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Originally Posted by circi  A leather shoe can be made nutritionally complete by adding vitamins but you wouldn't feed one to your dog. I was once sent a link that backed up the theory - I wish I'd saved it - very interesting reading!
I was just saying for the price, I did not expect to find multiple cheap fillers. Did not intend to stir up any controversy  |
That's why they do testing, to see if the dogs actually do well on the formula. What do you call fillers? Grains? Complex carbohydrate's have their place in nutrition. They are a good source of energy and some contain amino acids that are difficult to find elsewhere. Do you really think a potato is that much more nutritious than a rice? Dog food can't be 100% protein, they need other things besides protein, namely carbohydrates, and many times the carbohydrates is chosen for ease of digestibility. Also carbs will give a feeling of being full and this too is important, a dog needs to feel satiated after eating.