Your Online Raw Dog Food Hub
Real raw meals, practical guidance, and a decade of hands-on experience from my kitchen to yours.
Here’s how much raw food your dog needs →
Why K9sOverCoffee?
I’ve always loved writing, so this website started as my hobby, a kind of diary of our dog adventures. The name says the rest: it’s meant to be read with a cup of coffee in hand (or tea, or whatever’s in your mug). So pour yourself something and stay a while.
How much raw food does your dog need?
Get a quick daily estimate right here. The full calculator then breaks it down into muscle meat, raw meaty bone, liver, other organs, fish and plant matter.
- Lets you pick your dog’s breed, adjust to their size and activity level
- BARF or PMR, plus a puppy mode
- Daily, per-meal and weekly amounts you can print
Feeding a puppy? The full calculator has a puppy mode.
Where Would You Like to Start?
Raw feeding doesn’t have to be perfect, homemade or complicated. Premade, DIY or a mix of both all count, as long as your dog gets real food that fits your life. Answer 4 quick questions and I’ll point you to the best place to start.
Where are you on your raw feeding journey?
What’s top of mind for your dog right now?
How much time can you spend on meal prep each week?
How do you feel about handling raw bones and organs?
The Fresh Starter
You’re ready to trade the kibble bag for real food, and that first step is often the biggest one. Raw feeding is a lot simpler than the internet makes it look once you know the basic building blocks.
Read the Quick Start Guide How to transition your dog to rawThe Puppy Raiser
Raising a puppy on raw is one of the best head starts you can give. Growing bodies need a little more bone and organ, and the amounts change as they grow. I raised my Lab Pepper on raw and wrote down every step.
Read Pepper’s puppy seriesThe Gut Detective
Itching, licking and tummy trouble often have something to do with what’s in the bowl. Fresh, simple meals with fewer ingredients make it much easier to figure out what your dog reacts to.
Help your itchy dogThe Raw Regular
You’ve got the basics down, so here’s a question that trips up even experienced raw feeders: is fish oil the same as feeding oily fish? Spoiler alert: they do two different jobs.
Fish oil or oily fish?
Hi, I’m Barbara Rivers
I’ve been feeding raw on two continents since 2015, when my Boxer mix Missy’s cancer diagnosis made me swear off processed kibble for good.
Today, I share the journey with Wally, my senior Feist mix and proud tripawd, and Pepper, my Labrador, who’s been raw-fed since she was a 3 month old puppy. I documented her growth phase month by month, so you’ll find real raw feeding for a growing puppy and a senior on three legs right here.
Raw feeding consultations
Once I’m certified through THP School, I’ll offer one-on-one raw feeding consultations. Join the waitlist to be the first to know when bookings open.
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Many of my readers have turned to raw feeding to improve digestion, manage allergies, and support their dogs’ long-term health, and here’s what some of them have to say.
Cheryl Kelly
with Smokey the German Shepherd
I was intimidated to go with the raw food diet until I happened upon Barbara’s website. She breaks it all down starting with the basics… Her recommendations for scales, knives, containers, feeding mats and so much more are all cost efficient and easy to obtain. If she recommends it, I buy it. … My eight month old German Shepherd, Smokey, has been on the raw food diet for five months now and is thriving.
Juliet
with Ranger the Border Collie
New raw feeder and your website has helped me immensely in facing the challenge. Thank you for your insightful, informative and thoughtful teachings. I looked and read everywhere and was feeling very afraid and overwhelmed but you gave me the confidence to take the plunge for my border collie!
Georgia
with Archie & Yoshi
Thank you for the free calculator!!! You are awesome for doing that!!!! … I have a new puppy now too. First time I’ve ever had a small dog. My big dog loves his new brother!
Annabelle
with Haley & Atlas
Barbara saved me so much time from scouring the internet for raw feeding information! She’s incredibly knowledgeable and I haven’t had an easier time with raw feeding than when I read through her blogs because all you need is right there. She also answered any questions I had, personally, and I’m so thankful for her!
From Plan to Bowl in 5 Steps
This is how raw feeding actually works in my kitchen, and the tools that help me at every step.
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Figure out how much
Every dog is different, so I always start with the numbers. Enter your dog’s breed, weight and activity level to get daily amounts for meat, bone, organs and more.
Use the free calculator -
Print your plan
Feeding charts by size and activity level, plus printable BARF and PMR worksheets for adult dogs and puppies, so your plan can live right on the fridge.
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Pick your recipes
Start with 10 balanced raw dog food recipes, two a day for five days. After that, my Sunday newsletter brings real-life meals and tips to your inbox every week.
Get the free recipes -
Stock the freezer
Batch prepping saves so much time. These printable sheets show you what’s in your freezer at a glance, so you know what to thaw and when to restock.
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Gear up
The scales, containers, freezers and bowls I actually use, picked from years of real-life raw feeding.
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What else are you and your dog up to?
Besides raw feeding, of course. Pick an adventure:
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