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Originally Posted by ECasey08  See I had no idea what to get for food. We've always used Ol'roy Premium Nutrition with the bigger dogs. But for the first night he acted like he couldn't chew it and the next morning he wouldn't even touch it so we decided to buy him some different food with smaller and softer bites. Of course the time beign RIGHT before I got my check from work I was low on cash from buying all the toys and bedding and the vet bill of course, so we got him this food called Little Bites. I'd never even heard of it before. Is that a good brand or what would you suggest? I seem so novice.... |
Food can be a debatable topic!
But in general, I would stay away from anything that includes by-products, corn, wheat, soy, or corn gluten in the ingredients. Ideally, the first 2 ingredients should be a named meal, such as chicken followed by chicken meal.
I feed Orijen and Acana right now but if you're looking for something good quality but not quite expensive I'd look into Taste of the Wild (it's grainfree, and very good price, and lots of dogs do very well on this, you can often find it at hardware stores and Tractor Supply's, etc). Merrick makes a food called Whole Earth Farms that's VERY price friendly.
Basically I would stay away from anything you can buy at a grocery store, heck even most of the foods at Petsmart are pretty nasty.
Check out
Dog Food Reviews | Dog Food Ratings for some generic info, it can lead you in the right direction. Remember that these little guys don't cost a ton a feed anyways, so I feel it's important to find a high quality food. I buy a 5.5lb bag of Acana at $14.99 and it feeds my 15lb'er for about 6 weeks.