I also need help finding a good dog food brand.
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Purina One.
Several years ago my vet recommended Pro Plan. When I realized that it was made by Purina, I called them the ask what the difference is. They said there isn't any.
So the only difference is Pro Plan is sold in pet stores and is more expensive than Purina One which you can get at a grocery store or Walmart.
Several years ago my vet recommended Pro Plan. When I realized that it was made by Purina, I called them the ask what the difference is. They said there isn't any.
So the only difference is Pro Plan is sold in pet stores and is more expensive than Purina One which you can get at a grocery store or Walmart.
The only dry food that all of the dogs my family has owned could handle without allergy problems is Pedigree.
think of it as a seesaw... the closer to cheap you get, the farther from good/healthy you get. the closer to good/healthy, the farther from cheap.
it's all about getting the best you can afford, reasonably.
it's all about getting the best you can afford, reasonably.
Yup, I agree, you don't have to get the most expensive thing out there, but I would get the best that you can afford. Personally I feed Nutro Natural Choice, and I would recommend it highly. People are always commenting on how soft and shiny my dogs coat is, and I honestly believe the food is part of it. Plus they add glucosamine and chrondroitin (sp?) to their large-breed foods, which help keep bones and joints healthy.
Just as I would suggest for fish food, read the ingredients of any dog food before deciding to buy it. Do not buy foods which list corn or wheat as the first ingredient - dogs cannot even digest corn properly. The first ingredient should be a meat, or a meat meal. Dogs are carnivores, and some of the foods out there list corn, soy and wheat as the first three ingredients -- not healthy at all. Also, beware if the first meat ingredient listed is "chicken by-product" - this is like the neck and other parts of the chicken that are usually thrown away and contain very little nutritional value.
Another thing to consider is that with some of the very cheap dog food brands out there, you will end up feeding your dog twice as much food to get proper nutrition. So really, you will be saving little or no money, since with a more expensive but more nutritious brand, you would be feeding much less, and therefore have to buy the food less often. Even check out the recommended daily feeding charts on the back -- some cheap brands will list twice the amount that more reputable brands recommend.
I agree! I-along with my mom for her dogs-have forgone cheap, even though we have to go without some stuff, for our dogs to have GOOD food! My dog get the Canidae Lamb and Rice-dry-mixed with wet Nature's Recipe Senior Lamb and Rice, as he has so few teeth from being old and allergic to anything that Ive tried other then Lamb and Duck. My mom's puppy gets Blue Buffalo Puppy-dry-mixed,50/50, with the Canidae Lamb and Rice, as it will be easier for him to transfer straight over to the Canidae once he is not needing the puppy food anymore.
I have friends also who swear by Nutro...Ive never found anything all that wrong with it...but like things with no By-Products and only ingredients which I would eat if I needed/wanted to! But Nutro is one that I would got with if I couldnt find one of the 3 listed above!
but thats just my 2c!
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If you are looking for a cheap and decent brand, I would recommend Maximum Nutrition from walmart. There is much more protein and much less fillers in it when compared to alot of other dog foods. Its so good, in fact, that their cat food brand I used to use for my ferrets (which are very VERY picky eaters). Good luck.
We usually use either Canidae, Millenium or Iams dry food - usually about $40-45 for a 50lb bag or so.