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I use Acana,personally,I don't think there is anything better!

I would not do any diamond foods they just had a huge recall like a month ago I am using Blue Buffalo Wilderness right now.

california natural
blue buffalo
acana
fromm
to name just a few

I feed Miles TOTW and Wellness wet food. Both got great ratings. I will post a link if I can find it.

Dog Food Reviews | Dog Food Ratings

I don't want to keep switching his food around as they ALL seem to get recalled at some point.

Fromm
Acana
Blue Buffalo

Dog food advisor is a great resource but keep in mind that different dogs are going to react differently to different formulas. Some 5 star foods are grain free, high in fat, and high in protein which can be too rich for some dogs. I'd look through the 4 and 5 star rated foods to start with...a good starting point since those foods will be either grain-free, contain good grains (not in excessive amounts), and have a good meat source as the primary ingredient.

It's true that some of the grain free five star foods are higher in protein and fat than some other foods but in many of those foods there are higher quality protein sources that are much more digestible than the lower quality proteins that are in many foods.

My girl refuses all kibble and has since she was a baby. I feed her a commercial grain free raw food. It has low fat and low protein.

I was just having the same issue with pet food, I did some research and talked to our vet, I started Kingston on EVO red meat small bites. It's high in protein and suppose to be really good for small breeds. It's a little pricey but I'm hoping it works as well as the vet says it's suppose to.

I have been in the food changing position too many times. I know how confusing it can be. I home cook and think it is the best way to go. However, I also leave out dry for them. Due to limited selection, I am using Blue Buffalo (the turkey one for sensitive tummies). I think it is Blue Basics. They have done fine on it. Many recommend Fromm here. I was feeding TOTW and stopped because of the recalls. As far as RC causing issues, when I was researching foods it seemed like I could find something wrong with all if them. Sometimes what didnt work for one dog might work well for another.

I don't think that is completely true but even if it were they don't have ones as huge and big as this one was and its not diamonds first huge problem. Don't think just because a food has high rating on dogfoodavisor.com that its the best food you also need to look at the company's and manufactures.

Blue Buffalo is made at like a gazillion different manufacturers. They killed some dogs with Vitamin K (I think) over-dose. Champion Pet Foods killed cats over in Australia due to the radiation or something. Royal Canin recalled a few prescription foods during the big 2007 recall. Nature's Variety voluntarily recalled a batch for possible salmonella poisoning.

You are going to find an issue with almost every company. It's a matter of finding who you trust the most as a company, how they handled the recalls, how your dog does on their food, etc. At this point in time, we find Acana works for best for us. Every time we try something new ... we end up going back to Acana.

I like Fromm the best actually. As a company mostly. They are still a small family owned business after over 100 years, they have never had a recall or any kind of FDA warning, their customer service is superb, unfortunately my dog doesn't do well on their foods. He gets gassy, itchy, and runny eyes. So even though they are my fav company, I can't feed their foods.

With that said, I'd never feed anything from Diamond again. As far issues go, they seem to have the most, and never seem to learn from their past mistakes. I don't really like Blue Buffalo much to be honest though. There's so few brands I'd feed these days but I am picky when it comes to my dogs health ...

IMHO the best food is the one your dog will eat. No point in spending a fortune on food they won't entertain. There's nothing wrong with royal canin. Most dogs at some point will turn their nose up at the food. Could be cause their not hungry or any other reason just keep putting it down at meal times and when their hungry they will eat it.

I don't necessarily agree with "the best food is the one your dog will eat." While I think it's important to find something they find tasty... most 5 year old children I know would choose to eat McDonald's over their fruits and veggies every day. But I don't think that means it's the best food for them.

I am sure Jackson would love to chow down on Beneful and Ol' Roy every day. They coat it with lots of crap to make it tasty. Doesn't mean it's the best for him.

But I do agree a lot of dogs will turn their nose up at food and it shouldn't mean you go and switch right away or anything! That'll create a picky monster ;) LOL... and if she's doing well on the Royal Canin, stick with it. ;)

I suppose I just assume people won't be daft enough to feed that rubbish to a much loved pet. I ment the choices of decent nosh lol

I suppose I just assume people won't be daft enough to feed that rubbish to a much loved pet. I ment the choices of decent nosh lol. What is Ol Roy?

Many people are uninformed enough that they feed their dogs the cheapest food they can find in Walmart or some pet store. I cringe when I see those shopping carts with the huge bag of cheap dog food wheeling down the isle. While a healthy dog can survive several years on this type of feeding there is a deluge of diet related diseases ravaging our pets. Heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity are killing beautiful pets at a much younger age than a dog would normally die.

My dog refused to eat any form of kibble as a puppy. There are well intentioned people who told me to let her starve herself because when she got hungry enough she would eat. Well, that may be true but I believe that dogs are a bit smarter than we give them credit for. Anyone will eat just about anything if they are starving even if it is something they ordinarily hate or even if it is something very bad for them. I did not want to force her to eat something that she did not like or may have been bad for her.

I agree that there are no "perfect" dry dog food formula out there. People have to make the decision based on what they find to be most important to them about their pet's health and diet. We are feeding Gracie a commercial grain free raw diet. It is a bit more complicated to obtain and feed but I feel really confident that they are quality ingredients in her food. She loves it and is doing very well on it.

Lol, you'd be surprised!

Ol' Roy is pretty disgusting.

Ol' Roy Dog Food | Review and Rating

If RC is working, I would leave your pup on it. I fed it to Maddie for a while and she started being itchy all the time. I thought it was her food so we went to grain free and it helped. I was pleased with RC other than that, I mean she ate it and I was able to find it locally unlike most the "top" food brands.
A healthy food that works for you and your pup is what is best for you. :)

:(Ol' Roy:( It is one of the favorites around here. I sometimes wonder why anyone would do that do their pet but it shows how much trust Americans put in commercial products. Even human processed and some fresh foods have become dangerous in their content.

:thumbdownPoor Ol' Roy:thumbdown I hate to think of what kind of an end he came to!:eek:

Oh man! Before I moved away from home and got my own puppy and did craploads of research, my family was a big time purchaser of Kibbles n Bits!! *GASP* And our older yorkie ate almost exclusively Cesar's wet food! After picking a puppy food for Toki, I called my sister and helped her pick new foods for our family dogs back home.

It's not a good excuse but most people don't do as much research and if their dog will eat the Beneful, they keep on buying it. I try do as much research and read as many reviews as possible before I make any kind of major purchase (not just for dog-related items) but I think dog food is just one of those area where there are so many options and people don't want to do the research and just select something based off commercial campaigns and looks.

I compare those pet foods you see on TV (Kibbles and Bits) to breakfast cereals. They have a great ad campaign but their product is poison. Yes, it can sustain life for a while but at what cost? They add those synthetic vitamins but that is not how the body was designed to assimilate nutrition and the end result is disaster.

People need to stop using the mainstream media for information and educate themselves. However, that is how Americans have been raised. They depend on a media gone haywire for vital information.

i completly understand the choices of dog food people make due to an economical point of view but i also think
that if a person can't afford to feed a good quality food to their pet (cat or dog)
,which you can get at a reasonable price, than they should not even have a pet. Especially when you think of all the other expenses that come with caring for a pet..

am i wrong ?

I think if you consider the vet bills that a person faces when their dog develops a cancer or other debilitating illnesses that result from feeding these foods the financial aspect is something to consider. They may save money on pet food but they will eventually pay more at the vet's office.

exactly, in the long run it just pays to feed good food.
Just like for people , if we eat junk we run into health problem...

Mhmm! I agree!

After 7 years of our beagle being on any combination of Kibbles n Bits and Beneful, I finally had my parents switch her to Blue Buffalo. She was so much better off after a couple of weeks. She doesn't lick her paws nearly as often as she used to and her coat is so soft and shiny.

My parents have spent so much money over the years taking her to the vet because she had so many issues with allergies and reactions to foods she shouldn't have been eating...a lot of this is from feeding her table scraps (which my own pup never gets) along with environmental allergies. I think a lot of people don't realize that dogs don't have the same nutritional requirements as people. I have the exact same argument with my family every time I come home to visit about how I don't want them sharing bratwursts, heavily seasoned fajita meat, or sugared up chewy granola bars with my pup.

Diet is one thing that owners have control of and it just seems like the most elementary way to prevent future health problems is to pick a quality food. I don't think that people who feed their pets terrible food love their pets any less but it's unfortunate that it takes major health problems with their dogs before they have to have the vet tell them to re-evaluate the diet and better educate themselves.

Anyone feed with Merrick dog food??

i do/ my female jack russell and MY female papillion has been on it for the last 4 years and Morgan has been eating it since we brought him home// i have not had any problems with it

Does any one feed Flint River Ranch? I see that it supposedly is made fresh weekly, and has no preservatives..curious if any one has been feeding it long term. It is an order only..not carried in the stores.

If your baby has not experienced any issues with RC, why switch??? It is one of the few that has not been recalled, they have a super quality management program at RC...everyone has their favorite dog food, but I have fed RC with excellent results for many, many years....no problems, real or imagined, at all!