hi I am new to the field of BARF feeding.  Currently feeding my 4 month old GSD a BARF diet and want to convert my 3 yr old akita.  They will both happily eat chicken (with bones) but the pup doesnt seem to be able to eat other bones - just nibbbles and licks them, and the akita hasnt quite got the hang of actually eating the bone although if I sit and hand feed her and "play" with the bones with her she will actually bite them. Are they any domestic meat grinders that will grind bones so that I can feed ground bone with meat until they've got the hang of it?

I buy meat that already has the bones ground in with the meat - have tried mincing my own bones but short of buying a very expensive mincer none of the others I tried were up to the job.

My smaller dog will not eat bones of any sort so had to resort to the mince for him.

I have one that isn't a huge fan of eating bones either. I buy from TPMS and their chicken is minced carcass so very high in bone.  I mix it with other meats and tripe to get the right balance.

I pay app 36p per 450g for minced chicken or tripe, and app 46p for best minced beef and minced lamb.  I'm fairly sure I couldn't buy it much cheaper than this to mince my own.

Lamb breast is quite a good one to get them used to eating bone as it's nice and meaty too.  Spare ribs are another.  Try bashing their chicken til it opens up a bit and make sure to feed it at room temperature - they seem to find it more appealing when it's not cold from the fridge.   You may find it all gets easier in good weather when you can leave them with a bone for longer.  Even my fussy one has got much better over time and he didn't start on raw til he was 6 years old.

Good luck with it :)