[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I think the site can be a very helpful as part as an overall education in learning about dog foods. Some people don't believe we should learn about the ingredients, we should just trust the companies to do what's best for our dogs, since they hire vet nutritionists. I think the site has much improved from it's earlier beginnings when ingredients weren't always kept up to date, but just because the author is a dentist, instead of a vet nutritionist, it doesn't mean the information is poor. He's not designing a diet, he's just telling you what's in those foods and what nutrition it provides. Here's another site that has helpful information, The Dog Food Project - Myths about Dog Nutrition. I'm glad you are learning about nutrition!

By the way, you can also learn about dogfood recalls there. Dog Food Recalls | Dog Food Advisor

When I first started being interested in dog nutrition / dog food - I found DFA invaluable - bc I learned about different ingredients and how they're listed in dog foods and what they may be for or may mean etcetera. It sparked me to learn more. I think it can be a tool in an educational tool box.

Originally Posted by pstinard

Bricks flying overhead! Ouch! Actually, Bella's Wellness Core Grain Free Small Breed is rated five stars, and I still have problems with the DFA website. Blue Buffalo, which rates from 4 to 5 stars depending on the product, has SERIOUS quality control issues--I got a bag with no Life Source bits, and woe to the people who got bags containing nothing BUT Life Source bits. So besides ingredients, one must also consider quality control. And DFA nitpicks over ingredients that are so far down on the list of ingredients that they are insignificant (tomato pomace, for example). I'd rate Dog Food Advisor three stars, LOL! He's not a veterinary nutritionist, but he's not sending dogs to a certain death, either. He's just another source of information to consider.

Yup...he's just another source for info and learning. One of hopefully many tools in one's dog food learning toolbox.