I think we can definitely all agree that we want the best for our pets. I think this sometimes makes us all a little nuts.
Some people don't trust their dog food so they keep changing brands from this holistic company to that holistic company and are never really satisfied. I sometimes ask myself why the owner even feeds dog food because they just are are not satisfied with the options available in the commercial food market. I wonder if it is a matter of time before that owner becomes a home cooker.
Then there are some people don't mind the mainstream dog food companies but they too are just not entirely trusting of their choice so they add things to the diet - a little meat here, a little veggie there..... and as long as they are not adding too much, other nutrients in the diet will not be thrown too far off (just my lay opinion). Personally, I'd add meat to a diet only if I also added bone and/or a calcium source to manage the Calcium/Phosphorous ratio which is critical.
Then we have the raw movement. I could not be comfortable with that approach for various reasons.
My view has always been that I cannot sort out which company is feeding my dog with my dog's best interest in mind, if in fact there is any company doing that. I made a decision early when my puppies were just babies to feed home cooked because I wanted to know what the ingredients were and where they came from and I wanted to prepare them myself in my kitchen under my own saftey and quality control standards. I still feel good about that decision which has worked for my dogs and my household.
Good luck to everyone with their feeding style, I sincerely wish good health for all of your pets.