Dry kibble dog food

[wolf_Q]

I know there's been MANY debates about dog food on pet talk...

Sorry to bring it up again.

Right now I'm feeding Nebo Nutro, which, personally, I think is a good food, and he's just fine on that. But I just want to know more about the other food out there.......I know there's better dog food then Nutro...

Anyway, I'm asking about dry kibble only please.....I'm sure a home cooked diet is the best, but I don't have time for that, I don't even cook dinner for myself, lol.

I probably wouldn't be switching any time soon, as there's no food like that available around here....I know some ship it...but I'm poor....

The names that come to mind are Innova, California Natural, Solid Gold, Flint River Ranch, Wellness........but those are just names I've heard.....I don't really know anything about them..... Which dry food is considered the best?

[aly]

Have you been to the site where you can compare ingredients side by side? I think Nutro is a great food. A lot of the ones you named are a bit better, but if you like Nutro, I'd stay on it.

[gkristian]

Well i feed Foxy Pedigree Meaty-Bites. I don't know if they are available in the US but here in Australia it's the best and the most popular dog food availabe. The breeder that i got Foxy said i should try it on Foxy and she even gave me the first bag.

[wolf_Q]

We do have Pedigree here. Actually, I fed him that for a few months as a pup....it was awful...for my dog at least....he had constant diarhea on it.

Aly, I have seen some sites like that, but I don't remember what dog foods it compared. Most likely I'll be using Nutro for right now, but maybe when I'm not so poor I'll switch to a better food.

[wolf_Q]

Hmmmmmm.......found a good link......I was thinking about getting a food that used "human grade ingredients" http://www.iei.net/~ebreeden/kibble.html

[Kfamr]

Nala eats pedigree for pups and Sim for adults. both are fine and love it. their poopies are fine too.

[aly]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
We do have Pedigree here. Actually, I fed him that for a few months as a pup....it was awful...for my dog at least....he had constant diarhea on it.

Pedigree is corn based, therefore not nutritious. They have to eat a lot more of the corn based, junky food to get the same amount of nutrition as the higher quality foods.

The price actually evens out between the junky grocery store food and the premium brands. The premium brands cost a little more but if you look at serving size, it evens out since they eat a lot less of the higher quality foods.

[clara4457]

I feed Leo Bil-Jac Select and he loves it. I used to feed him Science Diet but he is a finicky eater and I would have to doctor it with can food. The Bil-Jac he eats as is. He also has a sensitive digestive system and gets frequent diarreah but since I've had him on Bil-Jac, they have been less frequent (usually only when he eats something he's not supposed to - like my socks) lol. The Bil-Jac is about the same price as Science Diet but there are only a couple of pet supply places that carry it.

[ramanth]

I think there are plenty of good kibbie dog foods out there.. my problem is that Kia has a food allergy so that severly limits what she can have.

She used to be on Nature's Recipe Allergy formula but now I have her on California Natural.

[lv4dogs]

anything about them..... Which dry food is considered the best?

Everyone has different opinions so the best food for one might be different than another. Also each dog's system is different & each dog has different needs so what works well for one dog may be a poor diet for another. The foods you mentioned are all very good quality foods & one I would add to that list is canadea.

I feed Nutro natural choice large breed to all my dogs, I was going to switch the nutro natural large breed senior as all my dogs are over 5 but the first ingredient is not meat I do not like that personally, I was also going to switch them to eukanuba large breed senior but that does not have enough glucosamine & chondrotin in it as 2 of my dogs have leg problems (arthritis, cruciate repair & permanant fractures) & the levels in nutro are much better for my dogs. My main reason for not switching foods is that my dogs are all doing very well on nutro so why screw things up. They have healthy teeth, gums, coat & active energy, healthy poops etc.. If your dog is doing good on his diet than I would personally stay w/ it!

[Cisco's Mom]

Hey! I fed Cisco Nutro Natural Lamb&Rice small bites. When I first got him I was feeding him Hills Science Diet. After a while it seemed that he formed allergies to it. I changed to Nutro and I have had no problems since. I believe the corn in the Hills was the culprit, but I can't be 100% sure. I have always heard from others that the Flint River Ranch is a high quality food. Cisco has tried a sample once and he liked the kibble, but you have to order it over the net. At least in my area ya do.

[KYS]

All the names you mentioned are all very good foods.
I tried Flint River Ranch since my friend swears by it.
(It's a human grade baked kibble)
My dogs gulped it down for the first 2 months and
grew quickly tired of it. I than tried Innova and
used Innova for about a year till I learned about
Canidae, which is also a human grade product.
I started mixing the Canidae with the Innova,
since the Canidae is cheaper in cost.
The dogs loved the Canidae.
After about 6 months I did away with the Innova and
the dogs have been on Canidae ever since.

The dogs never lost interested in the Canidae, and are
doing well on it. Sheba skin is dryer with the Canidae
but she is also a senior. I add a couple squirts of
linatone etc. to make sure they get enough
oil. (I also add human food)

I personally would stick to the Nutro if Nebo is doing well on it.
Nutro is a good food, but not human grade.
Sheba was on Nutro for 5 years and she did fantastic on it. Rocky did not do as well (sensitive stomach) and that is the only reason I switched to a human grade food.


Here is the web site for Canidae: www.canidae.com
Compare the ingredients as sugested.``

[primabella]

Mickey gets dry kibble from Iams.

[Cincy'sMom]

After trying a few varieties/Brands of food, we determined Sensible Choice by Royal Canin (Lamb and Rice) to be the best food for our dogs.

There is a free publication on the webThe Whole Dog Journal, which in Feb. 2003 rated dog foods and chose these to be the "Top dry foods" ( alphabetical order)


Atremis "Natural 6 Mix"
Azmira's "Classic"
Back to Basics "Chicken"
Bench and Field "Holistic Canine Formula"
Burns "Brown Rice & Ocean Fish"
Canidae
Drs Foster & Smith "Adulat Maintenance, Chicken and Brown Rice"
Eagle Pack Holsitic Select
Flint River Ranch "Dry Water LC"
Go! Natural "Super Premium Chicken, Fruit & Vegetable"
Lifespan
Limited Diets "Duck and potato"
Natura Pet Prodcuts " California Natual, Innova"
Natural Balance "Ultra Premium"
Pinnacle
Prairie "Lamb and Rice Medley"
Prime Life
PHD Canine Growth and Maintenance
Royal Canin " Nautral Blend Adult Formula"
Showbound Naturals
Solid gold "Hund-n-Flocken, Millennia"
Timberwolf Organics
Verus "Gp Advantage Diet"
Wellness "Super 5 Mix-Lamb"
Wysong "Maintenance"

[stacwase]

I feed Jake Purina One. My vet recommended it. She says that's just as good as any of the stuff you can buy from the vet, and it's very reasonably-priced. It comes in puppy, adult, and senior formulas.

His diet is supplemented with cat food (he just keeps sneaking it!) So we give him Pedigree Breath Buster biscuits.