http://mydoghealthcare.com/1534/what-is-the-best-dry-dog-food/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://mydoghealthcare.com/1534/what-is-the-best-dry-dog-food/comment-page-1/#comment-5871 Lisa P Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:24:12 +0000 http://mydoghealthcare.com/?p=1534#comment-5871 Go to www.dogfoodanalysis.com - it shows all of the ingredients and an analysis of pretty much every dry and canned dog food available. You will find that the more common brands that have been around for a while are the worst health-wise. After careful research I settled on Canidae for my dogs - go to www.canidae.com to read about their food. NOTE: I find that vets will recommend whatever brand of dog food it is that their clinic carries and sells. Go to http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com – it shows all of the ingredients and an analysis of pretty much every dry and canned dog food available. You will find that the more common brands that have been around for a while are the worst health-wise. After careful research I settled on Canidae for my dogs – go to http://www.canidae.com to read about their food. NOTE: I find that vets will recommend whatever brand of dog food it is that their clinic carries and sells.

]]> http://mydoghealthcare.com/1534/what-is-the-best-dry-dog-food/comment-page-1/#comment-5872 Cara B Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:24:12 +0000 http://mydoghealthcare.com/?p=1534#comment-5872 I'd say avoid: Science Diet - I wonder if anyone who buys it has ever looked at the ingredients. It is very expensive for poor quality. IAMS - mostly corn, which dogs can't digest, so you are paying for more poop Pedigree - nasty junk that no poor dog should be fed, it contains mostly corn, cancer-inducing preservatives and low quality protein Purina 'chows' - poor quality, but you'd expect it at that price Beneful - mostly corn Purina ONE - corn and by-products Eukanuba - not terrible but more expensive than better foods Pro Plan - overpriced for quality, sells due to advertising rather than its benefits as a product Brands i'd recommend are: Nutro Natural Choice/Ultra - good quality for price Natural Balance - excellent quality Royal Canin - my picky dog loves it Innova - expensive but you will feed much less, especially of the Evo line Canidae - very good value Purina Pro Plan Selects (not regular Pro Plan) Merrick - human grade ingredients As a rule, you generally get what you pay for. Avoid anything with BHA/BHT in like the plague, it is known to cause cancer. Avoid anything containing any form of corn in the first five ingredients. And don't feed anything containing by-products. I’d say avoid:
Science Diet – I wonder if anyone who buys it has ever looked at the ingredients. It is very expensive for poor quality.
IAMS – mostly corn, which dogs can’t digest, so you are paying for more poop
Pedigree – nasty junk that no poor dog should be fed, it contains mostly corn, cancer-inducing preservatives and low quality protein
Purina ‘chows’ – poor quality, but you’d expect it at that price
Beneful – mostly corn
Purina ONE – corn and by-products
Eukanuba – not terrible but more expensive than better foods
Pro Plan – overpriced for quality, sells due to advertising rather than its benefits as a product
Brands i’d recommend are:
Nutro Natural Choice/Ultra – good quality for price
Natural Balance – excellent quality
Royal Canin – my picky dog loves it
Innova – expensive but you will feed much less, especially of the Evo line
Canidae – very good value
Purina Pro Plan Selects (not regular Pro Plan)
Merrick – human grade ingredients
As a rule, you generally get what you pay for. Avoid anything with BHA/BHT in like the plague, it is known to cause cancer. Avoid anything containing any form of corn in the first five ingredients. And don’t feed anything containing by-products.

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