PLEASE READ!! Dog Food Analysis.

[JSH812]

Originally Posted by kristie

Is Wellness easy to locate?

Seems to be. I get it at my local feed store, and I also belong to a Basset board where other owners feed Wellness as well. If you go to the website, www.oldmotherhubbard.com (if I'm not supposed to post the site, erase - sorry mods!) you can locate a store near you.

I LOVE it - and preach about it to everyone! Even Sonya Fitzpatrick, the animal psychic on Sirius radio recommends it!

[elizat]

Originally Posted by Danica

My food only gets 4 stars as well. I have never seen the 6 star brands anywhere here, not even one of them.

I've seen this site before when looking for dog food and had the same experience.

I only could find the 3 star and below foods easily. I've tried so many types and my dog eats Nutro and a bit of Bil Jac (which is not as good), but I've tried about 9 types of food and he'll eat these two mixed together. I guess a lower rated food is better than the dog refusing to eat what is given at all though!

[ragamuffin]

I wish I could feed better, but where I live these brands are not readily available! I'm feeding Techni-Cal which is 3 stars. Looks like I'm going going to have to harass my vet into stalking or ordering me better food.

[kirsten]

Originally Posted by kristie

OMG....I recently switched to Avoderm and apparently it is crappy food.....4 stars, but the review said more like 3 stars AND supposedly avocados are possibly toxic to dogs????? I am switching TODAY. Thanks Beljwl, this is great info

My dogs eat Avoderm too. I thought it was a pretty good food. That is scary how avocadoes are toxic to dogs! I am going to change mine ASAP. Sucks, because my 3 pugs really seemed to really like the Avoderm and it has helped with their allergies.

[aklein]

Originally Posted by kirsten

My dogs eat Avoderm too. I thought it was a pretty good food. That is scary how avocadoes are toxic to dogs! I am going to change mine ASAP. Sucks, because my 3 pugs really seemed to really like the Avoderm and it has helped with their allergies.

I wouldn't recommend switching foods without consulting your vet, especially if your dogs have allergies and what they are on seems to be helping.
Also, just as a note to anyone who is planning on switching your dog food, please do it gradually. Do the 3/4 old with 1/4 new for three to five days. Then 1/2 and 1/2 for three days, then do 1/4 old with 3/4 for three days. Your dog will be all set to switch over to the new food. This will help your dog transition his/her pallet and will also get the stomach accustomed to new food.
Here is a link to potentially poisonous plants for your pets http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=1553

[QueenOfDa702]

Ok, I saved the link...but didnt look at it until today. Ummm..I could cry. I've been feeding my dogs Natural Choice since I can remember, and its only 2 stars!! And to think I thought $30.00 for a bag of food was expensive, so it MUST be good quality. Im on the search for ATLEAST the 5 star stuff, Im headed to the dog store I buy from tomorrow. Hopefully they have something on the list.

Edit: I just went on the Wellness site, and the pet store I buy from sells the stuff

[cascratchfever]

I've cycled through a lot of the 5 star foods and a couple of the 6 star foods as well. I was supprised to see Taste of The Wild in the six star category, I tried that one and my dog seemed to like it but I was scared it was a lower quality food than her Wellness and Solid Gold (because it was cheaper) so I switched her back. I guess I was wrong!

[fashionaholic4u]

beljwl, thanks for the info! I was wondering are there any other Westie owners here? I heard that they are prone to allergy. I was wondering what I should feed my 2 month old baby? I am thinking of Innova Evo small bites since it's 6 star. Any suggestions?

[Couturegrl]

^I am thinking of the same food...would love to hear reviews as well!

[4theluvof-it]

Bella eats Blue Buffalo.

[wordbox]

I'm pretty upset, one of my dogs is on a food that only has 3 stars, and it is expensive and I was really thinking I was feeding her the best possible. After reading up, I am switching both dogs over to new stuff. My other dog's food was 4 stars, but I would feel better if they were both getting 5 star food.

I'm switching my older dog to Canidae Platinum, and the younger to Innova. I was feeding them both Solid Gold (different types), and while some of the SG foods were rated well (and the younger dog's was still recommended by the site), I figure if I am going to pay that much money for their food, it may as well be rated highly. It's not even going to cost me more to switch over, and I found out that both of these brands are carried locally by a store that I like (as opposed to other brand I'm currently feeding, which is hard to find and only sold by a store I hate).

Thank you so much for posting that link! I'm going to start slowly switching over to the new stuff.

[CleoCouture]

Originally Posted by Danica

My food only gets 4 stars as well. I have never seen the 6 star brands anywhere here, not even one of them.

To get the 6 stars they are made with out grains! The 6 star level is new, before it was only a 5 star rating system.

I've heard of Blue Wilderness!

Just because it's a 4 star food doesnt mean it's a bad food. I think it's important to see if the site recommends the food or not (below the indgredients above the pros and cons at the top of the post).

Thanks for Posting this Site! It's extremely helpfull and full of important information!

[CleoCouture]

Originally Posted by 4theluvof-it

Bella eats Blue Buffalo.

Yay Blue Buffalo! My animals eat it too! I love the life source bits! They are the company who make the Blue Wilderness that's rated with 6 stars! I think I'm going to start feeding them the Wilderness as a suppliment to the regular Blue!

[couture2387]

Thanks for posting! I'm glad that my dogs' food received 6 stars!

[kavnadoo]

Originally Posted by kristie

OMG....I recently switched to Avoderm and apparently it is crappy food.....4 stars, but the review said more like 3 stars AND supposedly avocados are possibly toxic to dogs????? I am switching TODAY. Thanks Beljwl, this is great info

Yes avocados are toxic to dogs. Keep your dog away from them at all costs!