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.
What does this cost on a monthly basis?
And where are you finding so many available rabbit feet?
Not too much. I would say about $30. I go to the fish market and butcher a lot for herring, sardines, offcuts, etc. and these are always cheap. But I do order some stuff online (like the tripe).
Rabbits are an invasive species here and constantly culled. It’s not their fault, but they endanger other native species, so there’s plenty of rabbit feet going around.
Lucky!