Not exact matches
The results show that dogs went through several developmental steps that adapted their digestive system to a
diet richer in starches
than that of
wolves.
This is the recommendation of the leading specialists in captive
wolf husbandry and medicine, and it is largely the result of evidence that the previous practice of feeding raw meat based
diets to captive
wolves led to poorer quality nutrition and health
than the current practices.
Most studies show that cats also eat plant matter but obviously their
diet is different
than that of the
wolf.
Hybrid
wolf dogs are usually more difficult to train and require a higher protein
diet than canines.
Commercial dog food is frankly different
than the
diet of wild dogs and
wolves.
Dog foods marketed as replicating
wolves» raw meat
diets may actually satisfy human fantasies more
than dogs» dietary needs, said one scientist.