Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452
Mainstay is actually a very good food. It isn't marketed so you don't pay for advertising. Its scores a B+ on that rate your dog food chart. I used to feed it to Autumn and she did wonderful on the food. I recommended it once on here as a note to people who can't afford most foods but I didn't get any replies and it was lost in the threads. If this is what your mom wants to buy, encourage it, this food is so much better than stuff like Iams and whatever else she might be tempted to buy. They have different varieties of mainstay including lamb and rice, beef, and chicken, but I've only found the beef in local stores.
You must be thinking of a different Mainstay formula.. I just can't imagine thinking a food with ground corn as the first ingredient, and 16% crude protein, is a good food. When I did a search on it I found people talking about it who mentioned how their dogs' waste had lots of undigested food in it, and complaining how MUCH waste their dogs produced on it.

Anyway, I certainly disagree with making rude statements against other's parents. And I encourage Briana to keep up her efforts to provide a healthier life for her dogs.