Raw Vegan dog food

Is this even possible I wonder? I've fed raw meat/fish to
several dogs over the years. Every one thrived on it. The
difference in attitude was tremendous. Training them becomes so
much easier when you reward with meat. "Treats" are absurd. You
give the dog food when its hungry. I do wonder why people treat
dogs like children. They ain't children in any way, shape or
form.

Anyway, as a raw foodist vegan for several years I would love to
rid myself of animal products in the home if possible. I sprout
a lot and have been able to feed dogs sprouted
grains/lentils/beans but they are definitely not enthusiastic
about it. I look at vegan dog websites and 99.99% of them are
there to instill fear, then sell you their goods. All we need as
dog owners is a list of foods that can replace meat/fish. 2 high
fat foods I notice dogs seem to enjoy are avocados and coconuts
(new, young coconuts that are white on the outside and inside -
for those of you not living in the tropics, not the hairy brown
ones with rock hard coconut meat on the inside - the meat should
be soft and sweet.) As dogs seem to enjoy foods high in fat,
what about nuts? Nutritional yeast could be added too as its
high in B12 which might be deficient in a vegan diet. Another
option that is almost as good is to feed your dog mostly vegan
and perhaps once a week, feed some meat or fish. Its sure a lot
easier than stocking that stuff on a regular basis.

PS....Until we see animals cooking their food in the wild, let's
just not consider cooking anything please. Its absurd and one of
man's greatest errors. I struggled with junk food for years
until the day I went raw. That was the last day I ate a single
gram of processed/cooked/junk food. That was several years ago.

One of the problems dog owners face is most of them (95% of them
in my area) are in horrible physical shape. Most dog owners are
settled and older and never run their dogs. Why? Because they
themselves can't run! Now if you can't stress your dogs exercise
potential, how are you going to see changes in their
cardiovascular health? Dogs need to RUN - not walk at our
leisurely pace. Your dog can be a merciless personal trainer if
you give them a chance. They are great teachers and are masters
at interval training. Google it. You will find a huge
percentage of personal trainers now advocate it for optimum
cardiovascular workouts these days. Think of all the money you
will save in Personal Training costs by having a dog?

If you don't stress your dog with exercise, you won't notice how
dehydrated he might be as well. When I walk other people's dogs,
I'm amazed at how thirsty they are all the time. My dogs are
never like that. Yes the drink, but only after copious exercise.
If you don't Dehydrate your dog, you don't need to Hydrate your
dog. Same principle with people. Stop the poison of salt and
you won't need all that water. Your dog will need to urinate a
fraction of the amount as before once you rid salt out of your
dog's life.

In article ,
Gary wrote:
>Anyway, as a raw foodist vegan for several years I would love to
>rid myself of animal products in the home if possible. I sprout
>a lot and have been able to feed dogs sprouted
>grains/lentils/beans but they are definitely not enthusiastic
>about it. I look at vegan dog websites and 99.99% of them are
>there to instill fear, then sell you their goods. All we need as
>dog owners is a list of foods that can replace meat/fish.

No, not really. You need both quality ingredients and
quality nutrition. I do know a dog who lost its eyesight to
malnutrition because the owner concocted his own diet and it
wasn't nutritionally complete. Fat is a great energy source
but a high-fat diet can give the dog a lot of energy and a
great coat, both of which can mask other nutritional
deficiencies. It's a lot easier to put together a shitty
diet than to put together a good one.

And thanks for the lectures! They were *fascinating*.
I'm so glad that we've got another all-ologist here.
Can't have too many, that's what I always say. In fact,
just the other day I was telling my dogs that the world
needs more people who deliver context-free uninvited
lectures to strangers. That's the ticket. Thanks again!
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