When a dog or cat munches on GRASS it is to settle the stomach, sort of like our pepto bismal (sp.) to cause a different action in there. Yes, check it out as canines, felines, and other animals that are known as preditors - like humans - Ha! - One way to tell if it is prey or a preditor is the location of the eyes --- both forward - preditor both to the side of the head, as in deer, rabbit, mice, rats, etc. are PREY for those preditors. Life in the what ever lane --- However, for a real balanced diet, most of the "kill, or prey" is consumed, giving the preditor all that is needed for that balance. ENJOY Norma no L & 2 critters ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Crowson" <ruready8336@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <shofar_k9s@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:54 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: rawfeeding ..... Carnivore feed suppliers list isn' this why a dog will eat grass fro the yard? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shofar Shepherds" <shofar_k9s@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 2:11 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: rawfeeding ..... Carnivore feed suppliers list > Yes, Shirley. I know you have to be right. > However, my dogs go for the stomach first when they catch the stupid rabbit that comes into their yard. Whatever your dogs are, mine are ominvores. > > Whatever works for you. > > Leslye Morrow > Shofar Shepherds and Shelties > http://www.geocities.com/shofar_k9s > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: shirley sommers <ssthunderpony@xxxxxxxxx> > To: grnram415@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:27:48 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: rawfeeding ..... Carnivore feed suppliers list > > > WRONG ! > > dogs have recently been reclassified as Canis lupus familiaris by the Smithsonian Institute (Wayne, R.K. "What is a Wolfdog?" www.fiu.edu/~milesk/Genetics.htm), placing it in the same species as the gray wolf, Canis lupus. > grnram415@xxxxxxx wrote: > Ok, that just hit on my pet peeve. Dogs are NOT CARNIVORES!!!!!!!!!! They are omnivores, just like humans. There are very few true carnivores in the animal world. These include cats, mink, hyenas and a few weird rodent things we don't have in North America. > > As Paul stated, in the wild, a dog/wolf, whatever, will go for the gut of an animal first. This is for the grasses the herbivore has ingested. Then they will go for the meaty parts and small bones. This is why we add veggies and fruits to the animals diet. To make it balanced. A meat diet alone for a dog is not a balanced diet, therefore, they are not carnivores. Feeding raw is no different that feeding your family a balanced meal. > > JMHO > > Laura Thomas > > -----Original Message----- > From: ssthunderpony@xxxxxxxxx > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 9:26 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: rawfeeding ..... Carnivore feed suppliers list > > http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CarnivoreFeed-Supplier/ > > Carnivore feed suppliers provides a list of what they have to offer people who > feed their carnivores a natural raw diet. Pet owners list their needs. > This is a fully moderated list. > > This is not a list designed to discuss raw diets. For more generalised > information about the raw diet, please go to the general raw feeding email list. > > Disclaimer: All messages posted to this list are solely the responsibility of > the individuals who post them. 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