Raw Dog Food Base Mix: The Easiest Way to Feed Raw (26 Recipes)
A raw dog food base mix is the easiest way to feed raw. Everything except the meat and the oil is already in the bag: the vegetables, grains, fruit, fiber, vitamins, minerals and amino acids that make home prep a chore. You pick a protein, raw or cooked, add warm water and an oil, and the bowl is done. Bully Max High Calorie Raw Base Mix does that at 512 calories per cup, so the bowl is dense food, not watery vegetables. This guide covers how much food a bag really makes, the feeding chart by body weight, 26 protein combinations you can build tonight, raw handling and storage, and how to pair it with salmon oil.
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Raw base mix at a glance
- What it is: a dehydrated mix of rolled oats, rice, pumpkin, sweet potato, fruit, greens, vitamins, minerals, taurine and L-carnitine. Just add water and meat.
- Calories: 512 kcal per 8 oz cup (3,125 kcal/kg) before you add protein. Guaranteed analysis: 11% protein, 3% fat, 7% fiber.
- Raw or cooked: both work. Use raw if you already feed raw and handle it safely; use cooked if you would rather not.
- How much it makes: about 14 cups of dry mix per 5 lb bag, which is two weeks of base for a 31–50 lb dog, and roughly 20 to 26 lb of finished food once your protein is in (estimate; the math is below).
- Best pairing: Bully Max Omega-3 Salmon Oil as the oil step. Any good fish oil works if you already have one.
- Made for: anyone who wants to feed raw without the prep work. Pick a protein, add an oil, done. Also an easy fix for picky eaters and dogs that need to put on weight.
This is the bag everything below is built on. One 5 lb bag, 512 calories per cup, and you pick the meat.
BUILD YOUR DOG'S BOWL WITH RAW BASE MIX
512 calories per cup. Add warm water and the raw or cooked protein your dog already loves. Oats, rice, pumpkin, sweet potato, fruit, vegetables, vitamins, minerals, taurine and L-carnitine are already in the bag.
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What a Raw Dog Food Base Mix Is (and What It Is Not)
Raw feeders run into the same problem: meat alone is not a diet. A bowl of ground beef is low in calcium, short on several vitamins and has almost no fiber. Balancing that by hand means buying a dozen supplements, weighing organs and doing math every week. A base mix for raw dog food packages that side of the bowl, so the only thing you supply is the protein.
Bully Max High Calorie Raw Base Mix is a dehydrated mix, not a freeze-dried complete food and not a canned food. Three things make it different from most base mixes on the shelf:
- Calorie density. 512 kcal per cup of dry mix. It was built for dogs that need to gain or hold weight, so the carbohydrate base is oats and rice rather than mostly vegetable fiber.
- Amino acids already added. Taurine (minimum 0.1%) and L-carnitine (minimum 500 mg/kg) are in the bag, the same two nutrients performance-dog owners usually buy separately.
- It is made to be fed with added protein. The bag says it plainly: "intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only and is intended to be fed with added protein." The base mix is not a food on its own. Your meat completes the meal, and a lean meat gets a teaspoon of fish oil per cup of protein (also on the bag).
Here is the 40-second version from the launch reel, then the full breakdown.
Every Ingredient in the Bag and What It Does
This is the full ingredient list from the back of the bag, in order, with the job each one does in the bowl. No corn, no wheat, no by-products, and nothing you cannot picture.
| Ingredient | What it does in the bowl |
|---|---|
| Rolled oats | Slow-digesting carbohydrate and the base of the mix. Oats bring soluble fiber (beta-glucan) and a soft, oatmeal-like texture once hydrated. |
| White rice | Easy-to-digest energy. Rice is one of the gentlest carbohydrate sources for dogs, which is why vets often suggest it during a bland diet. |
| Pumpkin | Soluble and insoluble fiber for stool quality. Pumpkin is the classic add-in for firming up loose stool and easing food changes. |
| Sweet potatoes | Complex carbohydrate with natural beta-carotene (vitamin A precursor), potassium and fiber. |
| Carrots | Beta-carotene, fiber and a little natural sweetness dogs like. |
| Flaxseed | Plant omega-3 (ALA) and lignans for skin and coat support, plus more fiber. |
| Brewers dried yeast | Natural source of B vitamins and a savory flavor that helps acceptance with picky dogs. |
| Bananas | Potassium, vitamin B6 and natural sugars for quick energy. |
| Kale | Vitamins A, C and K plus antioxidants from a real leafy green, not a powder. |
| Calcium carbonate | Calcium. Muscle meat is high in phosphorus and low in calcium; this is the ingredient that keeps the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio of a meat-heavy bowl in a sensible range. |
| Peas | Plant protein and fiber. |
| Blueberries | Antioxidants (anthocyanins) and vitamin C. |
| Apples | Fiber, vitamin C and natural sweetness. |
| Beets | Folate, manganese and fiber. |
| Vitamins | Vitamin E, vitamin A, niacin, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, folic acid, vitamin B12 and vitamin D3. These are the vitamins a bowl of plain meat and vegetables is missing. |
| Minerals | Copper, iron, manganese and zinc as proteinates (chelated forms that are easier to absorb), plus potassium iodide and sodium selenite. |
| Parsley | Vitamin K and fresh flavor. |
| Choline chloride | Choline, a nutrient for liver function and nerve signaling that is easy to run short on in home-prepared diets. |
| Salt | Sodium and chloride in a controlled amount; working dogs lose electrolytes in sweat through their paws and panting. |
| Taurine | An amino acid dogs can make, but active and working dogs use plenty of it. The bag guarantees a minimum of 0.1% taurine. |
| L-carnitine | Helps shuttle fatty acids into cells to be burned for energy. Guaranteed at a minimum of 500 mg/kg. |
Ingredient list and guaranteed analysis from the Bully Max High Calorie Raw Base Mix bag (5 lb). Protein MIN 11.0%, Fat MIN 3.0%, Fiber MAX 7.0%, Moisture MAX 10.0%, Ash MAX 7.0%, Taurine MIN 0.1%, L-Carnitine MIN 500 mg/kg. Calorie content 3,125 kcal/kg, 512 kcal/cup (ME calculated).
Why 11% protein on a product for muscle? Because the protein is supposed to come from your meat. A cup of ground beef or chicken thigh brings 25 to 45 grams of complete animal protein to the bowl; the mix brings the rest of the meal. If you want a finished, bag-to-bowl high-protein food instead, PRO Series 31/25 is 600 kcal per cup with the meat already in it.
How Much Food One Bag Really Makes
The bag says "makes up to 15 lbs of wet food." Here is where that number comes from, so you can plan a bag correctly. The label lists 3,125 kcal per kg and 512 kcal per cup, which means one 8 oz cup of dry mix weighs about 164 grams. A 5 lb bag (2.27 kg) is therefore about 14 cups of dry mix.
- Mix plus water: at the label's 1 to 2 cups of warm water per cup of mix, 14 cups hydrates to roughly 12 to 19 lb. The "up to 15 lb" on the bag is this number, mix and water only, at a middle water level.
- Mix, water and your protein: at 1 cup of meat per cup of mix (about 8 oz), the finished food comes to roughly 20 to 26 lb per bag. That is the amount that actually goes in the bowl. These are estimates; your water level and the density of your meat move the total.
- Days per bag: what matters most. A 31–50 lb dog uses 1 cup of mix a day, so a bag is about two weeks of base. A 71–90 lb dog at 1½ cups a day gets about nine days. The full table is in the calorie section below.
Plan on meat too: for a 50 lb dog that is about 7 lb of protein per bag, so a bag of mix plus two family packs of ground meat is two weeks of fresh meals.
How to Build the Bowl: 3 Steps
- Measure the mix with a standard 8 oz measuring cup and add it to the bowl.
- Add warm water, 1 to 2 cups per cup of mix. Stir well and let it sit a few minutes until it is soft and hydrated with no dry or chalky spots. Less water gives a dense, calorie-packed meal; more water gives a softer, stew-like bowl. Warm, low-sodium broth works too for a picky dog.
- Add your protein, raw or cooked, and the oil. Mix again and serve. The bag's rule for lean meats: 1 teaspoon of fish oil per cup of protein. Bully Max Salmon Oil's own serving guide is ½ teaspoon per 10 lb of body weight per day, so use whichever you are following and do not double up.
Daily feeding chart from the bag
These are the printed Daily Feeding Directions for an average activity level. Split the day's amount across two meals for most adults, and three for puppies and dogs under 20 lb.
| Dog's weight | Dry mix per day | Warm water | Meat or fish per day | Bully Max Salmon Oil per day* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 lb | ⅓ cup | ⅓ to ⅔ cup | ⅓ cup | ½ tsp |
| 11–30 lb | ⅔ cup | ⅔ to 1⅓ cups | ¾ cup | ½ to 1½ tsp |
| 31–50 lb | 1 cup | 1 to 2 cups | 1 cup | 1½ to 2½ tsp |
| 51–70 lb | 1¼ cups | 1¼ to 2½ cups | 1½ cups | 2½ to 3½ tsp |
| 71–90 lb | 1½ cups | 1½ to 3 cups | 2 cups | 3½ to 4½ tsp |
Cups are a standard 8 oz / 240 ml measuring cup. Adjust water for the consistency you want. *Salmon oil column uses the bottle's serving guide of ½ tsp per 10 lb of body weight. Fresh water should always be available. Dogs over 90 lb: use the per-pound trend of the chart as a starting point and talk with your vet, or run our dog food calculator for a calorie target.
The bag also recommends rotating proteins weekly or every two weeks. That is where the recipe chart comes in.
Raw or Cooked? Both Work
You do not have to feed raw to use a raw base mix. The mix does not care whether the chicken was cooked; your dog's gut and your kitchen habits decide.
- Feed raw if you already run a raw program, have freezer space and are comfortable with meat handling. Raw muscle meat keeps its natural moisture and most dogs eat it with enthusiasm.
- Feed cooked if you have kids or an immune-compromised person at home, if your dog is a puppy or a senior, or if you simply do not want raw meat on the counter. Bake, boil or pan-cook with no salt, oil, onion or garlic, drain the fat if it is a fatty cut, and cool it before mixing. Cooked meat is a little more calorie-dense per cup because it has lost water, so the estimates in the chart differ.
- Never feed raw pork, raw Pacific salmon or trout (salmon poisoning disease risk in the Pacific Northwest), raw fish of unknown origin, or cooked bones. If you feed raw salmon at all, use farmed Atlantic salmon that has been frozen first, or just cook it.
26 Ways to Build the Bowl: Protein, Raw or Cooked, and How Much
Every row is one day's bowl for a 31–50 lb dog: 1 cup of Bully Max Raw Base Mix (512 kcal), 1 to 2 cups of warm water, 1 cup of the protein shown, and the salmon oil from the chart above. Scale the protein with the feeding chart for bigger or smaller dogs. Calories for the protein are rounded estimates from USDA averages for a cup of roughly 8 oz; your cut and fat level will vary.
| Protein | Raw or cooked | Amount per 1 cup of mix | Est. protein kcal | Est. bowl total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground beef 85/15 | Raw | 1 cup | ~490 | ~1,002 | Classic muscle bowl. Zinc and iron. Rotate with poultry. |
| Ground beef 80/20 | Cooked, drained | 1 cup | ~560 | ~1,072 | Highest-calorie beef option for hard keepers. |
| Beef heart | Raw, diced | 1 cup | ~260 | ~772 | Lean, affordable, taurine-rich. Pair with a fattier protein some days. |
| Beef + chicken liver | Raw | ¾ cup beef + ¼ cup liver | ~470 | ~982 | Keep liver to about 10% of the meat. Rich, so start small. |
| Chicken thigh, boneless | Raw, cubed | 1 cup | ~330 | ~842 | Budget-friendly and most dogs love it. |
| Chicken thigh, boneless | Cooked | 1 cup | ~400 | ~912 | Bake or boil, no seasoning, cool before mixing. |
| Chicken breast | Cooked, shredded | 1 cup | ~280 | ~792 | Lean. Add 1 tsp salmon oil per cup of protein for fat (label guidance for lean proteins). |
| Ground chicken | Raw | 1 cup | ~320 | ~832 | Mixes in evenly for picky dogs that pick around chunks. |
| Ground turkey 93/7 | Raw | 1 cup | ~340 | ~852 | Lean. Add salmon oil. |
| Ground turkey 93/7 | Cooked | 1 cup | ~420 | ~932 | Easy to batch-cook for the week. |
| Turkey thigh | Cooked, diced | 1 cup | ~400 | ~912 | Darker meat, more fat and flavor than breast. |
| Ground lamb | Raw | 1 cup | ~630 | ~1,142 | Highest-calorie common protein. Great for weight gain. |
| Lamb shoulder | Cooked, diced | 1 cup | ~560 | ~1,072 | Novel protein for dogs that do poorly on chicken. |
| Salmon fillet | Cooked | 1 cup | ~420 | ~932 | Omega-3 from the fish itself. Cook fish from the Pacific Northwest; never feed it raw. |
| Salmon | Raw, previously frozen | 1 cup | ~370 | ~882 | Only Atlantic/farmed salmon frozen first; never raw Pacific salmon or trout. |
| Sardines in water | Canned, no salt added | 1 cup (about 2 cans) | ~420 | ~932 | Cheap omega-3 bowl. Mash into the mix. |
| White fish (cod, pollock) | Cooked, flaked | 1 cup | ~200 | ~712 | Very lean. Good for sensitive stomachs; add oil. |
| Pork loin | Cooked, diced | 1 cup | ~380 | ~892 | Always cook pork. Trim heavy fat. |
| Ground pork | Cooked, drained | 1 cup | ~540 | ~1,052 | High calorie. Cook thoroughly. |
| Venison | Raw or cooked, cubed | 1 cup | ~300 | ~812 | Novel protein, very lean. Pair with salmon oil. |
| Bison | Raw or cooked, ground | 1 cup | ~400 | ~912 | Leaner than beef, similar taste for dogs. |
| Duck | Cooked, diced, skin removed | 1 cup | ~400 | ~912 | Rich novel protein. Cook thoroughly. |
| Goat | Raw or cooked, cubed | 1 cup | ~300 | ~812 | Lean novel protein popular with raw feeders. |
| Scrambled eggs | Cooked | 1 cup (about 4 large) | ~370 | ~882 | Easy protein when the fridge is empty. No salt or butter. |
| Turkey + salmon combo | Raw turkey, cooked salmon | ½ cup each | ~400 | ~912 | Lean meat plus oily fish in one bowl. |
| Beef + egg combo | Raw beef, cooked egg | ¾ cup beef + 1 egg | ~440 | ~952 | Extra protein and choline for growing or hard-working dogs. |
Bowl total = 512 kcal of mix + the protein estimate, before oil. One teaspoon of salmon oil adds about 40 kcal. All protein calories are estimates for planning, not label values.
A few rules that keep rotation simple:
- Organ meat is a topper, not the protein. Liver and kidney are rich in vitamin A and copper. Keep them to about 10% of the meat and skip them on days you feed a fatty cut.
- Fat is your calorie dial. Ground lamb, 80/20 beef and ground pork build a 1,000+ kcal bowl. Chicken breast, white fish and venison build a 700 kcal bowl. A hard gainer gets the fatty cuts; a dog that is already at weight gets the lean ones plus oil.
- Change proteins between bags, not between meals, at least until you know your dog's gut handles variety. One protein per week or two is what the bag recommends.
Pair It With Salmon Oil (Yours or Ours)
The oil step does two things. It adds fat and calories to a lean protein, and it adds the omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) that a meat-and-oats bowl does not have much of. Bully Max Omega-3 Salmon Oil is wild-caught Alaskan salmon oil with omega-3, 6 and 9, a minimum of 6% EPA and 5.5% DHA, and a pour spout that makes the bowl a five-second job. If you already have a fish oil you trust, use it; the base mix works with any good oil. Just follow one serving guide, not two.
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PAIR IT WITH BULLY MAX OMEGA-3 SALMON OIL
Wild-caught Alaskan salmon oil with omega-3, 6 and 9 plus EPA and DHA. The oil step of the bowl, and an easy daily pour for skin and coat. Temporarily sold out: tap below to get notified the moment it is back in stock.
Calorie Math by Dog Size (and Days per Bag)
Use this to check that the bowl matches your dog. The low end of each range is the feeding-chart amount of mix plus a lean protein (chicken thigh, raw, ~330 kcal per cup); the high end uses 85/15 ground beef (~490 kcal per cup). These are estimates. Weigh your dog every two weeks and move the protein amount up or down. If your dog is underweight, our body condition chart and 30-day plan shows what to look for; if you are not sure how many calories your dog needs in the first place, start with how much should I feed my dog.
| Dog's weight | Mix per day | Mix kcal | Protein per day | Est. daily bowl kcal | 5 lb bag lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 lb | ⅓ cup | 171 | ⅓ cup | ~281 to 334 | about 42 days |
| 11–30 lb | ⅔ cup | 341 | ¾ cup | ~589 to 709 | about 21 days |
| 31–50 lb | 1 cup | 512 | 1 cup | ~842 to 1,002 | about 14 days |
| 51–70 lb | 1¼ cups | 640 | 1½ cups | ~1,135 to 1,375 | about 11 days |
| 71–90 lb | 1½ cups | 768 | 2 cups | ~1,428 to 1,748 | about 9 days |
Days per bag assume about 14 cups of dry mix per 5 lb bag (2.27 kg ÷ ~164 g per cup, from the label's 3,125 kcal/kg and 512 kcal/cup). Estimates.
Working dogs, weight-pull dogs and dogs in heavy conditioning often need more than the "average activity" column. The simplest adjustment is to keep the mix the same and add protein and oil, since those are the calories the dog is burning. If you are feeding for a weight-gain goal, the weight gain and muscle guide walks through a four-week plan.
Who This Is For: Anyone Who Wants to Feed Raw Without the Hassle
This is for anybody who wants to feed their dog raw and does not want the prep work that usually comes with it. Most people who try raw feeding quit for one reason: the hassle. Sourcing organs, weighing vegetables, buying calcium and a shelf of vitamins, and doing the math every week. With the base mix, all of that is already in the bag. You pick your protein, add an oil, and you are done. It is the easiest way to feed raw.
- Owners who want raw without becoming a nutritionist. The calcium, vitamins, trace minerals, fiber, taurine and L-carnitine are in the mix. You buy meat, not a cabinet of bottles.
- Owners who want raw without raw. Cooked chicken, turkey, beef or fish works exactly the same way. No raw meat on the counter if you would rather not.
- Busy households. Warm water, a few minutes to hydrate, meat, oil. Less time than most people spend measuring kibble and toppers.
- Picky eaters. 14% of Bully Max customers in our post-purchase survey bought because their dog was picky. A bowl built around meat the dog already eats removes the fight. It also works as a topper on 30/20 Chicken or 30/20 Beef if you want to keep kibble in the picture; count the calories.
- Dogs that need to gain weight or hold muscle. Rescues, hard keepers, studs filling out, dogs recovering from illness or a litter, and sport or working dogs in season. 512 kcal of mix plus a fatty protein is one of the densest bowls you can build. Sponsored handlers like PresaMania's Travis and Kassidy Torrez list it among their go-to products.
- Dogs of any size. The feeding chart runs from under 10 lb to 90 lb, and the same bag feeds the bully and working breeds Bully Max was built for, from American Bullies and pit bulls to Cane Corsos and Mastiffs.
In our customers' words
“High protein and high calorie food for my dog who REFUSED to eat anything else but your food”
— Bully Max customer, post-purchase survey
“Well I just adopted an American bully from a family that couldn’t take care of him anymore. When I got him he was skinny but I used your food and he’s getting muscles”
— Bully Max customer, post-purchase survey
“Better results for her and keeping weight on her”
— Bully Max customer, post-purchase survey
Raw Handling, Storage and Safety
A base mix removes the nutrition math. It does not remove the meat handling. Treat raw meat for your dog the way you treat raw meat for your family.
- Thaw in the fridge, not on the counter. Keep raw meat at 40°F or colder and use thawed meat within 1 to 2 days.
- Batch and portion. Portion a family pack into daily bags on day one and freeze what you will not use in two days. Pull tomorrow's bag into the fridge tonight.
- Mix and serve. Hydrate the base, add the meat, serve. Pick up anything the dog has not eaten in 30 minutes. Do not leave raw meals out.
- Leftovers: prepared base mix (hydrated, with or without meat) keeps covered in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. If you mixed raw meat in, treat the whole bowl as raw meat.
- Clean up. Stainless bowls, hot soapy water after every raw meal, wash hands and surfaces. Keep raw prep away from the sink area where you wash produce.
- Who should not handle raw: if someone in the house is pregnant, under 5, elderly or immune-compromised, feed cooked protein. The mix works the same.
- The dry mix: store sealed in a cool, dry place. The dehydrated mix has a long shelf life; check the date on the bag and close it tight between scoops.
How to Transition Your Dog
Fresh food is richer than kibble and the gut needs a few days to adjust. The bag's schedule is simple:
- Days 1–2: 25% base mix bowl, 75% current food.
- Days 3–4: 50 / 50.
- Days 5–6: 75% base mix bowl, 25% current food.
- Day 7: full transition.
Start with a bland protein (cooked chicken thigh or turkey) for the first bag, then rotate. Use the lower end of the water range if stool gets soft, hold the ratio an extra day or two before stepping up, and skip organ meat for the first two weeks. Dogs with a sensitive stomach often do better on the cooked route first. Any dog that vomits repeatedly, has blood in the stool or stops eating needs a vet, not a recipe change.
If you are switching a dog that has been struggling on kibble, read our guide to feeding picky eaters first; most "picky" dogs are reacting to texture, and a hydrated, meaty bowl fixes that on day one.
Why Bully Max Instead of Another Base Mix
You can buy a dehydrated base mix from several companies. Here is what you are getting from this one, in numbers from the bag rather than adjectives.
| What matters | Bully Max High Calorie Raw Base Mix |
|---|---|
| Calories per cup of dry mix | 512 kcal (3,125 kcal/kg). Built for weight gain and working dogs, not weight control. |
| Amino acids added | Taurine (MIN 0.1%) and L-carnitine (MIN 500 mg/kg) in the bag. |
| Carbohydrate base | Rolled oats and white rice; no corn, wheat or by-products. |
| Produce | Pumpkin, sweet potato, carrot, kale, parsley, banana, blueberry, apple, beet, peas. |
| Minerals | Chelated copper, iron, manganese and zinc (proteinates), plus iodine and selenium. |
| Protein choice | Any raw or cooked meat, fish or egg. Rotate weekly or every two weeks. |
| Prep | Warm water, a few minutes to hydrate, add meat and oil. No powders to weigh, no supplements to buy. |
| Where it is made | Made in the USA. Every batch triple tested. Zero recalls. |
Bully Max has been feeding bully and working breeds since 2009. Over 50,000 5-star reviews and a 5/5 rating from Dog Food Advisor come from the same dogs this mix was built for. Buying direct from shop.bullymax.com gets you Bully Max Rewards, the lowest price available on it, and bags that ship straight from Bully Max in Pittsburgh.
FAQ
What is a raw dog food base mix?
A base mix is the non-meat part of a fresh dog meal, dehydrated: carbohydrates, vegetables, fruit, fiber, vitamins, minerals and sometimes amino acids. You add water and your own raw or cooked protein. It exists so raw and home-cooked feeders do not have to balance calcium, vitamins and minerals by hand.
Is Bully Max Raw Base Mix complete and balanced?
The bag states that the mix "is intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only and is intended to be fed with added protein." In plain terms: do not feed the mix by itself. Your protein completes the bowl. If you plan to make it your dog's only food long term, run the plan past your vet, as you would with any home-prepared diet.
How much food does one 5 lb bag make?
About 14 cups of dry mix. Hydrated with water it is roughly 12 to 19 lb (the bag says up to 15 lb of wet food), and with 1 cup of meat per cup of mix the finished food is roughly 20 to 26 lb. For a 31–50 lb dog at 1 cup a day, a bag is about two weeks. Estimates based on the label's calorie data.
Can I use cooked meat instead of raw?
Yes. Cook it plain, no salt, oil, onion or garlic, drain heavy fat, cool it and mix it in. Cooked meat is slightly more calorie-dense per cup than raw because it has lost water; the recipe chart above shows both.
How do I make raw dog food with a base mix?
Measure the mix, add 1 to 2 cups of warm water per cup of mix, stir and let it hydrate for a few minutes, then add 1 cup of raw or cooked protein per cup of mix and your oil. Use the feeding chart for your dog's weight and split it into two meals.
Do I have to use Bully Max Salmon Oil?
No. It is the easiest match because the serving guide is on the bottle and it adds EPA and DHA that meat and oats lack, but any good fish oil works. Follow one product's serving guide, not both.
Is it good for weight gain?
That is what it was built for. 512 calories per cup of mix plus a fatty protein like ground lamb or 80/20 beef builds a 1,000+ calorie bowl for a 50 lb dog. For a dog that is already at a good weight, use leaner proteins and keep the oil.
Can puppies eat it?
The feeding chart starts at 1–10 lb, and the mix is fed with added protein, so it can be built for a growing dog. Puppies have tighter calcium and calorie needs than adults, so talk with your vet before making a base mix the main diet of a large-breed puppy. For a finished puppy food, 24/14 Puppy is formulated for growth including large-breed puppies.
Can I mix it with kibble?
Yes. Hydrate a half cup, add a few ounces of meat and spoon it over kibble as a topper for picky dogs or extra calories. Reduce the kibble so total calories stay where you want them.
Build the first bowl tonight
One bag of Raw Base Mix, a pack of the meat your dog already loves and warm water. Add salmon oil when it is back in stock, or use the fish oil you have. Rotate proteins with the chart above and weigh your dog every two weeks.
BUILD YOUR DOG'S BOWL WITH RAW BASE MIX
512 calories per cup. Add warm water and the raw or cooked protein your dog already loves. Oats, rice, pumpkin, sweet potato, fruit, vegetables, vitamins, minerals, taurine and L-carnitine are already in the bag.
Save 10% with autoship and get a fresh bag every two weeks for a 50 lb dog.
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