We understand that different dogs will have different nutritional needs throughout their life and may require their own nutritional meal plan. BEAU BELLE BULLDOGS realizes there are many different food options available on the market from dry kibble, lightly cooked, raw, and freeze dried raw are all readily available in pet stores. BEAU BELLE BULLDOGS feels strongly about feeding their dogs a complete, balanced whole food diet in its most natural form.

 

When it comes to nutrition, no matter what species you are, there is always a diet that is most appropriate and naturally provided within their habitat. We all have a whole food diet readily available to eat, whether the land provides it, animals hunt it, people grow it or we raise it. Every being on this earth can survive and thrive without processed food. 

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Dogs are descendent from the grey wolf, the wolves diet consists of primarily a carnivorous diet from the prey they catch. They receive most of their nutrients from eating meat, bones, and organs. They will also eat plant material, berries, and grasses.

 

Below you will learn the reasons why we choose to provide our dogs with a balanced BARF (Biologically appropriate raw foods) diet and get an inside look at our meal plan. BEAU BELLE BULLDOGS has had great success in the overall condition and health of our dogs by feeding a BARF diet.

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The following are the differences we have personally noticed in our dogs, along with other reasons why we feed BARF.

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• Cleaner teeth and better smelling breath.

• Healthy coat that is shinier and more vibrant in colour.

• No dehydration. They don’t need to drink as much water, dry kibble makes dogs really thirsty as dry food needs to soak up a lot of water during digestion, this can lead to dehydration which can cause diarrhea.

• Fewer potty breaks. Drinking less water results in less accidents when potty training because puppies don’t have to relive their bladders as often. They also have dryer nights in their crates.

• Puppies don't get belly bloat. Belly bloat can be very uncomfortable after they eat dry food as they will drink a lot of water and the food in their tummies will expand. 

• Healthier skin, decreasing hair loss and itchiness, with less allergy reactions.

• Better digestive systems.

• Much smaller and less frequent stools, poops are a quarter of the size as kibble poops because they don’t contain so much filler and the dogs only poop once, maybe twice a day. They are also easy to pick up, they don’t turn to a pile of mush in your yard and break down very fast without taking up so much room in your poop bucket or compost.

• Less allergies, finding the allergy source is a lot easier to detect on a barf diet. The process of elimination in finding the culprit is a lot easier when you’re only dealing with a few whole ingredients, rather than switching from bags of kibble only to make the dogs allergies and digestion worse as changing their diet takes a large toll not only on their digestion but on their overall health. Finding the allergy in dry kibble can be a nightmare for you and very stressful to your French bulldog with a lot of money wasted in bags of food, time, and vet bills.

• Lean, strong muscles.

• Stronger immune system.

• Less trips to the vet.

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We love having the comfort of knowing exactly what our dog’s are eating in real whole food forms, no fillers, no by-products, no recall worries.

Feeding BARF also works out to be a lot less money (as long as you’re doing it yourself and not buying pre packaged) Especially for us feeding multiple dogs in our home. 

 

ALWAYS remember to exercise and play with your dog prior to feedings and feed 1 - 2 meals a day. Do not feed 1 large meal a day to a puppy. After your puppy or dog has eaten let them nap. Dogs need time to REST after every meal. If a dog is active after eating, running, and jumping, they are at higher risk of twisting their stomachs. Picture holding a zip lock bag at each end with the bag ¾ full of water and food. Now flip the bag up and over your fingers, that’s a twisted stomach, and it requires immediate emergency surgery to untwist. When the stomach twists, everything in it becomes trapped and the blood supply is cut off. The stomach will start to deteriorate and compress the large vessels that return blood back to the heart and shock the circulator system.

Signs your dog has twisted their stomach,

2 – 3 hours after eating a meal they will start to show signs.

Swollen abdomen, more to one side that may be sticking out.

Non-productive vomiting (trying to vomit but nothing is coming up)

Dry heaving

Lethargy, unwilling to move, play or eat.