What do you feed your dog?

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Feeding Pugsters regular food isn't all that expensive compared to some of the more expensive dog foods. We get skinless chicken breast on sale for $2lb. Big bags of store brand frozen vegetables are pretty cheap and rice doesn't cost much. I figured it up one time and I think the cost was actually less per pound than some of the top brand dog food she was puking up after eating. Interesting that Pugsters does so well on chicken, rice and vegetables that I cook, but the chicken rice and vegetables than come in a dog food sack make her sick.

 

[sar4937]

Science Diet Lamb & Rice.

 

[Marshwheeling]

My boys get Fleet Farm's finest, Sprout 26. Gracie gets the same if shelly forgets to pick up her special stuff that smells like fish. Every week or so, I treat them to beef soup bones from Shuang Hur asian market, $1.09/lb. If I ask for dog bones, I get the same thing, $2.69/lb., just like in all the other grocery stores.

 

[gregintenn]

Today, my dog has eaten leftover pepperoni pizza, and a baby bird he ran down in the barn.

 

[quneur]

Grocery store brands often have corn or corn meal as the first ingredient. Dogs don't digest corn well but it is used in dog food because it is a cheap filler. Many dogs have wheat allergies which many of those brands also have.

A simple and cheap food is boiled chicken and rice. My dog did well on it but I did not, too much work and stunk up the kitchen. I couldn't look at a piece of chicken during this period. But I stopped and eventually overcame it. It was either the dog or me, guess I won.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

I boil about 10lbs of chicken at a time, toss it into a blender then use several small freezer bags to store in the freezer until needed. Also boil about a weeks worth of veggies and rice at a time and keep in the fridge. 23 seconds in the microwave.... done. Pugsters is only 30lbs so it's not too difficult to keep up with.

 

[Rule3]

The whole topic is like a lot of issues. It's all anecdotal opinion.

Where is some real valid science, tests, etc that proves something one way or another???

Believe CR or not, it's amazing how many dogs and cats have survived/thrived in the past 50 years or more on so called "junk pet food, it's all marketing, yuppy hype. Remember when it was pretty much only Purina or Alpo??

Don't pay a premium for 'premium' pet food

 

[truckemup97]

Cats.













That's a joke, people! I would never feed a cat to a dog. The smaller bones can get caught in their throats and choke them.

 

[diamonback68]

Believe CR or not, it's amazing how many dogs and cats have survived/thrived in the past 50 years or more on so called "junk pet food, it's all marketing, yuppy hype. Remember when it was pretty much only Purina or Alpo??

Don't pay a premium for 'premium' pet food

Everybody should read this. It's what I've been saying all along. Some people feed their dogs better food than they do themselves and their children.

 

[Fishslayer]

Cats.
That's a joke, people! I would never feed a cat to a dog. The smaller bones can get caught in their throats and choke them.

If the cat is raw it should be OK. The problem begins when the cat is cooked. Cooking turns the bones brittle and that is when they can cause problems.

Dogs are omnivores. They have been eating other critters bones & all for thousands of years.

When you go to the butcher for soup bones & whatnot, you want raw, not cooked bones.

 

[Fishslayer]

The whole topic is like a lot of issues. It's all anecdotal opinion.

Where is some real valid science, tests, etc that proves something one way or another???

Believe CR or not, it's amazing how many dogs and cats have survived/thrived in the past 50 years or more on so called "junk pet food, it's all marketing, yuppy hype. Remember when it was pretty much only Purina or Alpo??

Don't pay a premium for 'premium' pet food

True to a point. However, many dogs are allergic to corn, wheat and soy. There are others but those are the most common. Allergic dogs will benefit from a grain free food or a food that doesn't contain those three.

Cheaper foods also usually contain more fillers & additives. Somebody mentioned a pile of sawdust. That is "fiber." This "fiber" can actually be beneficial to some dogs. We fed our diabetic foster Science Diet W-D. It's a weight control food with an ingredients list that is pretty shocking. But it's slow to digest, which makes blood sugar more easily controlled with insulin. Makes for some enormous piles of poop though.

I'd be happier if the law was more strict re honesty about where the ingredients come from. "Made in USA" is absolutely meaningless. Companies KNOW we want American made so that's what they put on the bag. But cheap **** from China is "Made in USA" if the stuff is combined and bagged here. Get it? "MADE" in USA.

The whole poisoned pets thing a few years ago was absolutely dollar based. The Chinese used Melamine as an additive because it artificially boosts protein numbers cheaply. Melamine is poison, period.

 

[yoeri]

we feed royal canin.
my other dog (who died last year ) always got euro -premium.

(i do hope my English is understandable)

 

[DeathGrip]

we feed royal canin.
my other dog (who died last year ) always got euro -premium.

(i do hope my English is understandable)

Welcome to the forum. Your English is fine.

 

[Rule3]

The quote about Purina:

"We haven't used Purina since I had a project near one of their plants. There was a big pile of sawdust outside the doors. Don't rightly know what they used it for, but I'm not takin' chances with my critters....."

There is no proof it is used in their food, perhaps it is used to clean up oil spills, grease on the floor whatever.

In my previous post look at the PAST recalls of food. I do not see Sams or Purina most are Blue Diamond and some of the Super brands sold by Vets and Pet stores(Merrick, Iams,Blue Bufalo,Natures Variety, Ukanuba)

 

[sideways]

Trespassers

 

[diamonback68]

The quote about Purina:

"We haven't used Purina since I had a project near one of their plants. There was a big pile of sawdust outside the doors. Don't rightly know what they used it for, but I'm not takin' chances with my critters....."

There is no proof it is used in their food, perhaps it is used to clean up oil spills, grease on the floor whatever.

Exactly so. For those of us old enough to remember, the old time mom and pop butcher shops all would throw down sawdust on the floors every morning for just this reason.

 

[maxx]

There is an interesting website that has a rating for many a dog chow.
Dog Food Reviews | Dog Food Ratings
Our Lab gets Diamond Natural, beef or lamb, a daily denta bone-also known as toothbrush-and occasional bits left over from meals. I think the bits of egg she gets on a regular basis keeps her coat shiny.

Does anybody give their dog people food anymore?

Ran across a website like this about 6 years ago and was shocked to find out how horrible most popular brands of dog food really are.

Switched my crew to Candidae All Life Stages, everyone likes it and does well on it.

Even so called "premium brands like Iams and Science Diet are absolute ****.
What ever dog food you feed, at the very least make sure it doesn't have any corn products in it. If you feed your dogany foods containing corn, you are slowly killing it.

 

[A10]

Pet food recall

We might have been over this already but I R old & forgetful...

Have you checked to see if your food is covered by any of the Salmonella recalls?

Chicken Soup is included.

chicken soup for the dog lover's soul recall - Google Search

Pet food recalls back in the news - Boston.com


We feed Kirkland Nature's Deli Salmon & Sweet Potato but supposedly California is not affected. I would feel better if I hadn't tossed the bag when I filled the Vittles Vault.

I'll be saving the bag from now on.

Thanks for the heads up Fish! I double checked to make sure and our food is manufactured at a different plant.

 

[A10]

The quote about Purina:

"We haven't used Purina since I had a project near one of their plants. There was a big pile of sawdust outside the doors. Don't rightly know what they used it for, but I'm not takin' chances with my critters....."

There is no proof it is used in their food, perhaps it is used to clean up oil spills, grease on the floor whatever.

In my previous post look at the PAST recalls of food. I do not see Sams or Purina most are Blue Diamond and some of the Super brands sold by Vets and Pet stores(Merrick, Iams,Blue Bufalo,Natures Variety, Ukanuba)

As I said, I don't know what they used it for. The pile was about 30 feet tall. Musta been a heck of an oil spill!

 

[A10]

Everybody should read this. It's what I've been saying all along. Some people feed their dogs better food than they do themselves and their children.

Honestly, I like my dogs better than most people or children