Turkey Necks for Dogs

In our Somerford community, offal is one of the true powerhouses of a biologically appropriate raw diet. It delivers the essential nutrients that muscle meat alone can’t provide, giving pets the deep, whole‑body nourishment they’re designed to thrive on.

Organ meats like liver, kidney, and spleen are naturally rich in B‑vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fat‑soluble vitamins — all crucial for immunity, steady energy, skin health, and a well‑functioning digestive system. These nutrients help your pet’s body act, heal, and grow just as it would in the wild, supporting the kind of natural vitality our community stands behind.

Our Somerford community believes real food should do the heavy lifting, which is why our meals are crafted to be naturally complete — no supplements, fillers, or cooked add‑ons needed.

Each recipe brings together raw meat, bone, vegetables, fruit, and offal in the right balance, giving your dog everything they need for daily health, vitality, and whole‑body nourishment.

Our meals follow consistent, evidence-based ratios to create an appropriate raw food diet:

Standard Adult & Puppy

• 70% meat
• 30% fruit and vegetables

Muscle / Bone / Offal ratios

• 80% muscle meat
• 10% bone
• 10% offal

Baby Puppy

• 80% meat
• 20% fruit and vegetables

Low purine formulas

• Turkey & Salmon: 90% muscle meat, 10% bone
• Beef: 85% muscle meat, 5% green tripe, 10% bone

Cat formulas

• Specialised high-meat ratios that suit a feline raw food diet

These ratios help maintain a balanced diet that supports digestion, energy, joint health and long-term wellbeing.

Our Somerford Raw family knows that raw feeding delivers the greatest nutritional benefit, but we also understand that some pets need a gentle transition — and that’s perfectly okay within our community.

Our meals can be lightly cooked if needed. Simply warm the food over medium heat for a few minutes, just until the colour and texture begin to change. As your pet grows more confident with their new diet, you can gradually reduce the cooking time until they’re enjoying their meals completely raw.

Because heating can remove up to 60% of nutrients, feeding raw gives your pet the richest, most biologically appropriate nutrition — the kind our community is proud to stand behind.

Many pets develop allergies and skin issues due to highly processed food, artificial additives, or mixed proteins.

Many pets in our Somerford community arrive with itchy skin, tummy troubles, or long‑term allergies — often caused by processed foods, additives, or mixed proteins. That’s why our single‑protein meals, novel proteins, and elimination diet packs have become such trusted tools for families wanting clarity and real results.

Feeding one clean protein for several days — or up to six weeks — helps identify sensitivities and reset your pet’s nutrition. Our community sees the same improvements again and again: calmer skin, shinier coats, better digestion, happier pets.

For tougher allergy cases, our novel proteins like crocodile, goat, venison, and duck offer a fresh option pets haven’t been exposed to before. And our fish varieties — salmon and barramundi — are community favourites for their gentle, anti‑inflammatory support.

If you’d like a deeper dive into the process, you can explore elimination diets or novel proteins anytime.

Absolutely — and this is something our Somerford Raw community does every day with confidence.

You can safely defrost, portion, and refreeze our meals when handled with the same care you’d use for human‑grade meat. Always defrost in the fridge, keep the food cold while portioning, and refreeze promptly to maintain freshness and safety.

This process is exactly what our best‑selling 10kg and 20kg Bulk Packs are designed for. Families love being able to defrost a larger block, portion it into their pet’s perfect serve sizes, and refreeze — making raw feeding easier, more economical, and perfectly suited to busy routines.

In our Somerford community, many pets take to raw straight away — they love the fresh taste and digest it beautifully from day one. If your dog or cat is enthusiastic, healthy, and showing no signs of digestive upset, you can sometimes confidently move straight to full raw feeding.

For pets who are fussy or have sensitive tummies, we take a gentler approach. Begin by mixing around 20% of our raw, fresh meals with your pet’s current food. Over the next 7–10 days, gradually increase the raw portion. This slow, steady transition gives their digestive system time to adjust and helps prevent soft stools as they settle into their new, natural diet.

Adding a small amount of apple cider vinegar (with the mother) can also support the process — it helps balance your pet’s gut pH, making digestion smoother and helping their system adapt more comfortably to raw feeding.

And as always, our team is here to guide you through whichever path your pet needs so they thrive within our Somerford community.

You can begin feeding raw from the moment your puppy is ready to be weaned. There’s no need for a kibble stage — puppies can transition straight from their mother’s milk onto our Baby Puppy formula. It’s designed specifically for this early stage, with gentle proteins, balanced calcium and phosphorus, and the nutrient density young pups need for healthy growth, joint development, and brain function.

Many breeders — including our own Somerford team — have successfully raised countless litters on Somerford Raw. Their results speak for themselves: consistent growth, excellent digestion, shiny coats, and confident, thriving puppies. You can read more about their experiences in our Story Behind Somerford blog.

As they get older, they move naturally into our Puppy meals, which support continued development, and then into our Adult formulas once they’re fully grown. Each stage is carefully tailored to match your dog’s nutritional needs as they grow, ensuring they thrive on fresh, biologically appropriate food from day one.

A properly introduced raw diet doesn’t upset the stomach. In fact, most dogs find raw easier to digest because it aligns with how their bodies are naturally designed to process food. Dogs have a short, highly acidic digestive tract, built to break down meat, offal, bone, and other prey‑based ingredients quickly and efficiently.

Raw food moves through the gut faster than processed kibble, which reduces fermentation and gas — two common causes of tummy upsets. The acidity of the stomach also helps soften and dissolve raw bone, supports healthy bacterial balance, and acts as a natural defence against pathogens.

When dogs switch to raw, many owners notice firmer stools, less bloating, better breath, and improved nutrient absorption because the diet matches their biology rather than working against it.

Yes. A fresh, prey‑based raw diet naturally supports strong joints and long‑term mobility. The high meat content provides the amino acids needed to maintain healthy muscle, while natural cartilage delivers glucosamine and chondroitin — the same compounds often added to joint supplements. Raw bone minerals supply bioavailable calcium and phosphorus to keep joints stable and structurally supported.

The inclusion of anti‑inflammatory omega fats helps reduce stiffness, nourish connective tissue, and support smooth, comfortable movement as dogs grow, play, and age. Together, these whole‑food ingredients work in harmony to promote joint resilience, mobility, and sustained energy throughout your dog’s life.

Absolutely. Most dogs are instantly drawn to fresh, raw, meat‑based meals — the smell, the texture, the taste. It taps into their natural instincts and feels familiar to the way they’re built to eat. For many families in our Somerford circle, the excitement at mealtime is one of the first signs their dog is truly thriving on real food.

Our team pours genuine care into everything we do. We don’t outsource our meals or rely on theory — we craft every recipe ourselves, raise our own litters, and work hands‑on with dogs every single day. The guidance we share comes from real experience, supported by holistic vets, trainers and behaviourists who trust fresh, whole ingredients just as much as we do.

Over the years, we’ve walked alongside thousands of families making the switch to raw. We’ve seen nervous first‑time puppy owners grow confident, watched older dogs rediscover their spark, and helped pets with sensitive tummies finally thrive. Those stories — and the hundreds of 5‑star reviews from owners who’ve seen the difference firsthand — are what keep us committed to doing things the right way.

At Somerford, every decision centres on whole ingredients, raw nutrition, and the wellbeing of the pets we support. When you reach out to us, you’re speaking to people who genuinely care, who’ve lived the journey themselves, and who want your dog to feel their absolute best.

Choosing the right protein is all about your pet’s individual needs, and that’s something our Somerford community takes seriously. Start with your pet’s age, size, activity level, and any health sensitivities, then explore the ranges built to help them thrive:

• Adult Meals for everyday, complete nutrition
• Puppy and Baby Puppy for growing bodies that need extra support
• Elimination Diet packs
  for pets with sensitive tummies or those needing a structured elimination plan to identify food triggers.
• Novel proteins for long‑term allergy management
• Dedicated cat range for moisture‑rich, taurine‑focused feline nutrition
• Low Purine for breeds needing gentler purine levels
• Fish varieties for skin, coat, and anti‑inflammatory support
• Bulk packs for families who portion and freeze
• Protein Boost for pets to be fed in conjunction with kibble, DIY feeders, or those building meals from a clean single‑protein base

To make things simple, you can use our feeding calculator to find the perfect starting point for daily amounts.

And of course, our team is always here to help you choose the right product and adjust your pet’s diet as they grow, change, and thrive within our Somerford community.

Absolutely not. Our meals are made the same way our families feed at home — no fillers, no preservatives, no additives, ever. Everything in a Somerford bowl has a purpose. We use whole ingredients you can recognise: fresh meat, offal, bone, seasonal vegetables and natural boosters. Nothing cheap, nothing artificial, nothing added just to bulk out a meal.

In our Somerford circle, families choose raw because they want real food, not the processed extras found in many commercial diets. Fillers can dilute nutrition, preservatives can interfere with digestion, and artificial additives can cause sensitivities in some pets. By keeping our recipes clean and simple, dogs get pure, biologically appropriate nutrition that supports digestion, skin, coat, joints and long‑term wellbeing.