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Originally Posted by Ellie May

Soy or no soy - interesting debate. I see no problem with a food that has meat protein totally instead of adding soy protein. From what I've read, I'm definitely not convinced that soy is going to hurt a pup. What I am concerned about is high protein diets (20-30% don't fall into this category) and what they do to BUN and things like that. I would not watch a BUN go up in a young dog over a high protein diet, but that's me. And the phosphorus from all this meat when most middle aged dogs have kidney damage already, I think it's best to be careful.

I don't know anything about this nutritionist except what I've read on the About page. Could be totally right about soy. Don't know. But I did see that she doesn't hold a DVM. She is not (and could not be) DACVN. She doesn't have a Ph.D in nutrition, etc. She is a bio major with a certification in animal care and feeding. We all get to choose what we are comfortable with. I'd sooner have my general DVM pick my pup's diet. JMHO.

BTW, the article sites by-products as being inferior. I agree that they are gross and some are less than nutritious, but some are very nutrient rich foods, so I couldn't say they're all bad.

Good point. By products include organ meats, don't they?