Originally Posted by BaxtersMommy (Post 3267156)

I was offended by the comment that, the only raves of the food are by reps. This is simply not true.

Originally Posted by AMD (Post 3264686)

Life's Abundance seems to be raved about by those who sell it (reps), but it wasn't right for us.

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots (Post 3267269)

I love Life's Abundance food. It works for us, whatever that's supposed to mean. My dog's are healthy. Cooper no longer has stomach issues whatsoever and he really seems to enjoy his meal times.

I think it all boils down to who is purchasing food for their dog. Some people here practically have a nutrition degree in dog food. Ok, then maybe LA is not the perfect food; I'm not really sure. Some people purchase awful dog food at Walmart and perhaps Life's Abundance is a huge step up. For someone like myself, the average dog owner with basic canine health knowledge, who went from my vet's recommended Science Diet to Life's Abundance - I'm thrilled with it.

Originally Posted by BaxtersMommy (Post 3267272)

It still amazes me that Vets recommend Science Diet. GROSS!:thumbdown It is so bad! Glad you and the furbutts are happy with it. That is great! :)

Originally Posted by PrincessDiana (Post 3267231)

I believe you are referring to this quote:



I don't see anything offensive about this comment. First of all, she never said the ONLY raves of the food are by reps, BUT.... and I could be wrong - I'm not around here all that often - but from my personal observation, the only people who have posted about Life's Abundance are the ones who sell it. That's not saying that LA isn't a good food but to me, it definitely causes some suspicion. I'm not entirely sure why something like that would be offensive to someone - it's simply a comment about an observation.

I personally think it's wonderful that you believe in LA so much. It's awesome that you have so much confidence that you're willing to spend some money and give out free samples. I know I myself have received one of those samples (although I don't remember from who).

Just because it doesn't work for every dog doesn't mean it won't work for some. I know personally one of the things that turned me off of LA was the having to have it shipped - I like the convenience of being able to drive to the store and pick up dog food whenever I need it.

Originally Posted by Breezeaway (Post 3266997)

I had been feeding my yorkies Life's Abundance for several months now and I sent them an email last week just asking if they were going to make a smaller kibble for small dogs. I didn't care for their reply.
Here is the reply I got:
"No smaller kibble. Did you ever get bit by a 2 pound puppy? They have very
sharp teeth. And – studies show that big dogs like both small and large
kibble and small breed dogs like large and small kibble.

Dr. Bicks

Customer Service
HealthyPetNet
Trilogy International, Inc
(877)387-4564"

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots (Post 3267269)

I love Life's Abundance food. It works for us, whatever that's supposed to mean. My dog's are healthy. Cooper no longer has stomach issues whatsoever and he really seems to enjoy his meal times.

I think it all boils down to who is purchasing food for their dog. Some people here practically have a nutrition degree in dog food. Ok, then maybe LA is not the perfect food; I'm not really sure. Some people purchase awful dog food at Walmart and perhaps Life's Abundance is a huge step up. For someone like myself, the average dog owner with basic canine health knowledge, who went from my vet's recommended Science Diet to Life's Abundance - I'm thrilled with it.

Originally Posted by AMD (Post 3267284)

So sorry to offend...not my intent at all. :( My apologies.



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There was absolutely no personal intent in my comment. I see LA raved by reps, but it wasn't for us when we tried it. Yes I read of others that like it too but the majority is the reps. But it just wasn't for us. That's it. No personal direction intended. I'm not sure why that came accross offensive.

I offered the OP to contact a rep if he'd like to try it...because I know there are many who offer free samples. :) Didn't say reps were lying...didn't say they were getting rich, didn't say it was a bad food. Just wasn't for us.

Baxtersmommy, please let me be clear that I was NOT in any way commenting towards you...or anybody else for that matter. I think it was read a little too personally, when it was simply a statement of general observation. I am so sorry it was taken personal and was offensive. I didn't have that at heart one bit. My forgiveness asked.

Originally Posted by Breezeaway (Post 3266997)

I had been feeding my yorkies Life's Abundance for several months now and I sent them an email last week just asking if they were going to make a smaller kibble for small dogs. I didn't care for their reply.
Here is the reply I got:
"No smaller kibble. Did you ever get bit by a 2 pound puppy? They have very
sharp teeth. And – studies show that big dogs like both small and large
kibble and small breed dogs like large and small kibble.

Dr. Bicks

Customer Service
HealthyPetNet
Trilogy International, Inc
(877)387-4564"

Originally Posted by Breny (Post 3267699)

Deb, I addressed this with them and did get a reply. I've been having email issues but I will also send this too you.


From: drjanebicks@healthypetnet.com
Subject: Re: Need this addressed ASAP [TRI: 1645573]-
Date: September 7, 2010 4:16:29 PM EDT
To: greensyorkies@gmail.com


I apologize. The message was not meant to be taken in a rude way. It was
only to make a clear, straight answer on puppies ability to eat the kibble.
There's absolutely no doubt that puppies can eat the size kibble we offer
and the reason is mentioned, therefore is no reason to change size.

Originally Posted by Breezeaway (Post 3267746)

Doesn't matter now, I canceled my orders. They sent another email and they truly are very insensitive to pet owners. I just the feel its all about the money from them and they really don't care about the pet or the consumer for that matter. They truly have no loyalty to their consumers . No apology , no nothing so I sent a discontinue on auto ship..They just discontinued me and said:::Dear Valued Customer,

Your autoship has been cancelled as requested. Please contact us when you
would like to reinstate your autoship again. Thank you.

Customer Service
HealthyPetNet
Trilogy International, Inc
(877)387-4564

Originally Posted by Britster (Post 3267143)

Totally agree. :thumbup::thumbup:



I do not blindly follow one website, btw. It is not just dogfoodanalysis that states these facts. I *have* done my research. I just don't see how anyone could prove that a dog eating higher meat content is a bad thing. I really truly don't know how safe your pet food is, nor any pet food for that matter. A lot of pet food companies blantanly lie. But generally speaking, the only food I would consider feeding or trusting right now is Champion Pet Foods, Acana and Orijen. They have an amazing video on their website showing exactly where their food is made and processed, all free range animals, they explain the entire process. My dog eats better than I do! :p Sad story. Oh, and

Dogs are taxonomically the same species as wolves, and physiologically and anatomically the same and actually share 99.8% of the same DNA. Size and appearance are in the less than .2% differences (thanks to Princess Diana for that information), therefore I like to feed a food that is 'close' to what the wolves eat in the wild (ok, we know wolves aren't getting served kibble in a bowl... but it's the closest you can get, IMO, with the convenience of kibble). I'm actually not even 100% against grains, I will feed treats and occasionally wet food with 'good' and minimal grains in it. I just don't believe they have any real benefit to our carnivores, but I don't think some of them will necessarily hurt or be bad for them, either.

Anyways, it's just my personal preference to feed grain free, low carb, meat protein rich foods. Ultimately, though, I think it's what works best for you and your dog. :) I've done alot of research and have finally settled that this works best for Jackson! Again, I don't believe LA is a bad food by any means. And if it worked for my dog, I would obviously continue feeding it and be happy with it. I just don't think it should be such a black or white statement that LA is "the best" and "only" dog food you can trust and feed (you challenging me to find a safer food). That's just simply not the case. But of course someone who sells it is going to state this. Every dog does good on different things and while LA may not work for some, it will work for others. And that's the great thing about variety. We can choose.