Carrots
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carrots are fine, just keep in mind that they contain quite a bit of sugar - a pound of baby carrots contains about 22 grams (a little over 3/4 of an ounce) for example.
however, since the digestive tract of dogs can't break down plant cell walls, it's not really a concern if you feed the carrots whole and raw - the dog will not digest much of them that way.
if you want to include them as a part of the diet, you need to either grind the raw carrots finely (e.g. in a blender or food processor) or steam them and then mash them up a bit with a fork.
any fruits or veggies added raw and in large chunks just bulk up the portion size of meals but don't contribute much nutrition.
however, since the digestive tract of dogs can't break down plant cell walls, it's not really a concern if you feed the carrots whole and raw - the dog will not digest much of them that way.
if you want to include them as a part of the diet, you need to either grind the raw carrots finely (e.g. in a blender or food processor) or steam them and then mash them up a bit with a fork.
any fruits or veggies added raw and in large chunks just bulk up the portion size of meals but don't contribute much nutrition.
We feed our dogs a home cooked diet. With different nutrients... We cook chopped up carrots and veggies and let them settle. We usually cook it with a chunk of meat or so that the flavour of meat sinks in to the veggies. Then we mix a bit of rice in and some oats. We mix some minced chicken in too. So all in all, it tastes good and is healthy 
