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Originally Posted by rebeccag  That's what I read as well. I give mine carrots just because they see the bunnies eating them and it won't hurt them. In that other thread it says you don't need supplements/veggies/ grains so they need just the meat, bones and organs...
I really liked this part:
Dogs do not need veggies or fruits. Look in your dogs' mouths. What do you see? Canines, right? No grinders for chewing fruits and veggies. Dogs are carnivorous (from dictionary.com: 1. flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.). Now, look in your mouth: mostly grinders (chewing fruits & veggies) and a few canines (for ripping and tearing meat). We are omnivorous (An organism that eats both plants and animals.) |
Mine loves baby carrots, mostly just to chew on and play with, she won't really eat them up...
however...have you ever watched a dog eat grass when sick to it's stomach?? there are things in the grass that a dog needs to help digest food, they aren't 100% carnivores, they do need some carbohydrates and other things that veggies and fruit give them, more specifically rice and green veggies, i don't use fruit. they need a well balanced diet as well as we do...
dogs when they were wolves would eat not only the carnivorous parts of the animal that it killed but also the contents of that animals stomach, which always contained veggies and plant matter. they need it!!
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I really think they need the carbs and the extra nutrients found in the rice and veggies of this recipe, they don't need the rotten yucky stuff in kibble, but they still need that veggie nutrients like they'd get eating the stomach contents of their kill in the wild.
Thanks for reading, not trying to sway any decisions here, just being informative if i can