Wisconsin FIB
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rosendale, WI
Posts: 2,241
Location: Rosendale, WI
Sportbike: Speed Triple 06 Blue
Years Riding: Since June 2002
How you found us: Pilotx1
No......... parasites, bacteria, can't make a good diet, doesn't "travel" well, cost........
As much as some people claim that you can recreate a dogs "real" diet, it's near impossible to do on a daily basis without exposing yourself or your dog to nasty bacteria or parasites. Your dogs ancestry didn't live on lean cuts of steak, it ate the guts (literally) out of fresh or rotting animals. There's beneficial nutrients in the liver, kidneys, intestines, etc that you won't get with just raw beef muscle. So you have to mix in the other stuff....and that typically means an agreement or special order.
It means your going to have to handle large quantities of potentially not human-safe meat in the same house as you cook. Most people cant maintain food / kitchen cleanliness in normal circumstances, so your risks of getting sick is going to be much higher. And even if your food prep and kitchen cleaning skills are top notch...... If your dog gets parasites from raw meat.... You're still more likely to get infected from contact with their feces. (Don't kid yourself, your dog rolls in his own shit, then sleeps in your bed).
Beyond all that is cost. It's flat out going to cost more per year, probably much more. If there was a huge benefit, I could understand, but a well blended dog food with occasional additives directed by a vet is hard to beat.