[sganow]

I also believe feeding better quality foods increases the dog's chances to stay healthy. I also believe that years ago the mainstream commercial dog foods were better than they are now. With cost increases, higher prices of meat, tough economy, and competition, I believe companies have done what they can to cut their costs to maintain or increase profit margins. This equates to lower quality foods, imo. Also, many people say they had or know someone that had a dog that lived to be 20 yrs old eating Purina, etc. But, in many cases those dogs were also fed a lot of table scraps and meat scraps. This supplemented the cheap food they were eating and provided a boost in protein and nutrition. I prefer to feed better quality foods from trustworthy companies. I believe that those foods are better for my dogs and give them better chances to stay healthy over their lifespan.