What brand is the healthiest dog food to buy?

Question

A majority of the time my dog has a little of what we eat, within reason, to go with her complete dried food, but occasionally I feed her with a ready made wet food. I have recently bought a brand which says it contains at least 60% meat, which made me think of what the others contain.

I have looked at other brands (including the premium lines of the best sellers) and I am shocked to see they contain only an avarage of 4% meat!

So I ask - what is the healthiest wet dog food out there?

Answer 1

Pedigree Chum my bum!!! It contains 4% of meat, so the rest is crap and water basically! As do all of the foods you can buy in the supermarket...I don't know why they're still legal, but they prey on the ignorant to keep them in business...so wise up, this is your dog we are talking about!!

I feed my German Shepherd Nature Diet (www.naturediet.co.uk gives you info all about it). It's about 80% meat, and the rest is rice and vegetables...it's totally pure, steam cooked and I'd feel happy eating it. It's not as cheap as the tinned crap, but why would it be?? If you care about your dog, you wouldn't cut corners with their diets! The tinned crap can cause them to moult all year round, gain or lose weight unnecessarily, and give them behavioural difficulties. It's no different from a child being fed McDonalds and sweets full of E numbers all the time...it would have a detrimental effect!

Dried food is also good for your dog, because it helps their teeth, and can also help to stop any tummy problems, or runny poo's etc...but I personally think it's a bit unnatural and processed, so I only serve it as a "side order", rather than a main meal. Would you eat dried chicken? I certainly wouldn't. The best dried food I've come across is Hill's Science Plan...it's not cheap, but it's mostly meat, and no artifical ingredients like many of the "highstreet" brands.

Answer 2

Commercial dog food is fine if you know what to look for.. Look for brands with no grain and corn, and meat as the first ingredient. NO by products. Innova, wellness, Evo, blue buffalo, Origen, canidae, taste of the wild, instinct.. Just some of the good brands Raw is better than any kibble however, but not everyone can do a prey model raw diet. It's worth looking into though.

Answer 3

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 4

Innova, wellness, california natural, solid gold these are all good dog foods and made with all natural ingrediants. They may be a bit more expensive but they are safer and better to feed your dog. These foods do not have the diseased decayed rotten euthanized rendered animals in them (including rotten road kill)
canned food is okay to feed your dog but a dog needs dry kibble also in order to strengthen his teeth. I'll feed mine things i eat also, but watch out for salty, greasy foods as this can cause pancreitis.

Answer 5

Canidae Wet Dog Food is naturally preserved and formulated for all your pet's life stages. Made with more than 50% of Human Grade Meat Meals and digestive enzymes that closely resemble those found in nature, Canidae offers superior quality and is free of corn, wheat, soy, grain fractions or other fillers.

Answer 6

The healthiest wet dog food out there doesn't come in a can. Go to your local butchers and ask for their red meat offcuts, try to get some bones in there too because they are the best thing for dog's teeth. Offcuts from the butcher shop are usually reasonably priced too so you won't be spending a fortune on a brand name. Also, feeding dogs off your table isn't good for their health, it also creates bad habits. Dog's weren't meant to eat human food.

Answer 7

Dogs love Butchers tinned food. Does stink a bit though. My dog has a dicky tummy and gets blocked anal glands. So she's had to go on to a very expensive kibble upon the advice of my vet. Poor thing wasn't well this weekend and the vet put her on boiled rice for 3 days. She was disgusted!!

Answer 8

Set your pc alarm to ring hourly—stand upwards for 1 to 5 minutes everytime it goes off.

Answer 9

From breakfast, go ahead and take in orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water as opposed to juice or soda

Answer 10

Every person has there own opinion to what food is best, i recently had an issue with my own dog as she was loosing weight and not getting the nutrition that she really needed because of the food she was getting, asking my vet many questions about quailty and the advantages of diferent diets and brands. i asked about B.A.R.F (bones and raw food) diets, pal iams eukanuba royal canin science diet ect ect... and was told that for best price and quality as it is a mid range premium food Supercoat (dryfood) was best as it is a reasonably affordable price as it has the right requirements for a healthy diet with 22% protein 10% fat (which are the daily requirements for a dog) good calcium to phosphorus ratio, and vitamins needed. in the canned food best for value was natures gift as it has less preservatives than most canned food and is 70% meat. B.A.R.F diets are hard to balance meals and only should be used if you know what requirements and use vitamin supliments. DO NOT use the prepacked rolls of meat and butchers pet minces as they are packed with preservatives and there is no limit to what they can put in it to keep it fresh, they can put asernic in it and not have to list it, with minces for pets if its not for human consumption then its safe to say that its not really good for your pet.
so for a balanced and healthy diet i recomend supercoat dryfood and the natures gift canned, but also remember that alot of caned food is up to 70% water and isnt really value for money