My grandparents raised me and had a Boston Terrier that died at 23 years old. THe dog ate what we ate. Since that's all I ever knew about feeding dogs, I continued feeding real food to my own dogs for many years. Then was talked into feeding kibble. It was then that I started researching how dog food was made and then switched back to real. My 15 year old Chihuahua has never eaten dog food. She has never been sick in her life, but is getting around slower like me.