ingredients to avoid and better choice ingredients - Page 1

Interesting reading..........

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=betterproducts

 One should ALWAYS consider the source of any web site. Even this person has her own ax to grind and some of her information is misleading. She is trying to sell a product......

Good point Hodie,
I'm still kind of looking through it.
I dunno,  I like what I feed , its not perfect.
Its not a major brand.

In this economy sales techniques are coming out of the woodwork.

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=grading_kibble
is interesting too - though maybe more bias then the others

It may be generic enough to be usefull.

Stuff like brown rice is better then white rice Meal has less water then raw meats and avoid by products

Yes some of its commonly known, but is is a good refersher. I took another look at my dog's food bag. The kibble score ended up being over 100.

The my dogs are very active, happy, healthy, their eyes are bright and their coats shine. I guess that is the most important factor.

 

 

 

This is fairly straight foreward
Dogs are carnivores with some omnivorous tendencies. They lack the digestive adaptations of birds, rhuminants, rodents, swine, etc to digest large quantities of roughage, grain, and legumes. The natural diet for all canids is one of small animals and various scavenged foods of a wide variety. The best we can do is to emulate nature, while using our discretion to avoid the many hazzards. Every one must make their own best choices, but I believe that we are particularly fortunate to have a safe and plentiful meat supply, and thanks to some regulations and customs that may be excessive, we have available at very low cost several varieties of high quality meats that are generally not sold for human consumption, but meet all the same standards of safety. We also have a plentiful supply of inexpensive plant source foods to round out the diet. I would encourage EVERYONE to do some research, and take the leap. My dogs eat everything from sheep hearts to whole chickens(including feathers). They are extraordinarily healthy, maintain peak condition, high energy, beautiful coats, and as a bonus, the feces are somewhat less plentiful as well as less offensive compared to those of dogs eating kibble. Do Not rely on information promulgated by someone who wishes to sell you something. Best Wishes, Jonah

my dogs puke and poop all over the place if they get much more then a handful of raw meat, poltry or bones of any kind.

i've tried many times and will not try again

Which goes to prove that not ALL food suits ALL dogs/humans/birds etc etc

Any dog will react to drastic changes in diet. Also some meats are more likely to cause loose stools. I do not feed more than 20% organ meats for this reason. The normal bone content of many meats seems to mitigate this, for example whole chickens, chicken backs, etc. I also feed "bone dust" from clean-up on the meat saws at the local meat packer. While this has 10-20% bone content, it is generally very meaty from cutting up beef, goat, lamb, pork, etc. and is both tasty and well tolerated. Dogs fed this dust with some other fresh meat, cooked vegetables, and a supplement mix produce tight minimal stools that have very little odor. They maintain excellent muscle and dry firm condition, and never seem to have any veterinary issues. I also consider them to be at less risk for tortion or bloat, as both volume and fermentation tendency of feed is greatly reduced. My young dogs have never eaten kibble, as they went straight from milk to chicken wings, from there to drumsticks, and on to ANYTHING that they could cew into small enough pieces to swallow. Jonah