i feed my dogs dehydrated food from a company called Honest Kitchen and they go nuts over it. it's considered raw food, just add water, let stand for 10 mins and serve.

please tell me that was entered in contests...i died laughing :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

i had my dog on a diet due to a health issue for about 6-8 months. i would make her food for the week, 4 days of food in fridge and freeze the rest. she had a bladder stone and i treated her with a remedy for them sold on pawhealer.com...they recommended the diet and hers needed to be low protein for 3 months (normally a bad idea to go low protein for dogs but aid in stone dissolution). here are the ingredients that i would mix together after all was cooked:

boiled organic potatos (brown rice could be substituted but pawhealer said no grains for the stones)
steamed organic carrots - food processed after
steamed organic green and yellow squash (zuccini and crook neck) - food processed
steamed celery (just a couple stalks) - food processed
steamed garlic (only a clove) - food processed
steamed organic green beans - food processed
steamed organic spinach (just a couple cups) - food processed
boiled whole chicken - cut into bite sized pieces

the quantity was enough to nearly half fill a lobster pot. garlic is not recommended for dogs by most experts but in a very small amount is ok to add flavor. if i was doing this now, i would use 2 chickens instead of 1. my dog is a small breed so i found i needed to food process the veggies or she wouldn't eat them. i would mash the potatoes as well. i fed her a cup and a half at breakfast and the same at dinner. her coat and weight never looked better. if you do any natural food diet, be aware that it is normal for the poop to look completely different so don't panic (it doesnt stink like normal either so that's cool).

now they sell fresh food for dogs in a refridgerated stand at some stores. saw the commercial but cant remember the name of it. best of luck with your pup!

Years ago I worked with animals and some of my customer's dogs were on a raw food diet. The dogs all looked very healthy to me. These were smart wealthy people too.
My boss at the time, a regional dog expert, said it was good for the dogs