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I ♥ Scooter Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Austin, Texas
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| ![]() When I first got Scooter, he was on Science Diet. I bought a small bag of it since thats what he was used to until I could look into what I should feed him. About two weeks after openning the bag (it was stored in an airtight container), I discoved a number of bugs inside. The bag had its own seal so I knew it came from the food itself and not where it had been inside my house....plus, no bug problems in my house before or after. There were so many I even threw out the airtight container I had stored it in. I, probably like many others, assumed that since my vet carried it, it was a good food. After a lot of research, I discoved how wrong I was. Vets get a large precentage of the profits from selling Science Diet which is why they carry it. Everyone will tell you to gradually change a dogs food. After seeing the bugs, Scooter was switched right away, no gradual introduction to new food. He is now on Wellness Adult Chicken and loves it. All the research I did told me that I needed to look for other things in his food, not just that my vet sold it. Now, when I go to the vet and the vet asks what I feed him, they (we go to a group of vets) even admit Wellness is a much better food. Some of the workers at my vets office even feed it to their dogs...doesn't that tell you something?!?! They carry it but won't even give it to their own dogs. My advice, do your research and find the food you think is best. It doesnt have to be Wellness but for your dog's sake, make sure it is a good one. Science diet is junk. It is all fillers with no true nutrients and does nothing to help your dog live a long life.
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BANNED! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina
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| ![]() I've got 6 dogs, 2 big ones and 4 little ones, everyone of them are on eukanuba naturally wild and are doing great on it, even their hair is shinier. Of course, some will say eukanuba isn't good either, but, with some dogs being so picky, if you find something that your dogs are doing well on, not itching, etc, I say keep them on it. I know there are a lot of people that do the raw, but, for me, there is just no way. With eukanuba naturally wild, or even the taste of the wild(which is a 6 star food), that is as close to home cooking as mine are going to get..good luck on whatever you decide. You have to do what you feel is best for your dogs, as everyone in here has their own opinions. |
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YT 2000 Club Member | ![]() mine are on taste of the wild, pacific stream. I have 4 dogs that range in age from 8 years to 14 weeks, its an all life stage food. They are doing very well on it, thier eyes are bright they are active and thier coats look great. It is on the list of one of the better premium foods but most wont feed it because its made by diamond foods, however there arent too many pet foods out there that havent had some kind of a recall and the taste of the wild doesnt have any corn or crap in it that started the recall back in 2006. I wont home cook. Its not for me. Finding a higher quality food is better for your pets however if they wont eat it then feed them what they will eat. ![]()
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YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ
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| ![]() they have corn as the second ingredient! corn makes my york itch like a wild man. plus , i don't trust this commercial brand. too corporate.more interested in profit than the health of the dogs.
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YT 3000 Club Member | ![]() It has by products, corn, bha, bht and some I think have exothiquin a very nasty pesticide and corn gluten and sorghum are also bad. By products can be hooves ,udders, and god knos what else. I would personally never feed it to my chester boy. Merrick, solid gold, innova, wellness are a few of the better ones. |
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Lovin' my Girlies!! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County, CALIFORNIA
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YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: here :)
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| ![]() Spend five minutes reading through my threads and you will quickly see I am IN NO WAY QUALIFIED TO GIVE ADVICE on food ![]() ![]()
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Lovin' my R & R Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middleton, Idaho
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![]() I feed frozen and dehydrated raw to my yorkies. I am like you though and have two big dogs as well and sorry but I am not feeding them raw, just can't afford that!! They eat Nature's Variety rabbit at this time, because my lab has severe food allergies.
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Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC
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| ![]() I feed mines Chicken soup for the puppy soul lover...Its very good and the pups love it. |
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No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Beach, CA / Los Angeles, CA
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I highly recommend this website: The Dog Food Project - How does your Dog Food Brand compare? It shows you how to read the ingredient label on dog food and whats really in there. | |
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Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North East Ohio USA
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