facts on dog foods

[lovingpaws]

Some organic foods
http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=home-tab

Sample diets on API
http://www.api4animals.org/articles?p=360&more=1

There are some great kibbles/canned food out there like the ones mentions, chick soup, Solid Gold and others like Innova, Bill Jac. When I had my first dog I got a book from the library Dr. Pitcaryn (spelling) natural health for dogs & cats. That was 1983. The book said basically what the linked article says. I talked to my vet about the book, the recipes in it, and he gave me some guidelines and I cooked for my dog. By the time I got my 2 & 3rd dogs, they were alot to cook for, but I was able to find "healty" options for canned & Kibble that I alternated. BTW cooking was inexpensive. My first to Goldens lived to be 14 1/2 and each came from a pet store (before I new better) My 3rd golden was already 2, and came from a friend who got him from a breeder. He lived to be almost 14.

[borzoimom]

My guys are back on raw after 4 days of back to bil jac while I recupperated.

[Ceph]

does anyone have a list of the good feeds? I have been feeding my dad's puppy purina one supplemented with moist natural choice lately, and it seems to have been doing well for him, but it sounds like it might make sense to change his feed...and neither I nor dad can in now way afford a raw diet. I am also getting ready to get a white shepherd puppy in a few months, and if someone could suggest a good puppy feed (I will usually get kibble and mix it with moist feed, once a day to once every two days). He is getting ready to leave puppyhood so I have to change his feed anyway.

thanks!!!

-Ceph

[buttercup132]

Um wow way to be rude.. Lady's human arent you related to Karen OWNER of the site?

EDIT: Lady's human is Karen's BROTHER know I can say it to you..do you know who YOUR talking to? I wouldnt be disrespectful to the moderator/creater of the site if you want to stay on here..

[borzoimom]

does anyone have a list of the good feeds? I have been feeding my dad's puppy purina one supplemented with moist natural choice lately, and it seems to have been doing well for him, but it sounds like it might make sense to change his feed...and neither I nor dad can in now way afford a raw diet. I am also getting ready to get a white shepherd puppy in a few months, and if someone could suggest a good puppy feed (I will usually get kibble and mix it with moist feed, once a day to once every two days). He is getting ready to leave puppyhood so I have to change his feed anyway.

thanks!!!

-Ceph

Well I feed raw but I keep bil jac as a back up. I live on a mountain top, and the power goes on and off easily. The generator only does the well and the heat if we dont have a fire going.
Here bil jac is easy to get, but there are some others I liked too- but cant get them any more- royal canin, solid gold, timberwolf, nutro holistic, and uhhhhh .. well one more.
Its late for me, but I can look into it if you want me too. I like the bil jac because its not just chicken but also organ meat, and it doesnt sweel. I have a deep chested breed, and we guard against a swelling food with our lives here.

[Ceph]

Well I feed raw but I keep bil jac as a back up. I live on a mountain top, and the power goes on and off easily. The generator only does the well and the heat if we dont have a fire going.
Here bil jac is easy to get, but there are some others I liked too- but cant get them any more- royal canin, solid gold, timberwolf, nutro holistic, and uhhhhh .. well one more.
Its late for me, but I can look into it if you want me too. I like the bil jac because its not just chicken but also organ meat, and it doesnt sweel. I have a deep chested breed, and we guard against a swelling food with our lives here.

Its not anything I need right now, but it is something that might be useful in the next couple of days...I am going home for Turkey-Break and I am going to start formulating a training / feeding plan for baby Jay. You have been awsome! Thanks!

-Ceph

[borzoimom]

Its not anything I need right now, but it is something that might be useful in the next couple of days...I am going home for Turkey-Break and I am going to start formulating a training / feeding plan for baby Jay. You have been awsome! Thanks!

-Ceph

NO PROBLEM.. Have I mentioned my baby is engaged and getting married december 1... EVERYBODYYYYYYYYY CONGO!!!!

[wolfsoul]

does anyone have a list of the good feeds? I have been feeding my dad's puppy purina one supplemented with moist natural choice lately, and it seems to have been doing well for him, but it sounds like it might make sense to change his feed...and neither I nor dad can in now way afford a raw diet. I am also getting ready to get a white shepherd puppy in a few months, and if someone could suggest a good puppy feed (I will usually get kibble and mix it with moist feed, once a day to once every two days). He is getting ready to leave puppyhood so I have to change his feed anyway.

thanks!!!

-Ceph

Congrats on your upcoming puppy! Where are you getting him from? I had a white shepherd, he was a sweet boy.

These are some foods I recommend: Innova (EVO is their best formula in my opinion), Solid Gold (Barking at the Moon is an awesome forumla), Nature's Variety (Raw Instincts is a great formula!), Canidae, Go Natural, Foundations, Summit, Healthwise, California Natural, Natural Balance...The only issue I have with Nutro Ultra is that they refuse to name their meat source (they cannot get into Canada during BSL scares) and use poultry fat. Otherwise I think it's a good food.