[Ellie May]

Well, here are some thoughts and I am NO expert. First, supplements are very important but it won't hurt if your dog goes a few weeks without while you are figuring it out. Ellie went a few months without. We have settled on Missing Link for an all in one supplement. However, it does not have very much calcium so we will be looking into a calcium supplement so she will be on calcium (probably some type of bone meal) and Missing Link. I chose to use Missing Link Vegetarian formula because I didn't want to give her dried meat which the regular contains. I felt that if I was gonna do that I might as well give her kibble. We are going to build up to 1 teaspoon of Missing Link a day. Ellie's vet said that she doesn't know a lot about nutrition but knows they need calcium and phosphorus so the calcium supplement will be for that. Now, on to food. I think it all depend on the dog. Some say dogs don't need grain. I agree that they probably don't but I give Ellie grain because it is full of carbs and Ellie is way skinny. She also gets veggies and meat. The meat makes up about 30-50% of her diet while grain and veggies make up about 25-30% each. All of Ellie's food is cooked (nothing raw) and frozen ahead. Here is usually what she gets:
Meat: (about 40% of diet) Amish Chicken (no skin, no fat), or ground turkey, or very lean hamburger.

Grain: (about 30% of diet) brown rice, or barley, or wheat pasta (haven't tried oatmeal yet)

Veggies (about 30% of diet) 2 or more of carrots, green pepper, yellow squash, zuccini, celery, broccili

She also will get a starch like peas or sweet potatoes on occasion which we usually use in place of a few veggies and grains.

She gets organic dog treats and pieces of fruit and veggies throughout the day. She also gets cottage cheese most days.

She gets fed about 3/4 cup of food broken down into 3 meals.

A lot of people recommend Dr. Pitcaim's dog nutrition/recipe book which I still need to buy.

I hope I helped you somewhat.