It’s an interesting diet this breed needs. Basically small frozen scraps, but very rich in content. Their digestive systems evolved as nomads north of the Arctic Circle and know nothing else, so a bit of care needs to be taken. His body will do a lot with the vital scraps of tundra animals, and doesn’t know how to handle big foreign diets which make him unenergetic and unwell after a few meals.

Tonight’s menu is sheep and beef tripe—their organs go well, but their meat and fat doesn’t.

Frozen salmon cuts—these dogs know fish as well as reindeer and love frozen meet. They extract all the goods from them.

And a rabbit foot—Fur and bone is common in their diet and helps clean. They can start to poop bad without fur fibre.

One of the more tame dishes considering the other weird off cuts of bits and pieces he gets. Thought some may find it interesting for a bit of an unusual breed outside of Finland.

Edit: And yeah, the photo makes the meal look big and him small. But he’s 20kg and that dish is about 3/4 a banana in diameter.

  • @[email protected]
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    92 months ago

    I wonder if the frozen-ness is actually good for them or not

    The frozen stuff can be better for their teeth at least. If they have to chew and work more to eat it, that cleans the teeth better than just wet floppy meats.

    • @_stranger_
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      32 months ago

      Makes perfect sense, thanks!

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      At least kill off some worms/bacteria if it’s been frozen, and not thawing means it can’t start getting bacteria growth back on it before its eaten.