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Quality dog food recommendations

Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:06 am
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62836 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:06 am
We have largely used Science Diet dog food over the years, but the price is higher than what I feel like the quality the dogs are getting.
I do need to keep the price down, since we are constantly fostering a number of dogs. We go through a lot of dog food for the pups.
Any good suggestions?
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
15562 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:09 am to
Purina pro plan for my dog the last 12 years
Posted by Animal
Member since Dec 2017
4222 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:10 am to
Personally, I like 'ole Roy but the dog eats Gravy Train.
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:11 am to
I feed mine a combo of
Chewy link and roasted chickens from the deli, unflavored. I usually get 3 or 4 when they go onsale. 1 chicken usually lasts my 100# Catahoula and a 5# shite-zoo about 2 weeks. It comes out much cheaper than those prepackaged raw foods.
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
25061 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:11 am to
Just switched my guy from high-end, grain-free dog food to Purina Pro Plan. He loves it, it’s reasonably priced and there are many flavors to rotate.

My vet cautioned me regarding grain free diets for dogs that include peas and legumes, as there may be a link to those ingredients and cardiomyopathy.
Posted by shoelessjoe
Member since Jul 2006
9919 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:13 am to
Diamond dog food
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
36791 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:14 am to
What breed? What size dog? Any allergies or other maladies?

We’ve got a couple of FBDs on Iams lamb and rice for skin allergies. The other 5 mutts eat Purina Dog Chow. Scoff all you want, but every dog I’ve had on dog chow lived to 13YO minimum and never had a health problem.
Posted by skeeter531
Member since Jun 2014
2409 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:14 am to
FROMM Pet food.
USA made, family-owned company with an excellent record of food safety and quality.

I feed my dog Fromm Gold.
Posted by LoneStar23
USA
Member since Aug 2019
5195 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:15 am to
Diamond grain free with fish as the protein(the blue bag). My dog has really bad GI issues until I switched to this and it's been night and day. I order off Amazon
This post was edited on 6/23/21 at 7:16 am
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:15 am to
Purina pro plan And I mix in rice and chicken occasionally
Posted by Dragula
Laguna Seca
Member since Jun 2020
4929 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:16 am to
Grandma Mae's

LINK
Posted by HogBalls
Member since Nov 2014
8591 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:16 am to
quote:

Diamond dog food
Posted by dyslexiateechur
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2009
32184 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:20 am to
4Health from tractor supply. It’s grain free and very reasonably priced.
Posted by skeeter531
Member since Jun 2014
2409 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:21 am to
adding a link from Dog Food Advisor---
4.5 stars out of 5 for Fromm Gold
LINK
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
10593 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:23 am to
This is gonna get a ton of hate but what works for my dog is Orijen.
Posted by Bryno1960
Off River Road
Member since Aug 2013
2511 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:24 am to
Blue Buffalo was recommended to me and I've been using it for a while now. My dog seems to love it.
Posted by skeeter531
Member since Jun 2014
2409 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:27 am to
Guys please beware using grain-free dog food. I used it for awhile too because my dog had some skin issues I thought could be related to grain sensitivity. There have been a LOT of dog deaths from cardiomyopathy in recent years==young and seemingly healthy dogs. The common denominator was they ate grain-free dog food---ALL brands...there is a lot of research going on about it. It is not the absence of grain that is a problem. It is believed that the amount of legumes (peas lentils etc) that are substituted in these foods is causing the problem. Google it--there's tons of info. My vet asked me to take my dog off grain-free immediately until they figure out the problem.
Posted by jacksajester
Metry
Member since Jun 2014
1507 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:28 am to
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Blue Buffalo


My vet called Blue Buffalo “poison in a bag”

I think she was being a bit dramatic, but a friend of mine just had two dogs get pancreatitis that was traced back to Blue Buffalo dog food.
Posted by h0bnail
Member since Sep 2009
7429 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:30 am to
You'll want about about a 3:1 mix of Purina and Ol' Roy for optimal performance.

Posted by KTShoe
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2020
478 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:39 am to
Simply Nourish. Overall a great dog food and the cost is around $45 - $60 for the 30lb bag.
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