Are dogs true carnivores? been reading up a bit on the net about diet after following this thread and found this by a vet
Dog are not true carnivores, because they can produce the essential
amino acids and do not have to ingest them in their diet. Cats are true
carnivores.
Feeding all meat, or nearly all meat diets to dogs almost inevitably
leads to feeding an improperly balanced diet, especially in the calcium and
phosphorous ratios. There is no evidence that I know of that feeding
more protein than is necessary for maintenance and repair of the enzymes,
muscles, etc. in th