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Welcome, and jump right in, and stick around a while. But if Griff's message is fair warning then here's the first bold attack. Nothing personal but the link you gave us has a section entitled "vegetarian cats and dogs" which is the foulest thing I've ever seen on a website.
Cats and dogs are natural meat-eaters. I don't give a rat's ass if they think they have worked out all the additives that these animals need to survive.
The page is full of incorrect information and very subjective statements tossed around like facts. You know what the dog biscuit recipe is? For a dog, nutritionally, it's total crap disguised with garlic powder to be something they'll enjoy.
Dogs are, nutritionally speaking, miles away from humans. A dog will eat vegetables in the wild? Only under three conditions that I know. One, as shredded material in the stomach of the beast they are consuming. If someone brings down a wildebeest, the dogs are happy to eat everything that's left over after the real predators have had their meal. That will include the stomach and intestines with partially-digested vegetables. They particularly enjoy the bones and much of their nutritional needs are solved by eating raw bones and bone marrow.
Two, dogs will eat vegetables out of desperation. And three, dogs will eat grass and such for medicinal purposes. It helps them vomit if they need to do that.
The real truth is, if you want to mimic dogs' natural diet, buy whole chickens, cut off the breast and thigh meat and feed the rest, bones and neck and all, to the dog. But if you lack the fortitude to nip into the meat yourself, just buy quality commercial dog food. It's largely made from the waste products of other meat production anyway. The cheap stuff is more like the "dog biscuit", crap disguised so they will eat it.
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