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06-08-2006, 07:57 PM | #1 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| How To Grade Your Dog's Food I got this on another group....pretty interesting to see..... How to grade your dog's food: Some brands are done at the very bottom] Start with a grade of 100: 1) For every listing of "by-product"1) For every listing 2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points 3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points 4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source,subtract 5 points 5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewerâ?Ts rice", "rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points 6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points 7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points 8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 morepoints 10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil,subtract 2 points 11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isnâ?Tt allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isnâ?Tt allergic to beef), subtract 1 point 15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point Extra Credit: 1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points 2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points 3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points 4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points 5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points 6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points 7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points 8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points 9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points 10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point 11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point 12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point 13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point 14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point 94-100+ = A 86-93 = B 78-85 = C 70-77 = D 69 = F Here are some foods that have already been scored. If you don't see your dog's food here, ask and someone will score it for you. Dog Food scores: Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+ Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F Canidae / Score 112 A+ Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+ Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+ Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+ Foundations / Score 106 A+ Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 D Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D Innova Dog / Score 114 A+ Innova Evo / Score 114 A+ Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+ Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley / Score 103 A+ Purina Benful / Score 17 F Purina Dog / Score 62 F Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+ Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+ Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+ Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A
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06-08-2006, 08:39 PM | #2 |
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| Wow! Thanks for sharing that!! I'll be forwarding this one on. |
06-11-2006, 06:47 AM | #3 |
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| Thanks for sharing! Now I know what to do the rest of the day... |
06-11-2006, 07:19 AM | #4 |
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| Hey that was great information you passed on here! The breeder we are getting our two new furbabies from has them on Science Diet Small Breed for Puppies. My other Yorkie loved the Royal Canin for Yorkies and I want to put them on that after awhile as it seems far more nutritious... Thank you for the posting! |
06-11-2006, 08:04 AM | #5 | |
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Science Diet is garbage. All the vet's probably recommend it because they get it for free or they're paid to do so.
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06-11-2006, 08:07 AM | #6 |
My Little Biker Dude Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alabama
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| This is great! Our American Bulldog Auggie has been eating Beneful!!! BAD!!! And he has skin issues as well...I wonder why! I told hubby that we might need to try the Royal Canin Bulldog as it scored so high...thanks for this info. It is really good. I feed Oscar Royal Canin Yorkie...I wonder how it scored? The other two Royal Canin's on the list scored pretty high. I don't have my bag as I empty it into a ziplock when I buy it...anybody out there have a bag of the Royal Canin Adult Yorkie you can score and let me know?
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06-11-2006, 08:09 AM | #7 | |
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06-11-2006, 08:42 AM | #8 |
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| I was surprised to see the Authority Harvest Baked on the list. I don't know why, but I was...I think since I want to give them a little variety and the vet is concerned about JoJo being constipated on the EVO, I may mix a few pieces in with their dry to see if they like it.
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06-11-2006, 08:45 AM | #9 |
My Little Biker Dude Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alabama
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| OK...I just graded the food my hubby has our American Bulldog on - it is Nutro Max Beef Meal & Rice Dinner - not a cheap food by any means and it scored a 77 - that is a D and that is just not good enough! He is mixing it with another food...I need to go and steal that label as well and see how it scored. I have a feeling we will be going for another food for him. He had been feeding him Beneful...no more.
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06-11-2006, 02:21 PM | #10 |
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| Ooopsy Okay, so I just calculated ProPlan Small Breed Formula, which our breeder gave us, and it got an F. I got my baby yesterday, so when and how should I switch to a better food? Has anyone had any extraordinary experiences with a certain brand, in other words, what would be your recommendations? Thank you. |
06-11-2006, 03:07 PM | #11 |
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| Thanks for sharing this, now I'll have to do some research.
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06-11-2006, 03:30 PM | #12 |
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| omg i thought science diet was good! i'll have to switch foods yeah, what brand would you all recommend out of the ones that received "A's"
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06-11-2006, 05:35 PM | #13 | |
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06-11-2006, 06:13 PM | #14 | |
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As many know the first thing I did when that happened was to get on YT and ask the YT'ers to pray for her, then immediately left for the vet, I was so scared we was going to loose her. Once again YT'ers are the greatest I could feel those prayers going up for her and know that is what got her through it. I honestly wouldn't be posting this here if they had phoned us back, or sent us a letter telling us of their findings as the lady on the phone assured me would be by the end of the four weeks the four weeks is long over do. Patti and Baby Blessing Last edited by Baby Blessing; 06-11-2006 at 06:16 PM. | |
06-12-2006, 02:34 AM | #15 | |
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