Canines in the wild eat the stomachs of their prey, which usually contain vegetables. It provides some of the vitamins a dog needs.
So a bit of veggies isn’t bad. But dogs mostly just needs meat. And not necessarily lean meat.
We feed our dogs raw hamburger, raw turkey, raw chicken. I use ground egg shell for their calcium. Throw in a tiny bit of veggies, a few egg yolks and some cod liver oil...yummy.
Our dogs are very healthy and have excellent coats of soft fur.
We feed our dogs a raw diet too. They are 11and 12years old now, and our only vet bills have been their rabies shots every three years, required by state law.
they never get ticks, fleas, have no “doggie smell”, sweet breath, good teeth, no cleaning required, and best of all?
Their poops don’t smell, are not “ gushy”, and crumble away to white powder in a couple of day.
But for those who do not want to feed raw, I suggest Honest Kitchen. They have one mis that contains no grains at all.
My dogs will forage for food in the garden. They go for a vine-ripened sun gold tomato, my female has learned to dig up a carrot. They like berries, ripe fruit, etc.
I will never feed any commercial dog food again!