[lickthestar]

I'm really really frustrated feeling satisfied with the food I feed my dog. It's become an obsession and I have to stop agonizing over this. If it's not the quality of the food itself, it's the quality of the manufacturer. Please help me figure out what is the best for my dog. Here's what I found out with my intensive research:

1) Innova - I think this is very good. The food seems great and the company seems very good. And they don't really seem like they're lying

2) Merrick - I loved the fact that they made really great "dishes" for my dog, and it seems all well and good. However, I just found out that this company manufactures a low-grade food separately. I hate them now...they lie about caring about pets, because they make s%&t food, too! PLUS---I should have been more suspicious that they were selling food that would have cost me, a human, a lot more to eat, but was costing my dog a smaller amount

3) Old Mother Hubbard - I like Wellness and Archie loves Neura. Good stuff, but have you ever seen the ingredients to "Old Mother Hubbard" brand which uses beef by-products? I have. Again, upset at company for lying about how much they care about my pet and making crappy dog food on the side.

4) Diamond Pet food, which makes Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul...they use chicken meal by products in their Diamond Pet food brand products.

More than a competition with the regular dog food, it's become a competition with the "natural" dog food market. And you know what it is? I'm having a REALLY big trust problem with these dog food companies. I just don't trust them. I know what you're thinking...human food companies produce good things and bad things. But how do I know that the dog food companies are not mixing beef by products with what they say is real beef? Am I likely to taste each can of dog food? I'm vegetarian anyway...