Highpoint Raw Dog Food

How much raw food your dog needs will depend on their age, size, activity level and metabolism. A general rule of thumb is to feed by body weight and age. Active adult dogs will eat about one of our quarter-pound bricks for every 10 pounds of body weight or about 2-3% of body weight. Puppies will eat about double that and senior dogs will probably need less.

With puppies, you will probably want to divide the food into two to four meals a day (the younger the pup, the more frequently he should eat). With adult dogs, you can feed them as one meal or divide them into two. 

Because you are providing very nutrient-dense food without fillers to your dog, you will probably notice that he eats a lot less by volume than he does process food. You will soon find the right amount to feed.

Our HighPoint Raw dog food is delivered frozen in convenient snap-apart bricks. Your dog’s ancestors were accustomed to eating frozen food in the wild over the winter months, so both thawed and frozen food are natural to her. It’s up to you and her. If you want to serve it thawed, simply put the next day’s portion in the fridge overnight. We do recommend feeding thawed food to puppies.

Raw food contains up to 80% naturally occurring moisture, providing a natural source of water that dogs require. Carnivores were designed to obtain the majority of their water intake from prey animals in the form of raw food. In raw food that moisture is also loaded with vitamins and minerals. Rest assured that when it comes to HighPoint  Raw dog food, we take nothing out and add no moisture in.

Since 1995, dogs of all ages, breeds, sizes, and activity levels have been thriving on our HighPoint Raw food supplied by our manufacturer based in BC. Our food is fed to puppies, working dogs, breeding dogs, police dogs, and beloved pets who all deserve to eat wholesome, optimum nutrition that supports vibrant health, activity, and longevity. Transitioning to a raw dog food diet is nothing short of amazing for dogs. As any raw feeder would attest, the transformation in their animals is remarkable. Once on our raw food, dogs experience a healthy, soft, and lustrous coat, cleaner teeth, no bad breath, less body odor, and increased energy, focus, and happiness. Often, symptoms such as irritable bowel, allergies, food intolerances, overweight or underweight issues, skin conditions, diabetes, and degenerative disease disappear, which is just as exciting as the improvement in their physical appearance and overall health.

We recommend stopping your other food and jumping right into it. You may notice loose stools for a day or two, but they will normalize very quickly. Combining raw and heat-processed food is not a good idea. It can lead to digestive distress because heat-processed food takes much longer to digest.

Perhaps the largest controversy surrounding raw feeding is the presence of bacteria. This has been sensationalized by the giants of the dry pet food industry along with some biased veterinarians who have little knowledge of raw feeding or have never tried it. 

What they fail to mention is the countless recalls of dry pet food due to salmonella, tainted ingredient scandals or unbalanced pet foods that have made it to market. Contaminated dry foods can cause bacterial problems to proliferate because of the bowel transit time slowdown processed foods cause. The real danger is when dogs have had their digestive tracts damaged through eating highly processed dead food and then are exposed to bacteria.

The facts are that healthy dogs do not succumb to bacteria from raw food, including salmonella. As carnivores, their bodies are designed to consume raw meat. Millions of years of evolution have ensured their short digestive tracts with highly acidic gastric juices and biological defenses are capable of consuming bacteria without ill effect. If this were not the case all of our pets’ wild counterparts would have dropped from the face of the earth long ago.                                    

Just as when we handle raw meat products for our own consumption, we must simply use the same common sense approach when handling raw food for pets.

Many veterinarians are now recognizing the importance of raw feeding and have become strong supporters of raw diets. There are true leaders in the veterinary industry who bring raw feeding awareness back to the public. Working with an informed veterinarian is always recommended.

HighPoint Raw dog foods are prepared using the freshest sources possible. We use cold temperature freezers that destroy Salmonella and other pathogenic bacteria, without harming nutritional value. Packaging and boxing go in a low-temperature freezer environment. All of our blends are regularly tested.

You may be surprised how much he loves HighPoint Raw dog food because it’s the food his digestive system was made for. If he has a history of being really picky, you may want to start with Tripe. It’s strong taste and distinct smell is very, very appealing to dogs.

To minimize plastic waste, we do not individually wrap portions of food. They come in sheets that are scored into quarter pound bricks for easy snap-apart convenience. The sheets are put into an industrial-strength plastic bag which is put into a heavy duty 30 pound cardboard box.

In the wild, the relatives of our dogs eat a pretty simple and predictable diet. They eat whatever is most commonly available to them. If you want to feed a variety of our raw blends to your dog you certainly can. Remember, though, that each HighPoint Raw dog food blend is formulated to provide everything your dog needs.

Of course you can. And to help you out, our Raw Chicken Base is what you need to help you get started just right.

But the question is why would you? 

A certified canine nutritionist has formulated all our HighPoint Raw blends. Unless you have that expertise, do you want to be feeding your dog a haphazard mix of ingredients that might not help her be as active, vibrant and healthy as she deserves? 

Plus, making raw dog food is a lot of work. (Trust us – we know.) Wouldn’t your dog rather be hiking the trails, strolling the beach, playing fetch, or just hanging out with you than sleeping while you spend hours in the kitchen?

Often dogs with food allergies are allergic to the unnatural and highly processed ingredients in commercial dog food. Many of our clients discover that those sensitivities go away once their dogs are eating HighPoint Raw food. If your dog is highly sensitive, our Raw Turkey Complete Blend is a great starting point.

A raw food diet is pure and highly digestible. There is no filler that goes right on through the digestive tract and makes those big fluffy (and very stinky) stools. You will be surprised. And don’t worry if he strains sometimes to pass the stools. This can be beneficial because it stimulates the release of the anal glands which can decrease the possibility of impactions or infection.