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Originally Posted by billyboysmammy
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. |
And it does not (IMO) do pro-raw feeders any favours by trying to guilt people into feeding 'their' way (i.e. raw is the only way for your dog to be happy and healthy).
I definitely agree with your last point, although there are a lot of health problems that are caused by poor nutrition. Grains are one of the main (if not the number one) food allergies in dogs. Many dogs survive on dodgy food but they aren't necessarily doing well or thriving as they would on a better quality diet.
And cost is definitely no indicator, as any raw feeder will tell you, it can be quite an economical diet to feed. There are so-called premium foods out there that I would never feed (Science Diet and Eukanuba are two that immediately spring to mind) and they can be quite expensive.