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Are all meats created equal - can one meat be exchanged for a different meat in a recipe?
I am sometimes asked whether it's okay to substitute one meat in a recipe for a different meat, ie turkey for chicken, pork for beef etc. The answer is NO, meats are not interchangeable and substituting one meat for a different meat will result in a completely different nutrient balance. Let me elaborate. >>> MORE

Cooked versus Raw - my personal and professional opinion (find out which of my recipes can be fed raw by clicking here).
I am frequently asked "where do you stand on feeding raw?" The short answer is that I personally recommend feeding raw fruits and vegetables, but I recommend cooking meats. The long answer is that I'm not dogmatic in my thinking - I recognize that many people have great success feeding 100% raw. However I believe, based on my own personal experience, that you can achieve the same results by feeding a combination of raw and cooked foods and I believe this is a safer and healthier way to feed a dog. Let me elaborate. >>> MORE

Complete and balanced nutrition - is it really that important?
The challenge I typically receive goes something like this… I don't eat complete and balanced meals and neither do wolves in the wilds, so why do I need to worry about feeding complete and balanced meals to my dog? Can't I just feed a variety of different foods? Won't that provide healthy nutrition? The short answer is "no". Let me elaborate. >>> MORE