Ingredients.......
 

Does this seem like a good dry food to feed?

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Salmon Meal (a natural source of DHA - Docosahexaenoic Acid), Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Ground Brown Rice, Tomato Pomace, Rice Bran, Tomatoes, Natural Chicken Flavor, Rye Flour, Carrots, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Ground Millet, Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement], Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), Chicory Root Extract, Garlic, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation products.

OR...........does this one seem better?? I am going back & forth and can't decide!

Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, ocean fish meal, cracked pearled barley, whole grain brown rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), white rice, oatmeal, millet, potatoes, egg product, tomato pomace, duck, salmon, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, salmon oil (source of DHA), choline chloride, dried chicory root, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract, L-carnitine, Enterococcus faecieum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

Anyone there? :confused:

I'm no help, I think the 2nd one sounds better, but I have no idea. sorry.

I feed my two guys Canidae.

I'm not sure. There are things that I like about both of them. I like 1 over 2 because it contains alot of fruits and veggies. However, I like 2 over 1 because 1 lists it's second ingrediant as chicken meal. I prefer the two "real" meats that 2 offers first.

What are the names of these? Have you tried looking them up on the dog food analysis website?

Ummmm I didn't post the names b/c everyone seems to have their preference and I just wanted honest answers abotu the ingredients. I have narrowned it down and switched my mind a few thousand times!!! LoL And now finally I think I have my top 2, just not sure which one to go with!!

Makes sense! :D Good luck picking one!

I do not feed garlic, so I'd choose the second one.
There are things I don't like about both of them though like rice bran and flaxseed. And please don't tell me one of these is Wellness. If one of them is, I am not too happy. Tomato is not my first choice for dogs because there is some speculation about it causing heart arryhthmias (sp?).

I think the second one, but the first one has all the fruits and veggies....

I think the second one also. I believe there was a thread previously here stating that if there is two or more meats in the first 5 ingredients, this is one of the better ones. Maybe go in search and you can find the post. It had a list of things to look for, what it should contain and not. Hope this helps!:)

The 2nd one looks a bit better bc of the meat content/protein content - but not all of the info is really here. Is the flax seed just seed? If so, don't bother - like humans, flaxseed is just eliminated undigested - is has to be ground or given as extracted oil. And, is your dog sensitive to flax (something to consider)? And, I wonder what "egg product" is? I mean, it looks pretty good overall - but sometimes you can get more ingredient info if you keep snooping around...:D

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I don't think there is one kibble with no "problems".
Even the fish in these, are they guaranteeing it is free of contaminants?
Another thing that really gets me is yucca schidigera. I think it is used to promote better smelling "potties" but if the dog is eating a good food, that shouldn't be necessary.

Ellie, the first one was Wellness. Why did you ask?

Because they both have tomato in them and I don't like it much in dog food.
I didn't realize it was an ingredient in Wellness.
I also didn't realize Wellness had garlic in it.
I can't recommend it anymore.:(

Update
 

Okay so the first one was Wellness and the Second one was Chicken Soup....so I was hoping to get more feedback from this post but......I think Chicken Soup is better......but now Innova Evo has been brought to my attention, sooooooooooooo any opinions there?? I am going to start him on his new food next week so I need to make up my dang mind!!! LoL :rolleyes:

I don't feed grainless but if I did, it wouldn't be that one.
I think even the kibble is very high in fat and has given several dogs GI upset.
It also has garlic in it.