question on dog food
 

a friend at my office gives her dog ( hill science -diet) food.
how is that food???? is it bad??? her doggie gets itches too, can it be
from that... she gives him lamb, eal and rice small bites.. answers
greatly appreciated.. i need to tell her.

i really dont like that food. i would never feed it to my baby because of the corn and all the bi products in it. jmo :)

Many people do not realise the food they feed their dogs maybe unhealthy or make them itch..... They see the great commercials and cannot imagine such a caring company would sell such bad food.

If I have friends, neighbors....... who are feeding their dogs unhealthy foods I mention the whole dog journal list of top foods. Many are interested to learn about healthier choices for their pets, some are not.

Some also think that these premium foods cost too much and are hard to find. I explain that it costs around the same as you feed more of the poorer quality foods per feeding. I also name a few of the locations that sell the better foods in our area and that many of the stores will let them have free samples to try. I am proud to say that almost all of their dogs are now eating healthy foods. YAY!!!!

This is the Whole Dog Journal's picks for 2005. (I don't have the more recent list, sorry)

They base their choices on quality of ingredients. All the choices are human grade except the nutro ultra, which is new in 2005.
Old
Artemis
Azmira
Back to Basics
Bench & Field Holistic Natural
Blue Buffalo
Burns
California Natural
Canidae
Chicken Soup
Drs Foster & Smith
Eagle Pack Holistic
Flint River
Foundations
Fromm Four Star
Go! Natural
Innova
Karma Organic
Lick Your Chops
Lifespan
Limited Diets
Merrick
Natural Balance Ultra
Newman’s Own Organic
Organix
PHD Viand
Pinnacle
Prairie
Prime Life
Royal Canin Natural Blend
Solid Gold
Timberwolf Organics
VeRUS
Wellness
Wysong

New to 2005
By Nature Brightlife
Canine Caviar
Cloud Star
Evolve
Nutro Natural Choice Ultra
Premium Edge
Wellness Simple Food Solutions

Gina-
It does have lots of products on the "to be avoided list". But many folks don't want to hear this - particularly since most of them get it from their Vet's office. I would proceed gently....

Yes, proceed slow, you can usually tell those who want to talk about change and those that don't. Then you can stop before you sound too pushy or preachy, lol. Oh, the things you do for the love of dogs. :)

my lexi now eats merricks dog food, and now im ordering it for her doggie.

I have such a hard time getting Hope to eat at all, she will only eat food if it is on the FLOOR, never out of a bowl.... she especially loves it when the hubby throws it on the floor... what a way to feed a pup when you have 5...
how about wellness? the pet store here just changed everything to wellness... is it good for them?

Yes, wellness is one of the best :)