Prior to calling the company of the dog food with onion powder in it, I
called my vet. She assured me that any onion and garlic is fine except
fresh/raw. Then I called the company (Masterfoods USA) who confirmed what
the vet said. They also said the nutrients in the food once cooked is
actually healthy. A google search on the net will find many sources telling
me that onion powder is bad. Who is right? Who is wrong? I don't know but
I can tell you who is frustrated and that's me!

Also, I noticed something in the food that I feed that I did not notice
before "grapeseed oil". If grapes are bad, and raisins too, what's the deal
with that? I asked the vet and she said it is ok. The food is Flint River
Ranch Lamb and Rice Millet in case anyone cares.

In my searching online or at the food I have here, I found onion or garlic
powder in:

~certain flavors of Everlasting Treats
~Nature's Recipe Training Treats
~Canine Carryouts Beef Flavor
~Snausages Snaw Somes Peanut Butter & Apple Flavor
~Puperonies



~Jenny, Maui and Cali

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"MauiJNP" wrote:


~certain flavors of Everlasting Treats
~Nature's Recipe Training Treats

I've not given these and don't know a lot about them. I'll have to
Google

~Canine Carryouts Beef Flavor
~Snausages Snaw Somes Peanut Butter & Apple Flavor
~Puperonies

I can't fathom feeding that stuff. There are so many better
alternatives.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

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Janet Boss wrote:
I can't fathom feeding that stuff. There are so many better
alternatives.

I CANNOT TELL A LIE. I have been known to jackpot with
Snausages.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

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(Melinda Shore) wrote:


I CANNOT TELL A LIE. I have been known to jackpot with
Snausages.

I just can't do it. I can't stand to touch the stuff.

Those Canine Carryout things are part of a very bad memory for me. An
IDIOT brought a warehouse-sized container of them to a small event to
film dogs. She started throwing huge handfuls of them out in the grass,
with a group of dogs that didn't necessarily know one another (Goldens,
but still.....). During the session, at one point all of the dogs were
clustered around her for the treats. I wouldn't normally allow Rudy to
have them, but I figured rather than rock the boat, I would just hope
they passed through quickly. Anyway, the dogs were all sitting around
her (and she sent pics of Rudy doing just that) but all of the sudden he
SCREAMED. I thought one of the other dogs had bitten him. He came
crawling to me, barely able to get his breath. I called to the IDIOT -
"what the hell just happened?". Her response was "oh - I kneed him".
Within a week he developed a large lump at the site. Fortunately, it
was an inflammation that went away after a few weeks and he's fine.

During a "discussion" about her behavior, many months later (I had
dropped it), she said "I'll do whatever is necessary when a dog comes
charging at me". Oh yeah - my scary, charging then 1-year old Golden,
required that response? And the photo evidence shows him sitting
politely?

This person pisses me off in so many ways and yet she has snowed a lot
of folks and will again. I take every opportunity to remind them that
she INJURED my dog. And fed crappy treats in an unsafe manner.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

"MauiJNP" wrote in
:

Prior to calling the company of the dog food with onion powder in
it, I called my vet. She assured me that any onion and garlic is
fine except fresh/raw.

Your vet is incorrect, and frankly, I wouldn't take nutrition advice
from a vet unless I have a good reason to believe that she knows what
she's talking about.

Then I called the company (Masterfoods
USA) who confirmed what the vet said. They also said the
nutrients in the food once cooked is actually healthy.

They have a vested interest in telling you their ingredients are
"healhy."

A google search on the net will find many sources telling me that
onion powder is bad. Who is right? Who is wrong? I don't know
but I can tell you who is frustrated and that's me!

http://www.vetpathology.org/cgi/content/abstract/22/4/387

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

"Janet Boss" wrote in message
...
Those Canine Carryout things are part of a very bad memory for me. An
IDIOT brought a warehouse-sized container of them to a small event to
film dogs. She started throwing huge handfuls of them out in the grass,
with a group of dogs that didn't necessarily know one another (Goldens,
but still.....).
............That's a really stupid thing to do. Nothing like food fights.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

Janet Boss wrote in
:

This person pisses me off in so many ways and yet she has snowed a
lot of folks and will again. I take every opportunity to remind
them that she INJURED my dog. And fed crappy treats in an unsafe
manner.

Charming!

And what the hell was she doing feeding crappy treats with a
brazillian ingredients to dogs whose possible dietary restrictions
she does not know?

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

In article ,
Janet Boss wrote:
Those Canine Carryout things are part of a very bad memory for me. An
IDIOT brought a warehouse-sized container of them to a small event to
film dogs. She started throwing huge handfuls of them out in the grass,
with a group of dogs that didn't necessarily know one another

She should have been ejected on the spot. Talk about dumb.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

Prior to calling the company of the dog food with onion powder in
it, I called my vet. She assured me that any onion and garlic is
fine except fresh/raw.

Your vet is incorrect, and frankly, I wouldn't take nutrition advice
from a vet unless I have a good reason to believe that she knows what
she's talking about.


I don't consider this nutrition advice. I consider it health related
information and I think this is something a vet should know.



Then I called the company (Masterfoods
USA) who confirmed what the vet said. They also said the
nutrients in the food once cooked is actually healthy.

They have a vested interest in telling you their ingredients are
"healhy."


of course, I did mention this to them too.


A google search on the net will find many sources telling me that
onion powder is bad. Who is right? Who is wrong? I don't know
but I can tell you who is frustrated and that's me!

http://www.vetpathology.org/cgi/content/abstract/22/4/387



will check this out

I can't fathom feeding that stuff. There are so many better
alternatives.

I CANNOT TELL A LIE. I have been known to jackpot with
Snausages.
--

they were a first here. I saw the peanut butter and apple flavor in the
store and bought it. now I will have to return it. it smelled good and the
dogs enjoyed it but they will make do. especially since I am making
dehyrated apples this weekend and they sometimes get peanut butter in their
kongs