I know dog food is a touchy subject sometimes here but I have to say it. The manufacturers of Science Diet help fund many vet schools. They also give the schools a lot of product and other perks. The schools depend on the large manufactures of pet food to help subsidize them.
When a vet goes into business these companies are there to help them with their start up and the vets depend on these companies for their RX foods. Places like Hills give the vet samples for their clients as well as start up packs, etc. Vets also get personal perks for being a good customer, just like human docs do from their drug reps.
Really vets are not the best source of information about the breeds either. Many vets only deal with backyard breeders for most of their career and most of us know that there are vets that also serve the puppy mill industry. Vets study the medical aspects of many animals not proper breeding practices or even very much on nutrition. They depend on the pet food industry to do the study of what foods the animals should eat. Obviously there is a wide range of ideas in that as you can see by all the different types of diets available through various companies.
I'm surprised you didn't smack that tech in the head for calling your baby a mixed breed! OK, you shouldn't smack anyone but I would have felt like crawling over the counter after him myself if he said that about my baby!
And if they ever tried to tell me that feeding my dog corn and by products is better than good quality ingredients.they would have gotten a lecture longer than any professor gave them in school! |