Which Dog Food

[LeftMuffin]

Hi all,

I was wondering what everyone feeds their dogs?

We have always feed ours (8 month rottie) Royal Canin, she only has dry but does have some meet every now and again, chicken, beef etc.

[mickk]

Our Rotts have always been fed on RC but we are gradually introducing them to a raw diet.

[Jasandjules]

Raw meat. Chicken carcasses, liver (both lamb and beef), heart (lamb and beef), bones, tripe (both lamb and beef).... Things like that.

[rasputin]

Orijen - it's the only dog food I've found which is easily(ish) available and you don't need to be a chemist to understand the ingredients. Plus it says it's approved "fit for human consumption"... And no wonder - look at the top ingredients:

Deboned chicken (25%), dehydrated chicken (17%), deboned salmon (10%), dehydrated turkey (7%), dehydrated herring (7%), 
russet potato, peas, sweet potato, deboned turkey (3%), whole eggs (3%), chicken liver (2%), deboned lake whitefish (2%), 
deboned walleye (2%), alfalfa, pea fiber, chicken fat (2%), organic kelp, pumpkin, chicory root, carrots, spinach, 
turnip greens, apples, cranberries, blueberries, licorice root, angelica root, fenugreek, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, 
peppermint leaf, chamomile, dandelion, summer savory, rosemary.

And they claim all ingredients are sourced locally (Canada) rather than imported from China.

It's 80% protein and when you look at the amount they recommend to feed (very little because there's no "filler"), it actually works out cheaper than the likes of Eukanuba and Royal Canin.

Mac had problems with Supadog (supplied by breeder), James Wellbeloved and Eukanuba - he has been nearly perfect since moving to Orijen .

[Frixturbo]

I feed NaturesDiet....



Turkey 55%, Rabbit 10%, Rice 10%, Vegetables 7%, Natural Ground Bone, Seaweed Meal, Vitamin A 2,556 IU, Vitamin D3 213 IU, Sodium Selenite 0.1mg, Ferrous Sulphate Monohydrate 22.7mg, Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate 6.8mg, Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate 5.3mg, Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate 71mg. Technological Additives: Cassia 2,600mg
130 kcal/100g

[R1gtr]

For the record we are on Chappie(kibble) with one and James Wellbeloved with the other. If your dog is fit and healthy stick to the Royal Canin, if price is an issue you could go down the RAW route or try something different, we are happy with the complete food kibbles we use but they may not work for your dog.
If you decide to stick with a dried food but fancy a change then try Chappie, it is one of the cheaper ones but has been great for our dog and was recommended by the vet, Badge snobs won't approve but go with what works.

[Longwool]

I use Dr Mole dog food from Mole Valley Farmers. About £9 for 15kg vat free. It's not expensive, doesn't have a fancy name but works just fine. Both dogs as fit as fleas!

http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mvf/store/product...

[Jasandjules]

R1gtr said:

if price is an issue you could go down the RAW route

It is better for your dog too IMHO. Just a bonus that it happens to be cheaper than kibble.

[DWS]

Frixturbo said:

I feed NaturesDiet....



Turkey 55%, Rabbit 10%, Rice 10%, Vegetables 7%, Natural Ground Bone, Seaweed Meal, Vitamin A 2,556 IU, Vitamin D3 213 IU, Sodium Selenite 0.1mg, Ferrous Sulphate Monohydrate 22.7mg, Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate 6.8mg, Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate 5.3mg, Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate 71mg. Technological Additives: Cassia 2,600mg
130 kcal/100g

+1 Can;t recomend it highly enough.

[Anthony Micallef]

My dog has Arden Grange Light:

Protein 18%, Oil 7.5%, Fibre 3.5%, Ash 6%, Moisture 8%, Omega6 1.76%, Omega3 0.27%, Vitamin A 15000 IU/kg, Vitamin D3 1000 IU/kg, Vitamin E 100 IU/kg, Calcium 0.9%, Phosphorous P 0.6%, Copper 15 mg/kg (as Cupric Sulphate). Light Kcal per 100 gms: 326.

[66comanche]

Jasandjules said:

R1gtr said:

if price is an issue you could go down the RAW route

It is better for your dog too IMHO. Just a bonus that it happens to be cheaper than kibble.

And it is your opinion, far from proved, I can't see how a raw diet provides the same as a high quality complete food. Mine has Royal Canin and has thrived from it from a very young age. Not cheap but no matter.

[pikeyboy]

66comanche said:

Jasandjules said:

R1gtr said:

if price is an issue you could go down the RAW route

It is better for your dog too IMHO. Just a bonus that it happens to be cheaper than kibble.

And it is your opinion, far from proved, I can't see how a raw diet provides the same as a high quality complete food. Mine has Royal Canin and has thrived from it from a very young age. Not cheap but no matter.

+1 Glad its not just me but I cant quite work out how feeding raw is better for the dog than a good quality kibble that has all the dietary bases covered.