Woden moved to a Raw meat diet about 6 months ago. We moved our whole houshold herd to Raw, although the cats require a slightly different recipe than the dogs - its really just a different ratio of fat, and different additives.
  What finally got us to move to Raw was the hope - suggested through our research - that Wodens' physical ailments would lessen as a result of a better diet. While it does not seem to have cleared up his assorted yeast infections (ears, webbng of paws) or little crusty sores under his chin, it has lessened his symptoms. It has definitely fixed his longstanding digestive problems, and he has very firm, small feces.
   He has developed a strong interest in food and meals, after never having cared particularly. He eats about 3.5% of his bodyweight daily, in one sitting. Most of his diet is made up of coarse ground flesh, offal, and fat, from cow primarily. He eats a quarter of a bone-in chicken each day as part of his total serving. I had to teach him to eat the bone-in chicken, and in the beginning I had to chop it down a little so he could manage it. Now, Istill have to do a little processing of the chicken: it often is cheaper to get whole birds, so I have to whack 'em into quarters. And, Woden has trouble with the skin. So I have to score the skin a few times on each quarter for him.
   He has an active lifestyle, which is why he eats 3.5% rather than 2% of his boyweight. A lucky dog, he has spent very little of his life out of sensory range of Beth or myself. Currently, the dogs come to work with us monday through friday, where they get to play with around twenty other dogs at the Dog care business where we are employed. Around 11 a.m. each day, I take Woden off with me to do walks with individual dogs. He drives from home to home with me, where we take one or more dogs for walks. Woden gets to spend three or more hours this way with me.  So he burns a lot of energy weekdays.
   I am very happy with the early results of Wodens new diet. I will continue to note his physical state, in hopes that his health (particularly resistance to yeast skin infections) improves. However, even if we discover no further improvements or benefits, I will be happy with the results. We are spending about 30% more than the cost of  good quality supermarket kibble, just a little less in price than top quality pet shop kibble. If we had small dogs, it would have been a no-brainer. With small-people sized dogs, it was a tougher sell on my stingy nature.