When Scottie was under a year old and was super finicky with a very sensitive stomach, I did my fair share of reading up on home-cooking, feeding raw, freeze-dried/dehydrated, and kibble.
I agree with above comments that each dog is different. I also agree that it's up to us to make sure our furbabies get sufficient/correct amount of nutrition. Thing is...I believe that what is a balanced diet for humans is not necessarily a balanced diet for dogs. We kind of live in a world where humans diet fluctuates on 'trends' - not so great for dogs...
Anyway, I definitely didn't want to cook, because it seems that dogs get most of the nutrients from protein in the raw form. I read that feeding raw is amazing. But raw gets very messy, it's expensive, and I don't think it'd be possible to make sure his diet was balanced.
Finally, I opted to stick with a high quality kibble. I can count on it to be a balanced diet and that's most important for me for Scottie.
The only times I cook for Scottie is when he gets an upset stomach. I've also made him a bone broth when he recently got sick for a longer duration, which was great! And then, I usually I ease him back into his normal routine with rehydrated freeze-dried meals (I use Orijen, but I hear Primal and the Honest Kitchen is really good), which is easier on his stomach. When his poop looks great again, I transition him back to kibble.
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