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New York Post
31 Jul 2023


NextImg:I feed my fussy dog caviar, moose and salmon — she deserves it

Lucky dog!

Fur mama Shannon Arney, 32, loves to whip up sumptuous meals of caviar, salmon and game in her home kitchen on a daily basis, but the fancy feasts aren’t for her to chow down on — the doting dog parent is cooking for her “fussy” Smithfield/border collie cross, Echo.

The Australian mom-of-three feeds her dog an entirely raw diet to make sure the pup receives the “best” nutrition. And she insists it doesn’t add that much to her monthly food budget, either.

“When I bought her home it didn’t make sense that a dog should eat dry food all the time,” Arney explained to South West News Service.

“I wanted to make sure she had the best nutrition I could provide,” she continued.

Arney’s dog follows the biologically appropriate raw food (BARF) guidelines and sticks to a meal plan that leaves her feeding Echo 50 to 60 percent muscle meat, 10 to 15 percent bone, 15 to 20 percent plant matter and five per cent liver.

A dog owner from Australia loves to feed her dog “extravagant” meals like caviar.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

A bright blue plate with an array of dog food on it, including a lot of raw, red meat.

Shannon Arney, 32, feeds her dog Echo a raw-food diet.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

A plate of food served in a red glass cup.

The dog mom wanted to provide her Smithfield border collie cross, Echo, the best nutrition possible.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

“I started with pre-made raw meals and then I learned more about it and then started making the meals myself,” Arney explained to SWNS.

The key to keeping costs low? Echo eats a lot of what’s known as waste meat, which is non human-grade produce, like wallaby, mutton and tripe.

Arney buys this kind of meat from a pet butcher, and is able to get creative in the kitchen without breaking the bank.

“I find plating the food enjoyable,” Arney admitted. “I get told they look like Michelin star meals.”

And that they do — Echo’s meals are colorful and plated gorgeously, as Arney appears to pay attention to every little detail, always adding in leftover vegetables.

For example, one meal could include a meat of salmon tail or venison organ mix, along with egg, enoki, radish, dragon fruit, garlic and heartsease flowers.

Despite the “extravagant” meals, she only spends around $33 — $52 per month on the food.

A plate of dog food, which includes an animal head served in a green bowl.

Arney provides her dog with a lot of “waste meat,” which is meat not meant for human consumption.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

A dog sniffing a plate of food.

Fish is one of Echo’s favorite foods.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

A woman wearing a black shirt with her gray and white dog on her back.

Echo is very loved by Arney and her family.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

Her dog also won’t eat anything that’s mixed together, so it’s something she has to keep in mind when presenting the plates.

“I often keep the plant matter from our leftovers,” the 32-year-old explained. “So she’ll have the vegetables from our stir fry for example.”

The proud owner even revealed that some of Echo’s favorites include fish, mutton and berries.

One time, she even tried caviar, and was a huge fan.

A plate of food including raw meat and vegetables.

Echo doesn’t like when her food is mixed together.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

A gray and white dog wearing a blue bandana collar posing with a plate of food.

Arney said that she’s really noticed a difference in how Echo appears.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

A dog looks lovingly at the camera.

“I get told they look like Michelin star meals,” Arney told SWNS.
Shannon Arney / SWNS

“My middle child wanted to try it and didn’t like so we didn’t want it to go to waste and gave it to Echo,” Arney said.

Her three kids, five, eight and 10, love Echo, and the owners admit that she is “very spoiled” and “very loved”

The mom-of-three acknowledged that she is “lucky” to be able to get raw meat for a great price, and hopes to inspire other pet owners to be able to look into a raw food diet for their animals.

But despite the fancy food, perhaps what is most important is that she has really noticed the benefits of the diet on Echo’s health.

“Her coat is incredibly soft and shiny,” Arney said. “Her teeth are immaculate pearly whites.”