dog food

[wolfsoul]

I feed a raw diet, and love it! I fed alot of kibbles but never found anything that did so well for my dog as raw does.

I wouldn't use Science Diet, personally -- low quality ingredients -- but alot of dogs nowadays are getting more and more used to low quality ingredients and grains that are difficult to digest. It's more the chemical components of SD that are scary -- ingredients like ethoxyquin, BHT and BHA, are considered carcinogenic and dangerous, and have been linked to problems such as cancer, epilepsy, stillbirth, birth defects, etc. Even if a dog does well on a food like this -- my motto is still "prevention is the key!"

Kay gave a great list of dog foods, foods that I would use if I wasn't feeding raw. But just do whatever is best for you -- every dog is different and has different tastes.

I also don't feed puppy food, I think it's a big marketing scam and dangerous to the pup's health.

[borzoimom]

My guys have coats that gleam, wonderful muscle, and healthier all the way around. The only one of mine with problems is Hottie- and his is due to his broken growth plate being put in a cast as a puppy. However- they said at 2 years old he would not make 5- as stated before - he is 9 now! I credit that to his diet...