How I feed my dogs.

[lisahumphreys882]

I haven't fed purina to my dog but in the case of bad skin it's possible that it could have been caused by an allergic reaction to the food.

[CathyBogart]

My parents' dogs, Star and Wibur both eat Pedigree and they're both doing very well. Wilbur's skin IS a bit dry, but that has more to do with how often he finds something "awesome" to roll around in (and consequently gets a bath) than his food.

I feed raw myself, but I have no problem with Pedigree, and I actually gave Jasper a few meals of it while I stayed at my parents' house.

[wolfsoul]

As far as ingredients go, Pedigree really doesn't have anything great to offer.

See the ingredient list here. I've put in bold the questionable ingredients.

GROUND YELLOW CORN, MEAT AND BONE MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, CHICKEN BY-PRODUCT MEAL, ANIMAL FAT (PRESERVED WITH BHA/BHT), WHEAT MILL RUN, NATURAL POULTRY FLAVOR, RICE, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CARAMEL COLOR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOURCE OF LINOLEIC ACID), VITAMINS (CHOLINE CHLORIDE, dl-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN E], L-ASCORBYL-2- POLYPHOSPHATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN C*], VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], BIOTIN, d-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT [VITAMIN B2], VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT), TRACE MINERALS (ZINC SULPHATE, COPPER SULPHATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE).