Low Quality Dog Food

[MS_PAWS]

Dog food that has (by product, peanut hills, corn) so on list here
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index....badingredients
Purina
Alpo
Beneful
Purina One
Pro Plan
Dog Chow
Puppy Chow
Pedigree
Nutro
Royal Canin
Eukanuba
Artemis
Kibbles 'n Bits
Diamond
Pro Pac
Nature's Recipe
Iams
Authority
Science Diet

The List goes on. The products are full of grain, sugar things that are not made for dog's systems. I done a lot of research on dog food!! It wasn't pretty at all, the things I discovered about them.

I recommend read two books called
Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts about Pet Food
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Pets-Die-...018460&sr=1-62

Protect Your Pets: More Shocking Facts
http://www.amazon.com/Protect-Your-P...018460&sr=1-62

[crow_noir]

here's another article for you. I'd say it's more of a rant compared to their usual educational literature. http://www.wysong.net/dontbefooled/100complete.shtml

[Lady's Human]

Before starting this debate again, PLEASE do a search. There are literally hundreds of threads in Dog Health and Dog General on this topic.

[crow_noir]

Looks for the points button... that's right... this board doesn't have those silly things... (Thank goodness.)

I like your reply better than mine Lady's Human.

Before starting this debate again, PLEASE do a search. There are literally hundreds of threads in Dog Health and Dog General on this topic.

[Hellow]

OMG. Now this is why i posted my thread in Dog General about raw food.

[MS_PAWS]

I wanted to post that so everyone keeps in mind. That's great you're feeding Raw. BUT -- I'm just saying theirs better foods out there then ones I list

I'll list the high quality dog food next!

[Lady's Human]

Again, there's no need to rehash an old, ongoing discussion.

Just do a search in the forum, and you'll find hundreds of threads about dog food.

[dragondawg]

Again, there's no need to rehash an old, ongoing discussion.

Just do a search in the forum, and you'll find hundreds of threads about dog food.

It must be a seasonal thingy.

[JenBKR]

Oh goody, ANOTHER dog food thread

[bckrazy]

Weell... it is dog health! Food is a big part of a dog's health!

If it's so bothersome, maybe there should be a sticky at the top with popular (and helpful) dog food threads?

I don't really mind, this thread might help some one.

[dragondawg]

Weell... it is dog health! Food is a big part of a dog's health!

If it's so bothersome, maybe there should be a sticky at the top with popular (and helpful) dog food threads?

I don't really mind, this thread might help some one.

The only time I think about dog food as a health issue is when there is only a little dog food left in the bin. Then I go to the Southern States Coop store for another bag of Propet Large Puppy Formula. At approx 3:30 every day I ask my Clover if she is hungry and she replies with a deep grunted: Woo woo woo, as Barney runs to his food bowl to wait. It's like two well oiled eating machines (maybe the fish oil gel caps helps lubricate?). They eat without complaint, have no allergies, no digestive problems from the food, and are healthy alert 4 yr olds. The local deer population will vouch for that. Previous dog also thrived on the same food for the 11 yrs of her life. Must be the bad brand rice, and corn meal.

Outside of metabolic or disease problems, it's merely a matter of finding a food your dogs will thrive on, and sticking with it. It really is as simple as that. Or you can keep switching the dog to the latest and greatest blog site dog food that's being advertised, throwing in turkey back bones and other assorted items into their diet, only to experience periodic digestive problems ranging from diarrhea, to perforated intestines, or pancreatitis.

The less one worries about dog food or diet, the more likely one's dog is getting proper nutrition. Especially on this forum.

[Vela]

I don't really see a problem in making another thread about dog food when someone is fairly new to the board. Often it does not help to bring up old argumentative threads that people won't open and look at anyway. Perhaps they want to start a new conversation with those who are currently active on the board. Dog food does concern dog health and I see nothing wrong with it. It doesn't need to get argumentative if people just agree to disagree. The information is still good information for those who want to see it and DON'T happen to agree that what you feed your dog doesn't matter. To many of us it does matter, if you don't feel it does, then there is no need for you to get angry about it, just keep feeding what you feed and are happy with. Nobody is making anybody change what they are currently feeding, but learning and other opinions can be important too for those who want to. If you don't want to discuss it, don't open the thread.

[dragondawg]

I don't really see a problem in making another thread about dog food when someone is fairly new to the board. Often it does not help to bring up old argumentative threads that people won't open and look at anyway. Perhaps they want to start a new conversation with those who are currently active on the board. Dog food does concern dog health and I see nothing wrong with it. It doesn't need to get argumentative if people just agree to disagree. The information is still good information for those who want to see it and DON'T happen to agree that what you feed your dog doesn't matter. To many of us it does matter, if you don't feel it does, then there is no need for you to get angry about it, just keep feeding what you feed and are happy with. Nobody is making anybody change what they are currently feeding, but learning and other opinions can be important too for those who want to. If you don't want to discuss it, don't open the thread.

This forum does have a search capacility. Is there something missing from the old threads? New information? Or new misleading information?

You want to look at the latest link to a site strangely supporting itself by selling yet another best dog food? For example there is the claim in the link that started this thread:

Note how in this product the source is not defined as "slaughtered poultry". The rendered fowl can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination. Any kind of animal can be included: "4-D animals" (dead, diseased, disabled, or dying prior to slaughter), turkey, chicken, geese, buzzard, seagulls, misc. roadkill, birds euthanized at shelters and so on.

and yet AAFCO defines by-products as those left over from human food processing. Therefore if one wants to believe the link as the truth, then one must also believe those 4-Ds also pertain to human food on the market.

Or shall we progress onto the idea of perforating intestines with the bones in raw diets? Salmonella toxins in raw turkey and chicken? Frozen bunnies? You know religion of dog feeding? While we are at it maybe we can suggest whether it's more important to spend the money on some exotic dog diet, or having that money around so one can afford Vet care when it matters?- That wouldn't require any facts. By all means let's have another 6 page thread on the fallicies surrounding dog diets.

[Vela]

You know what, nevermind, your venom and anger and the way you talk down to anyone who doesn't beleive the way you do is going to prevent you from listening to a word anyone says that you perceive as being wrong. There is no need to be so rude about someone else besides you having an opinion on something. Have a nice day.

[dragondawg]

You know what, nevermind, your venom and anger and the way you talk down to anyone who doesn't beleive the way you do is going to prevent you from listening to a word anyone says that you perceive as being wrong. There is no need to be so rude about someone else besides you having an opinion on something. Have a nice day.

ROTFLMAO!

Is that the best you can do? You seem to be emotional.