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Old 14-02-2008, 08:15 PM
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

Hi All
I'm new to the site and have found it very informative
I wondedered if you could advise me also on dry food, we have a staffie cross (with a english bull terrier we think ) around 10 months when we picked him up fromthe RSPCA they had been feeding him James wellbeloved so we did the same however he had the runs and it was very bad so we took him to the vets twice and none of the meds worked, we then put him on natures diet and he has "firmed up," So now we don't know if to keep him on this or try with another dry food that isn't so rich, also I'm unsure as to what to look for on ingrediants that isn't rich,
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

HI lisa if you did enough resaerch you wouldnt probably feed them anything from the shelves of the pet shop there is a mine field of ingredients to avoid a lot of which are not labelled but safe to say a good rule of thumb is when and if you do change him do it slowly over a week or so adding the new food gradually . ive got mine on a food called pero which is for labs but they do food for other general dogs too and they do an organic and working dog foods too . all there chicken is grade A fit for human consumption , so no worries that your protien content also has things like feathers and beaks ect like other foods. look at the label, you want protien to be the first ingredient at about 20 % or more avoid wheat and gluten as they can give tummy upsets and of course the more you pay generally the better the content is ,Arden grange is another good one but really its trial and error if you can keep him on what he is on if it suits him then do so if not do a bit of research most good suppliers will send you samples if you ask Pero did, you can order off the net free delivery from there web site too.
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

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I feed both Gemma and Busby on Oscars Dog food. Its £30for a sack lasts 2 dog about a month which I think is good value. Used to feed expensive brands tried most of them but found this to be best for my 2 also poo nice and firm and not smelly. And its delivered as its a franchise so you can't get it in a shop.
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

I used to feed my GSD James Wellbeloved, he has a sensitive stomach and it was great for him and he loved it, but I was the same as you garry it cost too much, he was eating more than a bag a month.
My uncle who has gun dogs suggested skinners which costs around £15 for a 15kg bag and he's had no probs with it, been on it a year or so now and never had the runs once - can't be bad .
Also it calmed him down a smidgen as it's lower in protein, which I understand can contribute to hyperactiveness - and he's a nutter
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I used to feed mine on James Wellbeloved but was asked to do a trial for Skinners Field and Trial Duck and Rice as apparently it is very similar to James Wellbeloved but about half the price.

I have been feeding my dogs on this for at least two years now and they have done really well on it and I wouldn't now go back.
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Old 27-02-2008, 03:28 PM
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I used to feed mine on James Wellbeloved but was asked to do a trial for Skinners Field and Trial Duck and Rice as apparently it is very similar to James Wellbeloved but about half the price.

I have been feeding my dogs on this for at least two years now and they have done really well on it and I wouldn't now go back.
Me neither, definately not at that price
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I have fed my dog on James Wellbeloved for ages but she seems to be getting a bit sick of it ( 1 bag lasts literally months ) so I bought a small bag of IAMS at the supermarket, mixed a bit in with her usual and she picked out the IAMS am a bit worried that nobody else on here has mentioned IAMS though as she seels to love it. My Mum gave her Caesar when she stayed at her house - she stank
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Old 10-03-2008, 09:53 PM
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

Iams contains a lot of low quality and controversial ingredients.

Does anyone feed their dog Orijen??? I've just ordered some online from zooplus.co.uk
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