Will you all give me your opinion of these dog foods?

Question

My girlfriend and I have had our Border Collie, Morgan, for about 9 months now and she's about 1.5 years old. We now feed her Maxximum Nutrition and her coat is soft and shiny, stools are unfrequent and compact, and she's VERY energetic. As far as my knowledge goes it's a darn good feed, but I wanted some more opinions. What do you all know about this feed?

Also what would you recommend for maximum performance and health for my dog that I can purchase at either PetSmart or PetCo?

Answer 1

Scoring Your Dog Food
*Please note that the following is for entertainment purposes only and has not been researched by DAN and may not be a "true" grading of food. If you have any questions regarding the food you are feeding your dog consult your veternarian.
This is a very interesting way to check out the quality of the dog food that you are feeding. It's interesting, because sometimes paying more, does not get you more and vice versa.
The scores are rather interesting.
How to grade your dog's food: (Some brand reviews already calculated here)
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 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 69 = F
Here are some foods that have already been scored. If you don't see your dog's food here, ask and someone will score it for you.
Brand Dog Food scores:
•Authority Harvest Baked: 116 A+
•Bil-Jac Select: 68 F
•Canidae: 112 A+
•Chicken Soup Senior: 115 A+
•Diamond Maintenance: 64 F
•Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice: 92 B
•Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula: 99 A
•Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium: 122 A+
•Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato: 106 A+
•Foundations: 106 A+
•Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold: 93 D
•Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium: 73 D
•Innova Dog: 114 A+
•Innova Evo: 114 A+
•Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables: 110 A+
•Nutrisource Lamb and Rice: 87 B
•Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy: 87 B
•Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice: 23 F
•ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley: 103 A+
•Purina Beneful: 17 F
•Purina Dog: 62 F
•Purina Come-n-Get It: 16 F
•Royal Canin Bulldog: 100 A+
•Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult: 106 A+
•Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice: 97 A
•Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+: 63 F
•Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies: 69 F
•Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken: 110 A+
•Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold: 97 A

Answer 2

You should get a Polish Lowland sheepdog. The PON is an excellent worker of sheep and will work well with cattle. In recent years, it has gained some following in cities as a pet dog. Most people living in the towns of Poland live in apartments. Hence, the size of the PON is well suited to apartment life. The dogs are intelligent, active, hardy and attractive. They are a hard working breed, obedient and fearless, good tempered with man and other dogs, but when working with sheep, will attack any fox that threatens the flock. They are sturdy dogs, in a well-balanced way, showing spirit and good sense. They are good natured and gentle with children. For generations, they have been used as guards for the peasants. They are often aloof and suspicious towards strangers, but remarkably loyal to all members of the family.

Answer 3

God that sounds like a match made in heaven. We use Nutra, specifically the MAX line. It's really good and you can get it at Petco and PetSmart. I've tried Avoderm and I like that too (I like to rotate, as I figure the same brand; while it carries different "flavors/blends" probably starts to taste all the same after a bit--maybe I'm wrong ;)).
The biggest thing is I give my guy (Aussie Shepherd) an awesome suppliment called NuVet Plus. They only carry one product for dogs and one for cats. This tablet has everything and is $200 for a year supply. My breeder recommended it. Her aunt has been raising German Shepherds for over 20 years and has only had TWO cases of hip dysplasia come from her kennel-amazing for that breed. The aussies out of my breeder had awesome coats and great bone. She had a "female breeding dog" (the word I put in there was bleeped out :) ) that she bought to try a new bloodline and she was literally walking on her hocks, not the pads of her back feet. She put her on this and in two months her tendons and muscle gain had literally pulled her back on her feet and now she can be bred again. It rocks! ANyhow, I love it; it smells good and River (my guy) will eat it like a treat. Looks like a large Vit C tablet; flat and disc-shaped.
So, no further recommends on the food, but that suppliment can bring back coat, bone, tendon and muscle. All sorts of fun, human-grade, goodies in there. I'd go so far to say some declining senior citizen could take it and get life out of it! (Tee hee hee)
www.nuvet.com
ML,
Holly

Answer 4

As a veterinarian I always recommend the following foods: Nutro, Hills (science diet), eukanuba, and iams. Those are my top 4. You can decide from those which is best for your dog. As for the stools that could just be good digestibility with the food you are on, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Good luck :)

Answer 5

If the dog's stools are a like you said try giving either Cod liver oil or Wheat Germ oil. My dogs love it and help with their coat and regularity.

Answer 6

If you like your feed keep it. It seems to be doing a good job, so I wouldn't change it.

Personally I feed Iams and I've never had a problem

Answer 7

Pedigree is a great dog food to. Make sure you get the kind that is for adult dogs. I have a Pug that is over a year old and she loves it. Also that is the kind of food the vet told me to get for my dog. Sandy's coat is shiny, and plus it helps with their teeth.

Answer 8

I've never heard of your brand, but it sounds like it's working very well. I like Nutro.

Answer 9

science diet is very good