[header] How to prepare home cooked food for your dog [title] Understand the difference between the diet of your dog and a dog in the wild. [step] Yes, wolves or wild dogs can survive in the wild without balanced meals. But, their average lifespan is considerably shorter. 
They also eat very differently than your dog is used to. While you might feed your dog pure protein, dogs in the wild eat organs like kidney, liver, brain, and the contents of the guts.