Sooo...what is everyone feeding them now???

[mizzwanned]

I REALLY like California Natural, Innova and Chicken soup for the puppy lover's soul!

[cheeselover8481]

Originally Posted by marcerella02

here are two links.... Blue Buffalo is not a bad food.. it just wasn't the food for Layla.. and after researching... i guess something i should have done in the first place... i just found stuff.. i'm sure every food has their pit falls!

http://www.wysong.net/controversies/bluebuffalo.shtml

http://forums.dogfoodproject.com/sho...0&Number=32747

hope they are helpful

Thanks! I am looking through these now. I just never found anything on them. I will do more research too. Maybe I will switch.

[Jenn218]

Has anyone used or thought of using the food by Paul Newman? A lady at our local pet store recommended that we try some of his treats - all organic/healthy, etc. We bought a bag but haven't tried them....I was just curious about the food.

Also...for those that use Chicken Soup.....are the kibbles small? Mojo has to have the tiny little kibbles...we ran into this when we first switched over to Nutro Natural Choice (those kibbles were big and we were having to crush them up alittle)...until someone nicely pointed out that they made them in smaller kibbles....hee,hee

[Jenn218]

I have a question
One manufacturer made food that was marketed under so many different labels. From companies that some consider "low end" to others that are considered "high end" or premium foods. It looks like the food was all made in the same pot and packaged for sale by different companies at different prices.
Here's the question: How do you/I know that one food is better or safer than any another food ?
Did we know that Ol'Roy, Meijer, Save A Lot, Mighty Dog, Iams & Nutro dog food was made in the same factory?
Mars foods says Pedigree & Ceasar are ok because they are not made by Menu Foods. Who whould have thought?

I don't mean to create the "grand" dog food debate. I'm just as confused as alot of people and am trying to understand all of this.
(I have a brain injury and sometimes things just don't make sense.)

Wow! I didn't know....well, I guess I did....my DH told me that most foods are made by the same place and pretty much the same thing...some are just higher priced and marketed for being healthy. It is kind of upsetting, really!

[Jenn218]

Here is a link again, that compares and rates all dog food. I posted this in a few other threads, but will put it here too. I find it very interesting!

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_f...iews/index.php

Its worth checking out!

Thanks for the link! I need (((NEED))) to get on the ball and get to checking other foods out.

I have never heard of some foods mentioned...Go Natural, Fromms, Verus, Eagle Pack Holistic....Wow!

Isn't Flint River the one that is baked when you order and shipped directly to you??? I can't remember which one that was, but that name is ringing a bell.

I can't find Canidae or Innova around here.....I wonder if I can talk a local feed store into carrying it or atleast getting some samples......
speaking of which....some of you mentioned getting samples of these foods, do you just call the company and request a sample pack?? Or go online?

I did see Chicken Soup in a local Atwoods store, but they were huge bags and I had no idea what to look for.....plus, I remember it was on a recall list awhile back for some reason.

Okay, okay....I know that ALL foods can be recalled at some time for something or other (spinach not long ago, peanut butter, etc)....I didn't "stop" eating them....I just hunted for brands that were organic, etc. until I found ones that were not affected and that I "hope" were safe to eat. (hee,hee....we all get alittle nervous after a food recall)

I am doing the same w/ Mojo's food.....Like Joy said, she would have to grow a large organic garden and have her own fish hatchery, etc...to know for sure what her babies were eating....that is just not fesible (in my house anyone - boy, I would love to have the time and money to do that for not just Mojo but for ourselves too).....so the next best thing, is finding a trust worthy dog food company.....whew....what a daunting task!

I know that most are like me......our Yorkies are better taken care of then ourselves....I know I try to feed Mojo the best foods, he (I thought) was eating better then me, has the best toys, snacks, grooming stuff, etc....so, we are not over-reacting, we are just trying to "better" what we thought was already "better". (hee,hee)

[Yorkieluv]

Write them an email or call them to get samples

[BlondieGirl87]

Originally Posted by Jenn218

Thanks for the link! I need (((NEED))) to get on the ball and get to checking other foods out.

I have never heard of some foods mentioned...Go Natural, Fromms, Verus, Eagle Pack Holistic....Wow!

Isn't Flint River the one that is baked when you order and shipped directly to you??? I can't remember which one that was, but that name is ringing a bell.

I can't find Canidae or Innova around here.....I wonder if I can talk a local feed store into carrying it or atleast getting some samples......
speaking of which....some of you mentioned getting samples of these foods, do you just call the company and request a sample pack?? Or go online?

I did see Chicken Soup in a local Atwoods store, but they were huge bags and I had no idea what to look for.....plus, I remember it was on a recall list awhile back for some reason.

Okay, okay....I know that ALL foods can be recalled at some time for something or other (spinach not long ago, peanut butter, etc)....I didn't "stop" eating them....I just hunted for brands that were organic, etc. until I found ones that were not affected and that I "hope" were safe to eat. (hee,hee....we all get alittle nervous after a food recall)

I am doing the same w/ Mojo's food.....Like Joy said, she would have to grow a large organic garden and have her own fish hatchery, etc...to know for sure what her babies were eating....that is just not fesible (in my house anyone - boy, I would love to have the time and money to do that for not just Mojo but for ourselves too).....so the next best thing, is finding a trust worthy dog food company.....whew....what a daunting task!

I know that most are like me......our Yorkies are better taken care of then ourselves....I know I try to feed Mojo the best foods, he (I thought) was eating better then me, has the best toys, snacks, grooming stuff, etc....so, we are not over-reacting, we are just trying to "better" what we thought was already "better". (hee,hee)

Hey Jenn!
I have a bag of Canidae All Life Stages Chicken and Rice as well as Canidae the orginal formula. If you would like some free samples for Mojo I would be more than willing to make him up some little baggies so he could give it a try and see if he likes it! I also have a bag of California Natural that I could take out some samples of for him as I mix that in Jaden and Jewelina's food.
Just PM me your address and I'll get them out to you ASAP
Hugs ,
Joy

[babi1542]

I still feed mine Nutro Ultra dry food

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

We are still feeding Bailey Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover's Soul, but I do have coupon for a free bag of Nutro that I had got from another YTers which before the recall had came out was considering getting the Nutro Dry and mixing it with the CS....I still plan to do so since the recall wasn't for the Nutro dry kibble....but who knows I may just stick with the CS, Bailey seems to care less

[mojo]

I feed chicken soup for the puppy lovers soul but had recently decided to change because my boy is too fat, my girl is getting seriously thin.

Based on recommendations, went and bought canidae today. My dogs wont touch it with a 10 foot pole. Great! I am going to return it if I can and mail order merricks.???.

[ChicagoSoul]

I second the Artemis Small Breed Puppy. It has organic, hormone free turkey and chicken as its main ingreedients. Imix it with a little bit of Artemis Beef Canned food.

[Itspuppyluv]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I'm wondering how many would feed baby food to their babies if there were recalls on another brand, and none were government regulated.
Personally I would never feed my dogs any dog food. They are not government regulated, they do not have to put anything in it that they list on the labels, the boiling down of diseased animals would kill any vitamins that are claimed to be added, and it smells so horrible that they use rancid restaurant grease to spray on it. I would never eat something like this, so I surly wouldn't feed it to my dogs.

I'm not trying to argue because we are basically on the same page about dog food. Even the highest quality dog food will not come close to feeding them our food. The price of a bag alone tells us that.

BUT I wonder if you have looked at the top dog foods out there lately. Unless the companies are out right lying to us (I know anything is possible) they do not do this to their food. Some come right out and say we do not do this--Flint River Ranch is one.
I have to believe that there are people that love animals, realize we do and that we are willing to pay extra to feed them something besides garbage. Again, I agree, not as good as feeding our food but that isn't always possible for everyone to do.

I am one that appreciates your posts...you are preaching to the choir with me...but I do wonder if you have looked at some of the better companies. Are they all deceiving us?

Gus eats about half home cooked and half dry/wet dog food.
There are a handful I like but here are two if you'd like to take a look...

http://www.healthypetcorner.com/shop...ence_sp_5.html
http://www.newmansownorganics.com/pet/faqs/

[stedmansmommy]

Originally Posted by Jenn218

Also...for those that use Chicken Soup.....are the kibbles small? Mojo has to have the tiny little kibbles...we ran into this when we first switched over to Nutro Natural Choice (those kibbles were big and we were having to crush them up alittle)...until someone nicely pointed out that they made them in smaller kibbles....hee,hee

Hey girl Yes - the Chicken Soup kibbles are small - well at least we think they are anyway. But what are we comparing this to? What are you feeding now? I've never fed the Nutro Natural, so I can't compare them to the Chicken Soup - but Stedman is 4 lbs and very petite - Tatum is 1 lb 9oz's and is teeny and they can both eat them with no problem at all

I also wanted to add that the Chicken Soup kibbles are flat, instead of being completely round - and I really think this adds to the ease of chewing

[Jenn218]

http://www.healthypetcorner.com/shop...ence_sp_5.html
http://www.newmansownorganics.com/pet/faqs/

Thanks for those links....I will be checking those out!

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by stedmansmommy

Hey girl Yes - the Chicken Soup kibbles are small - well at least we think they are anyway. But what are we comparing this to? What are you feeding now? I've never fed the Nutro Natural, so I can't compare them to the Chicken Soup - but Stedman is 4 lbs and very petite - Tatum is 1 lb 9oz's and is teeny and they can both eat them with no problem at all

I also wanted to add that the Chicken Soup kibbles are flat, instead of being completely round - and I really think this adds to the ease of chewing

HI!
The Nutro Natural Choice that we feed is the small bites kibble. They are little bitty and round....he chews them up pretty easily...we have just tried some foods that were huge - like what our big labs and german shepard eats! That was just too much....for one, we thought he would get choked on them! - anyway, we ended up crushing them in a ziplock....not crushing them completely, just breaking them up alittle....that was a chore!

Which Chicken Soup do you feed? There are so many....and does in come in the huge bags or can you get smaller? I think all I seen was the big bag (maybe a 20lb bag), but I can't remember which kind it was, so maybe it was for bigger dogs....I know the little bag of Nutro Natural Choice will last Mojo a LONG, LONG time......I couldn't imagine buying a big bag for him.