Food Recommendations for Duke?

[Roxyluvsme13]

I feed Acana Sport & Agility which is 24% fat content. My dogs keep weight on really well. But, it's more expensive. I spend $70 on a 30 lb bag. It only goes up to 30 lb. One food that used to work for Visa years ago was California Natural Lamb and Rice. It had a high calorie content (I think it was 520 calories per cup -- the highest I could find then), but P&G took it over and they may have changed it. I remember thinking that the price was relatively good compared to alot of foods.

Wow $70! I'm not even sure if we have a store around here that sells Acana anyway, but I will definitely look into California Natural. I'll have to check prices on California Natural, but I saw it today when I went to the pet store to check out foods.

Thanks, Jordan!

Do you have a Tractor Supply Outlet by you? My mom feeds 4Health from them because its not too expensive and comes in a big bag and is approved by me. It gets 4 out of 5 stars on dog food advisors website. I think its one of the better little-known foods around. I think its less than a dollar a pound.

Dogfoodanalysis is a good start but they miss a lot of controversial ingredients like menadione. They also miss the fact that by-products are often listed by scientific name to cover them up in the suppposed "high quality" foods. For instance: Blue Buffalo brands list Enterococcus faecium and hardly anybody knows this is the same as poop. Its a by-product often called animal digest. There are 5 other scientifically listed names on the ingredients that also make up whats in poop.

A decent quality food will probably help him fill out without looking for high fat. If he's been passed around a lot an isn't even neutered I doubt his previous owners cared enough to buy anything more than the cheapy grocery store foods.

We have a Tractor Supply Company, but I'm guessing that's not the same thing? I just checked their website and it doesn't appear that they have 4Health... maybe they'll have it in store. The best thing they seem to have according to their website is Diamond, Pro Plan, and Science Diet, which are all not that good at all. EDIT: They do have 4health, and apparently they are only right down the street, so this is convenient

I'm really glad you told me that Blue Buffalo has poop in it because I was considering it since it was one of the cheaper foods on the 4 star list.

That's what I'm thinking too. I hope feeding him something good will help him.

I wish I was able to afford Merrick's Grammy's Chicken Pot Pie, but for a 4 lb bag it's $14 and a 30 lb bag is like $60. My mom was like "You don't need to get him to liking something you can only buy one bag of anyway!!!"

[IRescue452]

A lot of dog foods have animal digest, its just that some try to hide it. Makes the company seem awfully shady to me.

[Roxyluvsme13]

A lot of dog foods have animal digest, its just that some try to hide it. Makes the company seem awfully shady to me.

Agreed.

So, if I decide on 4health, which version of it should I get? They have a high performance version, but I don't want to give that to him all the time or he'd get too chubby, I think. Maybe I should feed that to him for a while and then switch to one of their other formulas?

[Freedom]

I used Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul for almost 2 years; I liked it, the dogs liked it, but Sugar was itching on it. Not sure why. She was the only one having an allergic reaction.

Been using Halo Spot's Stew chicken formula for a year with great results. The lamb formula also had Sugar itching.

I buy it from here:
www.doggiefood.com

[Craftlady]

I have Snoopy on Taste of Wild (lamb) it really controls his IBS so far. I get it at Tractor Supply.

Coco is on Precise (Chicken/Rice) I order it through place in Maryland. Free shipping when you order $60 or more.

Cats are all on Taste of Wild brand.

I'm thinking about switching Coco to Taste Of Wild.

I'm finding anything with chicken in it gives dog's and cats gas and more poop.

I had cats and dogs on 4 Health (from Tractor Supply). To much gas and poop.

[dab_20]

I feed Acana Grasslands (lamb formula). Its about 35 dollars for a 17 pound bag I believe. It's a 5 star rating.

Always remember, the higher quality, the LESS you have to feed. In the end, it's isn't as expensive as you might think it is because it lasts longer. I would also recommend california natural, I had my dogs on it for awhile but Sam does much better on grain free food. I think that is a 4 star food.

For example, Springen was on Royal Canin Boxer Formula. (CRAPPY food, my brother insisted he thought it was good) They recommend about 4 cups a day for his weight. He just switched him to grain free Blue Wilderness, and they recommend about 2.5-3 cups a day. Big difference!