Feeding meat to a dog changes its body composition compared to, say, dry food. It’s a reasonable fact, though not 100 percent. Whether it matters, again, depends on the dog and what it does.
Different types of dry food are bought for the dog time and time again. Either the food doesn’t suit the dog at all, the number and size of poop bags aren’t enough during a walk, or acquaintances and strangers in the Facebook world condemn the food as low-quality. At some point, people start asking for a recommendation for a good brand of dry food.
The most common reason given for not feeding a dog a raw diet (meat-based feeding would be a better name) is the convenience of dry foods. No need to calculate, no need to think, and it’s enough to just pour food into a bowl.
Once upon a time, a peculiar concept known as holism appeared in dry foods. Holistic is a beautiful idea. It means a whole where the combined effect of the parts is greater than their sum. In other words, 1+1=3. This system is also called synergy, which is the same thing said differently: a cumulative combined effect. In dog foods, it means that the ingredients together do much more than they would separately.
Most often, dry dog foods are criticized for having so many carbohydrates. If the carbohydrates come from grains, the situation is even worse. This is a mix of several different things, spiced with confusion, misunderstandings, and beliefs. Let’s make it clear right away: carbohydrates are not dangerous or even harmful to dogs. But they are often unnecessary.
In the past, the concept of balance in food was introduced for feeding dogs. Balance is something that humans seem to have an innate need for. Chaos is bad and must be balanced. The feeling of chaos is also inherently related to ignorance.