To: one_less who wrote (93951 ) 1/18/2005 7:29:59 PM From: Grainne Read Replies (1) | Respond to You have no idea what the "natural" diet is for dogs. They are technically omnivorous, which means they can eat meat and/or plants. But they do not actually need meat to be healthy. Personally, I would not feed dogs a diet that did not at least include eggs, however. They do need high quality protein of some sort. I err on the side of caution by feeding fresh potatoes, sometimes peas and carrots, occasional kidney or garbanzo beans, leftover salad without onion (which is a poison for dogs). I actually feed my dogs some trout and deep sea fish human grade canned dog foods along with premium vegetarian kibble and holistic salmon kibble because I want them to be extremely healthy and live a very long time. I am waiting for more research on vegetarian pet foods to be conducted. Even though I wish no fish had to sacrifice its life for my dogs, at least deep sea fish live free until they are caught, and have some quality of life.
