Furthermore, William put a lot of effort into the food; they can't eat raw meat anymore, it's all cooked, not a trace of blood.
At the same time, the diet slowly shifted from being purely meat-based to mixed, cooked dog food, and eventually changed to dog food as the main diet, turning meat jerky into a snack.
This is also a subtle form of domestication, changing the wolves' dietary structure and eroding their wildness.
But the cost of this dog food is not cheap at all; chicken, fish, and offal are just the main components.
Vegetables, fruits, bone meal, and fish oil must be added, along with starch regulation.
William might not understand the principles, but Lance noticed the balance of critical components needed by life forms: protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and unsaturated fatty acids. Even Lance himself doesn't eat such a nutritionally balanced diet.
