The Truth About Corn?

[GermanSheperdlover]

I'd like to know exactly where on this planet people have been feeding dogs corn for centuries? I mean, it wasn't until recently that we even began feeding dogs kibble... before that it was table scraps and bits from the butcher...

True, Buuut I am pretty old and my family (in the 50's) always had and we always fed kibble back then. Now, no guessing, how old, this old goat is.

[xxshaelxx]

I happen to agree with her a 1000%.. The raw feeders do more damage to this area then anyone or anything. Actually I have requested that this section be seperate from the raw section and have a whole different sign in and moderators. If you fed raw thats great, it's your choice BUT, I also think that if I want to fed kibble thats my choice and I feel no one has the authority to try and sway me to do anything that I don't want to do. It's like the bible thumper coming to your door every day. It gets old. It's not a bash on anyone, but I think in some cases the poster should keep that in mind, if the poster is feeding raw. I add lots of meat to my dogs diet but I have always and well always continue to feed Kibble. Now in my case I just try to feed what I feel is the best kibble. LOL, which I think is Orijen. But I have tried many other top brands, when I say top brands, I mean high quality brands.

Ummm...nowhere in her post did I see where Punkem733 tried to shove raw down anyone's throats. She was making a point by saying that this article implies dogs NEED corn and would die without it, and yet our dogs, that are on raw, or even dogs that are on Orijen, Evo, etc., are still here. Personally, I think that the kibble feeders are just looking for excuses to single out the raw feeders, because I've NEVER got the impression that the raw feeders are trying to shove their way down others' throats, just MAKING POINTS! And this is a forum (if you haven't noticed), that's allowed.

And for your information, kibble feeders have done it to the raw feeders as well, jumping in on their threads and trying to MAKE POINTS about kibble.

[PUNKem733]

LOL I never shove raw down anyone's throat, although it is superior, I feed kibble. That's what confused me about the PM. Reading the PM, you'd think I go out of my way to call her/him every name in the book.

[jiml]

Corn isn't an appropriate ingredient for Carnivores. Heck it's not an appropriate ingredient for humans either>>>>>

I havent read any works by any reputable dietitian or Dr. that says avoid corn? not even "radical" physicians such as ornish, fuhrman, or at the other end atkins agrees with you or your Doctor. Corn is partially digested but Humans can not digest any plant cell walls, corn kernals are small enough to be un chewed therefore they show in your poo (note that undigested plant roughage is a good thing in the human diet) . In dog food many times the corn has been "gelatinized" and research has shown that in this state it is very well digested. Yucky-yes good for the dog -questionable. but well digested.