Is this dog food ok?

[mruffruff]

I just saw Chicken Soup at the Pet Supplies Plus store......Coming soon to a store near you??

The corn in dog food is what is usually blamed for itchies and allergies. It's basically a filler, both for the food and the tummy it lands in.

Mary

[My Peanuts]

Originally posted by mruffruff
I just saw Chicken Soup at the Pet Supplies Plus store......Coming soon to a store near you??

The corn in dog food is what is usually blamed for itchies and allergies. It's basically a filler, both for the food and the tummy it lands in.

Mary

Actually it really doesn't matter much for me. The small pet store that carries the chicken soup food it about one minute past the Pet supplies Plus store.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by lv4dogs
I did not know of any other pro-plan. Do you know who makes it, where it is avail. at? The ingredients?

I'm pretty sure it's available at some local pet stores. It is at mine, atleast. I'll try and look up the ingredients. I remember that one of the things I didn't like about this food was that canola oil was pretty high up on the list...Yuck.

[My Peanuts]

I bought Sylvia and Harley the chicken soup food after work today. I mixed in some of it with there Eukanuba and they loved it. Harley really loved it. All I heard was his tags clinging to the bowl! I told the guy at the pet shop that one of the reasons I switched was because Iams tests on animals and he said that's why they didn't carry it. It made me feel good that I was buying Sylvia and Harley's food from someone that is socially responsible.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by My Peanuts
I bought Sylvia and Harley the chicken soup food after work today. I mixed in some of it with there Eukanuba and they loved it. Harley really loved it. All I heard was his tags clinging to the bowl! I told the guy at the pet shop that one of the reasons I switched was because Iams tests on animals and he said that's why they didn't carry it. It made me feel good that I was buying Sylvia and Harley's food from someone that is socially responsible.

Glad they like it!

I wish that the pet shops around here were like that.

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
somtimes just because a dog likes somthing doesnt mean it is good for them.. It is like when you take a lil kid to A&W and they of corse like it, but that doesnt mean it is good for them..

FOR ONCE!
I have to agree with Jynelle!!
B/c dogs sometimes eat poop too but that isn't good for them either!!!
I did feed Royal Canin Sensible Choice, but have switched Keegan to Chicken soup for the Dog lover's soul. I give her the Senior formula b/c it is lower in fat that the regular version.
I buy it at Pet Supplies Plus.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by shais_mom
FOR ONCE!
I have to agree with Jynelle!!

Has the universe imploded?!

[anna_66]

Originally posted by RobiLee
I think it all just depends on what works for your dog.

I totally agree. We fed them Eukanuba until I head about Chicken Soup. So slowly we switched, it was not a good swich for my dogs (we tried it for about 3 months). They were sooo gassy all the time & their poops was very soft, but not runny. Since I've switched them back to Eukanuba they are shedding less, not having gas & normal poops. So I guess we'll be sticking with Eukanuba.

[Smilla]

Lefty eats poop. Yuck! He doesn't eat his own, but he seems to like the neighborhood cat's. He treats her yard like a buffet. I'm trying to get him to stop, which is another reason I'm researching dog foods. Until then, though, we're getting a lot of practice on the "Leave it!" command.

[Smilla]

FYI, this is what I found on the Drs. Foster and Smith website, if anyone else is having this problem with their dogs. Unfortunately, the Dis-Taste and/or For-Bid products aren't options for us since Lefty is eating another person's cat's poop.

Q.
Why does my dog eat its stools?

A.
Dogs eat their stools for a variety of reasons, and this is actually a very common occurrence especially in puppies. One of the primary reasons dogs eat their stools is because as descendants of scavenging predators they have been doing this as a survival technique in lean times for thousands of years. Some dogs will do this out of boredom and still others find the taste appealing, especially when the dogs are fed a high quantity of poorly digested carbohydrates. Other dogs learn the behavior from another resident dog. For whatever reason it occurs, once it is started it then becomes a bad habit and needs to be corrected.
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Q.
Is there anything else I should do other than give Drs. Foster & Smith Dis-Taste?

A.
Changing the diet to one that is lower in carbohydrates and more digestible may make the stools less appealing. Increasing daily exercise also helps. The most important thing the owner can do is to make sure that the stool is not available, which may require a change in your pet's housing or increasing the frequency of waste clean up.
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[Smilla]

Another vote for Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul--I bought some for Lefty, and he loves it! He sometimes couldn't even be bothered to eat the Iams, but he's been cleaning his bowl with this new food. I bought some Nutro Max wet dog food as well; I like putting 2-3 small spoonfuls in with his dry food.

[Kfamr]

Originally posted by shais_mom
FOR ONCE!
I have to agree with Jynelle!!

That's a VERY scary though Staci. Almost as scary as us agreeing.

[CamCamPup33]

Hows kibbles and bits?

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by CamCamPup33
Hows kibbles and bits?

Kibbles and Bits is pretty bad lol. Too much corn... You can always tell which dog food is easiest on your dog's tummy by reading the ingredients and not seeing any corn, soy, peanut hulls, and other "fillers", by-products (the digestibility can vary) and seeing meat as the first (preferably) two ingredients.

[tikeyas_mom]

I agree, kibbles and bits isnt good. I got a tiny bag for Tikeya once when she was just a pup and she didnt eat it. now I read the label and I kick my self for ever buying it!!