I know quite a few people who feed their dogs a raw diet, or some would call it BARF (biologically appropriate raw food). I've learned a lot from them and was seriously considering it many years ago when one of my dogs was having digestive issues. I decided against it for several reasons, most of them logistical, like where to store all of that food (I have no space for an extra freezer).
You do have to make sure all the nutritional needs of your dog are met. Calcium is something often overlooked when people decide to feed their dogs raw meat but give only meat and no bone. (If you are feeding a balanced commercial kibble, topping it with a bit of raw meat is not going to throw off the calcium balance.) Some people feed a ground meat/bone mixture which would eliminate the choking hazard.
There are lots of resources on the web for putting together an appropriate raw diet, but as with anything on the web, careful research and due diligence are needed.
Here is a link to one site that gives common sense advice (IMO) on the feeding of bones:
Bones Can Kill Your Dog So Find Out Which Ones Are Safe
On the subject of those so-called dental bones that they recommend in the last part of the article. I can't even give those to my dogs. I have one dog who is a gulper, and he would just swallow it whole, or at best, bite it into a couple large pieces if it's on the larger side.
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