I just usually ask the person what dogs ate before kibble was invented? As for the comments about my dogs turning vicious, I say, "yes, my yorkies did turn into blood thristy creatures" and warn them to stay away. That usually gets them thinking how silly they sounded.
Now this is the other way around....
I was once at a dog show and admiring a dobie puppy about 5 months old. We were talking about food and he (the owner) said he fed his boy raw because the breeder said it made the dogs more aggressive because they got the taste of "blood".
That was quite a few years ago but obviously the myth is still around.
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The only negative comments I ever got when we switched 5 years ago to feeding raw were from our vet. I switched vets.
Otherwise, it doesn't come up much. On the rare occasion that someone will ask what my dogs eat, I evaluate whether or not that person is open to hearing "raw meat." If not, or I don't have time to explain, I just say "dog food"--which is also true.
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Quote: Erin Croley
I just usually ask the person what dogs ate before kibble was invented?
This has worked for me as well, especially when I wait for them to respond because usually the other person either can't come up with an answer or they know the answer (meat & bones!) and don't want to say it. Usually after that pause, the person is at least a little more open-minded to idea of a raw diet.
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Now this is the other way around....
I was once at a dog show and admiring a dobie puppy about 5 months old. We were talking about food and he (the owner) said he fed his boy raw because the breeder said it made the dogs more aggressive because they got the taste of "blood".
That was quite a few years ago but obviously the myth is still around.
Oh it's still around - I was told that very thing just months ago by a young man (couldn't have been much over 20 y/o) I ran into in a hardware store. Really sweet guy, but I got the "taste of blood" comment AND the "locking jaws" of pit bulls discussion during our short but shockingly ill-informed conversation about his past dogs (2 of which died at the necks of each other, FWIW ).
I get that one can't know everything about everything... but honestly, the amount of misinformation out there is sadly staggering.
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Quote: melissa blazak
Now this is the other way around....
I was once at a dog show and admiring a dobie puppy about 5 months old. We were talking about food and he (the owner) said he fed his boy raw because the breeder said it made the dogs more aggressive because they got the taste of "blood".
That was quite a few years ago but obviously the myth is still around.
My favorite part about this is that most people fear that "taste of blood," whereas this guy is actively trying to make his dog more aggressive.
I will say a lot of the things mentioned here. Another one I like to add sometimes depending on how the person is "Dogs are carnivores so they shouldn't eat grains, cows are herbivores, what do you think about feeding them meat?"
I try not to be condescending but open their eyes a little.
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