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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  See, now I don't agree on categorically putting this guy down, nor with the black-and-white thinking seen here at times regarding his site.
Bc, yeah, I just might trust my dentist's advice on things other than dentistry depending upon their knowledge, experience, hobbies, expertise, and type of advice. I mean, I HIGHLY value some people's opinions here at YT and they have NO professional experience whatsoever with dog health. However, they are highly invested in gaining knowledge in dogs, dog health, vet practices, gold standards in vet care, in very specific dog diseases, in breed specific issues, and in both anecdotal and scientific resources. I've received some of my BEST advice regarding my dogs from non-dog-professionals.
When I first started learning passionately about dog foods/nutrition, I actually found Dog Food Advisor incredibly helpful for just learning about certain ingredients and their place in dog foods...it helped me start to form opinions and urged me to seek more info elsewhere regarding what I learned on DFA. So, I would not personally say DFA is all bad. I think it has a place as a *piece* of a pie with many pieces.
I do think the reviews should be taken with some grains of salt as they are, indeed, one person's opinion / one person's schematic. But I don't find the opinion worthless, imo. I think it does have some worth, albeit as cursory / as a launching pad for further investigation and learning. It's one opinion of a thousand others.
And this is just my one opinion of a thousand others too  . |
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Originally Posted by ladyjane My two cents for what it's worth. I have seen people tout the Dog Food Advisor as if he really is an expert in what we should be feeding our dogs. He is not what I call an expert especially when I see reputable companies such as RC not making the top rankings. He has made himself what he is by slick marketing and continues to do so even selling his information to those who are in awe of him. Not a chance on this earth I would pay him for dog nutrition advice. I do my consults with vet nutritionists only. His main focus is on ingredients and there is SO much more than just ingredients in dog food.
The one thing I see as useful on his site is the notifications for recalls...but note that many recalls are for food given high rankings.
I clicked a link on his site to find a high pressure tactic to sell his information about dog food...NOW when I click on it, it says my offer has expired and it offers me another "deal". 
I know of two businesses local to me who sell their foods based upon his reviews...just crazy to me how this is happening just because some man with no degree in animal nutrition at all is looked upon as an expert. I don't know why I think it is crazy....Jim Jones had plenty of followers as well. So do some nutsy politicians. hah
Anyway...here is the link: The Dog Food Advisor's Editor's Choice Membership Offer
Oh gosh...I need to find the original link...will post when I do.
OK here it is....I cannot imagine anyone signing up for this especially after listening to it all.....the high pressure junk is just that.. Editor's Choice Dog Food Recommendations | Dog Food Advisor |
I agree with BOTH of these posts. lol.
My feelings are so iffy on him. Some treat his site like he's the almighty God of dog food, which... he's clearly not. Others treat him like he's the worst thing to happen on the planet, which I don't think he is either.
I take what he says with a grain of salt because like Taylor said, he doesn't really take into account where a food is manufactured, how many recalls, how the recalls were handled, etc... some of the "5 star foods", I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. It does concern me that a lot of people will have dogs doing well on a 3 star food, then see his website, and think OH NO... and quickly change to a 5 star food where maybe the dog isn't doing as well. So yeah THAT part concerns me.
But I think it CAN be a good resource for some things. And the fact alone that he's a dentist isn't enough reason for me NOT to trust him. In fact, my dentist IS a dog breeder and I would trust his opinions on dogs in general more than a lot of folks.