Low Quality Dog Food

[dragondawg]

The fact that the same people continuously bash and berate these threads says more about the people than the subject.

The fact that the same people feel threatened when asked to support their beliefs also says something.

[wolfsoul]

I do not feel threatened, nor has anyone asked me to "support my beliefs." I don't need to support my beliefs. Some dogs do better on raw. Some dogs do better on kibble. Not every dog needs to be fed kibble; Please just get over it! Your statements towards people that feed raw seem hypocritical. If you've noticed, almost every raw feeder on this board is not against kibble, and most kibble feeders on this board are not against raw. So which is more threatened??? Which is more religious??? Because it seems as if you and a couple others are the only ones that think so. For the most part we all get along, and I wish you wouldn't reply to these threads you seem to despise so much because they are always fine until.
Seems like most PT people are happy to pipe in and make recommendations and no, they don't always push raw. And then some people come along, say "Oh God not another food thread" and then some people even make snide comments that are hurtful to those that do take the time to research their dog foods. If you have to be mean, and if you have to be rude, take it somewhere else. Frankly I'm tired of hearing how my dogs are going to die from salmonella and perforated intestines. Sure, I've said some things in the past that were pretty anti-kibble (and I acknowledge it fully), but I've learned to appreciate both aspects of raw and kibble and my dogs eat both.
Perhaps those that have not used both can not appreciate both. Neither answer is wrong. Neither answer is right. If your dog has no "doggy smell," has a healthy coat, no dandruff, isn't itching or biting, doesn't have sores or hot spots, doesn't have stringy pads on it's feet, has clean smell-free ears and doesn't suffer from ear infections, isn't yeasty, has bright clear eyes, and has a good energy level, than perhaps the diet should stay as is. It suprises me how many owners do not notice problems in their dogs and therefore think the food their dog eats is fine -- which is why I'm a little more sensitive to recommend a high quality kibble when I hear of someone feeding a low quality one (I've groomed dogs with varying amounts of problems the owners had no idea about, from hot spots and yeast infections to cysts and tumors -- we even groomed one dog whose entire rear was infested with maggots and they had no idea), because I haven't seen the dog and therefore don't truly know for myself. But if you know your dog is doing well, then don't even take offense. Because no answer is right. And to any browsers looking at these threads, don't be afraid to read them. It is good to learn more about foods, and in my opinion everyone should be a little bit obsessed about diet. I am obsessed about my own, I might as well be obsessed about my dogs'. Any knowledge is good knowledge! People shouldn't have to be afraid to read any thread because it is all differing thoughts, opinions, facts, and experiences, just like every thread and everything in life.