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02-13-2008, 04:44 PM | #1 |
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| Blue Buffalo Wilderness???? I recently read that Blue Buffalo made a Wilderness brand... has anyone tried it?? Can we feed yorkies this food product??
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02-16-2008, 11:54 AM | #2 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | it looks ok to feed. its a high protein food like nature's variety and wellness core. a healthy dog will be able to process the protein just fine.
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07-06-2009, 09:51 AM | #3 |
YT Graphic Artist Donating Member | Anyone Else?? I am considering switching my crew over to this food. Has anyone had any problems with it? Is there any down side to the added protein? We were feeding Nutro Natural Choice - then switched to Life's Abundance because of all the problems with Nutro - now, I am reading that the Blue Wilderness is a better qualilty food (6 star rated as oposed to 3 star). What is everyone's opinions on this brand??
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07-06-2009, 10:03 AM | #4 | |
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If you're interested, here's a good read on protein The Dog Food Project - Is too much protein harmful? I think Blue Wilderness a nice kibble. Definitely a nice switch from Life's Abundance. IMO | |
07-06-2009, 10:32 AM | #5 | |
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07-06-2009, 11:03 AM | #6 |
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| Hi Stacy: The whole dog journal, to which I am a subscriber, removed the Blue Buffalo company from its approved list in 2009 because the company failed to respond to an inquiry regarding disclosure. In 2008, the journal added "transparency" as a criterion for food approval. The failure of the company to respond got them removed. As you know, I home cook but also use Merrick products. They make all their products in the US at their plant, use only human made ingredients and make full disclosures on their labeling, and you can see the food actually looks like home made food when you open the can. One of the RI area holistic vets actually recommends and sells Merrick canned. Mine eat canned mostly but also like the dry. They make a wilderness blend but my boys prefer Grammy's potpie and Turducken.
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07-06-2009, 11:05 AM | #7 |
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| P.S. FYI, Life's Abundance did not make the list of Whole Dog Journal approved foods. I've never heard of this food.
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07-06-2009, 11:18 AM | #8 | |
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07-06-2009, 11:51 AM | #9 |
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| chicken meal Merrick does not use chicken meal and blue buffalo does. That's why I switched from Wellness to Merrick. I think the rating system on that site gives Wellness and Merrick lower scores because they are higher grain foods than BB Wilderness or Wellness Core which are rated 6. They say they look for higher protein in place of grains. This is a subject of debate -- grains vs. no grains. Mine love their oats!! And potatoes, and rice. They are carb-addicts like their owner!!
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07-06-2009, 11:58 AM | #10 |
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| Chicken Meal is a plus ingredient. Chicken includes the water content, whereas chicken meal doesn't. So the meal form is better since the company cannot include the water in the weight of the product. |
07-06-2009, 12:00 PM | #11 |
YT Graphic Artist Donating Member | Yeah, that is probably why. I guess a lot of dogs cannot process "grains", but mine do not have a problem there either. Unfortunately, Petsmart does not carry the Merrick brand. There is a small store in town that carries the wet food, but not the dry, so I was trying to get something that was sold at Petsmart, yet still a very high quality food. I also homecook on occassion for them, but I like them to have the kibble on a daily basis. Ah, I wish Petsmart would carry more of the better brands.
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