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View Poll Results: How do you view Raw diets for dogs?

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  • I feed my dog on an exclusive raw diet

    7 26.92%
  • I feed my dog both raw and kibble

    8 30.77%
  • I don't feed my dog raw but it is what they ate for thousands of years before we came along so it makes sense to feed them raw (I'll consider it)

    10 38.46%
  • I refuse to feed my dog raw food the risks (please list) outweigh the gains

    1 3.85%
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    Re: Raw Diet vs Commercial Dog food

    Taste of the Wild! Yes! That's what I meant to write. I don't know why I said Call of the Wild?! lolol...

    Quote Originally Posted by dizzydynamo View Post

    It is also not a good idea to mix raw and kibble or change it every other day or so since a dog's stomach takes a long time to adjust to food changes.

    It really depends. I believe it is possible to feed both kibble and raw together. I know a fair number of AKC breeders that feed their pregnant females raw and cooked meats to supplement on top of kibble. I know its not for every dog. Some dogs are more sensitive to change than others. But I've had a good experience with it. But then again, my dog seems to have an iron stomach compared to others I've seen...(she eats everything. literally)

    However, I can see how it could upset a stomach if the dog was on a certain kibble and only that one type of kibble during it's entire life then suddenly ate raw. Most dogs aren't like that though. Lots of dogs are given more than one kind of food to eat throughout their day or life. And if you start both types of food, kibble/raw, young, it wouldn't be any sort of problem.
    Dogs are a lot more resilient than you describe.
    Last edited by satomi325; 04-12-2012 at 12:59 AM.

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