We've all heard the phrase "You are what you eat".

How does this apply to the various commercial dog foods? Do the high
end dog foods like Science Diet and Pro Plan have any substantial
effect on canine behavior, either negative or positive, over regular
dog foods like Pedigree and Alpo? Is it worth the extra money? My vet
keeps telling me to switch to Science Diet, but I suspect that might
have something to do with the fact that he sells the stuff. We
currently feed Alpo dry, and my dog seems to be thriving. He is a 3
year old Collie.

Thanks in advance,


Doug Miller

I had one miniature poodle, my beloved Churchill, live with health
problems to be 17, our other, a toy, is 16 1/2. I switched to home
cooked 'puppy hot dishes' about 7 years ago, using my own recipes,
including lentils, brown rice, parsley, etc, plus whatever good lean
meat or fish I wanted to add. There are also good recipes in "Natural
Health for Dogs and Cats" by Pitcairn. I make a big batch, then
freeze in ice cube trays, then dump the cubes into freezer bags. I
also add supplements such as brewers yeast, flax oil, etc, when
served. I believe getting them off 'dog food' has helped.

Also, for bigger and more active breeds, there are suggestions for the
BARF (raw) diet too. I supplemented my dogs' diet with storebought
frozen barf food too.

Pamela McElwain-Brown


On 14 Jan 2005 07:12:16 -0800, "
wrote:

We've all heard the phrase "You are what you eat".

How does this apply to the various commercial dog foods? Do the high
end dog foods like Science Diet and Pro Plan have any substantial
effect on canine behavior, either negative or positive, over regular
dog foods like Pedigree and Alpo? Is it worth the extra money? My vet
keeps telling me to switch to Science Diet, but I suspect that might
have something to do with the fact that he sells the stuff. We
currently feed Alpo dry, and my dog seems to be thriving. He is a 3
year old Collie.

Thanks in advance,


Doug Miller


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