I've enjoyed reading this post. I gave up on dry food after i read some of the health issues raised particularly on ethoxyquins and contaminated commercially produced food. It doesn't matter who the company are... any dried food has to contain preservatives to give it a shelf life of a year.

Since i put my two on local butcher mince and mixer i have noticed such a change in so many ways - coat, behaviour, etc. It may cost more but i know that they are less likely to suffer health problems.

On occasion as a Lurcher Zak provides the week's meat!