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Posted by Alyssa on June 23, 2009, 9:49 pm, in reply to "Re: teeth tarter build-up"
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I think it just means that their mouth chemistry is such that those dogs are lucky enough to not grow huge tartar deposits. Now, Finn's brother was kibble fed for a while, but was mostly raw fed and his teeth were gorgeous for years -- then, he turned 6 and suddenly his mouth was filthy and needed scaling. I also am reminded of greyhounds, who as a breed have terrible dental issues. Maybe it has to do with the shape of the mouth, too? I don't know.
If you're selecting animals to raise for dog food, try getting a meat goat. My dogs' absolute favorite food is goat. I have no idea how economical it is to raise a goat, but I think Lehlo would love it! 
The woman I get some of our raw from kills/processes her own goats -- I could ask her if you'd like.
Also, when planning, don't be freaked out by the amount of 'extra' food you'd have to get for her. Remember, she'll happily eat parts that you might designate as useless as human food -- necks, feet, wing tips, organs, tongue, lips, that sort of thing. So if you have a chicken for your dinner, just trim off the wings and other 'inedibles' for Lehlo, add an egg or two, and that'd be dinner. Our Thanksgiving turkeys always look a little odd because we cut the wings, tail, and neck off for the dogs prior to cooking them. I trim fat off meats for people food with a generous amount of meat still attached so I can feed it to the dogs. And like Elizabeth's pack, there are days when my crew gets scrambled eggs, oatmeal or even peanut butter on whole wheat bread for dinner.
I like the Yahoo rawfeeding group, though they're focus is solely prey model raw. It's worth joining and lurking, though.
The sites I refer to are:
www.rawfed.com (I still read from this one every so often.)
www.rawlearning.com (done by the same folks who are on groups.yahoo.com/rawfeeding )
-- Alyssa.
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