What do you think is best - BARF or RMB's?

Also, why?


Anyone feed something 'in between'? (say RMB's mainly but with a little yoghurt as a treat...)|||Tom Lonsdale, DVM was the creator of the RMB diet based on extensive research (I see you have the link). Another vet/collaborator broke off to start the BARF thing when he realized that no one in the vet profession could make a buck from that prey model diet.


Thousands of people feeding RMB have healthy, thriving dogs without shelling out extra money for "recommended" nutritional supplements, etc.


Fact is that dogs do not secrete amylase, the digestive enzyme necessary for the digestion of carbohydrates -- fruit, vegetables, grains -- unless, like their wild relatives (wolves) they're in "starvation mode".


Many dogs enjoy different non-meat items, just like humans enjoy products full of sugar. As long as it's not overdone, or has undesirable consequences (like diarrhea), the odd non-meat items aren't likely to produce any serious problems. Each dog is slightly different, just like we are.


After doing all the research, and applying it for several years, RMB comes out the clear winner in my experience.


Runners up, in preference to ANY commercial dog foods, would be BARF or even home-cooked food.|||Raw Meaty Bones themselves is not a diet.. its referring to bones with a lot of meat.





I think you mean BARF vs Prey-Model diet? Prey-model diets invovle feeding only meat, bones, organs, and offals.





BARF diet includes fruits and veggies along with the raw meats, bones, etc.





I prefer prey-model.. dogs are carnivores and dont really get much (if any) nutrition from vegetation. BTW Offal is entrails- organs, stomach lining, etc.. its animal parts. It may or may not have digested contents in it.





However my dog also does like some fruits and veggies, so they are offered as treats. He will practically do back flips for green beans.. and he begs for pumpkin guts when we carve jack-o-lanterns. Not much nutritional benefits for him.. but they are low-fat treats.|||Neither.





I don't see dogs as omnivores so BARF is out.





Dogs need more than just meat and bones so RMB's are out.





So prey-model/franken-prey. Bones, meat, organs/tripe, fish and eggs.





ETA: Very few people actually call it RMB most go with SARF, raw diet, prey model franken prey etc. Mostly since RMB stands for one part of the diet - raw meaty bones.