Canned Food or Kibble?

Ricardo · 10-15-2006

Does your dog eat canned food or dry kibble?

I'd think most dogs would prefer canned...

Peabug · 10-16-2006

I feed all of my dogs dry dog food. They all love it.

luvdanes04 · 10-17-2006

My dogs eat dry food. I couldn't imagine how much money/canned food I would be going through with my Great Dane...lol!

We tried when he was a puppy and also tried table foods and it gives him diarrhea every single time.

carlar · 10-17-2006

I feed all of mine dry kibble. It is much better for their teeth than soft, mushy food. They seem to love it and always have.

PitBullLvr · 10-17-2006

I feed all my dogs dry food. They really like it. I mix in some table scraps occasionally. It would be WAY too expensive to feed them canned food. Also, I've always heard that canned food is bad for their teeth.

granma_ota · 10-17-2006

Well, my dogs are all spoiled. They have dry food out all the time and get a can of food (or homemade food) at 6 p.m. (And dogs DO know what time it is!!

) Then they get a treat after they eat - either rawhide, milkbone, homemade dog biscuits, or pig's ear. And, yes, it is expensive with 6 large dogs to feed.

I've never had any teeth problems though. Of course they go to the vet to get regular cleanings when needed (which isn't very often) and my 14-year-old lab's teeth are as strong as ever.

opokki · 10-17-2006

My dogs eat dry food but also get some canned occasionally as a treat.

PitBullLvr · 10-19-2006

I think it's only bad for their teeth if they're eating nothing but canned food. The dry food is supposed to help strengthen their teeth. That's what I heard anyway.

rox · 10-21-2006

i feed my dog dry kibble.
and at the dinner table meat and chicken and fish....

canned food is good as a side dish too...

but ive seen dog's teeth after a life's worth of mushy food.
and its not pretty.

but you should brush your dog's teeth to ..to prevent tartar build-up.

opokki · 10-21-2006

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Originally Posted by rox

but you should brush your dog's teeth to ..to prevent tartar build-up.

Exactly! Dry food does not prevent tarter buildup so regardless of the type of food fed, dogs still get "bad" teeth unless you take preventative measures such as some of the special dental food, chews and regular brushing. I have seen plenty of dry fed only dogs with horrible teeth.