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Yorkiemom1 · 07-14-2012, 12:24 PM

[QUOTE=Ellie May;2951306]I think you're confused because a lot of the food talk on YT is opinion only.
The grading chart...if only picking a food was that easy...
Dog Food Analysis, maybe slightly better, but still it has a lot of flaws. It's a good place to see ingredient lists all in one place (although it's not updated I don't think), but what about manufacturing practices, where the ingredients come from, etc.? And just because a food gets six stars does not mean a thing. Most of the higher protein foods are rated higher, so we automatically know that the makers of the site like high protein best. Well, I'd like to see some scientific proof that high protein is always the best for all healthy dogs... The makers of some of the five and six star foods also use ethoxyquin. Well, they don't use it themselves; their suppliers do. And foods are automatically "bad" because they contain corn. I really can't agree there. If the preference is grain free, then go for it; but is feeding corn that much worse than other grains???

I totally agree...this entire discussion on dog food is like discussing the different religions! MINE is the right one, you should be siding with ME...those over there are nuts, and unvalidated, dont even GO there!......we all have our own preferences! I have a real issue with the implication that ANY food that contains CORN, is "crap". THIS IS NOT FACT, IT IS OPINION AND SHOULD BE INDICATED AS SUCH!!! Another thought....perservatives are used to keep those "funny smells" from occuring in dog food!!! There was a recent post about a dog food that had been recalled because it "smelled funny"...I have NO idea if this particular food utilize a preservative, but I can tell you, there are REAL dangers if preservatives are NOT used in foods. If your dog is not having allergy issues, or GI issues on a particular food,and it is a food that is 100% guaranteed balanced and nutritious by AAFCO, it is not going to do harm to your dog. MORE CONCERN NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TO THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT/QUALITY CONTROL PRACTICES, RATHER THAN IF A FOOD CONTAINS CORN!!!! Check out the dog food recalls....if your dog food has continually been recalled, time and again, they are having a quality control issue....perhaps, something for you to rethink using!

07-14-2012, 12:24 PM	#40
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	[QUOTE=Ellie May;2951306]I think you're confused because a lot of the food talk on YT is opinion only. The grading chart...if only picking a food was that easy... Dog Food Analysis, maybe slightly better, but still it has a lot of flaws. It's a good place to see ingredient lists all in one place (although it's not updated I don't think), but what about manufacturing practices, where the ingredients come from, etc.? And just because a food gets six stars does not mean a thing. Most of the higher protein foods are rated higher, so we automatically know that the makers of the site like high protein best. Well, I'd like to see some scientific proof that high protein is always the best for all healthy dogs... The makers of some of the five and six star foods also use ethoxyquin. Well, they don't use it themselves; their suppliers do. And foods are automatically "bad" because they contain corn. I really can't agree there. If the preference is grain free, then go for it; but is feeding corn that much worse than other grains??? I totally agree...this entire discussion on dog food is like discussing the different religions! MINE is the right one, you should be siding with ME...those over there are nuts, and unvalidated, dont even GO there!......we all have our own preferences! I have a real issue with the implication that ANY food that contains CORN, is "crap". THIS IS NOT FACT, IT IS OPINION AND SHOULD BE INDICATED AS SUCH!!! Another thought....perservatives are used to keep those "funny smells" from occuring in dog food!!! There was a recent post about a dog food that had been recalled because it "smelled funny"...I have NO idea if this particular food utilize a preservative, but I can tell you, there are REAL dangers if preservatives are NOT used in foods. If your dog is not having allergy issues, or GI issues on a particular food,and it is a food that is 100% guaranteed balanced and nutritious by AAFCO, it is not going to do harm to your dog. MORE CONCERN NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TO THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT/QUALITY CONTROL PRACTICES, RATHER THAN IF A FOOD CONTAINS CORN!!!! Check out the dog food recalls....if your dog food has continually been recalled, time and again, they are having a quality control issue....perhaps, something for you to rethink using! Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 07-14-2012 at 12:26 PM.