What do you feed your dog?

anything she wants! She is a 120 pound half Rottweiller, who happens to love brocolli, actually anything off the table.

I have to keep an eye on her though in case a Politician who edited a cookbook "Bow Wow Chow" comes by.
 
Steak, pizza, ice cream, green beans, hamburger, hot dogs, Frosted Flakes, Super Crisp, cheese dip, salami, grapes, lettuce (only with salad dressing), fish, pork, cookies, cake, etc.
 
I gave in and drove to Petsmart for the regular stuff. It's a 12 mile round trip. 6000 traffic lights and one hour later I arrived home. Thankyou all Illinoisans that moved here and have turned farms into houses you can't afford and totally screwed up traffic. The dogs were actin vicious from hunger, but luckily I locked them in the POPIEL Chihuahua handcuffs I got off the shopping channel before I left out the house.

Thankyou for responses and info

Jim
 
Slow moving neighborhood children.

We have English Setters (3) , a Newfoundland, an American Water Spaniel, a Clumber Spaniel -- We use Diamond Professional/Performance with protein content of at least 26%, fat content 16% -- we supplement with bacon grease, peanut butter
bologna (which we buy in bulk) as coat supplements. We also use Iams/Eukanuba.
 
There are foods you should NOT give your dog-grapes and raisens are just two of them as is chocolate, garlic and Macadamia nuts.

"Grapes and raisins have often been used as treats for dogs. But it's not a good idea. Although it isn't clear why, grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs. And just a small amount can make a dog ill. Repeated vomiting is an early sign. Within a day, the dog will become lethargic and depressed. The best prevention is to keep grapes and raisins off counters and other places your dog can reach."

Dangerous Foods That Dogs Should Never Eat - WebMD Slideshow

ASPCA | People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets
 
Here is a interesting link to PAST dog food recalls. It's amazing how many dogs have been raised from pups, thrived and survived on the so called cheap brands and none of those have been recalled yet many of the Premium have been:rolleyes:
Dogs are Omnivores and have survived thousands of years on eating garbage. You never should feed you dog chicken bones or fish bones but how many have survived raiding the garbage?(not condoning the practice, just saying)

Most chain or outlet "Pet Stores" devote how much floor space to just food? Probably close to 50 to 75%. There is big money in hyped ads and claims for Dog Food.

Of course you can prepare your own homemade food for your pet and follow the teachings of holistic Dr Michael Fox (who also prescribes Prozac for some dogs:confused:)

Dr. Michael Fox's Homemade 'Natural' Food for Dogs

Dr. Michael W. Fox - Essays, Reviews, Articles on Pet Behavior, Care and Health

Dog Food Recalls | Dog Food Advisor

We take Fluffy to the Natural Foods Bistro at the Yuppy Puppy for fine dining.;)
 
Fishslayer said:
Brocolli?! :eek:That could get ugly....:D
When my Dingo gets into the cat food... :barf:
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I give my guys a supplement of salmon pate' for the oil, just divide one can among the three once a day. I also divide up a large can of Purina Chop House in either Filet Mignon or steak. After that I give them mid-range dry like Kibblesnbits, Pedigree, Beneful. Snacks include marrow bone and a coupla hadfulls of miniature biscuts.

I see Pedigree has a type called "Healthy Weight" that contains no corn meal. After I use up my earthquake stash, I may switch to that.

Heh, got a 2 week supply of dog food and water and nothing for myself. If the ball drops now, well, I'll eat anything if I'm hungry enough.
 
JcMack said:
I've got two small dogs. They weigh 10 and 12 lbs. They're about 5 yrs old and I feed them Blue Buffalo senior weight maintainance. Dogs this size should get 350-400 calories a day. The small dog should weigh 9 lbs. I am concerned about her because she's got a luxating? Patella which is common to the breed. The extra weight is a problem because it exasorbates the problem. The food I buy is not sold anywhere but major pet stores which means a trip anytime I need some. Are any of the groc store, Walmart available foods any good?
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Sir, our dogs, both Lab mixes, get California Natural dry kibble every day, and a couple times a month they get Merrick canned stuff as a treat. When Sadie was a puppy, we had her on Wellness, with Taste of the Wild occasionally. Both are expensive; California Natural isn't so bad. All of these are available at our local feed store.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.
 
I happen to work at a pet store and have since 2008. blue buffalo is a great great product. Nutrisource is good... We feed it to our pups in the store. Taste of the wild is a great brand to. Prob our top seller.. a bit pricey but no biproducts so they don't poop out sawdust every 5 min. The junk foods like puppy chow, science diet, Beniful, kibbles,etc. Are all equivalent to poison in a bag. You should also mix your dogs dry food with a good quality canned moist food twice a week.
 
Also.. diamond did a VOLUNTARY recall for POSSIBLE salmonella. And it was not at all of their plants.... Just sayin...
 
gunchick87 said:
I happen to work at a pet store and have since 2008. blue buffalo is a great great product. Nutrisource is good... We feed it to our pups in the store. Taste of the wild is a great brand to. Prob our top seller.. a bit pricey but no biproducts so they don't poop out sawdust every 5 min. The junk foods like puppy chow, science diet, Beniful, kibbles,etc. Are all equivalent to poison in a bag. You should also mix your dogs dry food with a good quality canned moist food twice a week.
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Yeah, it's simply amazing that my Boston Terrier has survived nearly 5 years on Purina Puppy and Dog Chow "poison".
 
My lab gets a can of Ol Roy in the morning and three handsful or so of Beniful in the afternoon along with treat bones for good behavior, she ain't died yet. I think what we feed our dogs is way overblown and we overdo it. They are used to eating in the wild, out of garbage cans and mud puddle water. Their stomachs are a lot stronger than ours.

BTW, have you looked at the ingredients of some of the stuff YOU eat every day? Might shock you.
 
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Actually... I only eat pure foods. I don't feed any of those chemicals or preservatives to myself. Or my family. Don't drink pop. ONly spring water. We only eat non hormone injected meat. Only eat vegetables from our own garden which are grown with no chemicals or fertilizers... SUre its a little more expensive.. but worth it in the long run. Same with dogs and their foods...
 
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