Thank you that was VERY helpful. I even printed it out. I highly doubt I can talk my parents into feeding them raw at the moment but when I move out I plan on trying it. I was talking to a vet when I took my dog for his ear mites and well he was telling me that I should put Jared on a natural food diet but his was much different. We wanted me to do 75% meat,bone,organ and 25% rice/wheat/grain type foods. He also told me that I should fee them corn. I think I have a very bad vet lmao! Every single dog I have every had has broken out with hot spots if fed corn. I told him this and he told me I was buying cheap dog food and thats why it happened. *rolls eyes* Riggghhhhttt. How could that be true when the dog food has no corn product but was given some left overcorn to eat and broke put? pfft lmao!

We are raising bigs for buther this year and I'll have to make sure I ask for all the extras to feed my doggies. We buy the beef bones from supermarket sometimes and my golden will naw off the big knuckle in one day but I've noticed that he seems a bit more energized when he eats them.

I wonder if it would help my pitbull put on weight? I have a really hard time keeping weight on her because she is so active. The vet wants her to gain 5lbs but since we started agility she has lost 1.5 :/ .

edit: Just found a book on it that might come in handy!!
RAW DOG FOOD: MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG
by Carina Beth MacDonald