Raw Diet vs Commercial Dog food

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I'm really intrigued by a raw diet, but by no means have to money to afford to switch to it.

However, I do make cut backs to ensure the dog food I get is good for them. Both dogs I have are rescue mix breeds (GSD x Shiba Inu and Lab x Sharpei), I talk to our vet all the time about their nutrition. Since I attend Oklahoma State, we go to the vet clinic run on campus by the uni. They've got us on Hills Science Diet, and since they're one of the top three programs for vet school in the nation whose to argue with them. I really like the HIlls, it's relatively expensive but I always can get coupons and store discounts on it too.


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Actually raw feeding is FAR cheaper than feeding a kibble diet. For the 48$ I would spend on a bad of TOTW for a month for my dog, I can usually get about 2months of meats and organ.
At first its a tad expensive because you have to figure out where to buy large quantities of meats, but once you find the stores or co-ops you can usually save a ton.

I try and do my own research on nutrition because 99% of the time the Veterinarian isnt very well versed in it, and I dont trust anyone who learned all their dog nutrition information in school from dog food companies..
The dog food companies pay for the nutrition education when your in school, teaching you only about THEIR kibbles, why would you trust them?? Of course they push Hill's and Pedigree, thats who pays them(the Vet.) when you buy it and all they ever were taught in Veterinary school! I trust very few Veterinarians when it comes to what I put in my dogs body.

I would never feed Hills, for that price you can get a really good quality GRAIN FREE kibble that would actually be good for your dog.

I dont know if I am allowed to link other forums, but here I think you should go check them out, post a thrad and see if they can help find you something better than Hills
www.dogfoodchat.com

I get if you dont care, and if you think "well this works, why change" but some of the stuff they use to make that food is horrendous and I would probably feed my dog McDonalds before I would feed anything Hills/Pedigree.. but again, thats just me.. I just want you to go ask and look around on the site and just become acquainted with what your feeding your dog, dont assume that because its sold in the Vet office or because they say its good and the best, that it actually is..

Just my 2cents.