Is it better to by low-end meats like chicken wings, leftovers from butchers, that are non-organic, and may contain toxins that organic food doesn’t have etc? Or is it better to stick with the higher-end kibble, in your opinion?

Mr. Frawley,

I want to quickly say that what you have done with your site and eBooks has turned my interest for my dogs into a passion and have steadily increased both my wife and I?s as well as our dogs quality of life, and I thank you for it.

I know that you are not a dog nutritionist, but you have a lot of experience with feeding so I want to ask you what you would do if you were me.

Situation: I have 4 dogs, two females, to males, all rescues, all under the age of 2 years, between 40-65 pounds. 2 are lab/hound mixes (Males), one is a rot/Sheppard mix (Female) and the last is a true mutt with most dominate traits probably from a pit bull (Female).

They get 40-60 minute walk in the morning> breakfast>4 hrs in crate>1 hr play at lunch>4 hrs crate>60 minutes of work in the evenings (running, walking, rollerblading, etc)>2-3 hrs play outside>dinner>bed.

Question: I am feeding them a 'higher' quality kibble that runs $50 for a 27 pound bag (42%protein) that the first several ingredients are: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Potato Starch, Turkey Meal, Whitefish Meal, Salmon Meal, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Oatmeal, Natural Chicken Flavor

I am looking to take a step up in their diet and go to raw (I believe a lot in this diet, I eat almost all my foods raw). I only have about $200 a month to feed them with for all 4 dogs. Is it better to by low-end meats like chicken wings from walmart, leftovers from butchers, that are non-organic, and may contain toxins that organic food doesn't have etc? Or is it better to stick with the higher-end kibble, in your opinion?

Thanks for your time, and thank you for the inexpensive, but good quality prong collars. I got them 3 weeks ago and my pack of 4 are all walking behind me now!

Matt