Raw Diet vs Commercial Dog food

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Originally Posted by aldebono

Was she checked what she is allergic to? Our GSD was allergic to Dust mites, Mold, and Fleas. And we lived in Florida.
Ever think the allergies were from the food? I have found many dogs that were seemingly allergic to CORN and WHEAT! Check your dog food label and try to get one without. Dogs that are constantly itchy, have a bad or funny smell, or balding patches of fur IME are allergic to the food they are eating.

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Yes she is allergic to fleas and dust like yours. She get her allergies the worst, the same time of year i do lol.
Like about right now >:(

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Before i throw in my two cents: Aaron youre gunna get a husky and you live in Florida? That dogs gunna go outside and play for like 30 seconds then be panting to death in the shade lol.

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That is actually the reason I haven't gotten my own husky.
I live in California, so the dog will love winters. But our summers are killer even with just dry heat. (I'm thankful for no humidity).
My house has no air conditioning, so I have no means to keep a husky cool.
Hopefully in the future though :)

I feed my dog blue buffalo brand. She seems to love it, anybody else? Or something better out there?

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Originally Posted by Rob

I feed my dog blue buffalo brand. She seems to love it, anybody else? Or something better out there?

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Yes - Blue Buffalo Wilderness

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Yes - Blue Buffalo Wilderness

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I would love to see an update on how your dog is doing skip! The whole earth dog thing was very ineterestinh. Hows her training going?

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I would love to see an update on how your dog is doing skip! The whole earth dog thing was very ineterestinh. Hows her training going?

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I'm overdue for an update on the thread. :(

She appears to be about 80% trained by instinct. We are working on tunnel recall and her ability to back out of the tunnel at speed.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

I'm overdue for an update on the thread. :(

She appears to be about 80% trained by instinct. We are working on tunnel recall and her ability to back out of the tunnel at speed.

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Cool stuff! And yea updating the old thread would probably be a better idea so you dont have to re-explain everything lol
Such a neat and rare breed of dog!

My dog has been on a 100% raw diet since the beginning of the year, and was doing a 50/50 raw/kibble(TOTW) diet since about mid last year and was on grain free kibble since I got him at 4 weeks.. until we started the 50/50.
Everything about him is better, skin, coat, eyes, poo, muscle tone, EVERYTHING. That is saying a lot since he is a byb blue mutt, and blue dogs generally have skin issues. He used to have to take ACV and be bathed in it and rubbed down with it to help with his yeast issues around his balls and butt, now he is happy and has ZERO yeast on him :)
He is bangin' and is probably the softest dog you will ever touch.

My cat is also on a 50/50 diet and just ate her first whole prey the other day. She ate some hopper rats and LOVED them :) I have some pictures and video but I dont know if it would be to gory lol

My dog and cat are both carnivores and they will be fed as such. Some people think they need veggies and stuff, and the proof is in the teeth. They have ZERO plant processing teeth and their digestive tracts cannot break down the plant material. Not needed IMO and they get along fine without them.
Although Bear does get different plant cutting when I make a salad and have ends and not people edible bits, but its not a regular or even remotely big part of his diet.

Feeding raw also cut back on intestinal fullness and just looking "bloated" or "full" all the time
Bear on kibble
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Bear on just raw, right after he started full raw
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We feed our dog (3 year old Black Lab/Pit mix) Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine Hypoallergenic Selected Protein Adult PV Dry Dog Food...venison and sweet potatoes, basically, in spite of the mouthful title! Smells HORRIBLE but he loves it. He used to get skin/ear infections, over-production of yeast in his ears and various other areas of his body, gas, overweight, several cases of bloat, etc. This stuff is expensive but worth every penny for the difference it's made in him and he is family, after all. Poor guy was a mess for a while before we got his diet figured out but thus far this seems to be the solution for him. Haven't tried a raw diet...not opposed to it, just haven't looked into it much prior to this thread.

For me, raw is too much trouble and I'm not sure it is worth the extra effort. I've researched quality foods at this site: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ and feed high quality kibble. The dogs eyes are clear, with no tear staining, coats are clean and shiny and they are healthy. The key is quality, whether you feed raw or kibble.