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Originally Posted by smeagle
I have two of my dogs on a raw diet and I couldn't be happier with how they are thriving on it.
However I get quite annoyed by comments like the above - that feeding raw is the ONLY way to have a healthy happy dog. What a load of bullocks! My dogs ate super premium dried food for years and they did well on it, just not as well as they now do on a raw diet.
Not every dog can eat a raw diet. I have an elderly dog here who I did change over to BARF but she has a lot of allergies and can't stomach red meat and a variety of other raw foods. She did worse on a raw diet than she did on dried food. So I feed her a combination of raw chicken and Artemis dried food and she is now back to being a healthy happy dog, as her allergies are being managed.
There are also a variety of medical conditions that create intolerance to raw foods, while I always recommend a raw diet, it is not suitable to every dog.
Sometimes I think raw feeders are doing themselves a disservice by being so gung ho about their diet, I LOVE feeding raw but there are many dogs out there who thrive on good quality dried food too.
Now to the thread at hand - we can't get Orijen in my country as it was pulled from the shelves due to the irridation issue, so I feed Artemis to one of my dogs which I am very happy with. I recommend Eagle Pack Holistic too.
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Actually I agree with you
A raw diet to most dogs is the best, but that doesnt mean its a one size fits all diet. Not every dog can tolerate a raw diet, not every owner is able to provide a raw diet. My pup is now on a combination of raw meaty bones n chicken wings along with naturediet. I moved from totally raw (with burns biccys which he detested) to ND for convenience. I go away with family alot, and it takes alot more forethought and planning to take a raw diet with me. It also means when i go on holiday and he goes off to visit family I know they will be confident in feeding him.
Another point I made in a different thread was....
We all moan and complain about the cheaper off the shelf supermarket dog foods. But they are still amongst the most popular in the country, there must be hundreds of dogs living happily on this diet out there, we just dont get to see them on here. Ok their diet might not be the best quality and full of additives, but it is obviously working for these pets and their owners.