[kathryn]

I'm surprised at all the commercial dog food buyers especially after so much has been revealed about what's in these foods...for a very little extra cost, why not visit sites written by pet nutrition experts- great advice as well as brands to choose from. Plus, since the more pure grades of foods are whole foods and not fillers like corn, you use half as much. I figure my dog's health will usually reflect what he's fed. Check out " ask Linda" at Dog Health - Cat Health - Pet Health - Horse Health - Human Health | NZYMES.COM (PT) The best info on feeding I have found.

[livingsky]

I have 2 golden retrievers and a keeshound, who have been on a raw regimen for years. Whole chickens and beef, pork and wild game are always on the menu. The retrievers are working dogs and get fed every 2nd day. There isn't a speck of plaque on their teeth, and their feces are just about odour free. No fillers or chemicals in their diets!

[luvntzus]

I'm a little late to this post, but definitely NO to Iams and Cesar's wet food! I'm currently feeding Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit to my Shih Tzu and it's the best food I've tried. It's made for small breed dogs and I think it would be great for your 3 guys.

Here's a link to the food:
Just a Wee Bit Adult (bison)

[spottydog]

Originally Posted by Kelly Anne

What kind of food do you feed?
I feed my three (Corgi, Border Terrier, Chihuahua) Eukanuba, but I'm looking to switch maybe to a better, higher quality food I can find locally. I can't go expensive, we're trying to be frugal... What do you recommend and what do you feed?
I feed the occasional Ceasar or Iams wet, but like I said, is this okay? Can't go the "best and most high quality", but I can afford an upgrade.

I swear by Addiction raw dehydrated food. Or at least my baby swears by it! They have a website - Addiction Pet Food - So Good You'll Want it Yourself!

[sbergman27]

I used to feed Fit&Trim. But switched to Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul. And then to Canidae Platinum. I think we're sticking with the Canidae. It's good food. And tastes good, too. I've sampled it myself, and it's quite tasty. Seriously!

[Cathryn]

I mostly feed Kyle on Chappie as it has been voted the number 1 dog food for nutrition and easy to digest. I also give him Bakers and Iams with a cooked chicken breast and carrots. It's worrying if you are feeding him with the right food.

Cathryn

[KarenC]

I just started posting here. I'm glad to see others are feeding raw food. I've had great success with my dogs on a raw diet. I buy inexpensive chicken. I'm trying to get some deer meat right now. They love it. So do our cats. And I've never seen them healthier. People mention how shiny they look. I have a Doberman and a small mixed breed (mutt). It's been cheaper than the dry dog food and I know I'm giving them what they need. Good luck with whatever you choose to feed.:-D

[reeskujo]

Originally Posted by Nikita's_Mom

My dog loves Alpo Full course, also from Purina. I also feed her Purina canned foods. It is very affordable and very good quality.

Please educate yourself on the ingredients in these foods....Purina is far from a high quality food and Alpo has got to be one of the worst!...These foods contain tons of fillers such as corn and wheat which a dog does not digest well,has no use for,and are high allergens....Their meat source is made from by-product which are the parts of the animal that are not fit for human consumption....Please do some research!

[suebgone]

I agree, Purina doesn't make anything worth dragging home from the store. I think a couple people mentioned their little bites - here are the ingredients

Whole grain corn, meat and bone meal, corn gluten meal, soybean meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), poultry by-product meal, whole grain wheat, animal digest, brewers rice, salt, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, potassium chloride, Vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, choline chloride, parsley flakes, added color (Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 2), manganese sulfate, manganese proteinate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium carbonate, brewers dried yeast, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, copper proteinate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite

the ingredients are listed according to their weight in the food as is people food. this is primarily CORN which is not digestable & causes a lot of allergy problems as do wheat & soy.

did you notice that there is NO meat in this food?

artificial dyes & preservatives are known carcinigens

now read this about meat & bone meal - same thing as "animal" fat

At the rendering plant, slaughterhouse material, restaurant and supermarket refuse, dead stock, road kill, and euthanized companion animals are dumped into huge containers. A machine slowly grinds the entire mess. After it is chipped or shredded, it is cooked at temperatures of between 220 degrees F. and 270 degrees F. (104.4 to 132.2 degrees C.) for twenty minutes to one hour. The grease or tallow rises to the top, where it is removed from the mixture. This is the source of animal fat in most pet foods. The remaining material, the raw, is then put into a press where the moisture is squeezed out. We now have meat and bone meal.

here is the link to the excerpt from the book

Food Pets Die For; a Book Excerpt

to the person who suggested Eagle Pack - I'm fairly sure you mean the holistic food, which is good but they also make food by that name that has corn & other undesirable things in it

[suebgone]

as for those that questioned feeding chicken - it would depend on what else you are feeding with it as to whether it is proper nutrition or not.

you can google home cooking for dogs, raw diet, BARF or dog nutrition for starters