2007-02-27 20:39:11 · 12 answers · asked by decadan 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
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
2007-02-27 21:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rice, fish and sea plants are the staple foods in Japan so any food that is high in meat and rice will usually be good. Avoid cereals and anything containing soy because Akitas digestive systems do not agree with soy.
"For the Akita, I think the best blend of protein available from commercial dog foods would contain poultry, fish, rice and wheat. For this breed I also recommend adding about 1 to 2 teaspoons of canned white Tuna daily to the commercial foods. Akita owners can also make sure their dogs receive a fat-carbohydrate-protein balance similar to the breed's native diet by using a commercial puppy formula for the breed's entire life span. Akita owners should avoid feeding any dog food containing yellow corn, beet pulp, beef or horse meats."
2007-03-01 22:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by Tee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any food that does NOT have corn or corn gluten meal in the first 3 ingredients.
Dogs don't digest corn any better than we do & it is added as a cheap filler. The more corn the more droppings and the more droppings they produce means they are not utilizing the food they are taking in.
Try to find a food with a wheat base if possible and since he is still a pup try to find one with a good protein level.
You will be surprised when you start looking, most of the very popular brands have corn in the first position and some also have a different type of corn product as the second..
The ingredients are listed according to the amount of that product in the food, so corn & corn products are the main ingredient in most pet foods.
For a real eye opener about pet food ingredients please check the website I included.
2007-02-27 21:05:32 · answer #3 · answered by runesofgaia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guys dry large breed puppy food akita
2016-02-01 02:40:54 · answer #4 · answered by Hagen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain high quality foods, like Canidae, Wellness, and Innova, are formulated for all life stages, so you don't need to get puppy food and then switch to adult food. The dog can stay on the same food throughout their lifetime. Those are the brands I would recommend. My dobie is currently on Wellness, and we've used Innova EVO before as well.
2007-02-28 01:01:21 · answer #5 · answered by Meggz21 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My 3 and a half month old Aktia puppy eats Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy Lamb and Rice Formula. It is a good quality food, and he loves it and is very healthy.
2007-03-01 07:59:36 · answer #6 · answered by Ellen E 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its quite obvious that the Australian who answered first is another Australian who plans to kill her dogs by making them morbidly obese. Its amazing how many Australian pets die each year from overfeeding.
Look for a food like Wysong or Chicken Soup dog food as they have great ingredients.
2007-02-27 22:18:30 · answer #7 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chicken and rice dried food . you can soak it if your puppy has just been weaned . it cheap but it has all the nutrition that they need . i use it for my dogs . i have a dogue de Bordeaux 2 German shepherds and a staffi cross i also use to work in a racing kennels and that's what we used there .
2007-03-01 00:59:07 · answer #8 · answered by debbie s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 3 large German Shepherds - I mix their diet with a half large tin of dog meat, and also fill their bowls - which are more like buckets - with a complete dry dog food. Their favourites are Friskies complete and Pedigree Chum complete.
Don't just feed yours dry food, a little bit of meat mixed in with it will tempt his appetite.
2007-02-27 21:04:35 · answer #9 · answered by Dogs'r'us 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The one your dog will eat.
2007-02-27 23:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋