So, a little over a week in, and so far, so good.  Still getting some resistance (diminishing) from hubby, eventually, we'll wear him down

They've done chicken (Lacey doesn't like drumsticks, Pokey doesn't mind, she'll eat anything!), gizzard, liver (just one of each  on days with a bone heavy piece), and today, they had pork tail and egg.  There is a tail tip in the package, and for all the world it looks just like someone's thumb (without a nail)  I don't know if I can watch them eat that....

Output is as expected and described, but you can see when Pokey has filched some cat kibble...rather remarkable color striations

Stella & Chewy's raw patties.

This is a Wisconsin company I think, right?

I should have answered the question - yes frozen meat retains it's nutritional value...

And, I agree, frozen patties are a great way to get started - they are spendy and don't have any dental benefit, but you will see the overall benefit of a raw diet in your dog's condition. NV contains fruit and veggies which aren't part of a prey model diet...

Christine, no need to defend your CL finds, I envy you. I'm just paranoid (not just in this area of life) so can't let my guard down (same reason I can't have anyone come in and clean my house). BUT I have family and friends that 'dump' their freezer burnt leavings on us all the time and the crew is HAPPY to help them out with clean up!!

Another tip if you decide to continue, Bobbi is to, as you say, do all your prep at once and freeze. Instead of ziplock bags I suggest you buy the right sized storage container (disposable reusable ones work great for this) for your two girls for about 3 meals for the dogs (which is like the size of a shoebox at our house since I have so many to feed).  You can throw them in the diswasher like you would any other meat storage item you have or wash them in a sink full of hot soapy water with a touch of bleach, whatever you prefer.

I do all prep at once, portion into the boxes and freeze it. We have a wholesale meat place downtown here so I send hubby down every few months to buy big boxes of a few of the things we use a lot (they come in 40lb boxes) and I spend a day every few months divving it all up into the resuable boxes and freezing it in our deep freeze. So one day every 3 months is devoted to food prep. It's not my favorite job but not bad. Some things we get in such large sizes they need hacking up (like full rib sets, even though my Eddie swears he can eat an entire rack of ribs if only I'd let him try), other things are just a matter of divvying up, no cutting. Then I watch for mark downs at the local store (which they do a lot on last day meats) which are great for the dogs. Those I just toss into the freezer until I want them.

Got in the habit of buying in bulk when we had the greyhound girl and just never stopped. But having only the 2 dogs (or 1.5 if we count little Pokey correctly) at your place would make the whole process much easier than what I go thru - you can buy a family pack of whatever is cheapest and go nuts for the week!

Way to go Bobbi!  And kudos to Lacey and Pokey for taking on new diet.  I tried some raw meat on Miss Snickers one day and she just looked at me like I was out of my mind.

I am probably going to have to start with the premade raw patties which I imagine is still better than the kibble overall.   I like the idea of all natural and none of this stuff I can't pronounce in the kibble.

I am anxious to see how Pokey and Lacey progress doing the raw thing!