mporter012
Lil-Rokslider
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We don't have to get into a raw vs kibble dog food debate, but just a few thoughts.
I put my GSP on raw food last year and my vet acted like I was psychotic, which resulted in a kind of condemnation where i asked her to articulate to me how exactly 75 pounds of kibble can cost $40 and why do dogs need grains? As far as I can tell, there is no science or evidence to support it. It's cheap, it's a filler, it binds the food together, etc. I understand that dogs are not exactly wolves anymore, but they are, in fact, canines, and im of the opinion after quite of bit of research that there is a big problem with dog food.
I went as far as to hire a "canine nutritionist" - the whole 9 yards. I didn't just start feeding him ground beef, but then he went to training and it just didn't work, so I had to transition him back to kibble while in training, and now I have him back, I'm trying to figure out what to do.
I'm just curious if any of you have messed around with raw diets, or real food diets with your hunting dogs. Obviously working dogs have high caloric needs during training/hunting season, and generally different requirements than lap dogs. Just curious your thoughts.
I put my GSP on raw food last year and my vet acted like I was psychotic, which resulted in a kind of condemnation where i asked her to articulate to me how exactly 75 pounds of kibble can cost $40 and why do dogs need grains? As far as I can tell, there is no science or evidence to support it. It's cheap, it's a filler, it binds the food together, etc. I understand that dogs are not exactly wolves anymore, but they are, in fact, canines, and im of the opinion after quite of bit of research that there is a big problem with dog food.
I went as far as to hire a "canine nutritionist" - the whole 9 yards. I didn't just start feeding him ground beef, but then he went to training and it just didn't work, so I had to transition him back to kibble while in training, and now I have him back, I'm trying to figure out what to do.
I'm just curious if any of you have messed around with raw diets, or real food diets with your hunting dogs. Obviously working dogs have high caloric needs during training/hunting season, and generally different requirements than lap dogs. Just curious your thoughts.