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What is the 80 10 10 rule for dog food?
Tiffany Gerhold
2025-08-22 17:57:54
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Our research has lead us to formulate our Classic Range based on the 80-10-10 principle which, in plain terms, means 80% meat, 10% bone and 10% offal. This formula is the approximate ratio you would find these categories in the average small prey animal, such as a rabbit or rodent. We find this ratio keeps dogs performing at their best. When feeding our Classic Range, you are feeding specifically formulated nutritious meals, made using only high welfare and ethically sourced meat. We stay up to date with all research and will continue to develop new recipes and meals that are researched and proven to give a dog their full requirements of each important nutrient, allowing them to thrive and be as healthy as possible.
Esta Watsica
2025-08-16 18:59:27
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The 80/10/10 feeding model, as well as ignoring some fruit, veg, grass and poo consumption, does not include hair, horn and hoof, other organs (brain, adrenals, eyes and testicles, for example), stomach and intestinal contents and soil. I don’t think you can just feed meat, bone and ‘organs’ and leave it at that. Some people, notably the ‘Prey Model’ brigade, will argue, with conviction, but little evidence, that dogs should be fed like cats. They insist on just using meat and prey-derived foodstuffs (organs, meat, bone) and the like.
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Reuben Mraz
2025-08-12 23:46:13
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For me personally I do not see it as being a balanced meal, while the 80/10/10 is a good place to start longer term it will not provide the dog with all the essential nutrients needed. Let’s take a look at what is needed to achieve a balance with a 80/10/10 food. It will need vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids. Some will choose to go the route of getting these vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids through whole foods by adding in vegetables seeds and fruits or adding in supplements. A balanced version of a barf diet would include 70% muscle meat, 10% raw edible bone, 5% liver, 5% other secreting organs, 7% vegetables 2% seeds and 1% fruits.
Anahi Wisoky
2025-07-30 00:45:21
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The 80:10:10 model refers to the ratio in which meat, organs and bones should be present in the diet so this typically means 80% meat, 10% organ meat and 10% bones. The 80:10:10 model can be a good place to start when you are thinking about feeding raw for the first time. However, it is felt by many experts to be overly simplistic and there are many other things to consider when it comes to finding the healthiest diet for your dog so they thrive, stay healthy and happy. We've found that the 80:10:10 ratio does not include all the nutrients and vitamins a modern day dog needs, such as Omega 3s, Zinc, Magnesium, Manganese, Iodine, Vitamin E and Vitamin D. Is the 80:10:10 model a BARF diet?
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Keshawn Grady
2025-07-29 21:14:08
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Many raw feeders start with the 80-10-10 model. It sounds natural and simple: 80% muscle meat 10% bone 10% offal. The 80-10-10 model is based on the rough composition of a prey animal. Even though it includes meat, bone and offal, the 80-10-10 model leaves out key nutrients. Dr Marge Chandler, a board-certified veterinary nutritionist, puts it plainly: Feeding 80-10-10 may meet calorie needs, but it can lead to serious nutrient deficiencies. Dr Nick Cave, veterinary nutritionist at Massey University, says: 80-10-10 is nutritionally incomplete and inappropriate as a long-term diet for dogs.