To hell with this, I'M DONE! - Page 2

FWIW I fed Natural Balance for a couple of years and actually liked it..

I now use Acana ( Wild Praire)... Acana is made by the same company as Orijen, but is less expensive. I had my male on Orijen and swtiched to Acana. He has done well on both.

Good luck..

Deanna..:)

Bless you guys/gals for the support, advice and links. I hear my bed calling my name, so I won't be responding til morning. Thanks to anyone who comments whilest I sleep. Sent from my HTC EVO Shift 4G

Damn. I feed the kennel dogs Canidae!

Actually, all the ones I have in right now are on their own food, from home.

Looks like I'll be switching to Lifetime as the 'house' brand from now on!

It's made right here in Ontario (sorry guys, not available in the States.) It's wheat free, corn free, and they try to source all their ingredients within 40 miles of their plant.

http://www.petacular.com/canine-plus-lifetime-dog-food-582-prd1.html 

They also market large animal feed under the name Shurgain. The parent organization is Nutreco.

 

I have been using Earth Born and love it. 

Comes in different flavors and they have a fish one if you like.

Comes as Grain free as well as with limited grain.

Good price been geting it for $31.99

You can get something on TOTW:
From:  http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/information/

Pet owners who are unsure if the product they purchased is included in the recall, or who would like replacement product or a refund, may contact Diamond Pet Foods via a toll free call at 1-866-918-8756, Monday through Sunday, 8 am – 6pm EST. Consumers may also go to diamondpetrecall.com for more information. The company is working with distributors and retailers to ensure all affected product is removed from shelves.

Okay, for those who are interested, I have looked into (not 100% sure yet) but I am THINKING I will be giving the kids THIS:

Earthborn Holstic - Grain Free - Meadow Feast formula

http://www.earthbornholisticpetfood.com/us/dog_formulas/meadow_feast/

It has protein levels I'm comfortable with, it's grain free, all life stages diet, calcium content acceptable for large breed puppies, and *AS TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE* Is NOT a Diamond lacky of any form.

If I'm wrong, please, someone tell me before I make 50 more trips to the vet and pet stores, please.

Found it for a good price at www.petfooddirect.com, only thing is, they don't have the Meadow Feast formula and shipping is $15 for a 30lb bag of dog food. Think I may just give my buddies at the pet store a buzz and see if they'll order it for me.

Anyone have any opinions on this one? It's Blue Buffalo, grain free, puppy formula.

http://bluebuffalo.com/dog-food/freedom-chicken

I'm with you DDR I just looked at the ONE bag of TOTW I bought in the UK and it was on the recall UPC! Thankfully it was about 4/5ths full as I was just mixing a bit of it with our husky's Orijen but of course my slightly ill puppy went straight for it this morning (they get fed raw) so I don't know how much he got. Even one kibblet is more than I would have liked though. :/ Was just happy he wanted to eat even knowing that kibble and raw mixing was probably not the best for his tummy since he had been fed raw since he was weaned. 

Nature's Domain from Costco, Diamond food, was not recalled, so if anyone feeds that, the food is ok.  

The Kirkland Signature products included in the recall include: AND NATURE'S DOMAIN

• Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Lamb, Rice & Vegetable Formula (Best BeforeDecember 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013)
• Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Formula (Best BeforeDecember 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013)
• Kirkland Signature Super Premium Mature Dog Chicken, Rice & Egg Formula (Best BeforeDecember 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013)
• Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Dog Formulated with Chicken & Vegetables(Best Before December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013)
• Kirkland Signature Super Premium Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula (Best BeforeDecember 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013)
• Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Cat Formula (December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013)
• Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Salmon Meal & Sweet Potato Formula for Dogs (December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013)

To determine if their pet food is recalled, consumers should check the production codes on the back of bags must have both a number “3” in the 10^th digit and an “X” in the 11^th digit. The best-before dates for the recalled brands listed are December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013.

The following illustrates how to read the production code and best-before date: