this will make you change your dog food in a heartbeat !!

[yorkieK9trainer]

I never have and never will feed those brands of dog foods, this is old news....but I'm glad it's been posted again.

[MsCheryle478]

since seeing that video on IAMS doing the animal testing (which about made me sick to my stomach) I switched my zoo over to Diamond Pet Foods. Anyone have good stuff to say about them? No one close to my area sells Chicken Soup, nor do I want to pay shipping to start feeding my zoo.

[luvdorkyyorkies]

I think it was an excellent article. ANd gives you much to think about.

But I feed the same foods. "If it works why fix it?" Just my moto.

If its broken Ill fix it then. Just me.


If I listened to every opinion or break down of every food item bought from the grocery store, almost all our food human and canine would have to be homegrown in our backyard organically.

For me that is just not realistic.

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by browniesmom622

thats what i feed i give them the lamb & rice
we like it

That's the one I give my girls - Tell me they don't test it on animals please !! I was using Eukanuba and changed

[BlondieGirl87]

Originally Posted by bsabbot

wow, those are huge bags.. 24lbs-thats enuff to last a life time! and 85.00 a pop.... wow, i think i'll stick with my $9.00 bag of iams

You can get a 15 pound bag of Canidae for 16.00 dollars or a 5 pound bag of Canidae for 10.00 dollars online here:
http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/produc...click=124&mf=2

If you can find a pet store to buy it from it's even cheaper and is WONDERFUL food for your dogs! Both of mine eat Canidae and I am very picky about what they eat. It is grain free, has pro-biotics, a good level of protein, and omega oils in it and is rated extremely high on any "good" dog food list. So for just a few dollars more you could feed your dogs a high quality food that's much healthier for them then Iams!

[Erin]

Originally Posted by SweetCuteness

I must have misread the original post that summarized what was in meat-meal. I just looked it up online (should have done that before i freaked out) and saw it's just dehydrated meat.

Sorry I just want to clarify this. It's not the "meal" part that is bad - meal is just dehydrated. It's the "meat" part as opposed to chicken, lamb, etc. "Chicken Meal" is great, "Meat Meal" is BAD. Unspecified animal protein could be anything.

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by luvdorkyyorkies

I think it was an excellent article. ANd gives you much to think about.

But I feed the same foods. "If it works why fix it?" Just my moto.

If its broken Ill fix it then. Just me.


If I listened to every opinion or break down of every food item bought from the grocery store, almost all our food human and canine would have to be homegrown in our backyard organically.

For me that is just not realistic.

i think if we can help our pets live longer and heathier
then why not feed them the best

[luvdorkyyorkies]

I agree. With Gusto.

You Win!

[CJCinTX]

Great article with wonderful information! I sure hope everyone spends as much time researching & reading nutrition content on what they feed to feed their two-legged family members. We all need to live long enough to take care of our healthy furbabies!

CJ

[barbg402]

It is really a difficult job to find a good grade of dog food. I have tried several brands. I threw away $60.00, worth of dog food recently. My dogs threw up and could not adjust even with me adding a small amount to their regular food.

I am now on my 4th bag of Maxximum Puppy Recipe, all natural.
Chicken, Rice & Lamb, free of animal by-products, artifical colors, flavors and preservatives.
My dog's hair has gotten really shiny since I switched to this brand.
Guess where you buy it? Wal-mart !
I have spent a fortune at Petsmart just to be disappointed.
I now, have a product I will stick with. It satisfies my babies. I free feed, they do not overeat. They have a firm stool.
I won't be switching anytime soon!
Check out the ingredients for yourself.

[jenbermu]

Here is a site that helped me compare foods and showed me what everything it has and what it is..Hope this helps most of you...

http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=home-tab

[LC598]

Is Pro Plan any good?

[romeos mommy]

it's a shame most people are not aware of this

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by LC598

Is Pro Plan any good?

i dont know which one you use heres the ing of the selects one

Turkey, brewers rice, pearled barley, chicken meal (natural source of glucosamine), corn gluten meal, oat meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), dried egg product, fish meal (natural source of glucosamine), pea fiber, dried beet pulp, fish oil, natural flavor, calcium phosphate, potassium chloride, salt, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, calcium carbonate, dried tomatoes, blueberry pomace, dried sweet potatoes, Vitamin E supplement, zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, choline chloride, ferrous sulfate, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), niacin, copper proteinate, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
B-4402

[SweetCuteness]

Originally Posted by BlondieGirl87

You can get a 15 pound bag of Canidae for 16.00 dollars or a 5 pound bag of Canidae for 10.00 dollars online here:
http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/produc...click=124&mf=2

If you can find a pet store to buy it from it's even cheaper and is WONDERFUL food for your dogs! Both of mine eat Canidae and I am very picky about what they eat. It is grain free, has pro-biotics, a good level of protein, and omega oils in it and is rated extremely high on any "good" dog food list. So for just a few dollars more you could feed your dogs a high quality food that's much healthier for them then Iams!

I was looking around for foods to switch Ferdinand to and decided on Canidae - I'm glad your babies like it! The food he's on now is all natural and holistic but lately he's not been able to fully chew it to swallow it, so I've seen him get it stuck in the side of his mouth and what not. Scares me that he's going to choke on it.

Originally Posted by erin

Sorry I just want to clarify this. It's not the "meal" part that is bad - meal is just dehydrated. It's the "meat" part as opposed to chicken, lamb, etc. "Chicken Meal" is great, "Meat Meal" is BAD. Unspecified animal protein could be anything.

Thank you. I finally figured that out - had a blonde moment.