Quote Originally Posted by wolfie
The first ingredient is meat, which is better than a food who's first ingredient is corn or some other filler.
Actually, the first ingredient IS a filler -- they say "lamb" but not "lamb meal." If it only says Lamb, then the ingredient is 70-80% water, fat, and oils. If you actually count the meat instead of it's water weight, it drops down approximatly 5-6 ingredients on the list. So the meat in Purina One is actually the 5th or 6th ingredient, not the first.

I reccomend a RAW diet. These are some good sites to look at:
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/sampleraw.htm
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/...et_care/118561

Most people do not want to deal with the hassle of preparing a RAW diet -- for those people, I recommend a prepared one that you buy in stores. Alot of people are iffy about feeding their dogs raw meat. So for those people I recommend Innova EVO or TimberWolf Organics Wild and Natural kibbles. They don't contain any grains, and grains are something that dogs are not really meant to eat -- I think these kibbles are awesome. But there are some other good high quality kibbles out there.

I really recommend not feeding puppy food to a large breed puppy -- it has way too much calcium and too many nutrients - it makes the bones grow too fast and the puppy can develop severe bone and joint problems. It's why my RB GSD pup had to be put to sleep.

Here is the Whole Food Journal list of good quality dog foods. I disagree with a few of their choices, but in general these are the best. It hasn't been updated since the beginning of this year -- I'd really like to see the updated list.
Artemis
Azmira
Back to Basics
Bench & Field Holistic Natural
Blue Buffalo
Burns
California Natural
Canidae
Chicken Soup
Drs Foster & Smith
Eagle Pack Holistic
Flint River
Foundations
Fromm Four Star
Go! Natural
Innova
Karma Organic
Lick Your Chops
Lifespan
Limited Diets
Merrick
Natural Balance Ultra
Newman’s Own Organic
Organix
PHD Viand
Pinnacle
Prairie
Prime Life
Royal Canin Natural Blend
Solid Gold
Timberwolf Organics
VeRUS
Wellness
Wysong

New to 2005

By Nature Brightlife
Canine Caviar
Cloud Star
Evolve
Nutro Natural Choice Ultra
Premium Edge
Wellness Simple Food Solutions

Good luck, I hope to see some more pics of Zoe.