Fellow dog owners - what food do you feed?

[Holtgards]

We Use Nutrena River Run High Pro 50# bags for 21.00 and have always been a fan of Nutrena products

[Monty the BP]

Working in the Veterinary field for over 8 yrs I always feed Medi-Cal/Royal Canin. The company will always support you and your puppy they always have Veterinarians on standby as well Great food. Having said that what works for my dogs may not work for yours. Don't buy into the "hype" just because they say they add blueberry for example does not mean it has blueberries. In Canada the only thing that has to be legally correct on a food bag is the weight.....very scary Good luck with your new puppy

[Aztec4mia]

Kirkland brand from Costco alternating between chicken and lamb, fish oil and vitamin E, coconut oil & raw meaty bones every now and then.
both are shepherd mixes.

[MootWorm]

My dogs absolutely hated blue buffalo. We ended up having to mix some water in to make a 'gravy' in order to finish the bag lol. They seem to really enjoy taste of the wild though, and their coats and overall body types are in really good condition.

[Monty the BP]

Kirkland brand from Costco alternating between chicken and lamb, fish oil and vitamin E, coconut oil & raw meaty bones every now and then.
both are shepherd mixes.

You know I bred and showed pugs for 7 yrs and so many breeders use the Natures Domain which is only sold at Costco, they swear by it. I did a lot of research on that brand and have to say it seems to be a good brand.

[norwegn113]

I feed my dogs Canidae dog food. All life stages. It is a really good grade food. When looking at dog food look for the K/cals. Per cup. It is the nutritional value of the food that can be metabolized. Many big name brands have very low K/cals. It is listed on each bag somewhere near the ingredients. Hope that helps?

[Expensive hobby]

Taste of the Wild here. Wetlands formula to be exact. My dogs have never been more healthy once I switched over


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[Aztec4mia]

You know I bred and showed pugs for 7 yrs and so many breeders use the Natures Domain which is only sold at Costco, they swear by it. I did a lot of research on that brand and have to say it seems to be a good brand.

The kirkland brand gets the job done and is reasonably priced for a 40# bag, and has a 4 star rating on that dog food advisor website that was posted earlier.

[anatess]

Raw feeder here. I budget $1.30 per pound and with 3 dogs it all amounts to the same as Blue Buffalo.

If I have to go kibble, I would go with Blue Buffalo Wilderness or Earthborn Holistics Primitive Natural as they are most accessible. Fromm is also a good one but harder to find. You can get it from petflow.com and if you use ENGLISHBULLDOGS (if that doesn't work try it without the S) in the promotion you can get free shipping for packages over 45 lbs. Yes, I have English Bulldogs who are one of the most finicky dogs as far as nutrition go.

And for whoever said something about dogs not being obligate carnivores... yes, they are not obligate carnivores but they are carnivores nonetheless. The difference between an obligate carnivore and a non-obligate carnivore is that an obligate carnivore cannot process non-meat food at all whereas a non-obligate carnivore can process non-meat proteins if that's the only opportunity presented but their physiology is optimized for meat. Or in simpler terms - a lion is an obligate carnivore and will die if there is no meat to eat, whereas a dog is a non-obligate carnivore and eats whole prey but if they can't find one, they'll make do with whatever protein they can find.

Now, very important words here - whole prey. If you only feed your dog ground beef and chicken legs you're not giving your dog whole prey and would then have a nutritionally deficient diet.

[satomi325]

I agree with Anatess. Raw is the best diet to feed a dog. Or any carnivorous pet for the matter. Raw is only bad if it is unbalanced(I.e only using ground and not including organs or bones for example). True finely tuned meals are based off a prey model diet and are does not cause deficiencies. Some people even feed whole carcasses to avoid missing anything.

A dog on kibble is nothing like a dog on a balanced raw diet. The physical difference is an eye opener.

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