What Pet Food You Use?

[Trample the Elderly]

Did FD start this thread? I'm kind of partial to IAMs myself. It gives my coat a nice shine.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well my kids don't lick their balls or ass so there is a difference. I always get a good laugh when I watch a dog licking themself then run over and start to lick their owners in the face.

This had me busting out laughing, LOL.

Ultimately the food your dog can tolerate is going to be an individual thing. Just like for people. Some dogs have iron stomachs and can take anything, others get the runs from nothing.

There's a tendency for people to blame the dog food when something goes wrong with the dog, but typically there's an underlying medical condition that's to blame.

I've heard of quality problems with certain dog foods (unsanitary conditions at the processing plant, etc.), but if you do some research and find the dogfoods with decent records, from there it's just a matter of finding the one that agrees with your pet's stomach. There's no food that will make them live longer or anything like that. Genetics have a much greater influence on longevity than the food does.

Same goes for humans, too. My grandmom smoked unfiltered cigs for 55 years, was an alcoholic, had hypertension, ate like shit, and lived to be 89. Go figure.

[SBXVII]

Was using Nutro Natural Choice dry dog food that I would add water to. Now I use Pedigree. Two reasons.... cheaper by about $20 for same size bag and in most food stores.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Two reasons.... cheaper by about $20 for same size bag and in most food stores.

Those sound more like reasons to avoid it.

[htownskinfan]

kibbles n bits

[firstdown]

Me and the wife had talked about getting a dog but after reading this thread and all of the different food choices that need to be made we might just get some fish.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Me and the wife had talked about getting a dog but after reading this thread and all of the different food choices that need to be made we might just get some fish.

Wise choice! Dogs are a lot of work. I have two and love them but once they move on to a better place it will take a ton of convincing to get me to get another ever again.

[DynamiteRave]

Working at Petsmart, in the breakroom there's a chart that identifies the grade of food you can provide dogs and cats. Here's a gist of it:

Low grade - Kibbles n Bits, Chef Michael, Cesar, Pedigree, Mighty Dog, Dog Chow, Alpo

Medium Grade - Science Diet, Iams, Eukaneuba, Nutro, Beneful

High Grade - Blue Buffalo, Authority, Nature's Recipe and other organic dog food.

My manager used to say that feeding your dogs anything from the low grade food category, was like the equivalent of humans eating Chinese Food all the time. It's food and it gets the job done, but it's not the best for you.

Personally, Science Diet seems to treat most dogs and cats pretty well. I convinced my friend to switch over from buying to store brand Walmart food, and she noticed a definite difference in her dog's poop quality and general well being.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

My manager used to say that feeding your dogs anything from the low grade food category, was like the equivalent of humans eating Chinese Food all the time.

Gag, it's worse than I thought.

[Monkeydad]

Found a quality food with Glucosamine and Chrondroitin added to it. I've heard good things about this brand:

Adult: Dog Food Reviews - Orijen Adult - Powered by ReviewPost

Senior: Dog Food Reviews - Orijen Senior - Powered by ReviewPost

[firstdown]

My brother in law would feed his dog three chicken backs bones and all every day.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by firstdown

My brother in law would feed his dog three chicken backs bones and all every day.

Yeah, my uncle's dogs probably ate 10,000 chicken bones in their lives, and never did a problem result from it. They were lab mutts.

[CRedskinsRule]

Apparently this pet owner used himself:

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Omaha man dies after being strangled by pet boa constrictor, authorities say

[GhettoDogAllStars]

I use Iams, but my dog farts a lot, so I tried Nutro because it was supposed to help, but it didn't. So, back to Iams. Anyone else have this problem?

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

I use Iams, but my dog farts a lot, so I tried Nutro because it was supposed to help, but it didn't. So, back to Iams. Anyone else have this problem?

Maybe you just have a smelly dog. Lol, what type of dog is it? I know some dogs are prone to farting more than others.