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What kind of filth are you feeding your dog?

BurlyShirley

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Jul 4, 2002
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I'd always held brands like Iams and Science Diet in somewhat high regard, mostly because the local vet pushes them. Turns you they're as bad as any of the crap you can buy at the local grocery:

Check out this link. Read the intro page then go to the ratings:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/


Turns out you have to buy some hippie organic BS if you want your dog to not develop pancreas stones or something. WTF? How much is THIS going to cost me...
 

syadasti

i heart mac
Apr 15, 2002
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It probably has some valid points but even the introduction has misinformation about the canine diet. Dogs are not obligate carnivores like cats and even wild canines have a plant component of their diet. They also miss the mark trying to minimize nutritional sciences. I am sure its misused by these companies but its still important.
 

BurlyShirley

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Jul 4, 2002
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It probably has some valid points but even the introduction has misinformation about the canine diet. Dogs are not obligate carnivores like cats and even wild canines have a plant component of their diet. They also miss the mark trying to minimize nutritional sciences. I am sure its misused by these companies but its still important.
They definitely do NOT say that all plant material is is bad for dogs, you should do a little more than skim the intro.
 

Mike B.

Turbo Monkey
Oct 5, 2001
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Well my dog is 7 and has been eating a "2 star food" for the last 4 years without issue. Cost ~$40 for a 40 lb bag. She was previously on two different diagnostic diets when she started having seizures that were ~$70 for 15 lbs and she wouldn't touch them (they're "5 star foods").
 

stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
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My first dog lived a long and fairly healthy fifteen years on Kibbles n Bits.

Veterinarians sell whatever brands rep gives them the most free lunches.
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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so what does it mean when neither of the brands my dog has eaten are rated? We used to buy the cat and the dog separate food until the cat quit eating his food because he thought it was funner to beat up the dog for hers. Now we just buy one food and they both eat it, but the dog only eats after the cat has had his fill.
 

Silver

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Jul 20, 2002
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Well my dog is 7 and has been eating a "2 star food" for the last 4 years without issue. Cost ~$40 for a 40 lb bag. She was previously on two different diagnostic diets when she started having seizures that were ~$70 for 15 lbs and she wouldn't touch them (they're "5 star foods").
You're getting ripped off. I pay $32 for a 40lb bag of Canidae.
 

Damo

Short One Marshmallow
Sep 7, 2006
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Veterinarians sell whatever brands rep gives them the most free lunches.
Quite possibly correct. Like dentist 'promoting' a toothpaste brand.

My dog is perfectly healthy and happy dining on supermarket-branded dry dogfood.










That and the off-cuts of our beef fillet, duck breast, foie gras etc...:biggrin:
 

JohnE

filthy rascist
May 13, 2005
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Front Range, dude...
My dog enjoys the Iams we give him, and the Evo biscuits he gets.
And the occasional Nutella and butter sandwich my daughter feeds him. And every bone he finds in the desert when I hike him. Nothing like hearing him crunch up the reamins of some desert creature long departed.
Whats next, they going to tell us how to feed our kids?
 

HarryCallahan

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Sep 29, 2004
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Maybe I missed it, but I couldn't find anything on that website telling me who those people were. Somebody put some time into that website, but who? The makers of the dog food brands rated highest?

Some background on who they are and what their credentials are would give the site some credibility. Otherwise :plthumbsdown:
 

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
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I feed Bruzer Innova Evo. When we board other family pets for them and they send kibbles and bits or some other crap he LOVES their food much better. But I know Innova is the best for him and he's been really healthy and he has a great coat so all it good. Maybe it has more to do with the occasional pizza crusts or ham slices we toss him though.
 

Serial Midget

Al Bundy
Jun 25, 2002
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Meh... it sounds like hippy conspiracy designed to make you feel guilty about your choice of pet food. Pay not attention to them - hippies want everyone to feel guilty about everything. :monkey:

My local supermarket sells gourmet fresh ground cat and dog food for around $5.00 a pound - more than premium ground chuck.

Further out in the wood - meth lab guarding pit bulls and rotts are fed ground horse at around a buck per pound.
 

syadasti

i heart mac
Apr 15, 2002
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Yeah both of those companies test on animals as well...we use this company for our cats. I hear the dog food is just as good....D

http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/
I used to buy this stuff for my birds direct from the crazy doctor himself. They make food for other animals too, but never checked them out. The nuts/dried fruits/veg were all human quality - some of the best I've tasted but the stuff cost like $5/pound and my birds were too wasteful/selective eating it:

http://www.drharveys.com/

I now use a hybrid pellet along with some other food and the vet who formulated it is the same vet I use for my birds.
 

BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
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Meh... it sounds like hippy conspiracy designed to make you feel guilty about your choice of pet food. Pay not attention to them - hippies want everyone to feel guilty about everything. :monkey:

My local supermarket sells gourmet fresh ground cat and dog food for around $5.00 a pound - more than premium ground chuck.

Further out in the wood - meth lab guarding pit bulls and rotts are fed ground horse at around a buck per pound.
I agree with your assertion for the most part, but their breakdown of how to read ingredient labels is very logical. Armed with that, I think at worst it's enlightening to see what marketing has led me to believe about some of the major brands.
 

JoeRay

Monkey
Feb 19, 2004
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No commercial food for my pup, he's too picky.

Make it yourself. Rice, steamed pumpkin, cubed gravy beef and ground chicken frames. Throw on an egg or some sunflower oil everynow and then. Voila.

Used to eat kibble but started picking thru it for the 'good' bits.

Best part is no preservatives or colourings so his *ahem* gas releases dont stink anymore
 

ire

Turbo Monkey
Aug 6, 2007
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I fed one of our cats a bunch of turkey at Thanksgiving, he puked a bunch about 20 minutes later :biggrin: it was really funny. Yeah, I know its not a dog, but...
 

in the trees

Turbo Monkey
May 19, 2003
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We feed our Black Lab "Innova." And have exclusively since she was a pup. It's more expensive but you feed a smaller amount. An added benefit is less poop produced with less odor. And our vet comments on our dog's coat and teeth at almost every visit.

toby
 

pinkshirtphotos

site moron
Jul 5, 2006
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nutro max is good food, natural choice is up there with nutro, wellness brand is pretty good too, purina proplan is great, science diet is crap. california natural, and natures best are really good foods for your dog. if you really have a question about dog food go to your local mom and pop feed store, one that isnt about making money but helping people. if you dont have one of them pm me your question. i work in one of the best feed stores in north nj.
 

BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
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Bottom line: read the label.

Would you eat MEAT BYPRODUCTS? If so then you probably have no problem feeding them to your pet.
Would "I" eat meat byproducts? Yes. I would eat meat tri-products if they made them. Meats are like vegetables for straight people. I aint no mexican either.
 

skinny mike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 24, 2005
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i'm not sure what brand we feed our dogs, all i know is that we had some animal nutritionist come up with a diet for them. after our last dog(maggie) suddenly got sick and passed away(a blood test never confirmed anything), my parents wanted to take every precaution so our dogs will stay as healthy as they possibly can. when maggie was sick we changed her diet and after a few days noticed that, while it didn't make a huge difference in her health, she was doing better than she was on the old diet.
 

Bushwhacker

Turbo Monkey
Dec 4, 2003
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I just feed mine Purina, or Ol Roy, or Tomboy. They have no health problems, no skin conditions they generally seem to burp way more than they fart. They are indoor dogs, so people food is a no-no. The last time my Husky had a few table scraps she had the trots for 2 days, but the cheap-ass dry food keeps em regular, happy and according to our vet, very healthy.
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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Bottom line: read the label.

Would you eat MEAT BYPRODUCTS? If so then you probably have no problem feeding them to your pet.

No but my dog would. He eats dirt, cat turds, bugs, sticks, rotting squirrels. Dogs are not people, people today are just spoiled and have twisted views of what we should eat. I'd say the bigger problem is with most people wanting inbred, I mean purebred, dogs that come pre-programmed with health problems.
 

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
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I made my dogs some bacon bites today. Bacon, bacon fat, whole wheat flower, egg, milk, water and garlic powder baked in the oven. They love me extra now :)
 
No but my dog would. He eats dirt, cat turds, bugs, sticks, rotting squirrels. Dogs are not people, people today are just spoiled and have twisted views of what we should eat. I'd say the bigger problem is with most people wanting inbred, I mean purebred, dogs that come pre-programmed with health problems.
2 completely separate issues. And my dog is a purebred. She was bred to be health problem free too.

And she was free. So you can't generalize.

and I still wouldn't feed her any byproducts or foods with fillers if she were a mutt. (2 t's in mutt?)