Comments on: Best dog food ingredients http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-180850 Lindsay Stordahl Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:40:54 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-180850 Look for natural or organic brands of dog food. Some of the brands I trust include Canidae, Evo, Innova, Solid Gold, Nature's Variety and Nutrisource - but there are many others. You likely won't find these brands at the usual grocery store or a Target or Wal-Mart. Petco and PetSmart carry maybe one natural brand. They seem to be getting better, though. I shop at a local natural pet food store in my area called Natural Pet Center. Perhaps there is somewhere similar in your area. Look for natural or organic brands of dog food. Some of the brands I trust include Canidae, Evo, Innova, Solid Gold, Nature’s Variety and Nutrisource – but there are many others. You likely won’t find these brands at the usual grocery store or a Target or Wal-Mart. Petco and PetSmart carry maybe one natural brand. They seem to be getting better, though. I shop at a local natural pet food store in my area called Natural Pet Center. Perhaps there is somewhere similar in your area.

]]> By: sarah http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-180827 sarah Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:36:53 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-180827 yes i prefer just to make my own to its stupid to put all this in dog food no wonder why they get sick and have problems i rather give my dogs raw hamburger meet instead of this becuase heck they even put a weed killer im thier so thank you so much about makin me see the importance of checkin the labels and do you no what dog food that dosent have it yes i prefer just to make my own to its stupid to put all this in dog food no wonder why they get sick and have problems i rather give my dogs raw hamburger meet instead of this becuase heck they even put a weed killer im thier so thank you so much about makin me see the importance of checkin the labels and do you no what dog food that dosent have it

]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-17169 Lindsay Stordahl Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:52:13 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-17169 I've heard of others who do this. For some, it works out great because they have done their research like you have. For many others, they end up with sick dogs or dogs lacking certain nutrients because you can't just feed a dog raw hamburger and call it good. I’ve heard of others who do this. For some, it works out great because they have done their research like you have. For many others, they end up with sick dogs or dogs lacking certain nutrients because you can’t just feed a dog raw hamburger and call it good.

]]> By: Burns Dog Food http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-17166 Burns Dog Food Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:21:11 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-17166 Hi... Great breakdown of the common food ingredients in many of the popular commecially made dog foods. It's amazing how rare it is that I see someone reading the food labels of dog food. Because of the recent illnesses that have occurred due to contaminated dog food, I have startd to make dog food at home. It's much easier than you would think and I'm satisfied with the knowledge that I know exactly what my dog is eating. Phil Hi…

Great breakdown of the common food ingredients in many of the popular commecially made dog foods. It’s amazing how rare it is that I see someone reading the food labels of dog food.

Because of the recent illnesses that have occurred due to contaminated dog food, I have startd to make dog food at home.

It’s much easier than you would think and I’m satisfied with the knowledge that I know exactly what my dog is eating.

Phil

]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-16931 Lindsay Stordahl Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:32:44 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-16931 Yeah. One way to look at it is that you are saving money in the long run by buying healthier food. Cheaper food will be more likely to lead to diseases and obesity. Science Diet is not a food I would recommend either. And I have also heard many vets say that any dry dog food is fine, I've had vets recommend all three of those brands. Yeah. One way to look at it is that you are saving money in the long run by buying healthier food. Cheaper food will be more likely to lead to diseases and obesity. Science Diet is not a food I would recommend either. And I have also heard many vets say that any dry dog food is fine, I’ve had vets recommend all three of those brands.

]]> By: Mel http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-16927 Mel Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:05:33 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-16927 GREAT post! It makes me so sad when people don't pay attention to dog nutrition. I have to bit my tongue whenever I see someone with Iams or Purina in their cart at the super market. Even Science Diet is no good! Vets only recommend it because most get kick backs from the company. GREAT post! It makes me so sad when people don’t pay attention to dog nutrition. I have to bit my tongue whenever I see someone with Iams or Purina in their cart at the super market. Even Science Diet is no good! Vets only recommend it because most get kick backs from the company.

]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-16580 Lindsay Stordahl Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:45:36 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-16580 Yeah, you are SO right. People just trust that a food is good because it comes from Petco or PetSmart or because their vet said it's OK. Boy are they off. Yeah, you are SO right. People just trust that a food is good because it comes from Petco or PetSmart or because their vet said it’s OK. Boy are they off.

]]> By: Cristine http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-16577 Cristine Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:06:47 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-16577 Major typo in what I just posted, *So many dog owners trust that the food they conveniently purchase while at the grocery store (or even petco) is actually quite GOOD for their dog. Major typo in what I just posted, *So many dog owners trust that the food they conveniently purchase while at the grocery store (or even petco) is actually quite GOOD for their dog.

]]> By: Cristine http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-16576 Cristine Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:05:00 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-16576 Great post! So many dog owners trust that the food they conveniently purchase while at the grocery store (or even petco) is actually quite bad for the dog. My two dogs visit a holistic vet who is very into making sure the diet is right to avoid any health problems down the line. He gave me a pamphlet on dog foods and how many actually have ingredients that contain ... DOGS! "Animal by-product" literally means animal and it means ANY animal, including dog meat and meats that are considered not safe for humans to eat. I feed them Solid Gold dry food and natural balance low ingredient diet wet foods because one of them has terrible food allergies. Great post! So many dog owners trust that the food they conveniently purchase while at the grocery store (or even petco) is actually quite bad for the dog.
My two dogs visit a holistic vet who is very into making sure the diet is right to avoid any health problems down the line. He gave me a pamphlet on dog foods and how many actually have ingredients that contain … DOGS! “Animal by-product” literally means animal and it means ANY animal, including dog meat and meats that are considered not safe for humans to eat.
I feed them Solid Gold dry food and natural balance low ingredient diet wet foods because one of them has terrible food allergies.

]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/10/19/best-dog-food-ingredients/comment-page-1/#comment-16141 Lindsay Stordahl Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:58:00 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=4593#comment-16141 Yes! Thank you! Yes! Thank you!

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