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Article: Now we're cooking! Home-prepared diets for those who eschew raw feeding.(NUTRITION)
- Article from:
- Whole Dog Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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Those of us who feed our dogs a raw diet that includes bones believe that this is the healthiest, most natural diet dogs can eat. But not everyone is comfortable feeding such a diet to their dogs. You may worry about bacteria or parasites in raw meat, or about feeding bones, or you may have a dog who doesn't enjoy or do well on a raw diet.
If you prefer to feed your dog a cooked diet, or a diet that includes raw meat but no bones, that's fine. Your dog will still benefit from a variety of fresh foods in proper proportions, regardless of how they're prepared. For simplicity's sake, these diets are often referred to as cooked diets, but the meat portion may be fed ...