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Dogs evolved to eat human scraps. Raw diets may be better nutritionally than kibbles, but cooking the same food is more nutritious and much safer[1] than raw food.

After talking to board-certified vets who actually research this stuff, I feed my dog home-cooked human-grade food.

1. https://skeptvet.com/Blog/2018/02/yet-another-study-shows-th...



Growing up my mother let us feed our dog whatever leftovers we had after our dinner, which would sometimes be half a steak that one of my siblings didn't finish or a bowl of liver-paté growing stale in the fridge. She'd make up the difference with generic dog food.

Our dog had a clear preference for our food, and it felt deeply wrong when we would feed it only dog food. It was a part of our family why should it not eat like we did?

If I ever adopt a dog for my family, it will be fed the same way.




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