I've gone raw a couple of times but always seem to fall off the program at some point. I actauly raised a litter completely raw and I must say, easiest weaning I have EVER done

I really liked the results but Wonder is a little picky and it was difficult to get her going on the raw stuff. She figures if it aint kibble isn't supposed to be warmed up so she didn't want to eat cold raw meat. *Shrugs* Howie did great on it through lol and the puppy I was raising at the time... I swear, He LOVED his chicken necks/wings/legs. When I was the pettrainer at petsmart I took him to work every day and it was like feeding time at the zoo when it was time to give him dinner. People, I swear to god this is true, would come to watch him gobble up his meal. Even customers from my classes occasionaly stopped by lol. The downside is that it can be a bit of a hassel to make the food. I used to devote a couple of hours every other week to make as much food as I could and then freeze it and use it as needed. It doesn't last long and even though they say it is cheaper, I'm not 100% convienced it is if you're feeding a housefull.
I've reccently discovered a new source in my area for the pre-made raw diets and have neen toying back and forth with the idea lately. Kind of goes back to cost in a way, I' not sure I would come out ahead price wise feeding the two tibbies (IF wonder would even eat it) and the two poodles. They really eat a lot on the diet compaired to what they eat in high quality kibble.... lol, of course some people beleive that NO kibble is quality.
I would get yourself a couple of books and really do your homework, BEFORE, you get started.
http://www.dogwise.com/Browse/SubCatList.cfm?SubCat=Natural Health and Nutrition
the link is just a list of books on natural dog car and nutrition, you'll find tons of selections. I would reccomend the books by Billinghurts and Pitcairn as a good start. There are also forums dedicated soley to the raw diets which would be a good source of info for you. Again, REALLY DO YOU HOMEWORK, you can really create a lot of issues if you aren't paying attention, which is counterproductive. Another note, if using discusion groups or forums for some of your info, join more than one. I was a member of one that was really really extreme when I first started doing the diet. I'm talking the type of people with flamethrowers at the ready for anyone who wasnt jumping on their bandwagon. They told me my dog was going to die because I wasn't willing to feed it whole rabbits and such right that second.