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Originally Posted by mybirdys2003 I wonder what you all think of this article I found on the web. It tells all of the bad ingredients in dog food and says you should feed your dog turkey, beef, chicken, turkey and oatmeal,brown rice, fresh raw vegetables and fresh fruit and yogurt eggs and cottage cheese.
Sometimes, I myself wonder if this would not be a better diet for them then the ick that they put in dog food!
Any thoughts?
Go to : http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/hea...n/feeding.html
Let me know what you think!
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I agree in concept - but there's a practical side that's missing. Commercial dog foods are balanced to meet at LEAST the minimum nutritional standards fod dogs. They add a "vita-mix" to the foods to ensure that after processing those needed vitamins are there. Studies have shown that home cooked meals are seldome balanced. If you had the time and inclination to truly feed your dog a balanced diet, then by all means, a home cooked meal - with top quality FRESH ingrediants would be preferable! That's actually one of the biggest arguments in favor of the "raw food" craze. I take a "get real" approach and use ultra-premium commercial canned food mixed with supplements and whole foods, rotating foods periodically to help prevent imbalances in my dogs' diets.