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Originally Posted by Melcakes

These studies scare me and I have to say I have not found any raw food studies that scare me. I'm not seeing any studies that kibble or home-cooked is safer or better for a dogs and quite the opposite in fact.

Further, most people don't know what to look for in dog food and don't understand how to correctly read the labels. Unfortunately, for the pet food purchaser, and worse for the dog, despite what the label may claim, they really are feeding foods that are NOT a good source of nutrition for their dogs.

With raw feeders I believe people are coming to the realization that while their dogs may be doing well, they could be doing better and that is a big reason people switch their pets and we are seeing more raw feeders emerge. There are also many leading nutrionist, board certified vets and experts that agree a raw food diet is by far the best. I'm a believer that the majority of pet owners are happy to just feed brand-name, pre-made foods to their pets because it is convenient, easy, and their animals eat the food and appear to do well on it. Since most people have never encountered raw fed dogs, they do not know what they are looking for and do not have anything to which they can compare their dogs. They may think their dog's breath and health is fine until they smell a raw-fed dog's breath and 'see' its health, just like many people think their dog is "well-trained" (it 'sits' and 'comes' when they ask...sometimes) until they come across a truly impeccably trained animal.

This is what it comes down to: everything has a risk associated with it. That is the way life is. Regardless of what you feed your pets, there will ALWAYS be some sort of risk. There are the main risks of feeding a raw diet, but IMO and research they are minimal risks compared to kibble and home-cooked, and people who feed raw truly feel that the benefits outweigh any possible risks. At the end of the day it is entirely up to the dog's owner to decide what is best for their dog.

i agree with you that kibble and homecooked have risks associated with them. i think what a lot of us are simply trying to find out more info on raw diet for dogs. personally i have read a lot of info on kibble and i understand why it is not the best for my dogs. at the same time, i understand why people choose to feed kibble. there are reason to do so. i feed pre-made raw, homecooked, and i also feed them kibble that i consider high quality. the reason i do this is to provide my dog with variety and because i am very confused. lol.