Dog owner should have adequate knowledge on the nutritional requirements of dogs. Meat is the most important component of dogs' diet. Red meat containing muscle alone should not be considered as a complete food as it fails to provide enough of calcium leading to bone diseases in young dogs. Muscle meat is an excellent source of good quality protein, appreciable quantity of fat and B- Vitamins but deficient in Vitamin -A and calcium.
VITAMINS:
Vitamins are needed to run the vital functions of the body. They act as co-enzyme in different metabolic processes. Vitamin supplementation may not be needed if the vitamins are available  in the natural diet. Dog requires all water soluble and fat soluble  vitamins like human beings except vitamin C. Muscle meat, liver, kidney and cereals contain vitamin. But cooking for an excessive period may destroy the vitamins.
MINERALS:
Minerals are required to preserve structural, functional, metabolic and osmotic equilibrium in various activities during growth and reproduction. It is not always feasible to determine the signs of a particular mineral deficiency or imbalance as allied clinical signs may be noticed in several mineral deficiency signs. For this reason, it would be practical approach to prescribe a diet known to contain a proper balance of minerals.