Do you feed raw?

**Chilli** · 07-09-2006, 10:05 AM

No. The main reason is because we don't have a good place close to get meat that is suitable.
Also, I despise touching meat... the feel is so nasty.
I might switch them to raw later in life... I would love to now, but its just not really easily done.
If Frisk has survived 6 years (and Ethan has survived 3) on dogfood, I'm sure he can last a few more.

**cali** · 07-09-2006, 12:00 PM

fed raw for 6 years and never going back to kibble. I know just watching the differnce between Perky and the rest of the senoir dogs in freestyle is amazing, I watched her do a group routine with 3 other senior dogs, the other 3 were moving slowly, the way you would exept a senoir dog to move. meanwhile Perky(raw fed), the same age as the other dogs(all kibble fed), is leaping 3 feet in the air, grinning, her tail moving a mile a minute and barking all the while, basicly behaving more like a 7 month old then a 7 year old.

then there is Shadow, at 4 her arthritus was so bad that she was unable to stand, the vet told us to consider putting her down as she would not see her 5th birthday. instead we switched to raw. as I type Shadow is 10 years old, with NO signs of arthritus.

**lute** · 07-09-2006, 12:03 PM

i don't. i probably won't ever fed raw. not that i don't like it. i just prefer to feed kibble.

**dab_20** · 07-09-2006, 12:18 PM

I don't either. I might when I'm older and have dogs of my own.

**JenBKR** · 07-10-2006, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by lute

i don't. i probably won't ever fed raw. not that i don't like it. i just prefer to feed kibble.

Same for me

**cloverfdx** · 07-10-2006, 09:50 AM

I feed raw and will never go back to kibble/ commerical food, i like knowing what is going into my dogs bodies

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**k9krazee** · 07-10-2006, 11:08 AM

I can't right now but I'd at least like to give it a try when I'm older and have my own place.

**Danegirl2208** · 07-10-2006, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by cloverfdx

I feed raw and will never go back to kibble/ commerical food, i like knowing what is going into my dogs bodies

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couldnt agree more

**IRescue452** · 07-10-2006, 07:32 PM

Happy to say I feed raw now. After reading that book I'll never buy another bag of kibble again. Autumn just has a small meal a day of kibble to finish what she has. I'm starting to form worse opinions of owner's who feed processed foods without concern for their dogs' health and I'm definately recognizing health problems in dogs at work who are fed on kibble.

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 07-09-2006, 09:15 PM

I don't, but would like to start later on in life. Probably when I get my Toller.

***LabLoverKEB*** · 07-09-2006, 09:41 PM

Right now, I feed both of mine kibble, but I would like to try the raw diet.

**Alysser** · 07-09-2006, 10:10 PM

Sadly, no. I want to. But I doubt my mom would go for that and I have no decision making on Sassy's diet. Plus, I doubt Sassy would like it. She has been fed kibble and commercial dog food since I got her, which was 8 years ago. When I get my own dogs, for sure.

**finn's mom** · 07-10-2006, 08:35 AM

I feed raw, and, will only feed kibble if I have to. I'm totally grossed about by raw meat, but, for all of you folks grossed about by touching raw meat, I wear gloves. I buy a box of latex powder free gloves and wear them every time I deal with raw meat, whether it's for we people or Finn. (My boyfriend's dogs are kibble fed, but, I just switched them over to a high quality kibble. I won't ask David to switch his dogs, it's his choice. But, he did compromise and is allowing me to take them off Iams, yay!)