Quote Originally Posted by Lescoop77
Does your son eat feces? Sorry, I couldn't resist. You make a valid point but I think every dog owner has their preference. Think about the old days, when dogs ate whatever you fed them, lived on a farm with hardly any vet visits, no heartguard, frontline, or even vaccine shots.....my grandma's dog lived to be like 20 years old..no joke. My neighbors outside dog is like this and is 16 years old.
Eating feces is most often an obsessive habit. It isn't for nutritional purposes. My dogs have never even considered eating poop

Dogs on farms were Raw-fed either completely or mostly, in the old days. They didn't eat a diet consisting of food coloring, corn syrup, fillers & starches (referring to Beneful here...).

Last but not least, old age does not necessarily mean quality of life. I know people with a 16 year-old Yorkie who is blind, has no teeth, and is crippled by arthritis but they still spend thousands on the dog and have for the past 3-4 years. I'd rather have healthy dogs that die at a reasonable age.