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lickthestar · 02-10-2005, 07:48 AM

I feed Archie Neura 95% Lamb wet food. I can get this one at Petco, and He LOVES it. It's 95% human-grade lamb, and 5% vitamins and minerals. All his friends who come to visit (Boxy (pomeranian) and Zelda (beagle mix)) come over and just eat his food. Not only that...the cats from next door come over and eat it too! For dry food, we give him Eukanuba Petit, which he likes to munch on sometimes. I also give him Innova Dry food sometimes. I'd rather him eat the Innova, but he's used to the Eukanuba since he was a baby so it's hard to wean him off of it. Plus, it's in tiny bits while the Innova is big triangles.

I recommend the following foods, which Archie has liked and is good for him:

- Innova (probably the best stuff you can get your dog. The dry and wet food are the same ingredients so you can save $ by feeding your dog the dry and just mix with a bit of water)
- California Natural (same company as Innova, but you can get lamb and rice),
- Neura 95% (which is what Archie eats now comes in lamb, beef, turkey, chicken, veal and puppy formula all with or without brown rice. There are absolutely no fillers in this),
- Wellness (same company as Neura, but Archie doesn't like the texture of it. It feels a little bit more watery and Archie likes his food in chunks. Wellness has different flavors like duck, fish, venison, all of which Archie is not really used to eating. He likes beef and lamb),
- Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover's Soul (great stuff with loads of vegetables, etc. Slightly expensive, though, and I found a little harder to buy in bulk)
- Merrick (probably EVERY dog's favorite. The meals are human grade and smell good. The only downside is that it's extremely rich for a little dog. These come in great flavors like Wingaling which has bone marrow, Mediterranean Banquet which is lamb chunks, chick peas, apples, etc. in a lamb sauce) Again, this is slightly expensive, but I saw the dry foods now too.

All the brands I have listed have no fillers like corn, soy, etc. and the meat they use is human grade. I read and researched so many dog foods when I first got Archie and I went to every pet health food store in town to get him the best stuff. Also, when you feed your dog the good stuff, they tend to eat less of it than they would the other stuff, so you're really spending the same amount.

P.S., I would not feed my dog Eukanuba wet food because that contains by products and "meal" as the first ingredients.

02-10-2005, 07:48 AM	#6
lickthestar YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NY Posts: 360	I feed Archie Neura 95% Lamb wet food. I can get this one at Petco, and He LOVES it. It's 95% human-grade lamb, and 5% vitamins and minerals. All his friends who come to visit (Boxy (pomeranian) and Zelda (beagle mix)) come over and just eat his food. Not only that...the cats from next door come over and eat it too! For dry food, we give him Eukanuba Petit, which he likes to munch on sometimes. I also give him Innova Dry food sometimes. I'd rather him eat the Innova, but he's used to the Eukanuba since he was a baby so it's hard to wean him off of it. Plus, it's in tiny bits while the Innova is big triangles. I recommend the following foods, which Archie has liked and is good for him: - Innova (probably the best stuff you can get your dog. The dry and wet food are the same ingredients so you can save $ by feeding your dog the dry and just mix with a bit of water) - California Natural (same company as Innova, but you can get lamb and rice), - Neura 95% (which is what Archie eats now comes in lamb, beef, turkey, chicken, veal and puppy formula all with or without brown rice. There are absolutely no fillers in this), - Wellness (same company as Neura, but Archie doesn't like the texture of it. It feels a little bit more watery and Archie likes his food in chunks. Wellness has different flavors like duck, fish, venison, all of which Archie is not really used to eating. He likes beef and lamb), - Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover's Soul (great stuff with loads of vegetables, etc. Slightly expensive, though, and I found a little harder to buy in bulk) - Merrick (probably EVERY dog's favorite. The meals are human grade and smell good. The only downside is that it's extremely rich for a little dog. These come in great flavors like Wingaling which has bone marrow, Mediterranean Banquet which is lamb chunks, chick peas, apples, etc. in a lamb sauce) Again, this is slightly expensive, but I saw the dry foods now too. All the brands I have listed have no fillers like corn, soy, etc. and the meat they use is human grade. I read and researched so many dog foods when I first got Archie and I went to every pet health food store in town to get him the best stuff. Also, when you feed your dog the good stuff, they tend to eat less of it than they would the other stuff, so you're really spending the same amount. P.S., I would not feed my dog Eukanuba wet food because that contains by products and "meal" as the first ingredients.