I just wanted to say that this thread has convinced me to go raw. I've been hovering on the edge for a while - fed a home cooked diet to my Eskie who had cushings and diabetes because the canned the vet recommended had no food in it, only isolates and other chemicals! She lived a lot longer than my vet thought she would. Jimmy benefited from that too but when Kimo died, I stopped and he started getting fat on the commercial food - even the high quality stuff.

So far he LOVES it. I started simple with chicken parts, and veggies mixed with egg and shell, but I'm slowly adding more things. This morning he had sardines with his veggies and lapped those up like it was nothing. So far his digestive track is happy. I had to laugh last night though because I was going out and wanted to get his food ready so that I could leave. I took the veggie mix and put it in his bowl, then got the chicken out and he started dancing around. I have never seen him so excited to eat in my life. Now, this is a dog who adores food, so that's saying a lot. I need to cut back on the amount - he's not finishing everything. So, I'll play around with that until I get it right. But I have to admit that it takes a lot less time and effort than I thought (much less than the home cooked), and it's a ton cheaper than buying the commercial done raw.