For the last year I've been cutting up raw veggies and adding them to the dry dogfood in my dogs' meals. They are fed twice a day, in the evening they get the extra food. I do it to add fiber and moisture to their diet.

Tonight I had cut up raw carrots in their dishes, and tonight I had to do the Heimlich maneuver on my pit bull, because she swallows food whole sometimes. She is fine, but she was frothing at the mouth and I realized she couldn't get it out by herself. They've had carrots in the past - they were probably cut up smaller - and if I give them again I'll cook them first or grind them up like carrot salad.

What do you feed your dogs, and what do you avoid feeding your dogs, and why? I know we have a lot of dog-lovers here at Mudcat. I'm sure there is some valuable experience to share. I give mine veggies mixed with an organic dog food (good ingredients, no preservatives) because I don't have the time or income to produce the homemade balanced diets that you read about in the Rodale book, etc.

SRS