Costco Dog food, Kirkland Premium dog food.

[irvin927]

I went to Costo yesterday and realized they sell kirkland brand Premium dog kirbles and canned food. I checked the ingredient it has the following: Lamb, Lamb meal, whole grain brown rice, rice flour, white rice, egg product, cracked pearled barley, chicken fat (preserved witn mixed tocoperols and Vitamine E), beet pulp, potatoes, fishmeal, flaxseed, natural flavor, milet, brewers dried yest, carrots, peas, choline chloride, rosemary extract, parsley flake, dried chicory root, glucosamine hydrochloride, taurine, vitamin E suppliment, iron proteinate, copper proteninate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteniate, manganous oxide, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 supplement, menadione sodium bivulfite (source of vitamin K activity), riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
$17.99 for 40lb bag, good price. What are the expert's thoughts on this brand?

[alaskayorkie]

I have heard that Kirkland measures up real well to some of the top brands.

[irvin927]

The recall was due to corn canned food, not kirbles.
Here's a websites with top branded dog food.

http://shibainu.meetup.com/4/boards/...thread=2207450

[jim n]

I would never feed anything containing Menadione.

[COyorkieLover]

from what I have heard, Kirkland brand is manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods. I'm not sure how they compare, but I know a few yorkie owners that feed the Kirkland brand.

[Ellie May]

I am really impressed with the ingredient list for a store brand, however, I also wouldn't feed menadione. I also wouldn't feed the brand because of recalls.

[Emmsmom]

I feed it to our Shepherd and he does very well on it. ISn't menadione vitamin k? I can't afford to feed him the same thing that I do our Yorkie.. He is a BIG dog and eats a lot! To me this is the next best thing. He use to have a lot of gas and now that has cleared up. Diesel even likes it. I don't have any complaints with it. I guess everyone has to do what they think is best.

[judyanne]

i am new to the forum. i was enjoying reading and learning all kinds of new things. i have a question about the #4 person who said they would not feed anything to their yorkie that contained menadione. i thought that was vitamin k. am i wrong? please explain. thank you.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by judyanne

i am new to the forum. i was enjoying reading and learning all kinds of new things. i have a question about the #4 person who said they would not feed anything to their yorkie that contained menadione. i thought that was vitamin k. am i wrong? please explain. thank you.

Here you go: http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=menadione

It's K3, not a good Vitamin K.

[Wylie's Mom]

Also, BARLEY is terribly allergenic.

[Potter]

Originally Posted by jim n

I would never feed anything containing Menadione.

[sassypup]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Also, BARLEY is terribly allergenic.

our vet said they same thing, that he doesn't understand why food producters would add this ingredient.

[judyanne]

okay, so this is my first yorky, i absolutely love her, i want to feed her whats good for her so what does everybody feed their babies, sophie is 7 months old. i was told kirkland brand costco was a good brand but i certainly do not want that menadione in her system now. what does everybody suggest?

[judyanne]

it's me again. what about artemis?

[Yorkieluv]

www.dogfoodanalysis.com is a good place to look. Check out the 4 and 5 star foods I've heard good things about artmemis..