Is raw meat more healthy for dogs?

So I have heard some people say that raw meat is more healthy for dogs. Is it true? I can understand that dogs ancestors eat their food raw, but they have been eating cooked food for many generations.

What is your opinions?

Some think a raw diet is the best for dogs. Personally I feed kibble as it is easier. My guy does get the occasional piece of raw meat for a treat though.

(03-31-2012 10:48 PM)bw Wrote:  Some think a raw diet is the best for dogs. Personally I feed kibble as it is easier. My guy does get the occasional piece of raw meat for a treat though.

How does your guy like the raw meat more than the cooked or he show no noticeable difference in favoring one over the other?

He actually seems to prefer cooked. But I think that is conditioning. You like what you get used to. But he will certainly not turn down the occasional bit of raw chicken.

(04-13-2012 12:13 AM)bw Wrote:  He actually seems to prefer cooked. But I think that is conditioning. You like what you get used to. But he will certainly not turn down the occasional bit of raw chicken.

It is probably the matter of habit, since your dog has been fed with cooked food for all his life. I'd love to see how a puppy would pick between the raw and the cooked, who has never tasted solid food before.

Never give cooked bones for your dog to chew on. Cooking makes the bones harder to digest and may cause bowel obstruction. Raw bones should have as little fat as possible. If you’re worried about bacteria from raw bones, keep in mind that dogs tolerate bacteria better than humans. Not all bacteria that are harmful to humans are also harmful to canines.


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(04-16-2012 05:23 AM)diane21 Wrote:  Never give cooked bones for your dog to chew on. Cooking makes the bones harder to digest and may cause bowel obstruction. Raw bones should have as little fat as possible. If you’re worried about bacteria from raw bones, keep in mind that dogs tolerate bacteria better than humans. Not all bacteria that are harmful to humans are also harmful to canines.

I would agree on the bone part. From a recent National Geographic show, it said some wild animals go through the tough time by having the ability to chew on bones, because bones contain a lot of nutritious value inside them. Cooking obviously will destroy a lot of the nutrition in the bones.

Fresh raw meat shouldn't contain a lot of bacteria, especially if it had been frozen. Wild animals have been feeding on dead carcass for days without refrigeration, and some can even eat rotting meat just fine.