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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I honestly do think, with all due respect to EVERYone, that people really get excessively overwrought about "germs, germs, omg, GERMS!".
12,410 = the number of raw meals I've fed over the last 8 years.
0 = the number of issues I've had with these "rampant and dangerous germs" from raw food
Just sayin'. 
The fear surrounding raw food does not correlate to the REALITY of actually feeding it.
I don't know a single, solitary other raw feeder who has had problems with germs either. Sometimes what one learns in classes or online is not actually what one experiences in reality. I learned that firsthand after getting my bachelors degree in nursing too, btw. The texts and classes say one thing, reality is another.
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I'm not saying that it can't be done, especially if you're very careful about choosing quality products and making sure the meals are nutritionally balanced. The germ issue isn't necessarily an issue for the dog--dogs can handle a lot more bacteria than humans can. The reason they discourage therapy dogs from being raw fed is for the humans, especially those with compromised immune systems.
My biggest pet peeve is with people who promote misinformation. (I'm not talking about you, Ann.) It makes me a little leery about whether they can handle the added responsibilities of raw feeding. But if someone has done their due diligence and is not endangering anyone else, it can work.