Iv read so much on high protein,low protein,grains,fats,carbohydrates,low fat,dry food,wet food,raw,vitamins,salmon oil,duck meal,fish meal,high fat,wet/dry,minerals,fresh meat,potato,bone,oils,copper,ETC ETC ETC

It annoys me so much,trying to decide what is reasonable concerning ingredients,and what they mean!

Does this annoy anyone,feel free to reply!

I wont feel alone if you do.

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You're right, it is information overload. I'm just concentrating on choosing the brand with the better meat content over something that starts the ingredient list saying contains "meat derivatives."

I feed raw and have only properly researched that way of feeding and as I decide what they eat I find it pretty simple really BUT if I fed commercial I would be quite confused, even with all the information that's on here.

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Flynn - Kali - Britches - Bruce - T-Bo - Marty



"For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack"

It is confusing, and gets even more confusing when you inadvertently feed a cheaper food that some people would say "strike you down" even though you know it is the best food for your dog.

With a few exceptions (e.g. Bakers which very many wouldn't feed) whatever you feed you will always find someone that doesn't approve - basically you have to find what works best for your dog and try to rise above others opinions (can be difficult).

I am now feeding Simpsons Premium Salmon and Potato - which came highly recommended by a number of people - at the time, I was looking for an affordable rice and grain free food because I have coeliac and found I had an issue handling certain foods (when you have 7 dogs, this is pretty much unavoidable).

Simpsons Premium - Complete Dry Dog Food

I have to say the results have been nothing short of phenomenal for all of my gang - their coats are better - they are brighter eyed, more energy, much smaller poo volumes amd their coats are super

I do add raw egg and goats milk, oily fish and brown rice to their food probably roughly once a week, but have always done this (although the brown rice is a new addition) whatever food I feed them.

All you can do is listen to others and then work out what best suits your dog and your pocket, and sometimes, this can take a while.

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What you need to know before buying a Labrador puppy

i spend more time researching dog food ingredients than i do for my own food

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Dog food Wilsons recommends
Wet Food
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/w...nis_menu/48148
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/w...ic_menu/103104
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/w...gourmet/212869
http://www.lilyskitchen.co.uk/
Kibble
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/dry_dog_food/acana
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/d...ukullus/161924