gsd food ??? - Page 1

can anyone tell me if

Wagg Complete with Chicken & Veg  kibble dog food is any good a few people have said it is a good food would appreciate your opinion on this matter as unfortunately at the moment im not able to work and would like to get my little girl the best i can afford thank you for your help

Even if I was willing to feed kibble, I wouldn't touch this stuff.  The main ingredient is wheat, followed by "meat meal" so you really don't even know what is in that, wheat again, corn, and poultry fat (again, you have no clue what this is other than "bird" based).  This looks like pig feed more than dog food.  For claiming it's "chicken and veg", it's rather sad to see chicken is the NINTH ingredient on the list.  I'd keep looking.  Look for something that is preferably grain free or at least wheat/corn free (major allergens and nutritionally about useless to a dog) and has and IDENTIFIED meat such as chicken or lamb (remember that meals are at the dry weight but fresh meats will cook down due to being about 70% water) as the main ingredients.


http://www.waggfoods.co.uk/products.aspx?ProductID=3  The ingredients for the food you are looking at.

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/  A place to review kibble qualities.

If you have access to Costco the Kirkland dog foods are good quality for the price. We feed Natures Domain right now (salmon and sweet potato has been on the recall list recently) and for 15 years prior to that we fed the Kirkland Lamb and rice and the dogs did fantastic on it. Not sure what is costs in the US but it is abOut $32 for a 40lb bag in Canada soni expect it would be less in the US

Nature's Domain is made by Diamond and they are the one's having all the recalls.  I was on Natural Balance until that also was recalled because it's made by Diamond.  What other dog food are you GSD owner's using?

I'm still feeding Canidae even though it was on the recall list. The bag I had was not and if it had been, I'd have simply exchanged it for one that was not. I think people overreacted to this recall. It was an isolated incident at one processing facility that has since been remedied, not a problem with the formulation of any of the recalled brands.

Yes I did make it clear that the salmon and sweet potato is on the recall list.

Oh and we are still feeding Nature's Domain. My dOgs do great on it. And I honestly have no clue if we had any recalled bags, we go through it do fast that by the time a recall is announced it would have been 6-10 bags ago for us. LOL plus as soon as we get the bags home they get dumped in to a giant airtight bin and the bags go in the trash.

Compared to an all natural diet based on meat, bone and organs (I feed mostly raw, with some cooked and some other proteins and veggies), kibble is dead, processed low quality feed no matter how much money you spend and how good the product advertisement.

I started my pup off on one of the pricey, grain free kibbles and actually seemed to have good results. He liked eating it and I thought that's all he needed to meet his nutritional needs. Once I started educating myself and consulting with others who feed natural, raw diets, I had an abrupt change of heart and stopped feeding anything commercial and processed altogether.

My 6 month old loves raw; he is lean, super energetic, has a sleek coat, alert and has not yet had even a hint of an ailment whatsoever.

I will not go back to commercial dog food even though I did not have any negative experience with it other than my pup's breeder educating me on the dangers (hips/elbows, etc) of growing a GSD pup too fast.

A wealth of informative articles are posted online about raw feeding, it is easier and more economical than you may think at first. And you will take pride in preparing these meals for your best friend.