The best result I had from commercial food was with a top-of-the-range
German brand that is grain-free and "cold-pressed", but even then there
was flatulence and huge amounts of poo. The only American brand I tried
was Timberwolf, and it made no difference to my dog.

After trying a couple of approaches to raw feeding before hitting on the
kind of mix that suits him best, I suspect the reason that my dog did so
badly on all the commercial food I tried was that he can't cope with
disproportionately high amounts of non-muscular organs and connective
tissue. He suffered from similar digestive problems when I fed him raw
lung, windpipe, etc.

Not all dogs are so sensitive, of course, although I do wonder sometimes
if low-quality animal protein sources (excessive connective tissue,
miniscule amounts of muscle meat) might be to blame for some of the
problems that can be seen in both commercially fed and raw-fed dogs.

Personally, I think the most important principle in any case is not to
give the same thing every day for months on end.

Sally

Melinda Shore schrieb:

In article ,
elegy wrote:

i fed two dogs 100% raw (prey-model) for about 8 months, and while
they enjoyed it and did well on it, i didn't see the miraculous
results that i see claimed so frequently.


My guess is that the people who see huge improvement
probably weren't feeding that well beforehand and would have
seen big improvements if they'd switched to a better
commercial feed, too.