My two cents, if you know what you're doing and feed a variety of foods, the dog will get various vitamins and such. Anyone who feeds strictly beef, turkey, chicken, blah blah blah, is asking for trouble.

It's up to you though. I'd go with whatever you're most comfortable with. The barf diet did wonders for Kaedyn and kept Kai in tip-top shape. But then again, the dog down the street might have a nasty reaction to raw food. Research as much as you can.

Sometimes the bad reactions are at the fault of the owner. There was a woman who had a dog that choked on a bone. She swore the diet off and was M-A-D! Upon reading her rant, some barfer friends of mine found out that she was feeding the wrong sized bones. A person who feeds just beef bones will say the diet is bad. A person who feeds just liver (and gets a "runny" dog) will say the diet is bad. It's really important that the owner knows what they're doing.

Personally, I'm not against the diet. I think it's a fantastic diet for the right dog (just as kibbles and bits could keep another dog thriving). My dogs did well on it so I'm hoping to feed them raw again soon (once we get our new upright freezer and I research even more).