I was just curious as to how do you know how much RMBs and veggies to give your dog? Its gotta be per weight of the dog, right? His/her activity level?

I found alot of helpful information at www.njboxers.com
Go to Barf for Beginners FAQs

That section will answer nearly every question you can think of.

You're supposed to feed between 1-2% of an adult dogs IDEAL body weight... For example McBain is about 65 lbs right now but he's a gangly thin teenager. I've been feeding him 1 1/2 lbs a day. 1/2 RMB's (chicken frames, and turkey necks for breakfast) and half muscle meat with some veggies. Plus organ meat (about 1 lb a week in two seperate meals). I also feed him fish once a week or so, eggs (shell and all) and green tripe too (he loves the tripe).

I realized after about a month that he was a little too skinny so I just increased the amt of food. An extra chicken back 3 mornings a week... an extra couple eggs a week (Dr. Pitcairns book says that a lab sized dog can eat three whole eggs a week). So far he loves everything! I bough some frozen whole sardines this week, you'd think he was a seal!

thanks for the numbers. i read that on a BARF site just before i posted the question in hopes that i'd get the same answer.

another question, how do you go about asking a butcher for bones/carcasses/backs/necks and such? do you just say, "hey i'm looking for ____, do you have any?"

i know that probably sounds like a no-brainer, but i don't want my butcher looking at me funny ;) we have several stores that i'd feel comfortable hitting, even the commissary on base. anyone use their commissary butcher? anyone military?