| Why The Food You Give Your Dog Matters!If
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| | very clean teeth in short order.It still
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| you're like most dog owners, you probably
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| | amazes me to hear the feedback from a dog
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| assume that commerical dog foods with
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| | owner who has converted to the raw meat
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| brand names that are easily identifiable
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| | and bones diet. Virtually without fail,
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| - Purina, Iams, Pedigree, etc. - must be
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| | they all become true believers. In some
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| good for your pets, right? After all,
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| | cases, the improvement in their dogs is
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| millions of pet owners buy them and feed
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| | nothing short of startling.A common fear
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| them to their beloved pets, and surely
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| | voiced by many owners is the worry over
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| they wouldn't all give their dogs
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| | the bones getting caught in their dog's
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| something harmful. Unfortunately, this
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| | throat or splintering and cutting them
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| may just be the case.Now, before I get
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| | internally. This is a common
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| any further along, let me make it clear
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| | misconception that actually does apply to
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| that I am not a veterinarian. I do,
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| | COOKED bones. Never give your dog a
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| however, have a science background and
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| | cooked bone (especially chicken bones)!
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| education, and I've had more dogs in my
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| | Raw bones, however, are no more of a
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| care in one year than most people will
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| | threat than any other mouthful of food
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| have in a lifetime. As an observant and
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| | your dog chews. I have yet to deal with
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| naturally curious person, I've paid close
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| | even one case of a dog on this diet
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| attention in the past 20 years to the
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| | having any kind of serious problem with
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| general health of my pets and those I've
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| | the bones (out of hundreds).Yes, handling
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| had in my care through a rescue shelter I
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| | raw meat and bones requires a commitment
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| was involved with for several of those
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| | many are uncomfortable with. You have to
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| years. I've also picked the brains of
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| | get over the 'yuckiness' and embrace the
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| several top vets in my state in my quest
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| | benefits to your dogs! Another issue is
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| to get to the heart of the matter
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| | finding a good source of affordable
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| concerning the best dog diet.What has
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| | products. It's a good idea to locate a
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| become abundantly clear is that one type
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| | chicken processing plant nearby. They
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| of diet stands well above all others in
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| | will often sell chicken cages (breast
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| terms of fostering good health and long
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| | bones and related parts). Chicken cages
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| life. More on that later...I've seen
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| | are ideal because they provide a good
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| dogs fed commercial foods, both wet and
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| | balance of meat and bone - not too much
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| dry, from the cheapest brands to the
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| | of either in proportion to the
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| so-called "premium" brands. I've also
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| | other.However, you should not always feed
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| seen dogs who were fed vegan or
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| | chicken. Mix things up to vary their
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| vegetarian diets, as well as those fed
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| | protein sources a bit. Get some pork and
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| raw meat and bones (known popularly as
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| | some beef now and then to keep things
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| the BARF Diet). While individual dogs
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| | lively and to provide your dogs with
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| will do just fine on any of these widely
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| | important nutrional elements that the
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| divergent diets, what I've looked for are
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| | chicken alone probably isn't providing.
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| general trends in population subsets.
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| | And don't forget to mix up a slop of
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| How do these 10 dogs fare in their
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| | green veggies, carrots, apples, bananas,
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| lifetimes when they eat cheap kibble
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| | and some raw livers or hearts at least
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| every day? How about those 12 dogs who
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| | twice a month. [*Note: have your pet
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| are getting a vegetarian diet all the
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| | checked for allergic reactions to any of
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| time? And what happens to those 25 dogs
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| | those ingredients before trying this for
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| who are being given a raw meat and bones
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| | the first time. Adjust accordingly.]This
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| diet? These are the types of questions
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| | is the main idea behind the success of
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| I've asked as I've dealt with large
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| | the raw meat and bones diet: it comes
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| numbers of dogs and their owners or
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| | closest to simulating the exact types of
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| keepers over the years.These have in no
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| | foods dogs ate all during their
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| way been controlled experiments, and I
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| | evolution. Think about it. Did dogs eat
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| would never attempt to pass them off as
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| | processed commercial food from bags or
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| authoritative or as adhering to any
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| | cans? Did they grow and harvest
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| strict interpretation of the scientific
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| | vegetables, fruits, and grains? Did they
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| method. In other words, take my
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| | dine on cooked meats? Of course not!
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| conclusions with a large grain of salt.
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| | They evolved eating prey the pack took
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| I'm really just out to get the wheels
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| | down and scavenging the carcasses of
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| turning in the minds of all dog lovers
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| | former kills. All raw!You might be
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| who read these words.After all of this
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| | wondering, given this evolutionary
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| careful observation and tracking, clear
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| | perspective, why I'm suggesting that you
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| patterns have emerged time and time
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| | prepare and feed a veggie-fruit slop
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| again...Dogs that eat commercial kibble
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| | every now and then. Good question! It's
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| or wet food have lots of health problems
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| | a bit unsettling to ponder, but consider
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| later in life and tend to die youngest.
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| | the state of the prey (or dead bodies)
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| This is even true when they've been fed
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| | that dogs ate all those years they were
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| "premium" dog foods, sadly.Dogs that are
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| | evolving. The animals they ate also ate,
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| fed vegetarian diets do better, but must
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| | and more often than not, that meant their
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| be given large amounts of alternative
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| | stomachs contained undigested vegetables,
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| protein sources to make up for the lack
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| | fruits, and other plant matter. The dogs
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| of it in standard vegetarian fare. A
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| | dining on them didn't ignore that stuff -
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| purely vegetarian diet is difficult to
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| | it got eaten along with everything else
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| provide that will satisfy a canine's
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| | that could be stripped from the body.So
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| basic nutritional needs, but it is
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| | you see, this diet works because it
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| healthier and leads to slightly longer
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| | mimics what dogs naturally fed on for
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| lifespans than any commercial brand
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| | tens of thousands of years. It really is
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| diet.Without any doubt (based on what
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| | that simple. There's nothing deep or
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| I've seen over many years and hundreds of
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| | esoteric about it at all.Just try it.
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| dogs), the best possible diet to feed
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| | Take this challenge: give your dogs a
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| your dogs is raw meat and bones with an
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| | raw meat and bones diet for 60 days. Try
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| occasional slop made up of vegetables,
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| | to find a meat and bones source that is
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| fruits, and organ meat. I've seen clear
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| | close to a 50/50 meat-bone ratio (chicken
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| and compelling evidence that this diet
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| | breast cages from a processing plant are
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| leads to three amazing results: much
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| | great, but you can also try pork necks or
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| better overall health, excellent dental
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| | beef ribs from any grocery store). If
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| health, and longer lifespans.Countless
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| | you go the pork or beef route, give your
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| times, I've seen dogs with repeating,
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| | pet plenty of time to wear down the raw
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| nagging health issues (obesity,
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| | bones. Chicken bones are soft and easily
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| allergies, etc.) turn completely around
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| | chewed up, but pork and beef bones take
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| on a raw meat and bones diet. And it
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| | much longer. If you don't see any
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| doesn't take long to see how much whiter
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| | noticeable improvements - healthier coat,
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| and cleaner their teeth become. This is
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| | more energy, better teeth, excellent
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| actually very important (dental health),
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| | blood work-ups - go back to his former
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| because a growing number of vets suspect
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| | diet.If you do take the challenge, I'm
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| a link between the bacteria produced by
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| | betting you'll be fairly amazed and
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| poor dental hygiene and internal
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| | continue. About 90% of those I know
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| complications as dogs age. Because dogs
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| | who've tried it stick with it. Give it
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| have to crunch through raw chicken, beef,
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| | 60 days. Isn't a healthier, happier dog
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| or pork bones daily, they get and keep
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| | who lives longer worth it?
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