Rate your dog food

[BRYANGOESBOOM 0]

I feed my pup Nutro large breed puppy Organic but im thinking about switching to Innova large breed puppy. What are you feeding your dogs???


Stolen from another Forum
More websites:
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/
http://www.mordanna.com/dogfood/
http://www.feedmypet.com/dog-food-comparison.html


How to grade your dog's food:
Start with a grade of 100:

1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points

2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points

3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points

4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points

5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer’s rice", "rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points

6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points

7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points

8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points

9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points

10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points

11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points

12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points

13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points

14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to beef), subtract 1 point

15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

Extra Credit:

1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points

2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points

3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points

4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points

5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points

6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points

7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points

8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points

9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points

10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point

11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point

12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point

13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point

14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point

94-100+ = A
86-93 = B
78-85 = C
70-77 = D
<70 = F

Dog Food scores:

Alpo Prime Cuts / Score 81 C

Artemis Large/Medium Breed Puppy / Score 114 A+

Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+

Authority Harvest Baked Less Active / Score 93 B

Beowulf Back to Basics / Score 101 A+

Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F

Blackwood 3000 Lamb and Rice / Score 83 C

Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice / Score 106 A+

Burns Chicken and Brown Rice / Score 107 A+

Canidae / Score 112 A+

Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+

Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F

Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B

Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A

Diamond Performance / Score 85 C

Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+

Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice / Score 106 A+

Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+

EaglePack Holistic / Score 102 A+

Eukanuba Adult / Score 81 C

Eukanuba Puppy / Score 79 C

Flint River Senior / Score 101 A+

Foundations / Score 106 A+

Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B

Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D

Innova Dog / Score 114 A+

Innova Evo / Score 114 A+

Innova Large Breed Puppy / Score 122 A+

Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+

Member’s Mark Chicken and Rice / Score 84 C

Merrick Wilderness Blend / Score 127 A+

Nature’s Recipe / Score 100 A

Nature’s Recipe Healthy Skin Venison and Rice / Score 116 A+

Nature’s Variety Raw Instinct / Score 122 A+

Nutra Nuggets Super Premium Lamb Meal and Rice / Score 81 C

Nutrience Junior Medium Breed Puppy / Score 101 A+

Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B

Nutro Max Adult / Score 93 B

Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice / Score 98 A

Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B

Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Wheat Free / Score 86 B

Nutro Natural Choice Senior / Score 95 A

Nutro Ultra Adult / Score 104 A+

Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F

Premium Edge Chicken, Rice and Vegetables Adult Dry / Score 109 A+

Pro Nature Puppy / Score 80 C

Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach / Score 94 A

Purina Benful / Score 17 F

Purina Dog / Score 62 F

Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F

Purina One Large Breed Puppy / Score 62 F

Royal Canin Boxer / Score 103 A+

Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+

Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+

Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F

Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F

Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A

Solid Gold / Score 99 A

Summit / Score 99 A

Timberwolf Organics Wild & Natural Dry / Score 120 A+

Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+

Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A

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[Zep 0]

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[Stacy 0]

Blue Buffalo Chicken & Rice. We just switched to that. 3 days in the dogs coats are already shinier, softer, etc.

[eeneR 1]

I used to feed my guys Innova. Their coats were in the best shape then. It is an excellent food, however a weee bit more expensive. I actually had to switch from Innova to Nutro Natural lamb and rice due to finances.

There are quite a few brands of dog food that fall into the same human grade charictoristics as Innova, but all of them are a bit more expensive. The thing you have to watch, or at least they used to be in 30lb bags instead of 40lb bags. oh $10 more a bag not back, but it is also 30% less in the bag. But again it is a high quality food and worth the extra $$

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[livendive 8]

My girls were on Authority, then spent quite awhile on Innova. They're now on Science Diet's z/d Ultra (prescription), which isn't really as good of food but it does seem to help their skin.

Blues,
Dave

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[gonzalesna 0]

It's a tad dry, but it's got a chicken-like flavor to it, so I guess it's ok... I'd probably give it a 6 or a 7

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[peanutgallery 0]

My dog has a very sensitive stomach and Nutro has been the only food she can keep down. We mix it with a little olive oil or chicken broth to soften it up and she loves it!

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[klafollette 0]

Hmmm... I don't see "my other dog's poop" listed. Between the 2 of them, that seems to be their preferred after-dinner snack when out in the yard.

Other than that, they both get Nutro Natural Choice Lite.

[squirrel 0]

We have a white boxer, very sensitive to everything...so at one time (still doing this ) we switched to home cooking our dog food. cooked brown rice with blended up chicken, ( cooked in a pressure cooker first to make the bones into mush) with vitamin additives. in the morning, oatmeal with blended cooked chicken livers and eggs, no whites. oatmeal is a great solution to the problem of dogs with lots of gas, such as boxers, rotties, bulldogs, and such. our dogs have been far less aggitated, poop less, great coats, and less scratching.

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[Cornholio 0]

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My girls were on Authority, then spent quite awhile on Innova. They're now on Science Diet's z/d Ultra (prescription), which isn't really as good of food but it does seem to help their skin.

Blues,
Dave

Yup, my girl is on ZD Ultra too for pet food ingredients and environment allergies. But I'm sad to say that my boy dog was just moved to Beneful a few days ago since I heard great stuff about it. But seeing that chart... damn, that food got the second lowest, I think...17 And then seeing this link, just pushed me off the edge: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/beneful.asp

So I called the natural pet store tonight by my house and they're holding a bag of the Innova Dry Food for me to pickup for the boy dog. The girl, I'm going to try and move her to something more natural. Cause Paying $45-50 for an 18lb bag of ZD is just about killing my wallet every few weeks.

I'd gladly pay the same for the same amount of food if it's healthier for her and doesn't cause the skin allergies.

To the OP, thanks for posting that!

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[BRYANGOESBOOM 0]

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Hmmm... I don't see "my other dog's poop" listed. Between the 2 of them, that seems to be their preferred after-dinner snack when out in the yard.

Other than that, they both get Nutro Natural Choice Lite.

They sell some kind of powder that you can sprinkle on dog poop to keep them from eating it. I have also heard that poop eating starts when your dog is lacking something in its diet but who knows if there is any truth to that.

Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva

[BRYANGOESBOOM 0]

To everyone feeding Nutro

Mars foods has bought Nutro. Do some research on mars foods and the pet products they carry. No way in hell im supporting a company that killed that many pets.




Glad to see so many people actually care what they feed their pets

Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva

[jasonRose 0]

My dogs food tastes like shit I don't know how he eats it...

Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!!

[squirrel 0]

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My dogs food tastes like shit I don't know how he eats it...

then...why do you feed it to your dog?

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