dog food

[mr.chiwawa]

Borzoimom, what do you think of the food im feeding my puppy does it sound good? I have tried tons of others and this seems to be the only think that keeps him regular and that he likes. Any input would be appercaited thanks..
PS anyone else feel free to give some input

[Kfamr]

I just looked over the ingredients and Life's Abundance seems pretty good - Chicken is the first ingredient, which you want a meat to be the first. Certainly healthier for your pup compared to Science Diet!

[borzoimom]

Borzoimom, what do you think of the food im feeding my puppy does it sound good? I have tried tons of others and this seems to be the only think that keeps him regular and that he likes. Any input would be appercaited thanks..
PS anyone else feel free to give some input

Not for a chihuahua. I will tell you why.. These little guys have very small teeth and shallow roots. They are prone to teeth decay and the main reason why is that the enemal is very thin on the teeth. With a little dog, ( or puppies is how I got to it) I would feed Bil Jac. If under 4 months old, I would go with the puppy, over 4 months the regular select. It does not scrap the enamel off the teeth and can be fed dry. The by product is organ meat, which is very good for dogs.. Its also over 95 percent digestable- making the stools smaller naturally verses with the use of sodium selenite that backs up in the anal glands.. Any little dog for sure should eat a food that is made this way. It is not extruded, and vacumn cooked. I use this when I have puppies for the same reason. They would not even start raw until 4 months old.. My daughter feeds it to her papillion as well as others I could give you on pm..
I used it for my puppies because it turns to instant mush if wet- try that with your extruded kibble- it takes over 5 minutes for mush. If you add any water to bil jac its mush in a matter of a minute - two at tops. For sake of clean teeth, its the only safe food for little dogs in my opinion. My jack russell ate this and my affenpincher as well.. Not one single tooth did I ever loose in either etc..
And thank you for asking my opinion.. I feel honored to answer your question..

[Giselle]

Nutritional debates exist for all species. It's only natural to try and achieve the optimum for ourselves and for our pets. If "ripping apart just about every brand that is out there" is frowned upon simply because we try to help our dogs live healthier and longer lives, then frown upon me. It's not a crime to help our dogs. Unfortunately, veterinarians and vet techs don't know everything. It's up to pet owners to fill the niche between our dogs and their doctors.

Anyways, if SD works for you, keep it. Heck, I frankly don't care if Ol' Roy works for you. If it gives your dog good health, "don't fix it if it ain't broke". That has always been and always will be the Golden Bottom Line: Use whatever diet that works for you.

However, if SD is not working for you (as it doesn't for some animals) change to a different, hopefully higher quality, diet. The foods Kay mentioned can definitely be considered better than SD. And, no, I'm not just saying this to ruffle feathers, homemade diets (if properly researched and made) can definitely be higher quality than kibble.

[k9friend]

I give my dogs Eagle Pack holistic dry and Merrick's canned. They also get Missing Link and flaxseed oil alternating every other day. Sometimes table scraps mixed with the dry.

[borzoimom]

I give my dogs Eagle Pack holistic dry and Merrick's canned. They also get Missing Link and flaxseed oil alternating every other day. Sometimes table scraps mixed with the dry.

That sounds like a good mix too!!! Very good!

[JenBKR]

Roscoe gets Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul

[ramanth]

Kia was on Canidae Lamb and Rice but since Chipper has a sensitive tummy, I've switched them both to Solid Gold Holistique Blendz supplemented with SeaMeal. I can't put the bowl down fast enough.

[Freedom]

Katrina, you may want to do a little on line research and make some decisions for yourself. In google search, put in dog food ingredients and see what comes up. I just did this in the past 2 weeks. Here are three web sites I looked at (along with many others):

http://www.iei.net/~ebreeden/kibble.html

http://www.doberdogs.com/menu.html

http://www.preciouspets.org/truth.htm

The doberdogs site does have some comparison charts. you could even include comparison charts in your google search.

I guess each of us will have different priorities. Mine included: I wanted a natural food; I never realized some are human grade, others are not until I started reading some of the sites. (I thought none were!) so I wanted human grade. I didn't like the sounds of that "renderings of companion animals" one bit, so I wanted to stay away from THAT.

I decided on Chicken Soul for the Dog / Cat Lover. Their web site helps you find a dealer. The ones closest to me are pet stores, they sell puppies. I don't do business with those stores. And having rescued Sugar from the puppy mill scene, I just couldn't do it. So I kept looking on the list of dealers. I found one near me that doesn't sell puppies; they carry supplies for farms, and livestock. It is a half hour ride, but I am willing to do that. And Sugar LOVES the smells in the store!

After finding out which dog food I was going to use for the new arrival, then I reconsidered what I am giving my cats. I have owned cats for 12 years, and they have always been on SD. No longer. Switched them over too. Many of the same reasons applied.

Hope this gives you a few ideas how to make your choice!

[borzoimom]

Chicken soup is a good one with" fit for human consumption" ingredients.

[caseysmom]

muoahahahahahaaaa i am the evil trolll from under your beds at night, i will poison all your animals with my bones and t bone steaks RARRRRRR!!

How mature of you...please pat yourself on the back.

[DrKym]

Oh my, and here just when I thought it was safe to sleep at night... it is nice to see that some children are not allowed on parental comps for a reason. This would be the reason. Sigh

[buttercup132]

Guys why are you replying back to it?

I think we have all been on here long enough to know by now that talking to them and giving them somthing to reply back to is just going to make them want to bug us more. It's probly just some little kid who is bored , who knows who cares just IGNORE it I'm sure Karen will deal with it soon.

[GreyhoundGirl]

I think it's the one from Gabbly, seems to have the same stupid intentions. Some people need to get a life. Don't worry, Michelle, no one will listen to its comments. We know better.

[borzoimom]

I think it's the one from Gabbly, seems to have the same stupid intentions. Some people need to get a life. Don't worry, Michelle, no one will listen to its comments. We know better.

Whew! Thank you!!!