How many 20 year old dogs do you know?

I could write an essay on what I see as faults with that website starting with the fact the author describes dogs as omnivores when they are in fact carnivores. Doesn't fill me with confidence that she knows what she is talking about.

She claims to have done "extensive studies" but where is the evidence? There's links to lots of other research, most of which don't even work, the rest seem to be way out of date or contradict each other. One even seems to be positive about raw feeding.

She rambles on about malnutrition in wolves but pet dogs don't have to find their own food, we provide for them. If our dogs became malnurished it's our fault not the diet, all that proves is that it's important to do your research and provide them with everything they need.

Another point is dental fractures, well it is my presumption that most dogs, like my own, aren't stupid enough to try and break bones that are too hard and likely to break their teeth. They know which bones to consume and which just to take the meat off, if the dog can't make this distinction it is up to the owner to ensure they don't put their dog in the position of causing themselves harm.

Dr. Julie Churchill states "food that can potentially kill even one animal is not worth the risk". Well we better not feed our dogs at all than as they could possibly choke on any food including kibble and home cooked meals. Fact is that dogs have died choking on kibble not to mention that certain long standing brands have been strongly linked to being the cause of many life threatening diseases.

The straw that broke the camels back: If you look far enough you will see she is promoting a commercial food that she gets commisson on. Says it all really.

To answer your own question; wolves aren't vaccinated, wormed of treated for fleas for starters while our pet dogs are. They don't have safe shelter or a guarenteed feed. Do those differences mean we shouldn't feed raw?

To all intents and purposes pet dogs are domesticated wolves, they have the same nutritional needs and differ only 0.2% in DNA. We are in a position where we can provide them with their natural diet only in a safer form, we can dictate that we only provide foods we deem safe and ensure they get the correct balance of nutrients.

i new one dog a lab who was 20 and a terrier mix that was 18

ps i think the studies was in wolve sancturarys and dogs are omnivours as they dont just eat meat they can eat fruite veg rice maize ect ( if they were carnivores why would they et fruite and veg)

and i woldent be worried about my dog chokeing on kibble she has the burns mini bite ones which are very small socould not do much if swallowed she has has bigger kibbles before including burns but dose not like them as much cas she has to eat them slowly lol. i did c a dog bowl that slows down eating eg if they finish in less than a min like my dog it makes them take 5 mins if i ever worry abot chocking i would probly get that bowl buts shes fine for now and i didnt c a point in getting it if she is fine plus dogs r suposed to eat quick no matter what they et arnt they

no idea soz i cnt even rember how long ago it was

it must have been 1990 summen or a bit before it was in a book i will let u no if i find out the date

it was a austalilian cattle dog he was 29 years 5 months and it was in 1939

if it died in 1939 then it probably wouldn't have been fed commercial dog food.

almost certain

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thanks xx that is suprising it was fed comercail dog food cas iam sure comerical food was not good quulity in them days like now. god nos how it lived so long lol !