Dog food reviews

[k9trainer]

Just curious, do all those vets also SELL Science Diet?

Yea, that's kinda my point. I recommend foods I sell too but will openly tell folks about other foods and won't try to switch them for the sake of the sale. I get vets being loyal to SD, they do a lot for their schooling.

[Andy]

I was surprised to see Black Gold with only one star. I been feeding Black Gold preformance blend to my catahoulas for 11 years now. They been doing great on it.....Andy

[Brannon74]

Why cooked meat?

salmonella and e-coli to start.

You do lose some of micronutrients by cooking, but you do make the meat safer to eat. In saying that we have a very clean meat supply, so if you are buying human grade meant it will likely have a low bacterial count depending on how you handle it. My main concern w/ raw diets is what they don't have. Very few people eat what is recommended yet we seem to get along well. Dogs are much the same. few are getting perfect diet, but most seem to get along fine. I recommend my raw food clients to do vitamin supplements.

[Bonbonjovi]

was a lifelong Purina Pro plan user, read a similar review and switched to Kirkland (Costco) and dogs love it..

[k9trainer]

salmonella and e-coli to start.

You do lose some of micronutrients by cooking, but you do make the meat safer to eat. In saying that we have a very clean meat supply, so if you are buying human grade meant it will likely have a low bacterial count depending on how you handle it. My main concern w/ raw diets is what they don't have. Very few people eat what is recommended yet we seem to get along well. Dogs are much the same. few are getting perfect diet, but most seem to get along fine. I recommend my raw food clients to do vitamin supplements.

What supplements do you recommend?

[cbail13]

We rotate through the Merrick brand varieties. My wife jokes that our dog eats better than we do. As a plus, the company is located in Texas.

[Brannon74]

You have to be aware that dogs loving a food is not necessarily a good thing. Do your kids like ice cream and donuts over fruit and veggies. I like steak a whole lot better than lean chicken.

[M-2]

I found the dog food analysis site I used four years ago to compare dog foods:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

I liked that they are not associated with any df manufacturers and they seem to be non-biased, and I liked how they say they assess the foods.
Brannon, they mostly like foods with the main ingredient a meat product, and comment that grain is not a natural part of a canine's diet. Do you agree with that? They do caution that a very, very high meat component is not recommended for younger, large breed dogs.

Anyway, this is another option for those who might be curious to check out the ratings and comments.

[dragonsdaddy]

i have been extremely pleased with meunster natural. the animals love it, and they seem to have fewer allergies too. it has good stuff and doesn't have the bad.

[Brannon74]

missing link is a supplement I recommend for my home diet makers. I don't like to call it raw since I recommend cooking the food.

If you study what wild canine and felines eat you will see that they prefer the intestines and organ meat. Why is that? My guess is that the partially digested carbohydrates( grasses, grains, and other browse) and the higher vitamin content of organs like liver is why.

[Swampa]

I was disappointed to see what I thought was my high-end veterinary Purina HA on the 1 star list

[Brannon74]

I found the dog food analysis site I used four years ago to compare dog foods:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

I liked that they are not associated with any df manufacturers and they seem to be non-biased, and I liked how they say they assess the foods.
Brannon, they mostly like foods with the main ingredient a meat product, and comment that grain is not a natural part of a canine's diet. Do you agree with that? They do caution that a very, very high meat component is not recommended for younger, large breed dogs.

Anyway, this is another option for those who might be curious to check out the ratings and comments.

May want to look at their sources. If you notice none of them are actual studies or feeding trials. Likely the guy that has this website makes money through sponsorship and advertising on his site?. unbiased I don't think so.

[Brannon74]

I was disappointed to see what I thought was my high-end veterinary Purina HA on the 1 star list

don't be that list is full of crap.

[Bonbonjovi]

the best reviewer on dog food is your dog...if your dog looks good, performs well, has no health and weight issues,then you are using a good dog food for that particular dog...then the only factors becomes price and availability

Where people start running into problems is when they start changing dog food based on convenience,price or peer pressure

[Brannon74]

the best reviewer on dog food is your dog...if your dog looks good, performs well, has no health and weight issues,then you are using a good dog food for that particular dog...then the only factors becomes price and availability

Where people start running into problems is when they start changing dog food based on convenience,price or peer pressure

That is partially true, but how you dog looks, performs, and his health are greatly dependent on genetics too.