Name: Easy Raw Lamb Recipe for Dogs
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 11 lb batch
Cuisine: Raw Feeding
Ingredients: 9 lb Raw Paws Signature Lamb blend (lamb meat, heart, tongue, tail, liver, kidney, spleen); 1 lb Raw Paws Signature Salmon blend; 2 cups chopped lettuce; 2 cups chopped cucumber; 1 cup blueberries; Raw Paws Organic Kelp, per label directions based on dog's weight; Fera Pets Fish Oil, per label directions based on dog's weight

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Yes, raw lamb makes a great addition to your dog’s raw meals, and you can put together a complete one in under 10 minutes using two ready-made blends.

That’s all it takes to create a nutritionally complete, balanced meal – no scale or separate bone and organ math required.

I’ll walk you through that recipe first, including exact feeding amounts by your dog’s weight and a 15% savings code.

After that, I’ll cover what makes lamb so nutritious, which cuts to use for DIY meal prep, and where to buy them, including:

Ground raw lamb (also called lamb mince)
Lamb green tripe & heart
Lamb ears & tongue
Meaty lamb bones
Raw lamb liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas, testicles & brains

Bonus: I’ll also mention air-dried and freeze-dried lamb options for feeding during travel.

Easy Raw Lamb Recipe for Dogs

Combine 9 lb of Raw Paws Signature Lamb with 1 lb of their Signature Salmon and about 1 lb of simple produce (lettuce, cucumber, blueberries) which represents the stomach contents of the prey animal.

Add kelp for iodine and fish oil to balance out the Omega-3 fatty acids.

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Easy Recipe

A complete, balanced raw meal built on two ready-made Raw Paws Signature Blends, topped off with kelp, fish oil and a simple produce mix. No scale, no separate bone or organ math required.

The ratio: 9 lb Signature Lamb + 1 lb Signature Salmon + about 1 lb of produce (lettuce, cucumber, blueberries) makes an 11 lb complete batch. Scale proportionally for smaller batches.

Save 15% on all Raw Paws Pet Food ingredients above with code K9Savings at checkout

Raw Paws Signature Lamb

9 lb

Complete blend of lamb meat, heart, tongue, tail, liver, kidney and spleen. This is your base.

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Raw Paws Signature Salmon

1 lb

Adds wild-caught salmon for Vitamin D and Omega-3s, at 10% of the total batch.

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Raw Paws Organic Kelp

Per label, by your dog’s weight

Covers iodine, which this blend doesn’t provide on its own.

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Fera Pets Fish Oil

Per label, by your dog’s weight

Rounds out the Omega-3 balance alongside the salmon.

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Veggie & Fruit Mix

2 cups lettuce, 2 cups cucumber, 1 cup blueberries

Finely chop or puree for digestibility. Makes up the produce portion of the batch (about 10%).

Why Veggies in Raw Dog Food?

Instructions

Combine the Signature Lamb and Signature Salmon in a large bowl or bin and mix thoroughly.
Add the chopped or pureed lettuce, cucumber and blueberries, and mix again until evenly distributed.
Portion into daily servings, then add the kelp and fish oil per label directions based on your dog’s weight, and freeze what you won’t use within a few days.

Raw Paws’ Suggested Daily Serving for Dogs

Dog’s Weight	Daily Serving
0 to 30 lbs	4 oz per 10 lbs of body weight
30 to 100 lbs	3.2 oz per 10 lbs of body weight
Above 100 lbs	2.8 oz per 10 lbs of body weight

This is Raw Paws Pet Food’s own suggested serving guide. Adjust based on your dog’s activity level, body condition, and how they respond.

What’s In Raw Lamb: Benefits of Lamb for Dogs

My own dogs Wally and Pepper happen to do well with lamb. That’s not a guarantee it’ll go the same way for your dog – individual tolerance varies, and it can also change over time.

So is lamb good for dogs? For most dogs, yes – but there’s no single answer that applies to every dog. Some dogs do great on lamb as a regular part of their rotation, while others don’t tolerate it well, and the only way to know is to feed it and watch how your dog responds.

If you suspect your dog reacts poorly to lamb (or any protein), the most reliable way to confirm it is an elimination diet, not guesswork.

And if a sensitivity shows up now, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s permanent – dogs’ tolerances can shift over time.

Now, lamb is a tender, red meat that’s rich in the following:

Vitamins B2, B3, B6 & B12. Support blood flow and blood cells, break down fatty acids and support the nervous system.
Iron. Supports normal formation of red blood cells.
Phosphorus. Supports a healthy metabolism, teeth and bones.
Zinc. Supports the immune system and a healthy thyroid.
Selenium. Supports a healthy thyroid and is important for reproduction.

Overall, red meats such as lamb (also beef, deer, and pork) are richer in nutrients than white meat (poultry like chicken and turkey, and rabbit).

Good to know: Lamb is a bit on the fattier side of things, so don’t feed your overweight dog too much of it.

Where to Buy Individual Cuts of Lamb for Dogs

Once you’ve tried the easy recipe above, you might want to build your own lamb meals from individual cuts instead.

Below, I’ll walk you through each cut you can use in DIY raw meal prep, from ground lamb and organs to ears, tongue and meaty bones, along with where to source them.

Some cuts are easy to find at your local grocery store, while others (like green tripe or hearts) will mean turning to an online raw dog food retailer.

Ground Raw Lamb

You can find ground raw lamb at most grocery stores. This is going to count towards the 70% muscle meat in raw meal prep. That’s the predominant ingredient group.

Since lamb tends to be more on the expensive side of things, I only buy it when it’s on sale and stock up on it as much as possible.

Obviously, you’ll need freezer space for this money saving strategy, but I can’t recommend it enough!

I started with different size chest freezers and currently have an upright freezer that holds Wally’s raw dog food.

Found a great deal on lamb for dogs at a local grocery store

Ground raw lamb on sale for $2.99:lb — Ground raw lamb on sale for $2.99

Ground raw lamb on sale at a local grocery store in NC — Ground raw lamb on sale for $4.99

Lamb Green Tripe

Green tripe counts towards the 70% muscle meet category in raw feeding.

You can add about 15-20%.Good to know: Green tripe has a 1:1 phosphorus to calcium ratio. It’s nutritious because it’s the nutrient-rich lining (full of digestive enzymes!) of the lamb’s stomach.

Green simply means that it hasn’t been treated with anything.

Unlike the white tripe you find at your local grocery store.

That particular, human kind is bleached and completely stripped of all of its nutrients, so there’s no point in feeding it to your pups.

So yes, green tripe is nutritious BUT there’s a caveat. Be aware that it’s on the smelly side of things. I personally don’t mind the smell which is why I also don’t mind cutting up whole green tripe.

Money Saving Tip: Whole cuts of any meat are typically less expensive than their ground counterparts.

Here’s where you can buy it in the US:

Raw Paws Pet Food: Signature Green Lamb Tripe (ground). Save 15% with code K9Savings.
Raw Feeding Miami: Lamb Green Tripe (ground)
My Pet Carnivore: Green Lamb Tripe (ground)
Raw Pet Food Delivery Market: Green Lamb Tripe (whole or ground)

Fun fact: One day, I was cutting up a whole huge chunk of lamb green tripe that had spleen attached to it!

Wally and I literally did a happy dance in the kitchen because that was unexpected and definitely a first!

Lamb Heart

Heart is a muscular organ meat, and you can feed about 5-10% of your dog’s daily raw dog food allowance in heart. Here’s where you can buy it:

Raw Feeding Miami: Lamb Heart (whole)
My Pet Carnivore: Lamb Hearts (whole)

Raw lamb heart for dogs — Raw lamb heart

Raw Lamb Ears

Lamb ears count towards the 70% muscle meat in raw meal prep.

Here’s what I like about them:

Promote chewing
Great protein source
Hairy lamb ears provide manganese

Obviously I’m a raw feeder which means raw lamb ears are going to be my first choice, but I also buy dried lamb ears occasionally as an in-between snack.

Some dried lamb ears are available with the fur and hair while others have been stripped of it.

I prefer the ones that come with fur because it’s such a great source of the trace mineral manganese, as mentioned before.

How Often Can Dogs Have Lamb Ears?

This depends entirely on the size of your dog. Wally weighs around 38lbs and gets one hairy lamb ear per week.

I find that he does best with it when I cut it in half and offer it on two separate occasions.

You can either include it with meal prep and have the ear count towards muscle meat, or you can just offer it as an in-between snack.

You can get lamb ears that are either dehydrated or raw.

Whole raw lamb ears are harder to come by, but there’s a couple suppliers I’m aware of:

You could also check in with local sheep farmers and ask if they’d be willing to part with their lamb ears – or any other cuts for that matter.

Dehydrated/air-dried lamb ears are easier to find:

Raw Paws Pet Food. Dehydrated, sold without hair or fur. Save 15% with code K9Savings.
Real Dog. Air-dried, sold with hair and available in their monthly treat/chew boxes.

Raw dog food with ground duck, furry lamb ear, a chicken egg, and fish oil — Air-dried lamb ear from Real Dog

After my move to Germany, I had to find a German source for lamb ears, and the one below is where I get raw ones:

Haustierkost – Lammohren mit Fell

On a personal note, it’s much easier to find raw lamb ears here in Germany than it is in the US. Do they have more sheep here? Maybe.

BUT on the flip side it’s impossible to find duck heads and duck eggs in Germany.

I used to get my duck heads from Raw Feeding Miami and could find duck eggs at a local grocery store in the US (Harris Teeter).

Lamb Tongue

Lamb tongue is a fatty muscle meat and consists of about 17% fat. Healthy fats are an important part of balanced raw dog food, so don’t skimp on these!

It’s a bit tricky to get your hands on lamb tongue in the US (again, fairly easy here in Germany), but you can find lamb tongue at North Star Bison.

Meaty Lamb Bones for Dogs

These are going to count towards the 10% raw meaty bones (RMBs) in raw meal prep.

There are several different raw meaty lamb bones you can use when you’re putting your pup’s raw meals together.

Raw Paws Pet Food offers a bundle of meaty lamb bones with a ratio of 70% bone and 30% meat. It consists of the following:

Ribs
Tail Bones
Neck Bones
Femur Bones

Raw Meaty Lamb Bones for Dogs from Raw Paws Pet Food — Meaty Lamb Bones (photo courtesy of Raw Paws Pet Food)

Use discount code K9Savings to get 15% off!

My Pet Carnivore sells whole lamb tails.

Here’s something EXTRA cool – lamb heads! You can find them at Raw Pet Food Delivery Market.

They come with brains, eyes and tongue, which means they consist of about 75% bone, 20% meat and 5% secreting organs (brains and eyes).

Raw Lamb Liver, Kidneys, Spleen, Pancreas, Brains & Testicles

All of these are secreting organs and count towards the 10% secreting organs category in raw meal prep.

More specifically, 5% liver and 5% other secreting organs. Here’s where to find them:

Raw Feeding Miami:

Lamb liver
Lamb kidney

My Pet Carnivore:

Lamb spleen & pancreas

Raw Pet Food Delivery Market:

Lamb fries testicles (whole)

Air-Dried & Freeze-Dried Lamb Dog Food

Air-dried and freeze-dried lamb dog food can be a good alternative for several scenarios:

(1) You’re traveling with your raw-fed dog and fresh raw dog food is not an option

(2) You’re out of fresh raw dog food and need a quick alternative

(3) You’re looking for a healthier kibble alternative but aren’t ready to feed fresh raw dog food quite yet

BIXBI Rawbble freeze-dried lamb dog food

Lamb for Raw Dog Food: Bottom Line

Lamb raw dog food is nutritious and full of healthy fats.

You can put together a complete lamb meal in minutes using the easy recipe at the beginning of this blog entry, or source individual cuts from Raw Paws Pet Food, Raw Feeding Miami and My Pet Carnivore to build your own meals from scratch.

Use code K9Savings to save 15% on anything lamb from Raw Paws Pet Food.

The only cons I can think of are the price point of lamb and that some cuts are a bit hard to find.

That’s why I personally only buy lamb when it’s on sale or if I can get a deal on it. But when I do, I stock up!!

That said, you can use the following cuts of lamb for raw dog food in your own meals:

Ground raw lamb, tongue, heart, ears and green tripe (muscle meat)
Raw lamb tails, heads, necks, ribs and femur bones (raw meaty bones)
Raw lamb liver, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, testicles and brains (secreting organs)

Whole cuts of meat are typically less expensive than their ground versions, so that’s something to keep in mind if you’re on a budget.

While raw lamb is a great nutrient source for your pups, remember that it’s important to feed as much variety as possible.

Animals you can rotate between are poultry (chicken, turkey, duck, quail and goose), rabbit, beef, deer, pork, ostrich, kangaroo and camel. The more red meats you can mix with white meats, the better.

Also don’t forget to add in oily fish! For example, mackerel, thread herring, salmon, anchovies, smelt and sardines.

As with any protein, individual tolerance varies from dog to dog, and it can also change over time. Introduce new proteins one at a time and watch how your own dog responds, rather than assuming what works for one dog will work for another.

If you’re not ready to make a full transition to raw dog food or if you’re looking for options for feeding raw dog food during travel, there are a variety of air-dried or freeze-dried raw dog food lamb recipes.

Barbara Rivers

Barbara Rivers is the founder of K9sOverCoffee and a raw feeding educator with over a decade of hands-on experience.

She has fed raw in the US and Europe since 2015, after her Boxer mix Missy’s cancer diagnosis led her to move away from processed kibble and commit to species-appropriate nutrition.

As a former professional dog walker, she developed deep insight into canine behavior, conditioning, and the essential link between proper exercise and long-term health.

Barbara completed online training with veterinarian Dr. Marion Smart and Labrador breeder Dana Scott and works for one of Germany’s leading raw dog food brands, BARFER’S.

In 2026–2027, she is completing a year-long raw nutrition certification for dogs and cats at THP School, founded by raw feeding pioneer Swanie Simon.

Through her blog and weekly newsletter, she provides clear, experience-based guidance to help dog owners feed raw safely and confidently.