What do you feed your dog?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only thing one of my two beagles can tolerate is grain-free, chicken-based food. So since there are two of them (and they don't respect personal space) both have to eat it. However, PetSmart's house brand, Authority, is well-priced and often there are coupons. So it's not a financial burden. The larger issue is that they cannot eat anything that isn't pure meat, so the only treats we give them are frozen chunks of chicken breast. It satisfies their need to gnaw and and cost-wise, it's not bad. We buy it in bulk, cook it off, and then break it into chunks and freeze it. My vet suggested it and it's worked for us.

We get freeze dried turkey hearts and other meat products from Oma's Pride. The dog loves them and they are not too expensive. Might be worth looking into.

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I am so tired of going out and having to seek the designer dog food.

Honestly I know what you mean. We had our dog out of town with us, ran out of dog food and it was a huge hassle trying to find the right food.
Wanted to just buy from the grocery store. Why has dog food become such a hassle?

It's totally not a hassle for us. I buy it about 3x a year and I order it online, so it's delivered. If going out of town with the dog, I bring a snap tight container with enough food plus extra just in case. I have never had to board her, so no worries about transitioning food for that.

I want to feed my dog the good food, I don't see anything wrong with that. She can't speak up and tell me if there is a problem with her food, so I have to try to give her what I think is best for her. When I decided to get a dog I knew it was a big responsibility and it won't always be convenient, but it is worth it because of what my dog provides for me. Who knew dog food could become controversial lol.

I agree. I buy it from the pet store down the street. Easy peasy.

I don't feed my kids McDonald's food, or eat it myself, because I feel awful when I do and it is bad for you. I make the same choices for my dog.

I imagine, as well, that in the long run I save money in vet bills. A dog who eats well is a dog who is largely healthy.

LOL. Tell yourself that if it helps you sleep at night, but my 2 dogs both are Beneful or Iams every day for 10+ years (after we finally gave up on driving to the pet store every time we needed to buy more food, since we have a small house and no room to store months of food for 2 80-lb dogs). Both were strong, energetic, had beautiful coats, and had literally zero health problems. They were never at the vet except for their yearly visit until they were over 13, and even then it wasn't much. Vet even said they had unusually clean teeth. Both outlived the normal life span range for dogs of their size. (They were mixed-breed, which may also play a part in their excellent health profiles. They did both get sick and die eventually but even the most expensive dog food can't change that. I will never be suckered into buying pricey dog food again!

Whatever. The plural of anecdote is not data. All animals - dogs, cats, humans - benefit from eating good food. Crap food is bad for any animal.

Mixed breeds are not healthier than purebred dogs. That is a myth.

http://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedailyvet/pmahaney/2011/nov/dispelling_the_mixed_breed_health_myth-12067

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Royal canin.

Like eating at McD's every day.

Worse, actually.


http://truthaboutpetfood.com/royal-canin-says/

And, this is your authority on pet food safety? Who is this lady? Please come with something better than this...

Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,

Susan Thixton
TruthaboutPetFood.com
Association for Truth in Pet Food
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author Buyer Beware, Co-Author Dinner PAWsible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Royal canin.

Like eating at McD's every day.

Worse, actually.


http://truthaboutpetfood.com/royal-canin-says/

And, this is your authority on pet food safety? Who is this lady? Please come with something better than this...

Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,

Susan Thixton
TruthaboutPetFood.com
Association for Truth in Pet Food
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author Buyer Beware, Co-Author Dinner PAWsible

There are many authorities on pet food. None of them think Royal Canin is good quality food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Royal canin.

Like eating at McD's every day.

Worse, actually.


http://truthaboutpetfood.com/royal-canin-says/

And, this is your authority on pet food safety? Who is this lady? Please come with something better than this...

Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,

Susan Thixton
TruthaboutPetFood.com
Association for Truth in Pet Food
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author Buyer Beware, Co-Author Dinner PAWsible

There are many authorities on pet food. None of them think Royal Canin is good quality food.

Who are "they"? My dog is still alive and healthy and am sure there are other dogs too.

[Anonymous]

Purina One Sensitive System - it is made with Salmon rather then Chicken. Pooch has a chicken allergy like a lot of dogs. He gets a spoonful of yogurt and some leftover meat mixed in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Purina One Sensitive System - it is made with Salmon rather then Chicken. Pooch has a chicken allergy like a lot of dogs. He gets a spoonful of yogurt and some leftover meat mixed in.

Hi, my dog has been getting a spoonful of yogurt lately too. He's allergic to everything... Including most vaccines!

[Anonymous]

Eukanuba large breed puppy and the Eukanuba growth treats. She also gets scraps of lean meat (lots of wild game), egg whites from boiled eggs, pumpkin, and occasionally yogurt.

[Anonymous]

HI. I have a seven month old cockapoo. I have been giving her the Dick Van Patton dog food for puppies. No filler, no grain, sweet potatos and fish or duck. I guess she likes it. She doesn't itch as much as she did when she was younger on food with grain. I also give it a squirt of salmon or other fish oil.

Once I a week, I give her a hard boiled egg. She loves that. Do others give egg?

[Anonymous]

Yes we give egg. Sometimes I make egg whites and sometimes give some scrambled or hard boiled. It is a topper on a meal of kibble. Big dog gets 1 tsp to 1 tbs. When eating a banana the dog gets 1/4 to 1/2 anbout 2x/week. He gets some plain greek yogurt as a snack when I eat yogurt. We make some meat separately with no spices. Again the 1tsp to 1tbs per meal. Nothing savory is given except as part of a scheduled meal-that includes teeny tidbits of fresh mozzarella.

For a cake we baked cooked rice with meat [ground beef] and melted low fat skippy P butter for icing. Another treat meal is cooking rice with ground chicken.

He hates carrots, cauliflower, broccoli all of which got thrown around as toys and once he took them outside and made a stash. A trainer suggested we do a treasure hunt with veggies.

The kibble is purina pro plan sport 30/20 which is denigrated by dog food afficiondos. Breeder feeds it to show, obedience, and field competition dogs. Our dog has a beautiful shiny coat, 2-3 solid nice stool daily, healthy, bright, and active.

He eats mother hubbard biscuits and greenies.

[Anonymous]

and he prefers fage greek yogurt 0% to other brands

[Anonymous]

I have a one year old cockapoo. I have been mixing a bit of soft dog food in with her kibbles. She just seems to enjoy it so much more. Dry Kibble she leaves in the bowl. Are there any downsides to feeding a bit of soft food mixed in with kibble? She just seems more satiated and doesn't beg for food so much after a good meal that she laps up.

[Anonymous]

My dog eats Fromm and whatever the toddler throws from the high chair.

[Anonymous]

Natural Balance potato and duck allergy. Amazing

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Purina Sensitive System - no chicken or chicken by products. Like a lot of dogs he is allergic to chicken. No chicken treats either. I only buy made in the US rawhides. He also get plain yogurt in his breakfast with a salmon oil pill squirted over it for breakfast. Dinner includes leftover meat (again no chicken) and canned pumpkin. Getting him off chicken really took care of the ear infections and paw licking.

Havanese, male, age 6.5