What about the Barking Head range? They seem to contain a higher meat content than most. I've not tried it on my puppy, just wondered if anyone had.

PetsAtHome Own Brand anyone?

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Ingredients:

Fresh Lamb and Chicken (Min. 24%) (Chicken Min. 15%, Lamb Min. 9%), Rice, Lamb Meat Meal, Barley, Maize, Maize Gluten Meal, Animal Fat, Poultry Meat Meal, Flaxseed, Fish Meal, Sugar Beet Pulp, Poultry Digest, Brewers Yeast, Egg Powder, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Methionine, Marigold Extract, Yucca Extract, Rosemary Extract. With Antioxidant EC Additives (Vitamin E and C). Total Lamb Min. 20%.


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Now to me that seems good ingredients, but can anyone point out the bad stuff if there is any?

I have tried feeding canned meat with biscuit. When my greyhound couldn't cope with dry complete anymore i tried her on Chappie, Pedigree and Butchers. None of these i found kept weight at the rear end. I don't think canned dog food is what it was in the 70's and 80's which is what everyone fed their dogs then. I found the same thing when i had a 2 yr Saluki-Collie - however much i fed she'd lose weight at the rear. Why? - i don't know. My whippet-bedi cross does well on Pedigree. I switched to plain pet mince from the local butchers - i know what it is - the human meat that isn't used i.e. scrapings from carcasses, lights - all good meat but not used for human purchase in the shop.

As for animal derivatives... it is unfair to comment! I don't think it is claws etc but as manufacturers won't come clean and say what it is i'd ratehr not bother. Butchers do claim 50% meat content in their tins which is higher than others. I don't trust any of them i'm afraid.

I am thinking of putting my whippet-bedi on dry complete as it is supposed to be better for the teeth as he won't touch bones.

So best wet food was the question... see what pet mince your local butcher can offer - i pay 20p for 2 to 3.5 lbs bag (he doesn't bother weighing).

Thanks for that post. Zeus weighs plenty, and I'm happy with his weight, I was just wondering if they were bad in general, not because he isn't putting on weight. He weighs either 4.5 stone or 5 stone.

But if I'm going to change to something better dry and wet I might aswell start now, as I want to be feeding my boys the same food when Milo is older.

Hi
I feed my 22 week border collie puppy and my 13 year old BC Trophy. It has absolutely no crap in it at all it is all natural and you can get a wheat and gluten fre version as well as plenty of different flavours and uses. I use Trophy special as it has glucosomine and chondritin in for my older dog. it is about £24 for a 15kg sack, but it contains at least 60% meat and no derivatives at all. My older dog is a bit fussy about biscuit but she loves this, they also do a kibble version too. Trophy Pet Foods

Well i have now put Bodhi on Nature Diet (rabbit) mixed in with JWB lamb n veg dry, that cant be too bad!!! looks loverly...my girlfriend thinks we should pop it in an oven dish and put some pastry on top for a nice rabbit pie!!!

I've found a site that are doing Arden Grange sor cheaper then usual, quick question how long does dry dog food keep?

Not sure where you got your inof from! Trophy Special (according to their website) contains 12% chicken and 8% lamb - not sure how you get that to equal 60% meat :¬P
It's also wheat based, has added sugar and the usual BHA, BHT antioxidants which some have linked to cancer. Actually, at £24 it seems expensive considering the ingredients.

MMMMM thats what the lady told me. I know it depends on what flavour you get. I have to say though it hs been great for my two but concerned about what you are saying, are you a nutritionalist? Should i change and have i been spun a tale? Thank you

Anyone tried Chudleys - i'm considering their Chunks variety as its larger kibble is supposed to help clean teeth.