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Posted: 6/19/2015 9:22:24 PM EDT
I have a new puppy coming home in 3 weeks.  I've been feeding my last three Science Diet.  What are you guys using?
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:23:04 PM EDT
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And here I just thought you were hungry.
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Kirkland Natures Domain
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Orijen
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:24:55 PM EDT
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Usually science diet but put the new pup on royal canin.
Obligatory puppy pic...



Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:25:16 PM EDT
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... tag, nothing but the best for my dags
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Blue
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Fromm
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"Feed it real animal parts.  Why do you hate your dog?"
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'OlRoy
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Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:27:28 PM EDT
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Blue Buffalo mentioned a couple times.

Nutro.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:27:57 PM EDT
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Taste of the Wild for my two.  They do quite well on it.
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Eukanuba or whatever and table scraps seems to be good for my Golden.  Good coat, hearty shits.
 
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:29:18 PM EDT
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I use the orijen regional red. The vets rave about their coats, hair, and overall health. And the frequent buyer card helps to relieve some of the sting of the cost.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:30:36 PM EDT
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Origen.  Check out the ingredients.

http://www.orijen.ca/products/dog-food/dry-dog-food/puppy/
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:31:52 PM EDT
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Well Pet / Holistic Select

Iams / Eukanuba

Nature's Logic

Primal Raw diet (frozen) / Pronto

Those are the recommendations I got from someone in the pet food industry when I asked them for you.

Royal Canin also has very breed specific diets.

They also said each dog will have a preference for a certain food - coat luster. energy level and stool condition are the best ways to tell.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:32:38 PM EDT
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I feed my GSD Wellness Core Oceanfish which is a great food. The only one I would entertain switching to is Orijen. That food is definitely worth checking out. I'm known for being a bit obsessive about my dogs well-being so I have stressed about feeding him "the right" food for many hours over the 11.5 years he's been with me.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:33:16 PM EDT
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Taste of the wild for my dog. started on science diet as a puppy but its really rich and his farts were soo soo soo bad.. no complaints with taste of the wild..
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:33:32 PM EDT
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http://www.threecheersrawrawraw.com/
My GSD Pup Loves their food, I mix some Eukanuba Puppy food with it.
I am fortunate that they are 15 minutes away.
He is digesting food and moving bowels well, no 'runs' or belly-aches.
The link I provided has some good info for Dogs diet.
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This makes our dogs' coats really soft and shiny all the time. We don't groom them as often as we should, nor do we give them baths as often as we should. But we still get compliments about their coats and people like petting them.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:34:11 PM EDT
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For the money, Kirkland's Nature diet is very hard to beat (4 out of 5 on dog food advisor.) if you're willing to spend more bothe the Oijean and their slightly less Acana dog food is great. Also check out ' Taste of the Wild but they were part of the Diamond recall a few years ago and we switched to Acana and Kirklands (also Diamond but not affected from the recall.)

Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:34:26 PM EDT
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Pinnacle
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What does Bimba eat?
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Also a good brand according to those in the know.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:34:45 PM EDT
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http://www.reviews.com/dog-food/

Have been using Blue Buffalo up to this point but thinking of switching to Acana.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:35:27 PM EDT
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make your own out of fresh ingredients
whatever he learns to eat as a pup he will continue to eat his whole life
feed him carrots,celery,apples,bananas,cauliflower,broccoli,
be sure to research what to avoid.....nuts for example onions are a no no also
for bulk I use organic white rice
I add chicken,lamb,lamb liver,salt water fish,egg yolk rotate that stuff
I do give him one cooked egg yolk daily also probiotics

you can cook a bunch up at once then measure out your portions and freeze those
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:35:28 PM EDT
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Read the ingredients. Make sure there's not corn or bullshit like that as the first ingredient (or at all)

Quality foods (no particular order)

Solid Gold
Blue Buffalo
AvoDerm
Orijen
B.C
Taste of the wild
Nutro
Merricks
Halo
Ect

Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:35:41 PM EDT
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core grain free
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Sams club stuff
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It's the only dry dog food I would consider feeding my dogs.

I feed Sojo's and Honest Kitchen dehydrated raw currently, if I had to drop down to kibble quality though, Fromm is what I would use.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:37:12 PM EDT
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For me, Costco Kirkland Signature Natures Domain Salmon and Sweet Potato is very good, it's grain free, affordable at a little over a buck a pound, and my dog loves it and doesn't have a single allergic or health issue with it.











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Gotta love a company who campaigns so strongly in their ads about not using byproduct meal, when in reality, they do use byproduct meal.

We sell Blue Buffalo at my store, and since the lawsuit, every customer who's asked me my thought has got my honest opinion, and switched brands.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:39:02 PM EDT
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If you really love your dog then give them homemade dog food. It's easy and I cook it up in the microwave. Here is my recipe for a five pound Yorkie. You can multiply the amount to fit your dogs needs but there may be a limit for heavier dogs.

1 cup - diced chicken
1 cup - instant brown rice
1 cup - frozen peas & carrots note: other veggies like broccoli is OK as long as its cut into chewable sizes.
1- cup - water

Combine the ingredients above and cook in the microwave for 7 minutes and let it rest in the microwave for an additional five minutes.

Then mix in 1/4 cup of frozen blueberries and a powder supplement.

For my dog it creates about six portion that will last for three days in the fridge.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:41:36 PM EDT
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Blue Buffalo.

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I use the orijen regional red. The vets rave about their coats, hair, and overall health. And the frequent buyer card helps to relieve some of the sting of the cost.


My bulldog had skin infection problems and once I started to feeding her Orijen, her coat has never been healthier.
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no question - the best
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Dogfoodadvisor.com.  




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Mix it up. I was rotating premium shit for a while, then my wife started buying the same stuff over and over and over,Mao now I'm afraid to start mixing it up again.

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Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:48:16 PM EDT
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Our dog and cat get Earthborn, vet always remarks at how healthy they are
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Fromm



Dogs love it and do well with it




It is not cheap but it is worth what you pay
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:48:40 PM EDT
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My puppy (German wire haired pointer) is on science diet. She loves it. Right now she isn't on the grain free one but I'm considering going that route.

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no question - the best


Expensive as hell, but absolutely worth it. It's cut down on vet bills and has most likely extended my dogs' life span.
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Life's Abundance.
Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:50:38 PM EDT
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Visit http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/ and select a 4 or 5 star kibble that's available in your area.

These guys get Nature's Select (FIL is a distributor), Missing Link supplement, and salmon oil supplement.  The goofy one with the bow tie that looks like this is two.  The other is twelve.

Link Posted: 6/19/2015 9:51:02 PM EDT
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Kirkland Signature puppy food.
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