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You have to be careful if you are going that route with regards to raw.. Yes, it is natural for them to be digesting meats raw, obviously their ancestors weren't cooking up food by the fires 1000's of years ago.. However, if they haven't been eating raw food since birth it will take some time for them to build up immunities and it will take time for their stomaches to adjust to it. Basically anytime you change a dogs diet drastically it will cause problems so no matter what you are changing up ease into it.
My advice is to go with higher grade foods instead. You have to go to specialty stores to get them (pet smart doesn't have good foods usually) and they will cost a bit more, but the best part is they wont need to eat NEAR as much of it because it is so nutrient rich and calorie dense. If your dog has allergy problems most good names have options, as fish, or venison or chicken etc.. so you may have to get a few tester bags to find out for sure. About 2 and a half 3 cups a day keeps our Labs strong and fit, any more than that and they gain weight and look unhealthy so that is a good gauge right there.
Beware of the HUNGER FACE! Most dogs will eat themselves to near death, especially labs... Just because they look hungry doesn't mean the are so in a sense you have to train yourself for that ;)
Short list of good foods in the US here. remember to ease them in, mix it in with what you are feeding them now and increase if they don't have reactions to it.
Innova Evo, Orijen, Canine Caviar, Canidae
oh careful with the bones. dogs love them of course, but if you give them to them too often it wears away their teeth completely.. they need those for life remember so try to find alternatives for the day to day, we do rawhides instead, but even those only occasionally.
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