I fed my wolf – lived to be 17 yrs. of age; who was also bottle fed and given
the same kind of food I have given my
dogs and others (rescue/boarding/etc.) – Kibble combined with a bit of canned
with a couple milkbones stuck in. I
KNOW not only WHAT but WHEN you feed is very important. gsdramey@xxxxxxx
From: kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 4:07 PM
To: GSDCA Showlist
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Raw vs. Kibble
When I raised my Can. Gray Timber wolf cub, “Timber” back in the 70’s I got him
from a game sanctuary a little over 2 wks of age. The breeder said by bottle
feeding the cub would build our bond. The cubs were always taken away from the
wolf bitch at that age because of the taming issue. Very cruel when I think
back about that. I was never told what to feed my wolf after the bottle. I then
fed him like any large breed puppy. First of all I could never rid him of worms
no matter what the vet gave him. He eventually out grew that issue. As he grew
he never did well on kibble. Back in that time period we really didn’t have the
awesome choices we have today with kibble. And never even heard of raw feeding
dogs. But that’s what I should’ve been doing with Timber. No matter what kibble
I fed Timber he constantly had loose stools. The only advise from my vet at
that time was to add cottage cheese to his diet. I really should’ve been
connected to road kill, or giving him a raw diet. I know the makeup of a wolf
is not like our dogs today. Some of the people I’ve asked with wolf-hybrids say
they haven’t had issues feeding kibble. Never too old to learn… Kathy Partch
www.JoKaySedona.com
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