re: Question for any vets (animals) out there.

Mine gets Kirkland from Costco.

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I will say Putin’s Pro Plan was her favorite.

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Big fan of ground up journalists?

Depends on the dog IME. My rescues who are
Mixed breed mutts all eat/ate Purina Dog Chow. They all are (or lived to be) geriatrics. My pure bred FBDs eat Iams lamb and rice and Purina pro Plan lamb and rice kibble. All my dogs are living long healthy lives. Take it FWIW.

And I too am married to a DVM.

There was a big study that came out a few years ago that hit every news outlet, and it revealed a lot of expensive grain free foods were not as great as people think - some outright terrible.

Purina got one of the highest ratings, if I remember right.

Pro Plan is all we’ve ever fed our labs…

Their shite is always nice and hard, easy clean up…

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Nobody has said Blue Buffalo... is that not a good one

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I feed my dog this because I tried going to a lower cost food and it wasn't so good for her. I'm not saying food allergies but my vet suggested I should look into her food after a flare up of the poor thing constantly scratching and chewing herself.

I think it greatly depends on the dog.

We take excellent care of our pups. I had Catahoulas for years, they did best on Ol’ Roy from Walmart. We tried everything and they liked that best and it seemed to work for them. They all lived ridiculously long lives for Catahoulas so I think it worked out. The youngest one died at 14. The rest lived longer than that.

My current pups eat “Call of the wild”. Anything else doesn’t work for them and makes them sick. I think most foods are suitable but you have to find out what works for your pup.

We feed Victor as well. We have 3 GSPs

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Nobody has said Blue Buffalo... is that not a good one?

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It is not. They spend more on marketing and branding than any other company by far. They have had numerous food recalls and have had lawsuits filed against them for false advertising. They also do not back up their food with any scientific research. Hills, Science Diet, and Purina pro plan all back their food with scientific research. Which is why most vets, like my wife, suggest these products.

Yes, every other major brand has had probably had a recall or lawsuit filed. But Blue Buffalo is the preverbal black eye in the dog food world.

Like it was said earlier too, Blue Buffalo was one of a handful of brands that were linked to DCM cases in dogs who were eating "grain free". The other 3 brands I mentioned were not.

a high school buddy of mine is a vet and he says Purina pro plan, which is what I feed my dog currently. And, I don't bring my dog to him due to distance, so he's not trying to make money off of my sick dog. I would trust this advice before a pet groomer. Go to Tractor Supply; no one will F with you about the dog food you purchase.