Suggestions on food/brands and why u prefer
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corbinam
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We also use California Natural. Our 3 year old has a sensitive stomach and CN has a limited number of ingredients. He has done well on it.
PitterPatter
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Right now mine is eating the Natural Planet Organics. It's made in a small town in MN and supposedly is what keeps their local economy going with jobs. So one would hope they take pride in their product. They also are certified organic by Oregon Tilth. She also gets a teaspoon of Merrick canned. Before she ate the Innova and the only reason I switched was to get her something with less calories per cup.
Personally I like a dog food that has someone else checking production. Also, all the Natura Brands (Innova, Evo, CA Natural, Karma, Healthwise) are ISO certified.
But obviously the dog has to like the food. So whatever you choose, ask for samples. If not available get the smallest bag in case it doesn't agree with your pup.
Personally I like a dog food that has someone else checking production. Also, all the Natura Brands (Innova, Evo, CA Natural, Karma, Healthwise) are ISO certified.
But obviously the dog has to like the food. So whatever you choose, ask for samples. If not available get the smallest bag in case it doesn't agree with your pup.
Im gone for a month and no one uses TOTW anymore?. I go with TOTW just because its grain free, seems like a really good food for all life stages, and is pretty cheap. Plus we can cycle through the flavors
We use it,and not going to change either.These guys love it~
Silaria
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I tried it but it wrecked HAVOC on Edan's digestive system resulting in a 3 month battle to get everything completely settled down again. During that time I also tried Blue Wilderness, Blue Buffalo's grain free food though less protein sources (2 instead of 4), with similar results.
TOTW and Blue Wilderness are NOT bad foods, they are just too rich for Edan.
Currently we have him on Blue Buffalo's Chicken and Brown Rice from the Life Protection Formula line. He's doing very well on this and I really love the inclusion of fruits and veggies in the food.
Calliesmom
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Wellness and TOTW- big dogs (Happy & Callie) have been on Wellness for 3-4 yrs. Cranberry is eating TOTW. all are very happy with food - any food 
just give us some food..................
just give us some food..................
I will also say that I feed TOTW and cycle through flavors. Right now they are on bison and loving it. I was attracting to it because of the no grains, good ingredients, and fact that it is all-life stages. Therefore, I could feed both dogs the same food and wouldn't have to switch one from a puppy food to an adult food.
I have been researching raw for a while now, though, and once I have suppliers in order, I will start. (Sounds illicit... hehe...)
I have been researching raw for a while now, though, and once I have suppliers in order, I will start. (Sounds illicit... hehe...)
I've been rereading through all the food threads trying to decide what to feed Fluffy when her two bags of Eukanuba runs out. It NOT be TOTW. After Smudge's bad reaction I can't take the chance. He was on TOTW when he got deathly ill (Wetlands formula).
So now I'm leaning towards Blue Buffalo for Fluffy. It might change. I'm still looking.
So now I'm leaning towards Blue Buffalo for Fluffy. It might change. I'm still looking.
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BarbV
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The ongoing food discussion....
It really is an individual decision, but there are lots of reviews all over the web to help you decide. But don't believe everything you read. The Dog Food Analysis site is interesting, but unfortunately, it goes into great technical analysis of each ingredient but never explains why it rates one ingredient better than another.
Some of the decisions involve:
1) Grain-free or not?
2) High protein?
3) Kibble only? Kibble and wet? Kibble and raw?
4) What other treats is the pup getting over the course of a day.
5) Price?
I've been all over the map with dog food myself, and have finally settled on a moderate protein-level (24%), grain-free diet called Now! Mixed with a tbsp of Merricks Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Yum, yum!
It really is an individual decision, but there are lots of reviews all over the web to help you decide. But don't believe everything you read. The Dog Food Analysis site is interesting, but unfortunately, it goes into great technical analysis of each ingredient but never explains why it rates one ingredient better than another.
Some of the decisions involve:
1) Grain-free or not?
2) High protein?
3) Kibble only? Kibble and wet? Kibble and raw?
4) What other treats is the pup getting over the course of a day.
5) Price?
I've been all over the map with dog food myself, and have finally settled on a moderate protein-level (24%), grain-free diet called Now! Mixed with a tbsp of Merricks Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Yum, yum!