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Originally Posted by star431  My goal is to try and give my puppies the healthiest life I can possibly provide with in my own control. I would feel awful feeding my dogs "bad" dog food. |
One more comment. One thing that has to be remembered over all is that something like 85% of the pet food market is dominated by 4-5 companies. Purina, Proctor & Gamble and Mars I think are the big 3.
These are the companies that own Eukanuba, Iams, Hills, Nutro, Pedigree, Milk-Bone, Ceasar and pretty much all the brands you see in Wall-Mart, Target, the supermarket etc. These are the foods that contain by-products, fillers, and some of the nastier ingredients.
The other 15% of the market is made up of the companies we talk a lot about here - Champion, Fromm, Merrick, Solid Gold, Wellness to name a few. My opinion is that there is a vast difference in the ingredients that big 85% use vs the smaller companies. Read the labels and once you read the ones for the quality companies, you'll be able to spot the bad ones very easily.