What do you feed them?

[Rooroo]

Just wondering what people are feeding their pets...

Lately My future hub and I have been discussing.. what to feed the dog we are currently feeding her what the breeder was feeding her...

But... we are also seeming to read that we should be supplementing her food.. and that perhaps manufactured dog foods aren't really that healthy??

[Logan]

I'm feeding California Natural Reduced Calorie Lamb and Rice. My Goldens and my Lab love it. Food is a personal thing, but I have found that this is affordable, and works well with my dogs. Best of luck to you in your decision!

Logan

[gotta_hava_dog]

I've fed my dogs Science Diet for about 20 years. My husky lived to be 12, my beagle is chugging right along toward 16, and my other dogs love it. They maintain overall great health and I rarely have to take them to vet for anything but vaccinations. In smaller bags it's as expensive as any other premium food, but I buy the 44 pound bag and it's considerably cheaper. I've been very pleased how Science Diet grows and maintains dogs.

[Fuzzy317]

Right now we are feeding our dogs Iams Adult. We were feeding Pedigree Less Active to our older dogs, Iams Puppy to our puppy, and Iams Large Breed Puppy to the foster puppy. The foster puppy has gone to forever home, and our puppy is fully grown. We changed to Iams Adult only because it is easier to find.

[KYS]

When my dogs were pups, I fed them Nutro puppy food
for large breeds.
The food they eat now is Canidae, which
is a human grade dog kibble. (I also mix healthy people food
with their kibble.)
Learn to read the first few ingredients on the dog
food bag, the first 3, I believe are the most important.
So you want to make sure the first ingredients are
the most valuable. I am sure their are many good
qualtiy dog foods out their. Each dog is different,
iIF your dog looks and is healthy on the dog food it's eating,
than I would stick to that food. :)

[Sudilar]

I just switched Shiloh over to one of the Super Premium dog foods that have been recommended by the Whole Dog Journal since 1998.

Shiloh is served Wellness Super 5 Mix Lamb. (A bit pricey, but worth it.) She LOVES it.
Killian eats home cooked (soft), but I like to add a little kibble in his food for something crunchy for his teeth. He dines on home-cooked plus a bit of Wellness Fish and Sweet Potato (also pricey). He actually LIKES it. He only get a little of it, though. Shiloh has also tasted it and likes it, too!

Ingredients are great. Human quality. Here's the website:
http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/dogs/wellness_detail.asp?pCode=dryDogSup5MixLamb

[cali]

my dogs are all on the BARF diet, and all 5 are extremly healthy, their teeth are pearly white, zippo tarter whatsoever, NEVER had a problem with ear wax, as in no ear wax at all. their coats are stunning, they went from fat to muscular, from lazy to a puppy, aging prematurly to actng like a puppy again, arthritis to none, etc........ etc.......etc... I could go on forever with all the changes we have had since the swich :) the way I see it, we dont eat commercial foods every day all our meals, and the same food too, for our whole life so why should we do this to our dogs??????????? JMO :p

[Rooroo]

Cali,

I have been reading up on the Barf Diet...

do you find it to be expensive.. and how old were your dogs when you started them on it (Blu is 4 months old and still teething?)

[Cincy'sMom]

I feed my dogs Sensible Chioce by Royal Canin. Sadie gets Lamb and Rice Active Adult and Cincy gets Lamb and Rice Reduced Calorie

[cali]

RooRoo

cost depends on your shopping skills, some people find it really expensive but my mom has really good shopping skills, she called, and looked around, and found a butcher shop that lets us have as many bones as we want for free, and they are completly fresh, :D as for age, you can start the pups at any age, misty started at only 7 weeks old, when we got her:) the bones are great for teething puppys, they give them releif, nice clean teeth, and neutrients they cant get anywhere else:) shadow started when she was 4 years old, happy was about 7 months I think, Ripley, 8 months, and perky 1 year. at blu's age I would give mostly poultry, and lots of plain yogurt, not much vegies yet:p and 3 meals a day, the 1 meal should alternate between a bone, and yogurt/organ meats mix, and one meal a bone, and 1 meal a yogurt/organ meat/a little vegie slop mix. I know lotes about puppys that age at th emoment cuz misty would be about the same age as blu maybe a week younger or so :p that help with your compiling info on BARF?:)

[Cheshirekatt]

Right now I've got my dogs on Sensible Choice Lamb & Rice. I supplement it with enzymes and both Norbert and Joxer get MSM.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I am currently feeding Sadie Nutro Natural Choice. I like the brand very much!

Sue, what is the brand name that you are feeding Shiloh?? Thanks!:) ;)

[Rooroo]

YEs ... thanks Cali...

We are trying to figure out what is best to feed my lil girl!! and so far.. I am really interested in all the benefits of the barf diet!!

thanks for the info!!

[Sudilar]

Originally posted by *LabLoverKEB*
Sue, what is the brand name that you are feeding Shiloh?? Thanks!:) ;)

Sarah, Shiloh is fed the dry kibble Wellness brand by Old Mother Hubbard. The product is Super 5 Mix Lamb. She really loves it!! (but Shiloh has no problem with eating, anyway. hahaha)
http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/dogs/wellness_detail.asp?pCode=dryDogSup5MixLamb

[oodlesofpoodles]

I feed my two standard poodles Science Diet lamb and Rice and my minature poodle gets Hills prescription diet L/D as she is old and has liver disease. I have been feeding S/D for 10yrs and like the way all my dogs have done on it. I also supplement with sweet potatos, Green beans, Carrots and give brewers yeast with garlic. Their Coats are great and maintain well.

[wolf_Q]

Nebo gets Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed puppy.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Amy, since you feed your dogs Nutro, too, do you have any idea what the difference between Nutro and Notro MAX?? Thanks!:) ;)

[Pam]

Bella and Ripley eat Eukanuba. One of the poodles that I had years before had a bit of a "gas problem" :o and the vet suggested Eukanuba. After introducing her to the Eukanuba the problem vanished. We have kept with it ever since. When Ripley came to live with us about 6 weeks ago he, too, had some gas problems. It only lasted a few days so I am assuming his old food was the culprit. A few days on the Eukanuba and no gas. :cool:

[Brie]

I'm feeding Go! Natural. It's a company out of Canada, and has recently made the Whole Dog Journal list. Their Website is www.forpaws.ca


Guaranteed Analysis

Protein (min) 24%

Fat (min) 14%

Crude Fibre (max) 3.5%

Moisture (max) 10%

Omega 6 Fatty Acids 4.5%

Omega 3 Fatty Acids .61%

Glucosamine (min) 460 mg/kg

Chrondroitin (min) 370 mg/kg

Ash (max) 10%

Vit. E (min) 200 imperial units/kg

Kcal/cup 617

Ingredients: Low Ash Chicken Meal, Human Grade Chicken, Whole Brown Rice, Whole White Rice, Hulless Barley, Sunflower Oil, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols (vit. E), citric acid (vit. C) and Rosemary extract), West Coast Salmon Meal, Dried Whole Potatoes, Rice Bran, Natural Chicken Flavour, Dried Whole Apples, Dried Whole Carrots, Ground Flax, Bee Pollen, Dried Whole Garlic, Ginger, Dried Alfalfa, Dried Whole Egg Beta Carotene, Cranberries, Kelp, Yucca Shidegera, Glucosamine, Chondrotin Sulphate, Potassium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vitamin A acetate, Cholecalciferol (vit D), di alphatocopherol acetate (vit E), ferrous sulphate, *zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, niacin, calcium pantothenate, copper sulphate, *copper proteinate, manganous oxide, riboflavin, calcium iodate, thiaminemononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit B6), folic acid biotin, sodium selenite, cobalt carboanate, menadione sodium bisulphate complex (vit K), Vitamin B 12, *these items are chelated minerals.

Also, for those of you wanting to read up more about the nutritional value of foods (what the ingredients are, what to look for in a good food, etc...) this is a really great website: http://home.attbi.com/~mstraus/dogfeeding.html
^^It's worth taking the time to read the site.

[Brie]

I also supplement with VetBasis Healthy Breath And Body. http://www.vetbasis.com/products_health_healthy.htm

I choose this because it REALLY help with my Bostons gas. It contains Acidophilus, which is one of the "good" microorganisms found in yogurt.

[Brie]

Originally posted by *LabLoverKEB*
Amy, since you feed your dogs Nutro, too, do you have any idea what the difference between Nutro and Notro MAX?? Thanks!:) ;)

Nutro Max:
Chicken Meal, Wheat Flour, Ground Whole Wheat, Rice Bran, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Rice, Lamb Meal, Natural Flavors, Yeast Culture, Calcium Carbonate, Monosodium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Dried Buttermilk, Dried Kelp, Dried Egg Product, Lecithin, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Oxide, Garlic, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin (source of Vitamin B2), Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Copper Sulfate.

Nutro Natural Choice Lamb And Rice:
Lamb Meal, Ground Rice, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Natural Flavors, Rice Gluten, Dried Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Dried Kelp (source of Iodine), Salt, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Copper Proteinate, Niacin, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid.

The difference is in the ingredients. One's a chicken based protein source, one's lamb. The choice is up to you on which you'd feed. I know for a lot of dogs lamb is the cause of gas (but not all dog). I'm not a huge fan of nutro, but of the two, I would less likely feed Nutro Max, 2 of the first 3 ingredients is wheat. A lot of dogs have an "intolerance" to wheat and some are even allergic. Wheat contains gluten, which contains protein, which is why it's put into foods, but, realisticly, you, your dog and your dogs health would be better off with chicken or lamb or duck or fish as your protein source.
If wheat and corn are the in the first 5 ingredients they've mostly likely been put there by the company to replace a more expensive protein source, meat. This allows the company to reduce their overhead and increase their profit.
Also, if corn and wheat are your top ingredients your most likely feeding your dog more than you would be if you were feeding a food that didn't contain these ingredients at all.
example: I'll use Go! Natural & Nutro Max (both chicken based foods), cause I posted the ingredients above.
you have a 50lb dog and you're feeding him Nutro Max, the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for your dog is a total of 2 1/2 to 3 1/3 cups in a day, depending on activety level. But, you you're considering switching foods, you pick up Go! Natural and you look at the RDA and it's only 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 cups per day, depending on activetly level. (these amounts have been taken directly from both companies websites)

So, yeah, the food may cost more, but, you're getting healthier ingredients with a better protein source. And because your feeding less, that 50lb bag of food you just bought is lasting you a week or two longer.
At the last pet store I worked at Nutro Max 5lb bag cost 5.99, I buy Go! Natural somewhere else and 7lb's is 15.99, huge difference right? YES, there is, that 5lb bag of Nutro Max would only last 1 to 1 1/2 weeks with my 16lb dog (based on their feed requirements) But the bag of Go! Naturals last me about 3 to 3 1/2 weeks, the price averages out to be about the same.

Remember, I'm only using these two foods as an example. This can be applied to any food your switching to or from, this can be applied to canned foods and treats, dogs and cats. Compare ingredients. Read labels. Learn what the ingedient listings are. Your dog will benefit.

Any time I look for a food (I do rotate my dogs food every three to four months) these are the things I look for... No wheat, no corn, no beef, no soy, no by-products (animal, beef, chicken, lamb or others), and no chamical preservatives (in other words BHA and/or BHT)

Sorry, if I offended anyone in my post, I just feel really strongly about healthier alternatives to pet food. I support Wellness, because they are a company that has been pushing for a law to be passed requiring ALL pet food manufaturers to put their ingredient lists on the front of the packaging. I support Go! Natural, because in Canada there is no law requiring them to list the ingredients ANYWHERE on their packaging but the fact that they do shows responsibility from the company. I no longer support Iams or Eukanebua because several years ago Proctor & Gamble bought out the company, and P&G are known to support animal testing. I don't support Science Diet, they still use chemical preservatives, when links have been found that they cause cancer, and the knowledge is available to put natural preservative in their foods. Because the company still hasn't proven to me that they don't pay off veterinarians to recommend their food.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Originally posted by Brie


Nutro Max:
Chicken Meal, Wheat Flour, Ground Whole Wheat, Rice Bran, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Rice, Lamb Meal, Natural Flavors, Yeast Culture, Calcium Carbonate, Monosodium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Dried Buttermilk, Dried Kelp, Dried Egg Product, Lecithin, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Oxide, Garlic, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin (source of Vitamin B2), Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Copper Sulfate.

Nutro Natural Choice Lamb And Rice:
Lamb Meal, Ground Rice, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Natural Flavors, Rice Gluten, Dried Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Dried Kelp (source of Iodine), Salt, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Copper Proteinate, Niacin, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid.

The difference is in the ingredients. One's a chicken based protein source, one's lamb. The choice is up to you on which you'd feed. I know for a lot of dogs lamb is the cause of gas (but not all dog). I'm not a huge fan of nutro, but of the two, I would less likely feed Nutro Max, 2 of the first 3 ingredients is wheat. A lot of dogs have an "intolerance" to wheat and some are even allergic. Wheat contains gluten, which contains protein, which is why it's put into foods, but, realisticly, you, your dog and your dogs health would be better off with chicken or lamb or duck or fish as your protein source.
If wheat and corn are the in the first 5 ingredients they've mostly likely been put there by the company to replace a more expensive protein source, meat. This allows the company to reduce their overhead and increase their profit.
Also, if corn and wheat are your top ingredients your most likely feeding your dog more than you would be if you were feeding a food that didn't contain these ingredients at all.
example: I'll use Go! Natural & Nutro Max (both chicken based foods), cause I posted the ingredients above.
you have a 50lb dog and you're feeding him Nutro Max, the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for your dog is a total of 2 1/2 to 3 1/3 cups in a day, depending on activety level. But, you you're considering switching foods, you pick up Go! Natural and you look at the RDA and it's only 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 cups per day, depending on activetly level. (these amounts have been taken directly from both companies websites)

So, yeah, the food may cost more, but, you're getting healthier ingredients with a better protein source. And because your feeding less, that 50lb bag of food you just bought is lasting you a week or two longer.
At the last pet store I worked at Nutro Max 5lb bag cost 5.99, I buy Go! Natural somewhere else and 7lb's is 15.99, huge difference right? YES, there is, that 5lb bag of Nutro Max would only last 1 to 1 1/2 weeks with my 16lb dog (based on their feed requirements) But the bag of Go! Naturals last me about 3 to 3 1/2 weeks, the price averages out to be about the same.

Remember, I'm only using these two foods as an example. This can be applied to any food your switching to or from, this can be applied to canned foods and treats, dogs and cats. Compare ingredients. Read labels. Learn what the ingedient listings are. Your dog will benefit.

Any time I look for a food (I do rotate my dogs food every three to four months) these are the things I look for... No wheat, no corn, no beef, no soy, no by-products (animal, beef, chicken, lamb or others), and no chamical preservatives (in other words BHA and/or BHT)

Sorry, if I offended anyone in my post, I just feel really strongly about healthier alternatives to pet food. I support Wellness, because they are a company that has been pushing for a law to be passed requiring ALL pet food manufaturers to put their ingredient lists on the front of the packaging. I support Go! Natural, because in Canada there is no law requiring them to list the ingredients ANYWHERE on their packaging but the fact that they do shows responsibility from the company. I no longer support Iams or Eukanebua because several years ago Proctor & Gamble bought out the company, and P&G are known to support animal testing. I don't support Science Diet, they still use chemical preservatives, when links have been found that they cause cancer, and the knowledge is available to put natural preservative in their foods. Because the company still hasn't proven to me that they don't pay off veterinarians to recommend their food.

Ok, now I get it! Thank you!:) ;)

[wolf_Q]

The example you are using is Nutro Natural Choice LAMB AND RICE. Of COURSE it's going to have lamb as a protein source.

There are other kinds of the Nutro Natural Choice besides lamb. I'm feeding the Large Breed puppy...then will switch to the Large Breed adult. I think it's a chicken based protein source, not lamb.

I was also wondering what the difference between the Natural Choice and the Max was. I was under the impression that the Max was a cheaper food.

If there was any place less then an hour away that sold a food with human grade ingredients, I'd go for a better food. But I can't find any. I guess I'll have to look at Petco again, but it seemed to me out of what they offered, Nutro was a better choice vs. Iams/Eukanuba/etc.

Besides, Nebo is in great health and has a beautiful coat. I do all that I can for my baby (and I make minimum wage) and I don't think Nutro is a bad dog food.

[Brie]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
The example you are using is Nutro Natural Choice LAMB AND RICE. Of COURSE it's going to have lamb as a protein source.


And in her original question she didn't say which type of Nutro Natural she was using , but, the lamb and rice is by far the most popular, which is why I compared those two.



I was also wondering what the difference between the Natural Choice and the Max was. I was under the impression that the Max was a cheaper food.

Max is a cheaper food, between the Nutro Natural and Max



If there was any place less then an hour away that sold a food with human grade ingredients, I'd go for a better food. But I can't find any. I guess I'll have to look at Petco again, but it seemed to me out of what they offered, Nutro was a better choice vs. Iams/Eukanuba/etc.

Besides, Nebo is in great health and has a beautiful coat. I do all that I can for my baby (and I make minimum wage) and I don't think Nutro is a bad dog food.

Ummm, I think you got the impression that I was attacking your choices, so calm done, cause I'm not. PetCo and PetSmart really don't carry any foods that are what I consider "healthy alternatives" (and by this I mean, not pedigree and other such, and I'll say it, crap) Of what those two stores sell I'd pick up a bag of Nutro too. All I said is I am less likely to pick up a bag of Max. And I'm not a huge fan of the food. There are other foods on the market that I feed before I'd consider Nutro, but, for some people, you for example, Nutro is great.

I posted in another forum about dog food as well, but, even there I said this... But, whats right for you MAY NOT BE right for the next person. You have to pick what works best for you, what works best for your dog, consider your budget, consider what your dog likes.
Me, I won't feed lamb, because it doesn't work for my dog (gives him horrible gas), but, hey, Lamb just might be what another dog needs.

[ramanth]

Kia is currently on California Natural Lamb and Rice.

She has allergies and can't eat other brands of food due to certain perservatives and the like.

[Sudilar]

Update:
Killian is off the Fish and Sweet Potato Wellness mixed in his home-cooked. It must have too much protein in it for his delicate liver disease system. :( Too bad, he really loved the very little I would add. sheesh. He still needs something crunchy to add to his diet (be it ever so little added) for his teeth (what's left of them). Will be searching. In the meantime, Shiloh is still thrilled with her Wellness and happy to have the Fish added to her bowl too! I have two opposite dogs. One who can eat anything and another who can't or won't. Too bad the food he liked isn't helping him. :rolleyes:

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Originally posted by Pam
Bella and Ripley eat Eukanuba. One of the poodles that I had years before had a bit of a "gas problem" :o and the vet suggested Eukanuba. After introducing her to the Eukanuba the problem vanished. We have kept with it ever since. When Ripley came to live with us about 6 weeks ago he, too, had some gas problems. It only lasted a few days so I am assuming his old food was the culprit. A few days on the Eukanuba and no gas. :cool:

I am going to have to switch Sadie's food to Euakanuba, because she has a horrible gas problem! It's awful! Thanks, Pam! By the way, I love both of your beautiful Poodles!:) ;)

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
I feed my dogs Sensible Chioce by Royal Canin. Sadie gets Lamb and Rice Active Adult and Cincy gets Lamb and Rice Reduced Calorie

I fed Keegan the Active adult, just bought a bag of Reduced Calorie. She hasn't tried the R.C yet, but she seems to like the Lamb and Rice. I switched from Premium Edge Chicken and Rice b/c
1) Keegan stopped eating it!!
2) Amy and her mom have such good luck with it and their dogs, I thought Keegan would like it too.
3) I swear by the Royal Canin brand, Kylie gets their cat food also.

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by *LabLoverKEB*


I am going to have to switch Sadie's food to Euakanuba, because she has a horrible gas problem! It's awful! Thanks, Pam! By the way, I love both of your beautiful Poodles!:) ;)
Sarah, you might also try plain yogurt before switching her food. Have your parents pick some up the next time the go to the grocery. Just plain yogurt. But a couple Tablespoons on her food. Might help. That is what they have to do with greyhounds b/c they have such horrible gas.
Make sure if you DO switch Sadie's food to do it slowly. :)

[Brie]

Sarah, you might also try plain yogurt before switching her food. Have your parents pick some up the next time the go to the grocery. Just plain yogurt. But a couple Tablespoons on her food. Might help. That is what they have to do with greyhounds b/c they have such horrible gas.

Or even an Acidophilus supplement which is one of the "good" microorganisms found in yogurt.

Yogurt my be easier to find some parts of the country than a supplement, but, you can order it online.

I use Vet Basis Healthy Breath and Body, because it contains more than one "good" microorganism.

[jackiesdaisy1935]

We feed our dogs "Solid Gold" it's natural and holistic dry lamb and rice. They seem to do well on it and for treats we get cookies from the "Growling Gourmets" a mom of two Mini Schnauzers who bakes natural cookies without any preservatives who is a member of our community.
Jackie, Perry and Miss Daisy

[CParker]

I feed my miniature poodle, Buddy (9) and my GSD, Filippo (2) a combination of commercial dog food (Pedigree) and the BARF diet. I believe in a diet rich in natural vitamin C which they get from the raw meaty bones and fresh fruits and vegetables. Both dogs are in incredible physical shape and have beautiful coats. My GSD had a leg problem when i first acquired him at 7 months. After having no success with anti-inflammatorys prescribed by the vet, along with leash exercise only, I began to feed him this way. Within three weeks on his new diet, the leg strengthened and he has never limped again. He is out, running and playing in off leash parks an average of 3 - 5 hours per day. Some folks find this way of feeding a dog strange, but you must remember, only "cooked" bones splinter, never give your dog cooked bones. Raw is the only way to go!!!:D

[anna_66]

We feed Angus Eukanuba large beed Senior, and the girls Eukanuba Maintence.

[Sudilar]

Welcome to Pet Talk, CParker. Your dogs are beautiful!!

[tikeyas_mom]

I feed my dogs Iams dog food. :cool:

[kai]

I feed Kai Eukanuba Puppy Lamb and Rice Formula. I think it's an ok brand...but he's really picky about food and I often have to mix raw turkey, chicken or ground beef into his food. We'll be switching over to another type soon...something with human grade ingredients...or just totally raw.:D

[jigsawyouth]

I, personally, strongly discourage Iams dog food. A source of their food is actually ground animal bones and nails, not enough lean meats and protein. AND it is way way overpriced. Of course, it is very convenient, what with it being rigth there in your local grocery store - but, I would drive that extra five miles to the pet store every time if it meant my boys health. Of course, Iams might work for your dog. Archie won't touch it. My vet tech, actually, suggested I feed him Iams (because the office gets the food on discount), and when I tried to feed him that, I ended up having to spice it up with light gravy every day... only to have him almost stagnate with diharrea! This is why I dislike the Iams brand. Once upon a time, it was a quality brand, but as Iams became more and more popular the quality of the dog food decreased it seems. So.. I feed Archie Nurto Natural for Active Large Breeds.. because he is extremely active. He likes it a lot, and has zero health problems on it. The quality of Nutro is also so good, that more protein stays in your dogs body (unlike the garbage in Iams), causing them to eliminate more firmly and less. Which is also good. I also really recommend Diamond brand dog food. It is very affordable and has great quality ingredients!

[zeyad]

what should I feed my 2 month old female German Shepherd, Ginger? Barf Diet or Wellness. Which one is better. If I decide Barf Diet what should I feed her to make it a complete nutr. diet? Or do I have to feed her something else with the Barf Diet, because the barf diet does give her all the nutritions she needs? I'm confused?????:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[oodlesofpoodles]

I feed Science Diet and the vet I work for recommends of course Science Diet which we sell but also highly recommends Nutro (this is what he feeds) Iams? just at our clinic we notice 90 precent of the dogs with allergies are fed Iams. Is there something to this?
Sci. Diet and Eukanuba, and Iams were all developed with the same formula, but when Iams went commerical it is no longer regulated by the FDA, Although Iams and Eukanuba are the same company, Eukanuba is still regulated by the FDA.

[oodlesofpoodles]

Originally posted by zeyad
what should I feed my 2 month old female German Shepherd, Ginger? Barf Diet or Wellness. Which one is better. If I decide Barf Diet what should I feed her to make it a complete nutr. diet? Or do I have to feed her something else with the Barf Diet, because the barf diet does give her all the nutritions she needs? I'm confused?????:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

To find out about the B.A.R.F. diet , Type in you search engine B.A.R.F. and go. I know alot of people, vets included that fed the B.A.R.F, diet and thier dogs do great. It has all the nutrition that they need. But it is a time consuming feeding program. and you have to be careful with your raw meats. As for Wellness, I am not familar with it. I dont think it is sold in my area. I have never heard of it until I came to Pet Talk. Maybe some of the people here that feed it can give you more info on it. But what ever you do Don't keep changing foods as by doing this, it can cause a yukky problem. DIARRHEA :( :(

Good luck in deciding.:)

[Sudilar]

Originally posted by zeyad
what should I feed my 2 month old female German Shepherd, Ginger? Barf Diet or Wellness. Which one is better.

I feed my 5 yr. old female GSD, Shiloh, Wellness Super 5 Mix Lamb and Rice.
She absolutely loves it!! (Killian likes it, too, when I allow him to taste it, but it is too rich for his liver disease system!)
I like what's in it and I like what's NOT in it. Since I have GSDs, I like the fact that the food is NOT extruded, it is baked. It does not swell up if left in water, so it doesn't do that in the stomach either. This should cut down on the chance of bloat which is such a threat to GSDs.
Check out the website to see what's in it. It is kind of expensive compared to some other foods. http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/dogs/wellness_detail.asp?pCode=dryDogSup5MixLamb

Good luck on whatever you choose!

[zeyad]

Originally posted by Sudilar


I feed my 5 yr. old female GSD, Shiloh, Wellness Super 5 Mix Lamb and Rice.
She absolutely loves it!! (Killian likes it, too, when I allow him to taste it, but it is too rich for his liver disease system!)
I like what's in it and I like what's NOT in it. Since I have GSDs, I like the fact that the food is NOT extruded, it is baked. It does not swell up if left in water, so it doesn't do that in the stomach either. This should cut down on the chance of bloat which is such a threat to GSDs.
Check out the website to see what's in it. It is kind of expensive compared to some other foods. http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/dogs/wellness_detail.asp?pCode=dryDogSup5MixLamb

Good luck on whatever you choose!

Where do you buy your Wellness dogfood from?? Do you know or could find out any place that will ship Wellness dogfood to me in the Us Virgin Islands. I am looking everywhere to find a place that will ship me wellness to me in USVI.

[Sudilar]

For Wellness, type in your zip code here and see if it is available anywhere http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/locator/locator_form.asp

If not, go to Contact Us and explain your situation.

Good luck!!

[zeyad]

Originally posted by Sudilar
For Wellness, type in your zip code here and see if it is available anywhere http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/locator/locator_form.asp

If not, go to Contact Us and explain your situation.

Good luck!!

I don't bring up any thing for around my zipcode. Do you know any other ways or online stores that sell Wellness???:confused:

[zeyad]

I rather get Wellness for my two month old GSD, Ginger. Than use Iams to feed her. I checked out Wellness on their website and liked what I saw. If I could get Wellness for Ginger, she would be eating better than what I get.:D

[Sudilar]

Online stores:
http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=Wellness+dog+food
:D

[zeyad]

thanks alot Sudilar. Your GSDs lok great. I hope mine look like yours. Please post more pixs of your GSDs.

[Sudilar]

Thank you, zeyad, and welcome to Pet Talk! Good luck on your Wellness search!