As little as 20 years ago it was still common to feed a dog on only table scraps. Because of modern veterinary knowledge and production methods this is no longer seen as healthy for your dog. In fact, meat sold in supermarkets has already been trimmed and de-boned and is ready to be cooked right out of the package with no additional preparation. The advent of frozen food has put an end to vegetable trimmings, and all of our dairy and poultry comes from cartons and cardboard, not directly from the animals themselves. We live in a world where all of our food is pre-prepared and pre-packaged for our convenience, table scraps are nearly unheard of.

When a meal is prepared from all these cookie-cutter packages, there is almost no extra food for our little furry friends. The only things left are usually inedible or tiny amounts. Certainly nothing that would satisfy a hungry dog. These tiny unwanted quantities of food will not suffice as a proper diet for a dog.