Grain-free kibble What are the benefits of a grain-free food? If your dog dosent appear to have any issues with grain should you still go grain free? Also does it make it a high protien food? |
Grain is not very digestible. So dogs do not get enough nutrition from it. A dog needs meat to be his primary food. Most grain free foods out there are really good because they have a lot of meat. More meat than other foods. As grain free becomes more popular I am sure low quality grain free foods will start popping up. They will be mostly potato or peas so watch the bags. Here is a good site to look at dog food, Dog Food Reviews - Main Index - Powered by ReviewPost |
I personally like grain free food- I home cook but Layla's diet is still grain free. Dogs fundamentally don't need grain in their diet. It is a filler which i think it taking away from the amount of protein that would be in the diet- so yes the protein will go up- which is not a bad thing- it is actually a good thing- unless your dog has a liver issue. |
Grains can cause allergies in some dogs, and it has for my dog. Ever since I've switch my dog to Taste of the Wild he hasn't been itchy. I've also noticed his coat looks a little healthier. |
Sam is on wellness whitefish so I think Ill just switch over to wellness core. I was a little worried about the higher protein being a problem I thought I heard once some bladder stones were caused by it. But I dont really remember. So it sounds like thats not a problem. Thanks for the info. :) |
Mine may be a contrarian opinion but I believe it's the total quality of the ingredients rather than if it's grain free or not. Most grain-free foods are very high quality but I've chosen to feed my dogs Nature's Logic. It is not grain-free but I feel it has advantages over the grain-free foods I've researched. The grain it uses is millet, which is supposed to be highly digestible and is not known to cause allergies in dogs. It has a high meat content and is 36% protein. What really sold me on it is the fact that Nature's Logic contains no synthetic vitamin and mineral compounds in it, which makes it unique among kibble. It exceeds the AAFCO recommendations just on its food ingredients and doesn't need added vitamins and minerals. It is an all life stages food and I feed both my adults and puppies the same food. They all do great on it. Another good thing is that it comes in 4 varieties....chicken, lamb, venison and duck & salmon so they don't get tired of the 'same old thing' which can lead to picky eating or even food allergies over time. What to feed is an individual choice but I feel very comfortable in recommending Nature's Logic. |
My two don't have any problem with most grains, so I do feed them. I homecook, and make sure that the grains they are getting are whole grains-I feed whole grain pasta, barley, rice, and whole oats. There is protein in whole grains, so that makes the overall protein content of the food higher. I do agree that most grain free commercial dog foods are simply better foods because of the ingredients in the recipe and the protein content (having more meat). If I were to go back to feeding kibble, I would probably choose a grain free food purely for the nutritional value. |
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