[aajb29]

We have a 1 year old male Shih Tzu that we have been feeding Iams dry dog food. We would like to switch to a better dry dog food and after research, we have narrowed it down to Chicken Soup and Canidae based on their reasonable prices. With that said, any feedback as to which is better, personal experiences etc would be appreciated. Thanks.

[suebgone]

here are the ingredients in the CS adult

Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, ocean fish meal, cracked pearled barley, whole grain brown rice, oatmeal, millet, white rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potatoes, egg product, tomato pomace, duck, salmon, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, choline chloride, dried chicory root, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract, L-carnitine, Enterococcus faecieum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

your first 2 ingredients are about 70% water. the chicken MEAL is all chicken. if you remove the water from the first 2 they move way down the list in the amount that is in the food.

any fish meal, by law, must be preserved with ethoxyquin.

not saying its a bad food, just giving you a little info that you may not have

here is the Canidae ALS
Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, White Rice, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Herring Meal, Flax Seed, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Lecithin, Monocalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Linoleic Acid, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Inulin (from Chicory root), Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (source of B2), Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Papaya, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

same applies to the herring meal. if you decide to go with the Canidae I would suggest you get the lamb & rice ALS instead of just the ALS. that way if there is an allergy problem, it will be easier to track

[suebgone]

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[lil mutt]

some of my friends choose Canidae over chicken soup... i havent tried any of the two...

[cjp]

We feed our one and a half year old mini dachshund Canidae lamb and rice also their chicken and rice,she loves both.Eagelpack is another top grade food,but can be hard to find here in N.E. Ohio.

[suebgone]

Originally Posted by cjp

We feed our one and a half year old mini dachshund Canidae lamb and rice also their chicken and rice,she loves both.Eagelpack is another top grade food,but can be hard to find here in N.E. Ohio.

becareful with the EP, they make a holistic which is fine but they also have a couple lower grades that have corn in them.