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can dogs survive on only vegetarian food their whole life

I have never personally seen any dog who is on a vegetarian diet their whole life. They can be fed with veggies till a certain age, assume maturity.

After that they need the non veg food so as to compensate with the energy used due to activity, and metabolic activities to carry on. So my answer is No.

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The oldest dog, listed in Guinness book of records, died last year at the age of 27 years old. She was raised entirely on a diet of lentils and rice, with all fresh garden vegetables in season. She was healthy and active till the end, but required swimming exercise her last couple of years to stay comfortable.
To get your dog to accept a vegetarian diet, you can cook using broth from boiled meats or fish or canned, low sodium broth.

So, I would always recommend you to have commercial dog-food products...!!