**What do dogs eat in nature?** Although we cannot copy the footprint of mother nature, we can surely mimic what dogs and cats were designed to eat naturally by providing for them a biologically appropriate meal that allows their systems to work effectively. This approach helps build their immune system through a diet that puts very little stress on the body, ultimately protecting them from degenerative diseases and other health complications associated with poor nutrition. We can accomplish this by consuming various fresh foods ourselves — and for our pets. Technically, our domesticated dogs and cats may or may not differ from their wild counterparts in many ways, as science has tried to prove, but their dentition and digestive system have in essence remained unchanged. Domesticating them and feeding what we have been accustomed to eating in no way means that just because their bodies can utilize some of the nutrients from the food being fed, it is the appropriate nutrition for them. Therefore, feeding a species-appropriate raw food should be the first choice of nutrition for cats and dogs. It is also imperative to remember that feeding pets this way is not re-inventing the wheel, but rather returning to how they should have been eating in the first place.