I am often asked what brand of kibble we feed our Mastiffs, my answer is none. Dogs are carnivores and should be fed as such. Neither their teeth, nor their digestive systems were designed to eat crunchy nuggets of corn and/or grain, nor questionable meat items as received by the rendering plants.

They evolved to eat fresh raw, uncooked meats and bones. Kibbles were created in the 1950s as a way to make money off of garbage, and NOT to provide your pet with a convenient and healthy diet as consumers are led to believe.

While some kibbles are better then others, there is not one kibble on the market that is truly appropriate for a carnivore.

If you are feeding what most of us refer to as "Death Nuggets" please do some research for the sake of your pets.

All of that said, some people may still be confused as to what our Mastiffs really eat. Some examples are ...

• Raw Chicken, with and without bone. This includes whole dressed chickens, chicken necks, chicken wings, leg quarters, thighs, meaty whole carcasses, ribs, backs, breasts, hearts, livers and gizzards.

• Raw Turkey, with and without bone. This includes whole dressed turkeys, turkey necks, drumsticks, meaty whole carcasses, breasts, hearts, livers and gizzards.

• Raw Duck, with and without bone. This includes whole dressed ducks, duck necks, meaty whole carcasses, and livers.

• Raw Quail, with bones. These are tasty little birds, and include all innards.

• Raw Lamb, with and without bone. Nice meaty lamb necks, Lamb Riblets, Ground Lamb Breast and occasionally Lamb Femur bones as a treat.

• Raw Beef with and without bone. This includes lean cuts of beef, heart, tongue, liver, ribs, necks and Green Tripe (the unbleached stomach).

• Buffalo, Pork and Veal Hearts, as well as other traditional meats from these animals.

• Fish: whole mackerel and ground salmon, other species as available locally such as Cod, Haddock, Sea Bass, Skates

These are just some examples of what we feed. We feed a large variety of meats and bones from different species. The above food items are either fit for human consumption, or the remaining parts of animals raised for human consumption, once meat processors have removed the items they want for the human meat markets. Notice above there is NO GRAIN or CORN added. 99% of the kibble companies "recipes" contain up to 80% grain, corn and or beet pulp. Again, dogs are carnivores!