[YorkieSue]

No matter how PREMIUM a dog food is, it is still loaded with preservatives and synthetic nutrients. No matter what the label says, no matter how 'organic' they say it is, it is still not good for your dog's liver and kidneys because they have to work too hard to process, digest, absorb and assimilate. The advertising companies has done their homework and gotten people to believe that their food is the best but NONE OF THEM should be fed to dogs if one wants their digestive organs to not work so darned hard. And some of the food is never digested and the poor dog is miserable. These "premium" foods DO, NOW have some better ingredients, granted, but after the first five or six (they are aware that most people are looking at only the first 5-7 ingredients these days and this is where they are smart) and some even list list an organic substance or two--good for them. After these wonderful ingredients, then what? Everything is synthetic, cafeteria style selected nutrients and vitamins and is very hard for some dogs to digest. Even those who do great on the foods do so until they reach a certain age and then the TYPICAL things begin to happen that do not need to happen. Dogs can and should live to 18+ and should die a natural deaths. But think about it. What is the norm when we lose a dog? Kidney and liver failure and we have to put them down. We are doing this to our own pets by not feeding them naturally and organically. We can predict that at a certain age their kidneys/livers or cancer will get them. Isn't that awful when it doesn't have to be? It is the foods we are feeding them, I am now more convinced than ever about this. Why is it that WE have to always put them down and that so few dogs die naturally or old age? Because of what we feed them..this is the basic reason. So, after years and years of agonizing, I no longer use commercial products unless they are pre-made organic or at the very least hormone and antibiotic free. I use REAL FOOD SUPPLEMENTS and my dogs, even the two sick ones, haven't needed a vet in almost a year. Just thought I would pass along some knowledge and thoughts on this 'premium dog food' topic. Good luck to all. Yorkie Sue