Mom is refusing to belive me about raw.

[sammy101]

Bri: That's a good video, did you make it? Candae is dry kibble, right? ( Chicken soup for the dog lovers soul isn't that a book? )

Chicken Soup is also dog food,a very good one that i've heard. Mine get Nutro Natural Choice and its a much better food that Iams. Its pretty affordable too.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Nutro is good? Is it better than Purina 1? I have seen it in Wal-Mart, Which is handy. I would have to go out of the way for Canidae, but I will if it's a better food. Is Nutro better than Canidae?

[sammy101]

Nutro is good? Is it better than Purina 1? I have seen it in Wal-Mart, Which is handy. I would have to go out of the way for Canidae, but I will if it's a better food. Is Nutro better than Canidae?

Nutro isnt better than Canidae,but much better than Purina. I dont think they sell Nutro in walmart, i havent seen it here . I have to go to Petsmart or a specialty pet food store to get it.

Heres what mine get.
http://www.nutroproducts.com/ncdogsmbites.asp

[GreyhoundGirl]

I've seen it locally, anyways, might have been at a grocery store, though. I would get it at petsmart, but the closest petsmart (or any big pet store ) is about 3 hours away.

What do you have to say about Nutro? Like teeth conditions, coat, ect.

[cali]

canadae is better then Nutro, but Nutro is a pretty decent food compared to grocey store brands.

[areias]

Nutro is good? Is it better than Purina 1? I have seen it in Wal-Mart, Which is handy. I would have to go out of the way for Canidae, but I will if it's a better food. Is Nutro better than Canidae?

Blehh, I really really don't like Purina One. I'm going to switch to Eagle Pack or Solid Gold, I think, now that I only have one dog.

As for raw, I never really post about it, for fear of debate..not that I don't believe in it, but I don't feel that it is necessary, and that is my personal opinion. Although I'm sure your moms opinions on raw are not well founded, maybe you can try educating some more. Get your vet's opinion on it around her, (as long as he isn't paid by iams to promote it).

[Sevaede]

I would say try digging up some of the old raw threads, maybe join a raw yahoo group, dig around on the net, and call your vet (or others). Collect all your information together and present it to her.

Nutro IS at all of my local Wal Marts. I have seen it there every time I have gone to Wal Mart for the past few months as that is the very first place I go. They have the dry kibble and wet food.

[bckrazy]

Nutro IS at all of my local Wal Marts.

That is bizarre! I wish every W*M carried better foods such as Nutro. =/ Mine most definitely does not.

About Raw, I honestly feel you need to do a lot of research. Like, less than a week ago, you were saying you would never feed RMB's right? Join the Raw fed Yahoo group, Rawdogs on Livejournal, and look at the Lonsdale free downloads for the books RMB's Promote Health and Work Wonders... to start. If you show your Mom that you are doing loads of research, and write down big pointers for her, that should help. You should definitely improve her diet as best you can until you're ready for Raw as well as your family. Nutro NC would be a big improvement, but even better would be a premium kibble that is available at feed or specialty stores (Solid Gold, Canidae, Chicken Soup, Innova, California Natural, Eagle Pack, to name a few).

[KYS]

GreyhoundGirl wrote: Nutro is good? Is it better than Purina 1? I have seen it in Wal-Mart, Which is handy. I would have to go out of the way for Canidae>>>>>>>>>>>>

My experience with these 3 foods:

PURINA ONE:
Purina one I read is one of the good dog foods carried in the Grocery
store. My X husband has been feeding this to his dog for several years
and his dog does very well on it.

Nutro:
I fed Nutro Natural Lamb and Rice to Sheba for 5 years.
Her skin and coat were beautiful with this food. I would have
no qualms feeding this kibble.

Canidae: I have used this food for almost 7 years now for Sheba and
Rocky.
Rocky has a bad stomach and he has done very well on this food
compared to others. Both dogs have never got tired of the taste and this is a good human grade food at a reasonable price.
* I also add a little human food such as meat, poultry, yogurt, and cottage cheese to their kibble.

My opinion, if your dog is healthy and happy stick with the food you are using.
(Some grocery dog foods are very low in quality and I personally would
stay away from these foods)
Check out the first few ingredients of the food, this will give you
an idea how to compare the different foods.)

[GreyhoundGirl]

GreyhoundGirl wrote: Nutro is good? Is it better than Purina 1? I have seen it in Wal-Mart, Which is handy. I would have to go out of the way for Canidae>>>>>>>>>>>>

My experience with these 3 foods:

PURINA ONE:
Purina one I read is one of the good dog foods carried in the Grocery
store. My X husband has been feeding this to his dog for several years
and his dog does very well on it.

Nutro:
I fed Nutro Natural Lamb and Rice to Sheba for 5 years.
Her skin and coat were beautiful with this food. I would have
no qualms feeding this kibble.

Canidae: I have used this food for almost 7 years now for Sheba and
Rocky.
Rocky has a bad stomach and he has done very well on this food
compared to others. Both dogs have never got tired of the taste and this is a good human grade food at a reasonable price.
* I also add a little human food such as meat, poultry, yogurt, and cottage cheese to their kibble.

My opinion, if your dog is healthy and happy stick with the food you are using.
(Some grocery dog foods are very low in quality and I personally would
stay away from these foods)
Check out the first few ingredients of the food, this will give you
an idea how to compare the different foods.)

Thanks, do you have any experience with Iams?

I am quite sure I don't have the time to learn How to buy it. how to cut it up. Portions. Proportions. Sources, vitamins and mineral content, etc. I wouldn't have time to do that regularly . ( the 2 cups of kibble sounds much easier. )

I am quite sure I have come to what I think would be a wise move for my lifestyle right now. I am thinking Nutro with one egg a week ( Sun. evenings ). Would that be good? Or does Nutro not need the egg? ( And I should feed the egg with the shell, right? )

Thanks again

[KYS]

GreyhoundGirl,
I never fed Iams kibble so I can not comment on their food.
All I can suggest is read the first few main ingredients and compare.

(I cook plain eggs for myself once or twice a week (with-out fat)
and share a little with each dogs I give them mostly the cooked whites
from my dish, no egg shells. : )

I would think a good grade kibble alone is fine, but as mentioned, I like to
add human food to their dinner.
I also add a little meat juice or warm water to their kibble.

This is just what I do for my dogs.

[sammy101]

I am quite sure I have come to what I think would be a wise move for my lifestyle right now. I am thinking Nutro with one egg a week ( Sun. evenings ). Would that be good? Or does Nutro not need the egg? ( And I should feed the egg with the shell, right? )

Thanks again

Kodie and Lucy get one raw egg each a week. Kodie gets the shell because he likes it, Lucy doesnt like the shell.Nutro is a great choice in food,Kodie had bad food allergies and they cleared up so fast when we switched to Nutro Natural choice.