i'm surprised elli hasn't replied here, she's a walking encyclopedia on this stuff.
i feed my dog raw food. i use
http://www.primalpetfoods.com and also raw turkey necks, chicken wings, etc. for treats he gets raw baby carrots.
dogs = wolves, not people, and have different nutritional requirements than us.
wolves eat raw food they just killed. the 1st thing they would eat is the organ meat so make sure that is a part of any raw food diet. next, the actual meat and 3rd are the bones/tendons, etc. which provide many of the nutrient s dogs need and also satiate their need to chew etc. dogs/wolves have never naturally eaten cooked rice (or any complex carbs such as rice, potatoes, etc.