Since a couple of y'all asked about the bones thing -

Bones are generally not recommended for dogs because of 1) obstruction and 2) injury. Chicken bones in particular like to splinter and get lodged in funny places like mouths, esophaguses, stomachs and intestines. Although stomach acid theoretically can break down a bone into it's components, too much trouble happens along the way. Large marrow bones like the kind I'm using from buffalo femurs to make broth are very very very hard. These kinds of things break teeth. Also, have you ever met the dog who swallowed rocks or tennis balls? These guys chomp down and swallow all kinds of things that seem like they shouldn't "fit" or go down, but they totally do. Bones just smack of impaction.

Either way, if you break a tooth or get a bone lodged somewhere it shouldn't, you're looking at a lot of money that could be spent elsewhere by simply not giving bones. At my practice, to pull a carnassial tooth (the big molar on top and bottom, commonly fractured from chewing on hard substances) is around $250. This doesn't include the medicine, the anesthesia or the dental cleaning before/after hand. An exploratory laparotomy is going to be about $800, for resection and anastomosis (meaning I have to remove intestinal pieces and put your pet's guts back together in one piece) $1200, minimum.

It's not that bones are "bad". They generally just cause more trouble than they are worth. And in a profession where people consider euthanasia due to financial burdens, us vets strongly recommend prevention when possible.

As far as Paleo being BARF for people - Paleo isn't raw. I'm cooking all my meats (except sushi) and these bones are stewed for 24 hours (they're still hard as a rock, just slightly more porous now from the vinegar I add to the broth). I think raw feeding is actually fine for dogs, if you can get the vitamins/minerals right AND the food safety. Too me, in this crappy food system, nothing is safe and everything should be cooked. That's why foods like EVO (evopet.com - I'm biased, I used to work for the company) exist. It's raw food that isn't raw and it's safe to feed your pet.