feeding was the work they have to put in to getting the food. I dont much like the sound of Diasy eating, you can actually hear her inhaling it !!!

I bought her a big BIG joint of beef one time and it was very enjoyable just watching her spin it about, trying different angles and different parts of her jaw. Took her about an hour to eat it all. Just seems a shame that she looses that along with being able to chew on a bone for a while afterwards when i cut it up into pieces.

When dogs get stuff stuck in thier throat, are the generally good at getting it out again ? I mean, am i over worring about her trying to eat her weight in meat in under 3 seconds or do i just need to let her get stuff stuck in her throat for her to learn the correct technique ?

Finally, since raw feeding she has been producing some award winning stools They dont stink and are solid, SO easy to pick up BUT. She seems to be having issues getting them out. She looks very panicked when poo'ing and often squats there for AGES before anything comes out and then again AGES after she stops before she gets out of the squat position. Most of the time she will travel a good 100meters and then need another poo. Seems like consipation right ?

Maybe i am wrong but i read that consipation was a result of too much bone, not enough...something else. But we havn't got a freezer yet so she hasnt been eating any bones, just mushed up 'pet meat' and the occasional chicken fillet thats left over from 2 humans eating from a 3 pack of chicken.

There may well be bone in the pet mince.

The problem with feeding something when you don't know exactly what is in it, is that you don't really know if she is getting a balanced diet, and too much of some offal, like liver, can be dangerous. I would stick to the pet mince as an occasion use product, maybe three times max a week. (assuming feeding twice a day)

Yea well it stinks and does nothing for her breath as a result so once i get a freezer sorted and finally figure out what to order from Landywoods i hope not to touch the pet mince stuff. At 32p a Lb it can hardly be quality !!!

Thing is its damn good as a suspension in Kongs. Just thought the other day, whats the point in feeding her RAW if i then fill her 2 x Kongs with dog biscuits anyway lol !

Great articles and a great read. Been very useful for me as just switched over to raw.

Constipation is caused by too much bone, so may be if you are not giving it too her it is in the pet meat? Though our butchers won't mince bones as they say it would wreck their very expensive mincers!! I find with mine a little extra beef, heart or liver gets them "going" if they have had too much bone!

Dogs are and will always be carnivores in the wild what do they eat?? yes they eat raw meat and raw bones, they dont eat veg or biscuits and they dont have anyone to freeze it or cook it for them. All this dried dog food with bits of coloured stuff in it supposed to be veg, well it is only put in dog food for us humans to believe that it is veg and is good for our dogs. Well dogs only see in black and white so all the coloured bit mean nothing to a dog. Feed them raw and keep them happy sure give them biscuits if you dont give them bones as this helps with dental hygene