What do you feed your dog?

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

I started my dogs on Purina puppy chow and then went to Purina dog chow, however I had a friend that told me how bad that food was for your dog. He compared it to feeding them twinkie's! So...I have recently started them on a dog food called Precise. It's more expensive because it has more protein and real chicken meat.My friend approves of it!I was just wondering what everyone is feeding their dog?

[Adina P]

I'd be interested in reading those articles...is there a link? If not, you can upload an attachment to a forum post.

[Oliver]

i'd love to read this as well!

[Butterfly]

I use JamesWellbeloved, and find it excellent with Summers Sensitive tummy!

[9pavxfihcp80]

Thank you for mentioning the change of formula for Canidae! We just opened a new bag and my DH said, "I think you picked up the wrong kind." We looked more closely at the bag and didn't see anything, so didn't really know what to think. I'll check out the Canidae website. We're all for it, as long as it's even better than before! Our Doods aren't fazed by the change either.

[1np1tlyyqzo7v]

I feed raw in the a.m. and Wellness Simple Solutions kibble & Wellness canned at night. For treats we use cheese or Natural Balance roll. Sadie's poops have been wonderful and she seems very happy and healthy with the exception of some seasonal allergies.

[2ljb82jlw74dt]

Feeding your dog is just like feeding yourself. If you eat high fat, meet by products, then sooner or later you will get high cholesterol and blood pressure along with extra weight. Feed yourself real meet and vegies - feel good and look good. Don't try to save money by buying any dog food which ingridients start with meet by product or something along those lines. We buy our food from Merrick. By adding a little water to dry food, creates gravy. Their cans are good too. At 1.77 a can plus dry food is not too costly. We also feed the dog raw beef once a week as a treat. She loves it. At 2.69 lbs is tolerable.

[Liza, Halle and Finn]

Innova. My doodle seems to have a sensitive stomach. He's done excellent with this food. It's a little more expensive, but I think its worth it. And I noticed a difference in his coat immediately!

[Richard Crowe]

Holly eats a combination of Canidae and a raw beef and vegetable blend called "Bravo". She has always eaten a portion of her food in raw form since the breeder fed her kibble one day and Nature's Variety Raw Food on alternate days.

She has done extremely well on the combination and the only time she has had loose stool is when she ate clumps of lawn; soil and all. Luckily, she doesn't pull up the lawn anymore.

I would assume that a low fat ground beef fortified with veggies would be a good substitute for the packaged raw beef blend, Bravo, but, Holly does so well on her present diet that we don't want to switch.

[Corrine H.]

There is a Canadian brand we use called Orijen that is getting raves from anyone trying it. 70%
chicken,turkey, white fish, and eggs. 30% fruits vegetables and botanicals, and grain free.
It's fairly expensive, but because it is so high in protien, the volume you feed is much less. Makes really shiny supple coats and less stool- well formed and easy to pick up. We have been really happy with it. Our doodle gobbles it up- though I think he'd eat anything- edible or not...

[Richard Crowe]

Addendum:

We eat a lot of fish in my home and will offer any leftover fish to my dogs who just love it to flavor their kibble. I just completed a 10 day fishing trip to Alaska and brought home over 60 pounds of Salmon and Halibut fillets. That will convert into a lot of delicious leftovers for our dogs.

We will also often purchase cuts of London-Broil when it is on sale (usually at less that $2.00 a pound). We brown this in a skillet and then cook it along with carrots in a crock-pot until it virtually falls apart. We then grind it in a Cuisinart food processor and use that to flavor the kibble. All of our dogs (even the two who for some reason don't like the raw meat) love the London-broil. We freeze several bags of this ground beef and have flavoring for a long while at a very low price.

[2fth9nt3tnwuk]

Whats a good online source for dog food?

[Patty Barnes]

Good question, thank you. As a breeder I have tried/used many foods. I now buy kibble that is healthy (my wish) and palatable (their wish). I feed puppies Organix Puppy and adults Innova Evo. Adults also eat raw chicken legs and raw spareribs. If I can find them, I feed my puppies raw chicken backs and necks.