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Originally Posted by phfgkl  As far as problems with kidneys and the so called bad purina food, remember, all our dogs were brought up on purina and not once did any of them die at a young age, nor were they unhealthy. |
And before commercial dog food was available all dogs ate table scraps or fresh meat, with no preservatives or supplements and they lived a lot longer too.
Not to agree with the cheaper side of the dog food issue here (because I am a huge fan of canine nutrition too and I do feed high quality food) but don't you think a lot of the disease and death at a younger age has to do with breeding? So many people are breeding for profit with no regard to the health or soundness of their lines. I do believe a lot of health issues can be related to the food we feed, over vaccinating and chemicals for every little thing and we did lose our first Yorkie to issues directly related to food...but...I also believe a lot of these things have to do with breeding.