A Raw Dog Food Diet Check With Your Vet Before Trying

I know I never would have thought of putting my dog on a raw dog food diet, but there are thousands of people who believe this is the only thing your dog should eat.

I checked with my vet about this after seeing an ad for BARF dog food. It is not what it sounds like but rather an acronym for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. My vet told me that he would never feed a dog a raw dog food diet, but that there are others who feel differently.

The justification for this food is:

1. Your dogs’ wild ancestors ate raw food so that is what’s best for their digestive tract

2. Your dog will produce less stool

3. The knowing and ripping at the meat and bones helps develop strong jaw, neck and shoulder muscles.

4. The chewing and ripping apart of the meat need to eat raw food makes stronger muscles.

5. Lower cost

6. A healthier dog

You don’t only use raw meat in a raw dog food diet, you also need fruit, raw bones and vegetables. The raw meat should have muscle meat, organs, intestines and fat. This would be close to what the wild dogs ate. I think a few of these things if cooked would be good for a homemade dog food.

For the people who are concerned about their dogs eating bones, especially chicken bones, the supporters of the raw dog food diet would argue that raw chicken bones are soft enough that they bend easily and are fine for your dog to digest.

They also try to motivate you to try whole carcasses for your dog, something small like a chicken or rabbit.

I listened to my vet when he gave me logical reasons for not using the raw dog food diet. Things like E. coli and parasites are present in raw meat. These can be passed on to people who can actually die from these bacteria. People like the elderly, children or those who have a low immunity.

For me these reasons were enough to keep me from putting my dog on a raw dog food diet. Plus the fact of a chicken or rabbit carcass in my home was more than disgusting.

You may want to go with the raw dog food diet if so there are online store who sell only this specialty dog food.

These manufacturers are on the internet and they will give you a list of ingredients and the benefits of their dog food.

It is really a matter of what you think is best for your dog. But do your research before starting your dog on a raw dog food diet.

Tired of all the recent pet food scares, dog trainer Claire Trumenda began to feed her dogs homemade food. At her website, HomeMadeDogFoodRecipe.net, read more about barf dog food and homemade dog food recipe.