Raw Food for Dogs

Have you ever read about, heard about, or learned about raw food for dogs? Sometimes people talk about a raw food "diet" or the BARF diet. It's funny, I never really considered myself to be the naturalistic/holistic type. I like lots of modern things and modern food for myself. So it's catching me my surprise that I'm interested in learning more about raw feeding for dogs.

With the increasing difficulty finding quality dog food in Hawaii that our dogs actually like and do well on AND that we can actually buy on a regular basis, I've been looking for alternatives for us to try. In doing so (researching different kinds and brands of foods) I came across the idea of "feeding raw."

Now, it's not that I'd never heard of it before, I just never really looked into it. When I first heard of it it seemed too "over the top" for me, too extreme. I mean, I'm into the dogs, but I didn't know if I was that into them. I was happy going to the store and just buying what dog food companies said was good food - food that they had developed after much of their own research.

But when our favorite foods are no longer being produced, when our second favorites are sold out half the time, and when the other quality dog food we try just aren't working for us and our dogs - I'm thinking it might be time to give the whole raw idea another look.

I've been doing lots of reading. There's a bunch of information about feeding raw dog food available over the internet. You will also be able to find good recommendations on hard copy resources on this topic as well. It's pretty interesting. You should give it a look. Only you can decide what's right/best for you and your dog, but I think we may try it out on a dog or two and see how it goes. We'll let you know what happens...

I wonder if we'll soon end up with a different answer to one of the questions we're asked the most, "What do you feed your dogs?"