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Darlene Boyle has raised and trained German Shepherds for almost 20 years.  In 2003 she obtained her first competition dog Annika Vom Westerman, and her love for the sport of Schutzhund was born. Her husband soon followed suit and the world of raw feeding came with his new German Shepherd, Bodo Vom Landgraf. Annika was fed a quality kibble but was a finicky eater. She often refused a meal or a particular kibble after a few feedings. Annika ate her first raw meal and every meal to follow with vigor and the Boyles never looked back.

Michelle Boyes has raised, trained, and bred dogs for over 30 years. In 1990 Michelle obtained her first German Shepherd. It was then her love for the breed was born.  Michelle has since owned and competed with four more German Shepherds. Her retired sport dog Qui Gon Jinn vom Kriegsherren is the reason Michelle began feeding the B.A.R.F. diet in 2005. Michelle always fed a quality kibble and canned food to her dogs. However, Jinn quit eating all kibble and canned food. While at a dog trial, a friend and fellow long time raw feeder suggested Michelle feed Jinn a raw diet. She gave Michelle a sample serving of what she fed her dogs. Jinn cleaned her bowl! From that day on, Michelle and her dogs have never looked at another bag of kibble!

Darlene and Michelle met while doing Schutzhund.  They discovered they both had done  a lot of research regarding the raw diet.  Both decided to feed their dogs a diet based on the B.A.R.F. model designed by Dr. Ian Billinghurst.  They talked about the time and effort it took to find good, reliable suppliers and then prepare nutritious meals, especially for four or five dogs at a time. They wanted a place where they could get everything they needed for their dogs’ meals, instead of shopping at a variety of sources. 

They decided to create a "one stop shop" for raw feeders in the greater Sacramento and North Eastern Foothills area of California.  In The Raw K9 Grub was created for that reason!