07/31/2025
GOOD INFO! ~The Forever Dog Life
To Cook or Not to Cook?
Serving Suggestion: Feed 1⁄2 egg per ten pounds of body weight three times per week.
Wild dogs throughout history consumed eggs raw—and we serve them that way most of the time, too. Raw eggs contain 20–33% more omega-3s, choline, vitamin D, DHA, biotin, and zinc than cooked eggs. Cooking also reduces vitamin A levels by about 17–20% and lowers some antioxidants by 6–18%.
Some people avoid raw eggs due to salmonella concerns, but THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE FOR dogs. SALMONELLA is a NATURAL PART of their gut microbiome. Others worry about avidin, a protein in raw egg whites that binds to vitamin B7 (biotin) and may reduce absorption. However, eggs naturally contain plenty of biotin—more than enough to offset any loss caused by avidin.
If you choose to cook your eggs, aim for shorter cooking times. We like soft boiling because the water, eggshell, and egg white protect the yolk, while the egg white receives just enough heat to deactivate avidin, which destroys vitamin B7.
Poaching also preserves over 80% of the vitamin D in eggs—compared to a 61% loss when eggs are baked for forty minutes. - The Forever Dog LIFE
