Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................ - Page 37

Kinski · #**361** (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by IndiePup

After speaking to our new neighbour (we've just moved) we've tried them on Chudley's.

I've looked all over the Chudleys site but I can't find a list of the ingredients, could you please have a look and let us know what's in the food.
Thanks very much Terri

Sarahnya · #**362** (**permalink**) 12-04-2009, 05:14 PM

I've ordered some Acana so i'll see how I get on with however I was wondering what the difference between normal dog food and the senior one is.

I'm hoping the senior is simply lower fat/less calories as Shiro really does gain weight easy, if it's the case that it's lower fat I might try out a bag or Orijen senior.

germanshepherds · #**363** (**permalink**) 18-04-2009, 12:04 AM

I give my pup weebox puppy you can get it in asda.

germanshepherds · #**364** (**permalink**) 18-04-2009, 12:05 AM

I give my adult dogs wagg working dog dry food.

jessejazza · #**365** (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by smeagle

I have two of my dogs on a raw diet and I couldn't be happier with how they are thriving on it.

However I get quite annoyed by comments like the above - that feeding raw is the ONLY way to have a healthy happy dog. What a load of bullocks! My dogs ate super premium dried food for years and they did well on it, just not as well as they now do on a raw diet.

Not every dog can eat a raw diet. I have an elderly dog here who I did change over to BARF but she has a lot of allergies and can't stomach red meat and a variety of other raw foods. She did worse on a raw diet than she did on dried food. So I feed her a combination of raw chicken and Artemis dried food and she is now back to being a healthy happy dog, as her allergies are being managed.

There are also a variety of medical conditions that create intolerance to raw foods, while I always recommend a raw diet, it is not suitable to every dog.

Sometimes I think raw feeders are doing themselves a disservice by being so gung ho about their diet, I LOVE feeding raw but there are many dogs out there who thrive on good quality dried food too.

Now to the thread at hand - we can't get Orijen in my country as it was pulled from the shelves due to the irridation issue, so I feed Artemis to one of my dogs which I am very happy with. I recommend Eagle Pack Holistic too.

With reference to what you said in your first paragraph i couldn't agree more. There is a yahoogroup who are totally and dangerously [in my view] fanatical about feeding raw meaty bone diet. Ten/fifteen years ago the recommendation was meat and biscuit and raw marrow bone once a week to clean teeth. I agree with this. Due to our house it is not practical to give a raw meaty bone due to the size of the kitchen. If i had a nice big conservatory with easy clean tiles i would probably go down that route.

My greyhound had been fed on a cheaper dry complete and due to the longer digestion time it was giving her problems in old age. Once on meat and biscuit problems went.

There is good dry complete but i am concerned about the long term effects of contained preservatives. When the ingredients say 55% rice etc - how can that possibly have as much nutrient as meat-biscuit [ 2 parts - 1 part]. I can go to the gas stove and cook up a recipe rice 55% etc.

I don't trust the manufacturers that's all.

#**366** (**permalink**) 19-04-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jessejazza

With reference to what you said in your first paragraph i couldn't agree more. There is a yahoogroup who are totally and dangerously [in my view] fanatical about feeding raw meaty bone diet. Ten/fifteen years ago the recommendation was meat and biscuit and raw marrow bone once a week to clean teeth. I agree with this. Due to our house it is not practical to give a raw meaty bone due to the size of the kitchen. If i had a nice big conservatory with easy clean tiles i would probably go down that route.

My greyhound had been fed on a cheaper dry complete and due to the longer digestion time it was giving her problems in old age. Once on meat and biscuit problems went.

There is good dry complete but i am concerned about the long term effects of contained preservatives. When the ingredients say 55% rice etc - how can that possibly have as much nutrient as meat-biscuit [ 2 parts - 1 part]. I can go to the gas stove and cook up a recipe rice 55% etc.

I don't trust the manufacturers that's all.

I think my dogs are the best judges, to be honest. If they are more active, in great condition, healthy, etc - then I figure that their diet is working for them.

I spend a lot of time choosing the right dried food, and there are a few grain free brands out there too. While I prefer raw, I don't think dried food is made by the devil especially when you consider the vast majority of dogs eat it and most do fine on it - and that would be on the cheap crappy or average brands!

My little chi cross is ten years old and you would never guess it. We regularly get asked if she is still a puppy. Ten years ago we had no idea what made good food or bad food and she has probably tried just about everything - cheap and nasty dried food, average premium food, tinned food, super premium good quality dried, raw etc. I am very happy feeding her Artemis at the moment and I doubt I will change her diet again.

paddyjulie · #**367** (**permalink**) 15-05-2009, 08:03 PM

mine get raw, mostly because Mavis has a lot of skin allergies and feeding her this way has helped her , cannot give raw chicken though as Ozzy is allergic to it..
Bullterriers are more suited to a natural diet as they do tend to have allergies

juliex

LKelly · #**368** (**permalink**) 18-05-2009, 03:06 PM

I used to use Burns all the time but I've now found veterinary foods that are affordable and with Rebel having hip dysplasia I'm hoping it's helping although he hasn't been on it long enough for me to tell yet

tyrole · #**369** (**permalink**) 18-05-2009, 04:05 PM

I am slowly changing my pup from Purina Beta to JWB. he didn't sleep very well last night, seemed hyper and had me up at 5 starvingg hungry

Beethoven · #**370** (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 12:18 PM

I feed mine on All in One from the Natural Dog Food Company and all three are in great shape. Several people have mentioned that cost isn't always the best indication of quality, and I really couldn't agree more. All in One is much cheaper than almost all comparable brands (about £38 for 15kg) but ingredient for ingredient, I don't know of anything that compares. I copied this off the back of a bag of adult chicken:
Chicken Meat Meal (min 22%), Fresh Chicken (min 21%), Brown Rice (min 21%), Oats, Mixed Herbs, Barley, Chicken Fat, Sugar Beat, Linseed, Brewer’s Yeast.
I'd really like to hear anyone else's thoughts.

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