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raw diet and being around small children

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Question
my wife and i just adopted a 2.5 year old Siberian husky, he has been raised on reg. dog food and i was wondering if i started the raw diet would it bring out the wild in him and would he be ok around my new born son?

Answer
Diet has very little to do with how the dog will behave.  That really is little more than a wive's tale.  However, an adult dog switching to raw can cause some issues with the dog (digestive).  Just make sure to start slowly and integrate the raw feedings slowly over time to make sure the dog has time to adjust to it.