From my knowledge chicken skin is mostly fat and has no appreciable nutritional value.
Hence why I pointed out it's more or less personal preference, but I still don't find any appreciable nutritional value. I let all of my dog's fat intake come from the meat itself; If she needs more food to keep up her weight then I'll up her meat intake, but I still won't let her have the skin. I don't find the "extra" fat from chicken skin healthy or desirable. But it's really a personal choice and overall I doubt it will greatly impact your dog's health (unless the dog's overweight) so it's up to the individual.
In the wild, dogs and wolves don't have owners to feed them everyday.
^+1 :din the wild, dogs and wolves don't have owners to feed them everyday.
They don't need them - unlike people, they instinctively know what's good for them.In the wild, dogs and wolves don't have owners to feed them everyday.
Incorrect. They just eat what is available to them, which is quite different. I cut out fat where I can because I believe too much fat in the diet could potentially lead to pancreatitis. I'm sure many dogs handle a lot of fat just fine, but if I can provide simple changes for their health then I will.They don't need them - unlike people, they instinctively know what's good for them.
Unless a dog has a serious digestive problem, he/she can actually handle quite a lot of fat - I feed my dogs the fattiest cuts of meat (including the skin) most of the time, they have no problem with it and are lean. I raw feed and weigh meals to make sure what they are getting is appropriate for their weight.What makes pets "fat" is lack of exercise, too MUCH food in general, and treats IMHO. Not eating things like skin per se
Of "what is available to them" they still stick with the good stuff, or as good as they can get - you don't see wolves dumpster diving like bears. If you have found a system which works for you that's great, stick with it! The rest of us are saying simply there is another way, and it's up to the OP who asked the original question as to which way he/she wants to go. And no, I don't feed avocadoes.....
Comparing wolves and bears is like comparing apples to oranges. Wolves aren't picky and "stick to the good stuff", I don't know where you got that from. Wolves eat what's available because they never know when they'll be eating next. But whatever, this tangent of the conversation is pointless. I never said the OP had to do it my way, I was just sharing my opinion as did most everyone else, but if it sounded that way then I apologize.
Yeah that's what I was trying to get at earlier, lol.
