Pat, I've been looking for some of the credible resources I found when I was doing some digging. I thought I added them as favorites somewhere but I can't find them. I had a good one from the FDA which included warnings against feeding raw but I can't find it.
Here's an article from the American Animal Hospital Association:
AAHA's position on raw diets
This one from petplace.com lists some of the pros and cons:
http://www.petplace.com/dogs/raw-meat-deba...-dog/page1.aspx
EDITED TO ADD:
Here's a link to a portion of the book Puppy's First Steps from the Faculty of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University:
From Tuft's Puppy's First Steps