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What do you feed your dogs?
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We feed our dogs and cats http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/ - Very healthy food. Great coats, the dogs and cats LOOOOVE it. Their poops are nice and firm, hardly a smell. No health issues thus far. Doing good. Can't complain at all.
I want to say that Diamond is not a very good brand, remember the recall? Diamond products were a huge part of that recall.
However, Chicken Soup is a good food, even though they're made through Diamond they have their own processing plants.
I feed my dogs super premium, Eagle Pack (Holistic). I have a Great Dane (145lbs) and a Husky (70lbs). Eagle Pack is expensive though, about $50 for a 33lb bag. Chicken Soup is affordable though, at least the last time I checked it was. Solid Gold is a really good brand, also expensive though.
However, Chicken Soup is a good food, even though they're made through Diamond they have their own processing plants.
I feed my dogs super premium, Eagle Pack (Holistic). I have a Great Dane (145lbs) and a Husky (70lbs). Eagle Pack is expensive though, about $50 for a 33lb bag. Chicken Soup is affordable though, at least the last time I checked it was. Solid Gold is a really good brand, also expensive though.
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you realize any food with a grain or potato could have alflotoxin?? many human foods have had it ...
Solid gold IMHO is far far to grainy for even a dog and the company has had a LOT of issues with QC... Chicken soup is also quite grainy ...
Eagle pack has some good formulas but many are very corny
I use a grain and potato-free diet.
(Mostly because my Golden has arthritis.)
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are you doing raw??Originally Posted by Nekochan
I use a grain and potato-free diet.
(Mostly because my Golden has arthritis.)
yup my artheritis is better minus potato
Yes I realize other foods can contain alflotoxin, but not to levels of toxicity. With the pet food recall animals were dying, a biiiig over look on the manufacturers part, at least that is how I feel about it.
Solid Gold claims that their dog food varies in color because they use natural ingredients, so the color may vary from batch to batch, but they have only had one or two ingredient changes in the past year or two, from what I've read on their site.
And with the Eagle Pack, I feed the holistic variety so there is no corn, they use beet pulp instead.
Solid Gold claims that their dog food varies in color because they use natural ingredients, so the color may vary from batch to batch, but they have only had one or two ingredient changes in the past year or two, from what I've read on their site.
And with the Eagle Pack, I feed the holistic variety so there is no corn, they use beet pulp instead.
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beet pulp is another I avoidOriginally Posted by MonaxLisa
Yes I realize other foods can contain alflotoxin, but not to levels of toxicity. With the pet food recall animals were dying, a biiiig over look on the manufacturers part, at least that is how I feel about it.
Solid Gold claims that their dog food varies in color because they use natural ingredients, so the color may vary from batch to batch, but they have only had one or two ingredient changes in the past year or two, from what I've read on their site.
And with the Eagle Pack, I feed the holistic variety so there is no corn, they use beet pulp instead.
My aunt lives in a country where they don't do pet food. All they do is some sort of pellet, but it's not a whole diet, so my aunt gives them a mix of rice, vegetables, the pellets, whatever meat they have on hand and often a bit of garlic as well.
They also get other things such as coconuts as treats
The dogs LOVE coconuts. They get cut in half, and they each get half a coconut. The dogs lick out any remaining milk, then chew all the fleshy bits out. It keeps them occupied for ages and it's good for them.
They're very healthy, happy dogs, so not having a fancy diet seems to be doing them fairly well.
They also get other things such as coconuts as treats
The dogs LOVE coconuts. They get cut in half, and they each get half a coconut. The dogs lick out any remaining milk, then chew all the fleshy bits out. It keeps them occupied for ages and it's good for them.
They're very healthy, happy dogs, so not having a fancy diet seems to be doing them fairly well.
I've been feeding Instinct chicken kibble but I'm in the middle of switching to commercial raw (both are potato-free.)
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ahh forgot instinct uses tapicoa and not potato ... raw is way easier for arthritis issues
I feed 10 of my dogs Kirkland Signature dry, with homecooked (Rice, veggies, chicken or ground turkey) a couple times a week.
And then Lucy (the chihuahua) gets Innova, Chicken Soup, and a lot of homecooked and table scraps because she is extremely picky and changes her likes often...and will completely starve herself..so we rotate foods often for her.
And I have to say ICK to the person who feeds her dogs alpo and beneful. One of the best things you can do for your dogs is to give them HEALTHY, PREMIUM food. it is NOT overrated. It is SOO much better for them. We used to feed beneful, and other purina foods a few years ago and I am SOO happy we switched. The dogs coats are softer, silkier, shinier...They don't shed at all, their weight is better maintained, their stools are better, they go to the bathroom less, etc,etc.
So please, for your dogs sake, switch to a higher quality food.
And then Lucy (the chihuahua) gets Innova, Chicken Soup, and a lot of homecooked and table scraps because she is extremely picky and changes her likes often...and will completely starve herself..so we rotate foods often for her.
And I have to say ICK to the person who feeds her dogs alpo and beneful. One of the best things you can do for your dogs is to give them HEALTHY, PREMIUM food. it is NOT overrated. It is SOO much better for them. We used to feed beneful, and other purina foods a few years ago and I am SOO happy we switched. The dogs coats are softer, silkier, shinier...They don't shed at all, their weight is better maintained, their stools are better, they go to the bathroom less, etc,etc.
So please, for your dogs sake, switch to a higher quality food.
You mean the Solid Gold? On their News page the last formula change was January 2008
I am feeding Bruno Eukanuba puppy formula for big breeds (http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_f...ct=113&cat=all).
I am currently researching another brand for his adult food. I like the look of Chicken Soup. My first choice would be Orijen… but seeing as we don’t carry this brand in my whole town I think Chicken soup is the next best thing (http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_f...ct=912&cat=all) The reviews on it are pretty good (I have read other reviews as well). I am still undecided though.
EDIT: nevermind... i found a place that sells Orijen (http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_f...duct=915&cat=8) i will most likely feed him this...Although it says not good for puppies (hes 10 months old). Ill have to decide which one.
I am currently researching another brand for his adult food. I like the look of Chicken Soup. My first choice would be Orijen… but seeing as we don’t carry this brand in my whole town I think Chicken soup is the next best thing (http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_f...ct=912&cat=all) The reviews on it are pretty good (I have read other reviews as well). I am still undecided though.
EDIT: nevermind... i found a place that sells Orijen (http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_f...duct=915&cat=8) i will most likely feed him this...Although it says not good for puppies (hes 10 months old). Ill have to decide which one.
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Despite the recalls, I'm still feeding Diamond. Because look at how many brands have been recalled (like Nutro, a fairly popular brand). I can get Diamond for a decent price, locally (where my choices are Wal Mart of Fleet & Farm to buy from), & the ingredients aren't bad. And almost every brand is changing formulas as of lately....Canidae has a few times to my knowledge changed formula (I know this as I know someone who was feeding it, new bag, dog started vomiting - formula change).
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PF companies only put up what they want you to know ...:_).. SG has chenged many times over the last two yrs ... like just the type and quality of fish ...
As a whole most companies are changing one or two things in there foods now per yr ...
Orijen would be my choice they have two puppy formulas reg and large breed
chicken soup in dog is not as cost effective and not one I would recommend based on personal and other reviews
Solid gold also does holistic.Originally Posted by MonaxLisa
And with the Eagle Pack, I feed the holistic variety so there is no corn, they use beet pulp instead.
I e-mailed Solid Gold to ask them about any formula changes that they havent posted on their site, this is their response.
"Thank you for your email. The only change to our cat foods in the last year is that we recently added a bit of potato protein to reduce the ash content. Other than that, we have not made any changes to the dry cat food in a couple years. We recently removed salmon from some of our dry dog foods and replaced it with herring due to the supply shortage of wild caught salmon.
We made some across the board changes in the summer of 2006 I believe. We streamlined the formulas and added some ingredients we thought to be beneficial such as taurine (dog food) and DHA. We also changed the formulas in 2003 when we switched to a new manufacturing plant.
We donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t particularly like changing the formulas on our products. We will slightly change the formula if we think it will be very beneficial, for instance in the case of adding taurine and DHA or if itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s necessary due to supply problems such as in the case of salmon.
Best regards,
Solid Gold"
"Thank you for your email. The only change to our cat foods in the last year is that we recently added a bit of potato protein to reduce the ash content. Other than that, we have not made any changes to the dry cat food in a couple years. We recently removed salmon from some of our dry dog foods and replaced it with herring due to the supply shortage of wild caught salmon.
We made some across the board changes in the summer of 2006 I believe. We streamlined the formulas and added some ingredients we thought to be beneficial such as taurine (dog food) and DHA. We also changed the formulas in 2003 when we switched to a new manufacturing plant.
We donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t particularly like changing the formulas on our products. We will slightly change the formula if we think it will be very beneficial, for instance in the case of adding taurine and DHA or if itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s necessary due to supply problems such as in the case of salmon.
Best regards,
Solid Gold"
