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<i>"And one of the few that offers a kind with zero chicken or poultry hidden in! "</i><br /><br /><br />There's no such thing as hidden in if you read the ingredient list. Food companies have to by LAW list all ingredients put into any food product be it human or animal.
What I've seen with the "if you're dog is doing good on it, fine" thing, is that people never tried a higher quality to see the actual difference. Also, the negative effects could be very subtle and insidious.<br /><br /><br />Also most people don't know a truly healthy coat when they see it. Dakota used to get a ton of compliments on his coat when he was a puppy. How healthy it was, how soft.<br /><br /><br /> In reality his coat wasn't that great at all (he was on Pedigree)<br /><br />People assume dogs like Labs should have oily coats that feel like oily hair, yes there should be oil but it should feel slick and smooth, not griddy.<br /><a href="http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/i_heart_dakota/Mypics040.jpg">Coat as a pup</a><br /><br /><br />And now, he's been on Taste of The Wild for about 1 1/2 years, and the people who knew him before think it's because we go swimming a lot. A few actually think his oil is gone and that's why his hair is soft and fine.<br /><a href="http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/i_heart_dakota/DSC_0176.jpg">Dakota now</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And I agree with Nath. :) As usual.<br /><br />I feed raw bones every two weeks or so, (beef knuckles and sometimes turkey necks) to clean their teach, and it gives me a break for a bit. lol<br /><br /><br />Dakota has purdy pearly whites, and no smell to his breath.<br /><br /><br /><br />
Pedigree won't necessarily poison your dog, but you can't really know if what the dog passes from was/was not food/nutrition related. If a dog dies of renal failure, it could be from years of poor nutrition taxing the kidneys. Same for liver, heart, etc.<br /><br /><br />As for bones: dogs are scavenger-carnivores. While they technically <i>can</i> digest the carrots you're giving them, it's not what they necessarily should be eating. And no matter the size, my dog would annihilate a carrot in probably 2 minutes, tops.<br /><br />Dogs eating raw bones is no more disgusting than a rabbit eating a raw piece of lettuce or celery or carrot. Bones and meat are made of things dogs have evolved to digest and process. Carrots are not.
I currently feed my dogs Authority dry food with a mixture of wet food. My shepherd gets the authority wet food while my Cocker Spaniel gets Nature's Recipe wet food. Authority is an average dog food with a fair price. :) And one of the few that offers a kind with zero chicken or poultry hidden in! My cocker is very sensitive to both chicken and pork. x_x While it's not the best food on the market my two dogs are both loving it and doing fine on it. If it's not broke don't fix it, right? <br /><br /><br />My future dog, which will be an Italian Greyhound, will be fed Earthborn as I've heard great things about that from many Iggy owners/breeders. Thankfully for such a small stomach the price for a smaller bag isn't outrageous. xD<br /><br /><br />I personally think if your dog is doing fine on a food then there is no problem. Expensive isn't better. Look at Science Diet brand, that stuff is pretty spendy and not all that great. Kirkland is a fine example of a cheap food being great, it's a wonderful dog food. :3 My sister has been feeding her two pit bulls that brand and they couldn't be healthier! <br /><br /><br />I fed my Dalmatian Pedigree for ten years, back when I was young and thought all dog foods were more or less the same. For those who don't know, Pedigree is kind of bottom of the barrel dog food. My Dalmatian was a perfectly healthy boy through those ten years and passed away from nothing food related in the slightest.
Well, my dog is allergic to pretty much everything so we have to buy her this special organic pet food from the vet.<br /><br /><br />But if I did have more of a choice without making my dog miserable I would probably buy organic because I've done my research on the other foods. They aren't as great as advertised. <br /><br /><br />I believe my dog is my little sister with a hair disorder. I know I wouldn't want to eat that crap that I know is made of crap. Why should my dog? It's cheaper. So? If you have financial struggles you really shouldn't have a pet. Organic pet food isn't that much more when you consider what you as a human eat.
It's illegal in the United States for animal food to be made of parts of animals of the same class, ruminants can't be fed ruminants, carnivores can't be fed meat from any other animals that eat meat, poultry cant be fed poultry..etc etc etc I think fish may be the only ones that don't fall in this law because fish eat other fish...
I'm getting a second dog soon. My current dog eats raw food - seriously, that dog has a stomach of steel! He hates kibble and loves human food! <br /><br />My second dog will be fed a pet food made locally in a human grade facility. I was doing some research on pet food. It's disgusting! <br /><br />Have you ever wondered where euthanized shelter animals go? Well, it turns out that they are sometimes sold to pet food companies, who grind them up and market them as 'Animal Meal'. That means the poor dog is being a cannibal and also eating the poison used to euthanize animals.<br /><br />Isn't that horrible? I'd rather feed my dog a diet of cupcakes than the commercial pet foods today.<br />
Also, instead of feeding my dog bones (which I find disgusting) I give him a giant carrot to chew on. It occupies him for maybe half an hour.
Kirkland brand dog food is pretty cheap, my friend said it was around $20 for a 40lb bag. It's actually a great dogfood for the price. I recommend to anyone on a low income budget.
If I mentioned what I feed then I'd get bashed.. but what some people don't realize is that that's all the person can afford. Not everyone can afford top of the line food but that doesn't make us horrible people and not be allowed to own pets. I've been feeding the same brand for many many years and I've never had a problem with it nor lost a pet because it didn't eat as good as others. They're all happy and healthy and get all the love I can give.<br /> If I could buy something more expensive and "better" I would. But unfortunately I can't.
Natural Balance :) unlike most dog foods, it has better quality and nutrition then taco bell