FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You can switch you pup onto adult meals at any time from about six months, depending on breed and growth rate. Toy and Small breeds should stay on Naked Pup until they are fully grown (usually about 1 year) because the mince has a finer blend meaning the bone and cartilage size is smaller for smaller tums.

Naked Pup recipes also contain Chicory Root (also known as Inulin) which is a probiotic and supports the development of your Pup’s microbiome. Although this is beneficial when your Pup is growing, some dogs benefit from the mixed protein recipes offered by our Original range – and by the range of flavours on offer.

All of our recipes are managed to about 10% bone content.

We use seasonal green vegetables – usually Kale or Broccoli, and sometimes Cabbage.

Wheatgrass is just sprouted grass shoots. It is not a grain and has a different make-up to wheat itself.

Our raw is completely free of artificial additives and preservatives. Nothing in there but completely natural ingredients. Raw food how it should be.

All dogs have the same digestive system regardless of shape, size or breed; so yes, raw is great for any dogs. It is never too late to switch a dog to raw food.

Highly processed kibble digests differently to raw food, so extruded kibble and raw together could create some digestive discomfort for your dog. That’s why we have our Cold Pressed food. Cold Pressed is gently baked at low temperatures meaning that it digests similarly to raw food. Naked Dog Cold Pressed is a great option when travelling if feeding raw isn’t convenient. It can also be used as ‘raw-compatible’ training treat, or if you would like to mix your dog’s diet.

Some consumers choose a kibble-based food because of the mechanical action of chewing. We recommend trying our raw frozen bones for this purpose. If you have a little dog, you could also try some of our ran also try our raw frozen treats for this purpose. (Always supervise your dog with bones and treats).

Your dog may drink less water when fed raw. This is because of the much higher moisture content. Always have plenty of water available for your dog. They will only drink as much as they need.

The food is quite safe to keep in the fridge. It will last the same time frame as your own meat does in your individual fridge. This is usually 3-4 days.

Always follow the same hygiene rules as your own human-grade raw meat. After preparation, always wash down surfaces with an anti-bacterial cleaner and thoroughly wash your hands.

Where possible, we source our meat locally, and then nationally from the UK. However, across the whole raw pet food industry certain regulations or limitations means some types of meat, for instance Rabbit, do need to be sourced from the EU.

Unfortunately not. We cannot re-use tubs. Due to the raw nature of the food we are not able to trade with re-used tubs. These can be recycled in your local recycling collections.

We know from some of our consumers that – once they have thoroughly washed their old Naked Dog tubs and lids – they use them for planting seedlings in spring, or storing nuts and bolts in the garage!

Yes. Our Naked Pup range is a finer blend which can actually suit some dogs, especially older dogs who may have less teeth.

The chicory and the Naked Pup protein contents are suitable for dogs of any age.

Our Pure range is pure meat, bone and offal.

All of our recipes except for Pure Kangaroo and Chicken are single protein recipes.

All of our recipes except for Pure Rabbit and Pure Kangaroo are 80-10-10 recipes – meaning that they contain 80% meat, 10% bone, and 10% offal.

Pure Rabbit and Pure Kangaroo contain just meat and bone.

Our range is aimed to be a a medium ground mince. Neither fine nor what is described as chunky.

You can see many images, including video, of open Naked Dog tubs of food on our social media channels.

Our range offers a variety meaning, once you have avoided any known intolerances, your dog can have any of the meals, or meats, we offer. We recommended a dog enjoys a variety of different protein sources where possible.

There are different methods for switching your dog to raw food.

The Straight Switch: Feeding exclusively raw after a 24 hour fast, for instance missing the dogs previous evening meal, then moving to raw, real food the next day. We don't recommend feeding traditional extruded kibble in the same sitting.

Introducing Raw Gradually: Start by swapping one of their usual meals for a raw meal each day. Slowly increase the amount of raw you feed over a 7-10 day period until you are only feeding raw for a smooth transition.

You may notice that your dog poos less frequently and that their poos are whiter and harder. Your dog may also drink less on a raw diet as raw food naturally has a higher moisture content.

As our food is raw frozen, we do not send out samples. However we are stocked in over 450 stores nationwide, so picking up a tub to try is easy. Dogs very rarely turn their nose up at fresh, real meat food!