What do you feed your dog?

[Dr_Gordon_Freeman]

My dog is like that but he gets Pedigree (which I assume is garbage/corn meal-based food). He's been the perfect weight his entire life, never had any ear problems, beautiful coat, 'regular' as can be, etc. No problems his entire life.

He may appear healthy, but it is likely he will get diabetes at some point from all those grains.

There are some humans who can eat whatever they want and stay skinny too. Bastards

 

[Dr_Gordon_Freeman]

Again, wrong.

Wild dogs,and Wolves eat all sorts of vegetables and berries and grasses and such. They have the same sort of natural diet as Bears.

Wild cats, on the other hand, eat nothing but animal flesh.

If they do eat plant matter, it is only in trace amounts.

Is your point that storebought dog food is something close to their wild diet?

 

[MMTG]

I have 2 Bull Boxers and have fed them Solid Gold dog food starting with Wolf Cub puppy food for the first year and Wolf King thereafter .THEY LOVE IT! Its not cheap @ $55-60 for a 33#bag at Pet Co, but I get every 10th bag free. Its all natural, no cheap fillers and is made with Bison. My 3 yr old Brooklyn and 8 month old Jersey are very healthy.

I do alot of fishing, so my dogs get to eat freshly grilled fish once a week. I feed them tuna when I catch it and they love it. They also love grilled veggies, weird I know, but brussel spouts,broccoli, and spinach are their favorites.

Here's the link too Solid Golds Wolf Cub and Wolf King http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/products/index.php?category=0

 

[Synovia]

If they do eat plant matter, it is only in trace amounts.

Is your point that storebought dog food is something close to their wild diet?

No, my point is that you're spreading misinformation. And no, they do not only eat trace amounts of plant matter.


Wolves/Wild Dogs eat the digestive tracts of kills first. Wonder why that is?

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

He may appear healthy, but it is likely he will get diabetes at some point from all those grains.

There are some humans who can eat whatever they want and stay skinny too. Bastards

So rice and vegetables (both proudly mentioned on the bag) are bad for a dog? Seems odd to make it part of the name of the dog food if it's unhealthy for dogs.

 

[Synovia]

So rice and vegetables (both proudly mentioned on the bag) are bad for a dog? Seems odd to make it part of the name of the dog food if it's unhealthy for dogs.

No, they're not. Since the raw diet came about, theres this misinterpretation that dogs are pure carnivores. They're not.

 

[ChshreCat]

Our dog ended up with an infected anal gland. The vet told us that it was due to too much grain in commercial dog foods. Too much grain causes the feces to be too soft and not allow the gland to express like it should. Since we switched to a grain free formula food, we haven't had any issues like that.

SpanishCastleAle has it right that wild dogs are omnivores, but Doc Freeman also has it right that most commercial foods are way to heavy on the grains and other cheap fillers.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

No, they're not. Since the raw diet came about, theres this misinterpretation that dogs are pure carnivores. They're not.

Thanks Synovia. For the record, I wasn't buying it for a second.

 

[MBasile]

So rice and vegetables (both proudly mentioned on the bag) are bad for a dog? Seems odd to make it part of the name of the dog food if it's unhealthy for dogs.

Rice and veggies are fine, but how much quality ingredient is actually in there? (Think "triple hops brewed" or McDonald's "100% beef patties.") It is the grain fillers and corn that are bad.

SpanishCastleAle has it right that wild dogs are omnivores, but Doc Freeman also has it right that most commercial foods are way to heavy on the grains and other cheap fillers.

Bingo, just like with our bodies (although people ignore it with ourselves as well) it is all about balance! Nothing is cut and dry black & white.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

Then what dog food available in a grocery store (that part is non-negotiable, MUST be available in typical grocery stores) is good...that is not named Purina One? Jake doesn't like Purina One, never has. It is why I switched to Pedigree.

Rice and veggies are fine, but how much quality ingredient is actually in there? (Think "triple hops brewed" or McDonald's "100% beef patties.") It is the grain fillers and corn that are bad.

That's just it, I don't know. And I can't trust any mfr. to tell me so. They all say they are healthy. About all I can go on is what my vet tells me and he tells me Pedigree is fine. My dogs health so far agrees.

 

[ColoradoXJ13]

I have been feeding my dog Canidae all stages since I got him @ 7 months, he is 5.5 now and super healthy. All the vets in town recommend it.

 

[snazzy]

Then what dog food available in a grocery store (that part is non-negotiable, MUST be available in typical grocery stores) is good...that is not named Purina One? Jake doesn't like Purina One, never has. It is why I switched to Purena.

I understand completely understand and that was a big deal to us also. Iams was the best I could get at most supermarkets. I thought it was a great food until you actually search some sites dedicated to breaking dog foods down and rating them. It blew me away how bad normal supermarket food was for your dog.

Even foods like science diet, Iams, and all purena products had really low rankings. I think that vet still say that these foods are fine because you can't tell a mom with 4 kids and a mortgage that she is killing her dog if she don't shell out 2 bucks a pound for food. They would not come back to that vet.

If you ask which is better you will get another answer. Your dog will most likely be fine on those foods just like grandpa lived all those years on fried bacon and lard. But it is hard to argue which is better.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

Your dog will most likely be fine on those foods just like grandpa lived all those years on fried bacon and lard. But it is hard to argue which is better.

Thanks.

We all know bacon is better.

 

[david_42]

I used to feed my dogs Trader Joe's dry, but last summer they both became reluctant to eat it. Weird after years of enthusiastic consumption. Switched to Attaboy, without any problems. The trick to switching is to feed less than the recommended amount for the first couple days.

High poop volume is annoying, but it's good for their GI. And it's yummy, the ultimate in recycling. The most important thing for dogs is to keep their weight down, which is tough when you have two acres of wildlife buffet.

 

[android]

science diet... partly because my good friend (vet) gave me about 4 boxes full of puppy science diet and partly because we have a local feed store that sells huge bags for a good price. dog seems to like it and i feel like it's better than kibbles n' bits (which she loves).