I've been feeding Pro Plan for about 11 years. I just started an overweight dog on Taste Of The Wild - with some green beans. She's doing great! They all seem to really like the shredded version of Pro Plan too.
I feed my dogs Orajen, it is simply meat/fish/poultry/fruits/Vegetables very high in protein absolutely no grains. A 15lb bag runs $35.99. My dogs are extremely healthy have minimal waste and excellent coats. For treats they get raw knuckle bones or all natural cookies similar to the above ingredients. I swear by using the highest quality food even at the higher price. My Vet bills are virtually non-existent.
Gail
boreashounds.com
We make our own raw food. We grind a mix of meats (with bone, of course), fish, veggies, alfalfa, kelp (sometimes salmon oil), etc. We tube this and are able to freeze large quantities. We also feed non-ground raw. We hunt so we have a good amount of lean game meats available and of course, multiple freezers and a good grinder.
Used & recommended for over 10 years Eagle Pac Holistic in the gold package; after the takeover switched to several 'good' foods but some skin or digestive problems. finally: Call of the Wild Bisson without complicatons. Blue Buffalo did well as did the Wellness Gold 5 but not the enthusastic eating as with Call of the Wild. ONE BIG NOTE the dogs can get so happy they over-eat everyonce in a while; note: means human is NOT giving/getting enough exercise!! I love the raw diets and the dried ones travel easily w good energy and dog-interest but I'm often caught on time/energy/monies; the Call of the Wild works for the dry food. The real problem I'm having with all the dry foods right now is finding the full probodic, basic vitamins eg C E Bcomplex Joints, and grasses for the support necessary in this hectic world. --
I have been feeding Nature's Variety (I mix Prairie and Instinct and rotate the various "flavors") for 3+ years now, and I have been very, very happy with it. Additionally, I feed either NV canned, EVO 95% meat cans, Jack Mackerel, Sardines, or baked boneless skinless turkey thighs that I can get on sale at my local market. Plus homemade yoghurt (my one major cost cutting device!) and some basic supplements like vit E, a joint supplement, and a high EPA fatty acid supplement for humans that I get from Puritan's Pride.
I didn't really change anything due to the economy-- I have learned the hard way enough times that cutting corners on quality dog food only costs me more in vet bills later on. I'd rather just have healthy dogs!
We've been feeding our 7 retrievers Maker's Mark Exceed Chicken and Rice for a few years now and our vet says they have the best coats he's ever seen.
I was on Canidae but they did something and my Westies started to not look good, coats off, just not right. so I changed to Kirkland, some did good, 4 started to ITCH ! not a good thing, so I switched to pro plan sensitive skin and stomach, the whole pack ( 12 all ages ) have been doing very well on it. I do have one with digestion problems he was on blue buffallo until I realized that raw would cost about the same, so he is on raw right now
I feed my Petit Basset Griffon Vendeens 'Before Grain' Chicken formula. They do well on it. I fed Canidae until 'Diamond' took it over. It seems my gogs get ill on anything produced or manufactured by that company. I have no idea why...
I've been feeding my crew Kirkland's Chicken and Rice - and they've done reasonably well, but I've not been satisfied with coat condition on several of my dogs. I found Oragen locally - finally, and I've been mixing it with Kirkland - a marked improvement in stools - too early to tell how the coats will fare on this mixture. If I don't see an improvement in their coats after 8-12 weeks, I'll switch them all the way over to Oragen.
