Yes another dog food question!!! - Page 1

I am just curious as to what you feed your GSD's if you have 4 or more, everyone tries to get the best dog food for the most reasonable price, I know I do...  I would like to find a decent dog food that comes in a 50 lb bag that I could have shipped...  Geez am I asking too much!  I am over the 34-44 lb bags, I need bigger/better and cost effective...  I was feeding Canidae, and honestly not to happy with the results on 2 of my shepherds, so I am back to Purina One (Chicken & Rice) mixed with Pro Plan Chicken Shredder.  I know alot of folks on here don't like Purina products, but I have fed it for years and my dogs have always lived long happy healthy lives on it, but I want a meat based food in a 50 lb bag.  So...What are you all feeding that have 4 or more dogs??  Thanks in advance for answering... 

I feed purina and my dogs do well on it. 

I've also fed pedigree in the past for years, my mother raised chows on it and our dogs lived to be 16-18 years old.

have you checked out Diamond naturals chicken/rice food?

I thought about checking Diamond out, I do like Purina, I just want a larger bag than 34 lbs.  =)  All my dogs have always done well with it and in fact are the age of 10 or 12 and people think they are 6 or 7.  Of course back in the day all we fed was Purina Dog Chow, now people freak out if you are feeding that!  I know Sam's sells the 50 lb bag of Dog Chow, but I don't feed that.  I felt like I was paying way too much for Canidae, and it is bad when my vet says hey did you change her diet because she looks better, after I pulled her from the Canidae!  I will look into the Diamond brands...  Thanks.

Mine never did well on the Diamond Naturals, always gobs of loose stools so we too went back to the Purina One. I've tried a bunch of different high end grain free over the years and always wind up back on the One. The only other thing they did well on was the completely raw diet, but when I moved I lost all my good connections. I'm slowly building that back up, but until the time comes when we can go back to raw it's One for us. Those 34lb bags do go quick though.

Melissa

All Stages, Four Meats Canidaie...my dog thrives on it.  Wouldn't trade for anything at this point.

Just curious Blk dog, how many cups of purina do you feed/day/dog?  and how long does a bag last?

I don't think you are going to find the 40-50 lb dog food bags anymore especially in the very good quality food.
RC GERMAN SHEPHERD FORMULA, and TASTE OF THE WILD are 2 of my top picks.

Feeding here is broken down as such on the Purina One

Female 5yrs old 1.5 cups day (Shepherd)
Female 5 yrs old 2.5 cups a day(Shepherd)
Female 3 yrs old 4 cups day (Shepherd)
Female 13 Months old 4 cups day (Malinois)
Male 26 months old 5 cups day (Shepherd)
Male 20 months old 3 cups day (Malinois)

Everyone eats in the evening unless I give raw, which would be in the morning and kibble is cut back by half in the evenings plus one day a week is a fast day.

Melissa

PS
Since Pro Plan changed to the shredded crap I refuse to buy it. We used to feed Pro Plan chicken and rice. New ingredients included soy and glycerin. Sorry, not paying that much for crap.

Melissa,


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Female 5yrs old 1.5 cups day (Shepherd)
Female 5 yrs old 2.5 cups a day(Shepherd)
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do these get anything else?  seems little to me but what do I know. Do they not eat more or do you give them that much only for a reason?