When I shop for cooling proteins for raw dog food, I heavily rely on Raw Feeding Miami.
My last raw dog food order from Raw Feeding Miami consisted of two cooling protein sources only, rabbit and duck.
That’s because my pup Wally needs more cooling proteins in his diet than warming ones, and I was running low on the cooling kind.
What Are Cooling Proteins?
In traditional Chinese medicine, there are neutral, cooling, and warming types of food. They represent the yin (cooling) and yang (warming) and maintain the energetic balance within the body. They don’t refer to the temperature of a type of food, but to their energy.
I’ve found that understanding these food energetics can actually help dogs with allergies and food sensitivities – like Wally. Dogs who are very itchy and scratch and lick at their bodies typically have an excess of warm proteins in their diet.
Warm proteins
Warm protein sources are chicken, turkey, lamb, and pheasant.
Neutral proteins
Neutral proteins are beef, goose, pork, quail, and bison.
Cooling proteins
Cooling protein sources are duck and rabbit.
Since it’s tricky to find rabbit and duck locally, I buy them online from Raw Feeding Miami.
Update 2020: I’ve found several other online retailers who sell rabbit in varying forms (whole and ground) in my article Rabbit for Raw Dog Food: Where to Buy it And More.
Cooling Proteins For Raw Dog Food: Raw Duck from Raw Feeding Miami
The duck part of my order consisted of duck wings, duck tenders, and duck gizzards.
Cooling Proteins For Raw Dog Food: Raw Rabbit from Raw Feeding Miami
The rabbit part of my order consisted of rabbit heads and rabbit grinds.
I originally wanted to include chunked rabbit in my order from Raw Feeding Miami, but since they were out of that, I settled for rabbit grinds.
They consist of whole, ground rabbit and can be fed as a complete meal consisting of muscle meat, raw meaty bones, and secreting organs.
I still have rabbit kidneys, beef liver and beef pancreas in my freezer chest, so I didn’t need to get any secreting organs with this order. Also still have their custom organ mix Monstermash, which consists of beef green tripe, liver, kidney, spleen, and one other organ that alternates. Beef is a neutral protein source, so it’s neither cooling nor warming and Wally does great with it.
How Much Did I Pay For My Raw Feeding Miami Order?
The total cost for my last Raw Feeding Miami order was $184.93 for 37.5 lb of raw dog food.
It was $159.15 for the rabbit and duck, as well as $25.78 in shipping costs via FedEx Ground.
- $30.40 for 10 lb of duck wings
- $31 for 5 lb of duck tenders
- $23.75 for 5 lb of duck gizzards
- $60 for 7.5 lb of rabbit grinds
- $24 for 10 lb of rabbit heads
I saved $10 by applying rewards points from my previous orders.
Tip: You can save 10% on your Raw Feeding Miami order with my referral link + get FREE shipping on orders $150+ with code SHIP150.
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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.