Can i switch to EUKANUBA?

[only2xnseya]

I told the breeder i was going to switch my baby food over to Eukanuba and she stated that was fine. How ever i just read that they had a recall and now Im nervous. What is everyone else baby eating and some great dog food recommendations?

[Micah my love]

I think that over the years that a recall has been done on most foods,I feed eukanuba and have never had a problem with it my babies are happy & healthy. i really think it is what suits your babies best i am sure there are many good foods out there

[Britster]

I would never feed Eukanuba, personally. For one, their ingredients aren't really good, and it's overpriced for the quality that it is. At my Petsmart, the 6lb bag was $15. I can get Acana, for example, in a 5.5lb bag for $14 and I'm feeding less of it and it's higher quality ingredients. Never once been a recall on Champion Pet Foods. Fromm is also a great family owned dog food that has never been recalled. I like these places because they have their own factories and make their own dog food. Blue Buffalo, Wellness, and Natural Balance are a few good ones you can find in Petco, Petsmart, etc.

I like this website because it describes the ingredients in a simple term and why they are good/bad. Eukanuba Dry Dog Food | Review and Rating

I'm sure some dogs do fine on Eukanuba, but it's never something I would personally recommend or feed. With that said, I do feel Eukanuba is a way step up from foods like Kibbles n Bits, Beneful and Pedigree, etc. The first ingredients are chicken, chicken by-product meal, corn meal, ground whole grain sorghum, ground whole grain barley. The first ingredient (chicken) actually is not the first ingredient. Raw chicken contains about 80% water. After cooking, most of that moisture is lost… reducing the meat content to just 20% of its original weight. By-products are just nasty. And corn meal, and grains are the rest of the first ingredients. Dogs are carnivores, they need more meat! Also, if you're going to have a high protein food (Euk small breed is actually 32%) the protein needs to be coming from mostly meat sources, not plant sources.

This is just my non professional opinion and I did a crapload of research on dog food, thinking not one was truly better than the other, but I've learned what works best for Jackson anyways is high protein, low carbs, high meat content foods, what a dog was meant to eat.

[rik20101]

I wouldn't personally use Eukanuba. Check out some of the reviews here: Dog Food Analysis - Reviews of kibble and try to find a 4, 5, or 6 star food for your little one. In my experience, when I started feeding the higher quality foods my babies ate less and pooped out less too!

[orlnurse]

check out this sticky

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...e-samples.html

[only2xnseya]

Thanks orinurse and Brister. I will keep her on chicken soup for the dog because that is what the breeder used. And i do see it on the list of 5 or 6 star foods. Let me go because i have a hell of a drive. Thanks again!

[e_gar]

I recently switched from Eukanuba to Orijen (made by Champion Pet Foods as stated by Britster). At the time my little man Miloh came into my life, the breeder had him on Eukanuba, but I began noticing his mouth & poop had a foul smell. After doing my research, I noticed that both Acana & Orijen (made by same company) worked well for him. It's been less than 2 weeks that we've made our switch, but the differences are very noticeable!

[EarthAngel]

I think Chicken Soup for Dogs is a good quality food...also Pro Plan Selects.

[Sweet Apple]

Originally Posted by only2xnseya

I told the breeder i was going to switch my baby food over to Eukanuba and she stated that was fine. How ever i just read that they had a recall and now Im nervous. What is everyone else baby eating and some great dog food recommendations?

I like acana, the very best...the acana kibble might be a bit big for your baby, but you can always crack it w/a nut cracker, like Viviansnickers does lol...Yep, that Snick is spoiled rotten lol...But I think orijen is smaller, and made by the same people...definitely not Eukanuba 'though

[YorkieGeorge]

EUKANUBA is not a good dog food. I high recommend Wellness DOg Food

[only2xnseya]

Well im back and i spoke with her breeder and you guys and we brought Brooklynn a whole new bag of chicken soup for the dog puppy formula.

Im such a loser, I drove to NYC when i just found out that there a store In Hoboken ( i live in Jersey CIty Hoboken is like 10 minutes) that sell it and i could have grab a canoli for me from Carlo's Bakery. MAN LOL.

[bjh]

Originally Posted by only2xnseya

Well im back and i spoke with her breeder and you guys and we brought Brooklynn a whole new bag of chicken soup for the dog puppy formula.

Im such a loser, I drove to NYC when i just found out that there a store In Hoboken ( i live in Jersey CIty Hoboken is like 10 minutes) that sell it and i could have grab a canoli for me from Carlo's Bakery. MAN LOL.

I have been feeding mine Chicken Soup puppy food for years. Canidae is also a good food that is comparable to the Chicken Soup. With Eukanuba and other similar foods that have corn in them you will discover that the dogs that eat them do produce more stool and their stools are smellier because there is so much filler in those poorer quality foods.

I have read that it is wise to rotate foods occasionally to prevent dogs becoming allergic to the foods. By that they mean if you are feeding a chicken based food, then after awhile switch to a lamb based food. I have done that on occasion but I don't know if it really matters any. I wish Chicken Soup carried a lamb based food but they don't. I know Canidae has a chicken based food and a lamb based food. All my babies have always liked the chicken based foods the best. None of mine do well on foods that have beef in them or foods that have a lot of fish meal in them.