Comments on: 10 Best Dog Foods, and the Dirty Truth About What’s Inside Many Pet Foods http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/ Pet advice blog with expert articles about pets health, behavior, training and grooming of dogs, cats and all sorts of companion animals. We aim to educate and entertain! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:08:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Janie K. http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-1686 Janie K. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:07:22 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-1686 Hi: Nice detailed article on dog food ingredients. Personally, I prefer the smaller companies that manufacture their own foods or have a human grade facility do it for them where they can closely monitor production. There is less risk of contamination and companies always care more about their own product than the people manufacturing it for them. There are even much better all natural foods than the ones listed above. My own eat dehydrated diets, and they are thriving and love the food. Janie Hi:

Nice detailed article on dog food ingredients. Personally, I prefer the smaller companies that manufacture their own foods or have a human grade facility do it for them where they can closely monitor production. There is less risk of contamination and companies always care more about their own product than the people manufacturing it for them. There are even much better all natural foods than the ones listed above. My own eat dehydrated diets, and they are thriving and love the food.

Janie

]]> By: Jason http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-1431 Jason Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:07:33 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-1431 Wow, I don't think I could afford to feed our dogs at $70 per bag. I look for a good quality food at a reasonable price. Kirkland's best is supposedly a decent food for a great price, but only available at Costco. If they sell it at Walmart, it's junk. Wow, I don’t think I could afford to feed our dogs at $70 per bag. I look for a good quality food at a reasonable price. Kirkland’s best is supposedly a decent food for a great price, but only available at Costco. If they sell it at Walmart, it’s junk.

]]> By: Peter http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-1130 Peter Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:29:45 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-1130 Thanks for the information. It really is amazing some of the stuff that dogs get fed. It's so easy to get them on a good diet once you know what to look for. Faucodasto - I don't really think you can relate bags of dry dog food to things that we eat since we don't really eat any dry meat blends that stay good almost indefinitely. Their digestion is a lot better than ours so they can handle it better though. Thanks for the information. It really is amazing some of the stuff that dogs get fed. It’s so easy to get them on a good diet once you know what to look for.

Faucodasto – I don’t really think you can relate bags of dry dog food to things that we eat since we don’t really eat any dry meat blends that stay good almost indefinitely. Their digestion is a lot better than ours so they can handle it better though.

]]> By: Dog Food http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-1128 Dog Food Tue, 30 Nov 2010 01:15:46 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-1128 Unfortunately the so called prescription dog food diets contain the lowest cost ingredients available to do the job, with little regard for long term animal health. As you said the cost is enormous for what's actually in the bag. What more, the products are neither human grade, contain chemical preservatives and just meet basic requirements for life, not health. Many cat and dog foods available at pet specialty stores are very suitable for allergic pets, are much healthier than prescription diets and cost less. Unfortunately the so called prescription dog food diets contain the lowest cost ingredients available to do the job, with little regard for long term animal health. As you said the cost is enormous for what’s actually in the bag.

What more, the products are neither human grade, contain chemical preservatives and just meet basic requirements for life, not health.

Many cat and dog foods available at pet specialty stores are very suitable for allergic pets, are much healthier than prescription diets and cost less.

]]> By: Faucodasto http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-936 Faucodasto Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:47:39 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-936 what does this say about the typical diet that we ourselves eat? If it cost 70 for a bag of quality dog food what would it cost to feed ourselves with a comparable "bag" of grocerys? what does this say about the typical diet that we ourselves eat? If it cost 70 for a bag of quality dog food what would it cost to feed ourselves with a comparable “bag” of grocerys?

]]> By: Jen http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-757 Jen Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:04:17 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-757 Wow. This is an eye opener. Great resource for us dog owners. $70 dollars for a bag of dog food is ridiculous, Hope what you try works! Wow. This is an eye opener. Great resource for us dog owners. $70 dollars for a bag of dog food is ridiculous, Hope what you try works!

]]> By: PetsAdviser.com http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-644 PetsAdviser.com Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:40:13 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-644 Thanks for the comments, Dianne. 70 bucks for a bag of dog food?!! Let us know how the great Allergy Search goes. Thanks for the comments, Dianne. 70 bucks for a bag of dog food?!! Let us know how the great Allergy Search goes.

]]> By: Dianne http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-643 Dianne Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:15:47 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-643 I'm glad I came across this site. My dog has been on an Ultra Allergen Free diet (the bag of food costs about $65-$70! Plus he needs a prescription for it!). We've been introducing typical items back into his diet one at a time to see what it is he is allergic to. Seems to be beef! I'm going to try to buy a small bag of the A+ bags to see if he can stomach it. =) I’m glad I came across this site. My dog has been on an Ultra Allergen Free diet (the bag of food costs about $65-$70! Plus he needs a prescription for it!). We’ve been introducing typical items back into his diet one at a time to see what it is he is allergic to. Seems to be beef! I’m going to try to buy a small bag of the A+ bags to see if he can stomach it.
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]]> By: PetsAdviser.com http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-304 PetsAdviser.com Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:10:21 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-304 Thanks Kim. My dog, when I got him, was on an unfortunate diet of Ol' Roy. Yuck. And boy was he gassy. Switched him to the good stuff, no gassy hound. So there was my proof right before my eyes... er, nose. Thanks Kim. My dog, when I got him, was on an unfortunate diet of Ol’ Roy. Yuck. And boy was he gassy. Switched him to the good stuff, no gassy hound. So there was my proof right before my eyes… er, nose.

]]> By: Kim http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-303 Kim Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:34:31 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-303 I work for a petstore and often times hear the complaint "Whatever happened to just dog food?" In the old days there wasn't mass market competition, and people didn't cut corners to try and make a buck. They probably threw the whole chicken in the machine and didn't worry about corn, or corn meal, or ways to bulk up the food with less nutrients so that they could make more money off of it. Now we are getting charged mega dollars to pay these people to make dog food that doesn't even compare. Slowly we are getting around to what is best for our dogs again, but we are paying for it. I work for a petstore and often times hear the complaint “Whatever happened to just dog food?” In the old days there wasn’t mass market competition, and people didn’t cut corners to try and make a buck. They probably threw the whole chicken in the machine and didn’t worry about corn, or corn meal, or ways to bulk up the food with less nutrients so that they could make more money off of it. Now we are getting charged mega dollars to pay these people to make dog food that doesn’t even compare. Slowly we are getting around to what is best for our dogs again, but we are paying for it.

]]> By: DorothyUk http://petsadviser.com/food/what-are-the-10-best-dog-foods/#comment-30 DorothyUk Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:02:02 +0000 http://petsadviser.com/?p=184#comment-30 At the risk of sounding a bit of a Bolshevik, (which I am), I have become increasingly concerned about grain in dog food. Over the years it has been illustrated to me that a large percentage of dogs have problems digesting grain. I wish I could say that my dogs had been fed a natural raw diet; unfortunately my last two dogs did not like this. If your dog produces loose stools or has a skin problem, select a grain-free dog food from those that are recommended on this list. At the risk of sounding a bit of a Bolshevik, (which I am), I have become increasingly concerned about grain in dog food. Over the years it has been illustrated to me that a large percentage of dogs have problems digesting grain. I wish I could say that my dogs had been fed a natural raw diet; unfortunately my last two dogs did not like this.

If your dog produces loose stools or has a skin problem, select a grain-free dog food from those that are recommended on this list.

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