The key to raising a happy and healthy puppy can all lie in a single word- barfing. Yes, you read it right but it may not have the same meaning as you might think. Barfing comes from the root word barf which is actually an acronym. Barf stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food; it may also mean Bones and Raw Food. Just as the name states, this is all about feeding your puppy with food that has not been cooked. It will mean raising your puppy independently of any processed or commercial dog food that you find in the market.

Puppy barfing is not something difficult to do if you start it early on. In other words the moment that your puppy is weaned from its mother you can already start with barfing. Some owners start the barfing process at 2 ½ weeks, but this may be a bit too early. It will be better to start your puppy on this type of diet at about 4 weeks of age. Since the digestive system if your puppy is still not fully developed or capable of breaking down solids, you will need to start barfing it with milk. Use natural milk like that from a goat thickened with some honey. If you decide to make use of supplements, then it can be mixed into this as well.

At around 6-8 weeks of age you may notice that the mother of your puppy starts to vomit, feeding the food it lets out to your puppy. This is a good sign that your puppy is now ready for more solid food. You will still want to go with this gently. Don’t use any big meat chunks immediately instead opt for ground meat mixed with some pureed vegetables. Remember to introduce meats on type at a time when puppy barfing so that it adjusts gradually. When your puppy gets bigger then you will be able to mix different kinds of meat.

Barfing will also include giving your puppy bones since it is an excellent source of calcium. You don’t have to wait for your puppy to be able to gnaw an entire bone before you start giving it bones. Even if it only licks the meat off the bone it will be good to expose it to this. You may also want to try using smaller bones such as those of chicken. Once your growing puppy learns to appreciate the taste of barf, you can venture into giving it more variety such as animal internal organs.