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Originally Posted by Mitzis Mom  I didn't read the whole thread, so, sorry if I repeat somebodies post.
I tried about all there is from home cooked to raw to prescription diets to find the right food for our Maggie who is very allergic to a gzillion nutritional and environmental things AND a picky eater. I ended up with Orijen. All of my babies, including Maggie, are doing very very good with it, all love it, their poop is nice and firm, not stinky and less than with all other foods before (and believe me... even though Yorkies don't poop big piles it adds up if you have five of them...LOL) It is pricey though but I don't care as long as I don't have to pay for Vet visits and medications... |
Orijen is not pricey at all ... you can get Orijen Adult Dog food online:
5.5 lbs for $14.99, 15.4 lbs for $34.99 or 29.7 lbs for $58.99, those are great prices compared to other better dog foods. I believe this stuff is also sold in Walmarts.
Before Grain is a good brand and sells for a bit more but is higher grade and has absolutely NO grain. It is a dry food as well. Comes in 3 flavors, buffalo, chicken, and salmon. Prices range from $13.99 to $42.99 (for 25.3 lbs)
Eagle Pack Holistic is another great brand. Prices range from $14.99 to $44.50 (for 33lbs.) even includes glucosamine chondrotin -- no preservatives, no antibiotics,& lots of probiotics. Costly as well.
Then of course there is
The Honest Kitchen which is worth every penny if your favourite member of the family wants to feel the love of a "home cooked" meal. It is a dehydrated raw food. My friends have used PREFERENCE (GRAIN FREE) which a combination of fruits, vegetables, & herbs. You can add raw meat to it if you wish but it is palatable without that even. Prices range from $25.99 (3 lbs) to $49.99 (7 lbs). But do not forget, you add water to it and each 1/4 cup yields one day's serving for our babies. So a 3 lb box can last more than 3-6 months. Costly but worth it.
The reason I am mentioning this is because some people feel that they need to say they are feeding a "pricey" dog food in order to say they are better than others. (Ahem, not so)
I have personally gone to dog shows and nutrition seminars to find the right dog food for my dogs. Price does not come into the picture. I would sooner eat less and give my dogs the best. I do not trust anything that comes off the shelves of the supermarket or Walmart, KMart or other big box stores. Nutrition is what it is all about. I treat my dogs as I do my children.
And their poops are firm and solid {ready to be bronzed
}. I have alternated between the above mentioned & have no complaints.
Simply a suggestion.