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Which dog food is best?
I am soon to be adopting a 12 week old male chihuahua. I have been
researching different types of dog foods and have gotten mixed reviews on each brand! There are so many to choose from and I am so confused. I live in a small town and it is hard to get brands like Innova. I am thinking about Eukanuba small breed puppy(which is what his breeder has him on), Solid Gold, or Purina. My miniature dachund and cat are on Purina and they both are doing wonderful. I think I will stick to Eukanuba but I want to get the best food possible. Please share your opinions. Thanks |
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On Jul 11, 8:43 am, diddy wrote:
in legroups.com: Laurleh whittled the following words: I am soon to be adopting a 12 week old male chihuahua. I have been researching different types of dog foods and have gotten mixed reviews on each brand! There are so many to choose from and I am so confused. I live in a small town and it is hard to get brands like Innova. I am thinking about Eukanuba small breed puppy(which is what his breeder has him on), Solid Gold, or Purina. My miniature dachund and cat are on Purina and they both are doing wonderful. I think I will stick to Eukanuba but I want to get the best food possible. Please share your opinions. Thanks Opinions on food is a highly charged topic. I see people here making recommendations all the time that others feel strongly against. NONE of these people are nutritionists. If the dog is doing well on the food... Don't mess with it. Thank-you very much. The dog is doing very well on Eukanuba and I think I will leave him on it. I dont want to make the transtition of moving in with me harder than it already is! |
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Laurleh wrote: I think I will stick to Eukanuba but I want to get the best food possible. Please share your opinions. The best food is the one your dog does best on. Other than that it's good to look at things like ingredient quality, macronutrient and micronutrient balance, and so on, but those are sometimes hard to judge by looking at the bag. Unless you're looking for something in particular or you're not happy with the dog's weight/coat/brightness, there's generally not a reason to change foods. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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diddy wrote:
Opinions on food is a highly charged topic. I see people here making recommendations all the time that others feel strongly against. I have seen people making comparative statements about foods, and I have seen people share their opinions on specific foods. I have also seen people ask for opinions on specific foods. Rarely do I see anyone making specific food recommendations to people who ask general "Which food is best?" questions. At least, not since Steve & Co. left *health. NONE of these people are nutritionists. Obviously. Do you think people come to rpd* thinking they will find canine nutritionists? If the dog is doing well on the food... Don't mess with it. Agreed. The food your dog does best on is the best food for your dog. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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Laurleh wrote:
I am soon to be adopting a 12 week old male chihuahua. I have been researching different types of dog foods and have gotten mixed reviews on each brand! There are so many to choose from and I am so confused. I live in a small town and it is hard to get brands like Innova. I am thinking about Eukanuba small breed puppy(which is what his breeder has him on), Solid Gold, or Purina. My miniature dachund and cat are on Purina and they both are doing wonderful. I think I will stick to Eukanuba but I want to get the best food possible. Please share your opinions. Thanks Here are some links to web sites that report on brands that were affected and not affected by the recent recalls of pet foods due to melamine and related contamination. For my Lab, I have selected brands that were not affected by any of the recalls, and whose food is not manufactured by Menu or Sunshine foods. For my chihuahua, who has special dietary needs and is finicky about what she eats, I prepare her food myself. http://www.thepetfoodlist.com/ http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html http://localhostr.com/files/a906c1803a34d088826d.pdf http://www.petconnection.com/ http://petfoodtracker.blogspot.com/ FurPaw -- It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Army has to hold a bake sale to buy a tank. To reply, unleash the dog. |
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Which dog food is best?
On Jul 11, 9:38 am, Laurleh wrote:
I am soon to be adopting a 12 week old male chihuahua. I have been researching different types of dog foods and have gotten mixed reviews on each brand! There are so many to choose from and I am so confused. I live in a small town and it is hard to get brands like Innova. I am thinking about Eukanuba small breed puppy(which is what his breeder has him on), Solid Gold, or Purina. My miniature dachund and cat are on Purina and they both are doing wonderful. I think I will stick to Eukanuba but I want to get the best food possible. Please share your opinions. Thanks It really doesn't matter what dog food you give your dog. All dog breeders start their puppies on Eukanuba. I have a chihuahua myself, and it is hard to keep cat food away from him! He seems to like beneful a lot too though. The only thing you should be concerned with when it comes to food for a chihuahua, is that they are known to have issues with their digestive system. It is best to look out for the food that supports a healthy digestive system. These dogs are so small it might be hard for them to break down food properly. That is probably the best advice anyone could give you on selecting a brand of dog food. They are picky eaters, so give them what they like that support their digestive system. |
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elegy wrote:
i keep thinking that i could make a fortune marketing dried diced cat **** as training treats. No kidding! Harriet would like to be in charge of product testing, please. i recently and grudgingly switched harv to eukanuba's premium performance active adult food. i personally think it's overpriced crap in bag, but i haven't been able to find a food that he does well on and doesn't eat (and poop) an absurd amount on. it's lower calorie than the canidae he was eating, but he's eating less and pooping HALF AS MUCH. go figure. I don't think Euk Premium Performance is crap in a bag, actually. Harriet did very nicely on it, aside from the coat smell issue. It sounds like it might be exactly what Harv needs. How is he holding up? I didn't respond to the storm thread, because I don't have any advice on the subject. I *wish* I had a magic cure for storm phobia! I feel for him, though. Poor guy. Fear and anxiety suck ass, Mr. Garrison. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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elegy wrote: i recently and grudgingly switched harv to eukanuba's premium performance active adult food. i personally think it's overpriced crap in bag, but i haven't been able to find a food that he does well on and doesn't eat (and poop) an absurd amount on. it's lower calorie than the canidae he was eating, but he's eating less and pooping HALF AS MUCH. More protein, more fat. I've actually been very happy with Eukanuba Premium Performance, although this year I'm going to try something new (probably Annamaet Ultra) and see how that goes. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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"elegy" wrote in message: additionally, dried bunny turds and dried goat poo. Pan would like you to add dried Goose poop (for eating) and fresh Goose poop (for perfuming herself with) to your product list. Suja |
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