My dogs have always been fed Oscars first they started off on Chicken & Rice which is a gluten free food and now because they are older are on Pinnacle of Life and they are in very good condition according to my vet and its far cheaper than hills and delivered to your door FOC

I feed my GSD with Burns adult dry food and nature diet - half and half. Burns costs around £22 per 7.5Kg which last me about four weeks.

Hi im new and was wondering what everyones thoughts were on james wellbeloved for my golden doodle.She is 18 weeks and i had her on bakers but have come to realise what a complete load of rubbish it is. All advice would be welcome.

Orijen is the best dry food out there with out a doubt but it depends if u can afford just under 60 for a 13.5kg

JWB is made by Pedigree that would put me off straight away and its expensive

It is not made by Pedigree, Mars bought the company and now control a lot of the dog food companies but it is not MADE by Pedigree I can assure you of that

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Hi there Loulou. Welcome to the forum! JWB is one heck of an improvement on Bakers - which has got to be full of colourings?! Everyone has different views on pet nutrition, hence why we are all on here nattering and debating about it. Some people feed dry complete foods, some feed wet complete foods, some feed a mixture of both, some feed raw - the list is endless really!!

In my opinion, the best food at the best value is Arden Grange - without a doubt. Its super premium, hypoallergenic, is made with white rice instead of brown (so its less fatty) its also made with human grade meat - meaning, if we wouldn't eat it, then why should our dogs! They also produce tins now which I am hoping to try soon - I looked into these the other day - they contain a min 70% meat - which is brilliant! Also, as its so highly digestable and dence, you feed less than some of the bulkier foods AND there's less out the other end!!! Arden Grange do have samples, like most of the other companies - so if you fancy seeing if your dog likes it, give them a call.

On paper it does look the best. Suppose it depends on whether your dog can stomach it or not. Fergus seems to be doing very well on it at the moment, although he is still a little soft.

My previous dog had a sensitive stomach, no way he would have managed it. It took us ages (and a lot of mess) before we found a food (dry or wet) that suited him.

Adam

How long has Fergus been on it?

I have switched my two dogs [greyhound and lurcher] onto wet. The greyhound is 11yrs and i think she was a bit soft for 6-8 weeks. Now she is fine.

On dry complete she was a little constipated and No 1 was a bit concentrated. I'd say give Fergus a few weeks - maybe i'm paranoid but i think these dry complete feeds have ingredients to keep the dogs addicted. Switching food is like getting them off drugs!

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. He is only 12 weeks old so we gradually moved him to Orijen over the course of two weeks. Don't get me wrong, he is not too bad, just a little soft. In the morning he is perfectly fine, just seems to be later at night.

Our previous dog had a very sensitive stomach so maybe I am just being a bit paranoid.

Never thought I would be spending a Friday night talking about doggy doos.

Adam