Which food is best for healty young Dalmatian skin? (Nutro, Hill's, Eucanuba or ...) Thanks?

Answer 1

http://www.sagekeep.com/feeding.htm

This website will help you decide. It breaks down what is in petfoods and what is the best food to feed your dog.

I feed mine the barf diet and they thrive on this with their shiny coats, healthy sick free, allergy free live. It is the best to feed a dog in my opinion and we do not have the vet expense like many do with their pets because of the allergens in petfoods and the chemicals and waste put into it.

Answer 2

Our pets need quality pet food. Read the ingredients list and learn what the stuff on there is and what it does (or does not do) to/for our pets. A quick pet food 101. If the pet food contains corn/corn products or by products it is a poor quality food. Do not pay attention to advertising, they all say there food is great. Corn is a filler that can trigger skin problems. (allergies, skin problems, itching and excessive shedding) By products is anything from an animal not fit for human consumption, including cancerous tissue. Quality foods have meat as the first ingredient. California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova and Merrick are a few of the best brands available. If you want to learn more check out: http://www.sagekeep.com/petfood.htm www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&more=1 http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/PetFoods.nsf/$$PetFoodsByRating?OpenForm

Answer 3

Nutro is by far the better brand of the three as it has better ingredients, Hill science diet is really crappy and usually has corn as the first ingredient got to www.nutroproducts.com they have a short questionnaire to help determine the best formula for your dog and also if you sign up for the frequent buyer program they send you $20 worth of coupons for thier treats and food and you get the petstore to stamp a card they send you and after you buy 10 bags of food you get the 11th free (same size as the smallest bag you purchase so if you always buy 40lb bags you get a 40lb bag free)
Here is the direct link to the product selector that helps you choose the right kind of food for your dog http://www.nutroproducts.com/productdogselector.html

and here is the link where you sign up for the frequent buyer program http://www.nutroproducts.com/fbpnutroReg.asp

Answer 4

Your best bet is to ask you local vet.
Nutro and Eukanuba are the better of the ones you listed.
Royal Canin is also a VERY high quality dog food, and they may even have one specific for dalmations.
Canidae is a good one too.
Just remember, the better the food, usually the higher the price. Not always though(hill's is expensive, but not worth the price).

Answer 5

I wouldn't feed any of those. I feed Royal Canin, but I also like Dick Van Pattens Natural Balance, and Canidae.

There are some very good nutrition articles online. Read some and then go to the feed store and study labels.

Answer 6

There are many good dog foods available, but a tremendous amount of adequate, sub-standard, and "Twinkies for dogs" stuff out there. The Whole Dog Journal (see Sources) does an annual write-up and evaluation of dog foods, along with a detailed explanation of what to look for in a high-quality product. I highly recommend contacting them for a reprint of the most recent evaluation.

For any reader's benefit, however, the short version is that you want to see: high-quality protein sources (whole, fresh or single-source meats) as one of the first two ingredients; whole, unprocessed grains and vegetables. What you don't want to see: meat by-products; generic fats or proteins (animal, poultry, or meat, as opposed to chicken, turkey, lamb, or beef); food fragments (brewer's rice, corn gluten); artificial preservatives (BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin); artificial colors; sweeteners (corn syrup, sucrose and other *oses); propylene glycol (AKA antifreeze - to keep kibble chewy). - g^2

Answer 7

If it comes in a sack it's sh*t. Simple as that. People who argue for that sh*t are ignorant of the facts, inexperianced or lazy. People who find it 'inconveniant' to 'mess around' feeding a Dog should get a goldfish instead.

" BARF " is a fair starting point. Only feed vegetables too (as, I believe, they reccomend anyway?) Beware of pork as it may give ye Dog various 'worms'.

In pushing fifty years of feeding cherished Dogs I lost only one to cancer. That poor sod I'd (experimentally) fed from a sack. *Please* don't get sucked in. Feed ye Dog Right.

Table spoon of best vegetable oil's great for a shiney coat, btw ;-) (On the food. Not the fur! LOL!)

Answer 8

James wellbeloved food is amazing we have to feed our dog it because she has a sensitive stomach but it is free from artifical flavourings and has organic products in such as sugarbeet, barley, alfalfa etc must Have!!!!!!!!!!1

Answer 9

Eukaniba puppy, but also supplemet with fresh chicken and rice - depending on the age of the pup

Answer 10

Innova EVO is by far the best dog food on the market.