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Dehydration is the oldest and best way to preserve food and maintain the nutrients that would otherwise be burned of in the manufacturing process. The processing (or lack of processing) of dog food has a lot to do with the health of our pets. Extruded food leaves a lot of ash (burned ingredients) which can actually make your dog's body acidic - cancer thrives in an acidic body so maybe that explains why canine cancer is so prevalent. Second to the processing you have to look at the quality of ingredients. Some ingredients that go into dog food are so substandard that it's a wonder they are allowed to be used. That's why feeding a raw diet is the best option - that being said though, not everyone had the time or expertise (or money!!) to feed raw. So in situations like that, a dehydrated food is your best bet. Have you ever heard of CaniSource? It is a Canadian dehydrated food using low temperature air dehydration in a kibble form (no water needed). You can find more about it at www.katoby.com. It is the only kibble manufactured in North America that uses only ingredients that are fit for Human Consumption. There is a marked difference between "human grade" ingredients and "fit (or approved) for human consumption" ingredients. Human grade has no regulation to the term and could actually be anything that at some point in time was destined for human consumption but fell off along the way (expired, contaminatd, etc.) Good luck with finding the best possible food for your dog.