Bone marrow from raw bones is very important for your dog's hips and bones. Keep in mind, that what you want to avoid is processed food. Anything that has been heated, even a minute in the microwave, has lost its enzymes. That's why we are against commercial dog foods. Dogs need live food, which means raw, fresh and uncooked.
Dogs are carnivores with a powerful digestive system.
They have survived for millions of years on raw meat. Our 13-14 year olds act and look as healthy as the 2 year olds. Dogs do not get worms from raw meat or raw liver - that's an old wives tale. Feed all pups all they want to eat 3 times daily. If you must be gone all day, fix up meat, vegetables and grains AM and PM and leave a dish of Milk Bones or PHD for the pup to nibble on during the day, so he never goes hungry.