Originally posted by k9krazee
I have fed Iams for Years to my crew, When we first got Shadow we fed a really really cheap crappy food and my Aunt (who breeds/shows Labs) introduced us to Iams and we have fed it ever since. I, too, didn't realize it was as bad as everyone says!!
yep.. Iams is, basically, one step above Ol' Roy. Which isn't very good . The ingredients are *barely* feed quality. Iams is ridiculously over-priced for its poor quality... many people confuse price with food quality . Its almost exactly the same cost per pound as Wysong, but MUCH worse in quality (as in, there is NO comparison between Wysong and Iams, Wysong contains less than 10 ingredients in all formulas, all holistic/human grade ingredients). Iams used to actually be a decent quality kibble, before it was bought by Proctor & Gamble. P&G's ONLY concern is making money... they've bought out many companies, and they don't specialize in dog food at all, they only specialize in making a huge profit. Iams used to only be available in Pet Stores or Vet Offices, but P&G moved it into Grocery Stores after drastically reducing food quality & ingredients, in order to sell more and make a bigger profit. Iams might be on the higher end for Grocery store kibble... but not in Pet Stores, where dog food and products *should* be bought.

^_~ just IMHO, anyway! I do think its horribly sad and misleading the way P&G pushes Iams as an "honest" "high quality" brand that is in it for the dogs. They are sooooo not in the business for dogs, in any way, they're in this for money. Just look at the ingredients on the label, research those ingredients, and you'll see what we mean. I know that a lot of people say different brands work for different dogs... but I can't imagine any food that consists mostly of the odds and ends of corn, rejected chicken carcasses and by-products, random wheat and beat pulp, would really work for any dog. I don't think Iams is the worst food out there, but to me it's in the bottom 15%