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Ruth Dassenaike wrote:
> 
> robert@mackay01.cqit.qld.edu.au (Robert Chalmers) wrote:
> 
> >
> >There seems to be two camps on this. Should a meat meal for
> >dogs be cooked first, or should the dog be given fresh, un-cooked
> >meat.?
> 
> I feed my dog (Belgian Sheepdog x Kelpie - 33 kilos) half a can of Pal
> plus a good handful of (diced lamb which I buy from my butcher in bulk
> and pressure cook for a short while), plus some left-over rice and veges
> etc.
> 
> He is now 11 and although I say so myself, has a great coat and dare I
> say it, keeps very healthy!
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Ruth.

My wife and I have a dog each and we have over a dozen freinds all with 
at least one dog each that we do obedience work with. We all use a good 
dry food that is balanced, some use Eucanuba, some Pal professional and 
we use Country Kennel but all feed there dogs uncooked meat. We just buy 
off cuts from the butcher, lamb rib flaps and spines are great and keep 
the dogs teeth clean.

If you are feeding the dog fresh or cooked meat you must also use a 
balanced dry food. As I have listed above, there are many of them. The 
Pal Professional and Eucanuba are very expensive but are concentrated, 
you feed the dog less of it and therefore it lasts longer. ( they also 
do less/smaller droppings ) 

All dogs are different some need different things fromm their food so 
there is no one answer for you. We found that our big dog (Giant 
Schnauzer) needed as much Eucanuba as the cheaper food we were feeding 
him to maintain his weight and condition. We have switched him back to 
country Kennel from the Eucanuba to save money, country kennel has no 
added colours which seems to suit him. You may have to test a few types 
to get the right one for your dog.

If you have a small dog or cat and you can find where a chicken factory 
is get hold of chicken necks they do a brilliant job of cleaning teeth. 
My wife is a vet nurse for a vet who has specialised in dentistry.

In the wild no-one cooks meat for the dogs !
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