http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/dog-domestication-tied-to-starch.html

I came across this article on another forum and found it intriguing. I know a lot of you guys feed raw and I hope somebody chimes in, but I wanted to know what everyone thinks?

I can't really add anything intellectual for starting a discussion though.

I don't doubt that dogs can process more starch than their wild ancestors which is all the article really says, we knew that already. But I disagree with the closing comment. Just because they can survive on more starch doesn't mean that's what we should be intentionally feeding them IMO. When you get down to basics, they are built for eating a prey model raw diet. Yes, they've evolved to be able to survive off of more but there is a huge difference between surviving and thriving.

That's a really good point Valerie, thanks for clearing that up.

There were a lot of mixed reaction on the other forum, most of them were applauding, but this forum and that one have very different opinions on feeding. So I wanted to get another side of the story