Which dog food is the best out of these?

Question

The choices are
a)Innova
b)eagle pack
c)wellness
d)timberwolf
e)canidae
f)solid gold
g)other
Answer with the name of the dog food not the letter please.

I mean favorite.
lol

Are there any places that sell INNOVA around Saratoga, CA?

Answer 1

Those are all great kibbles and pretty equal. I do prefer the Canidae, made with ALL human grade ingredients, as it keeps my dogs dental health the best..When I switched to Canidae, my oldsters began looking and acting like youngsters..dancing when we walk, and playful again...Nobody can believe my older girl is 11 years old..The vet said her blood values are that of a 4-5 year old..
However, if one can afford it, the food made by California Natural has got to be the best...KARMA ...It is 95%organic, and the first ingredient is free-range chicken..
But, it runs about twice as much as those that you listed.
Here is Karma's website, with a link to find a dealer near you> http://www.karmaorganic.com/

You might be interested in this review about Royal Canine> http://www.rateitall.com/i-55731-royal-canin.aspx

Edit: Here is your link to find your nearest Innova dealer> http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=stores-tab
Pet People [phone] 514 N. Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030
However, you can call any local pet supply shop and ask, as they are not all listed..Most local (not chain) pet stores do carry it

Answer 2

It depends on what works with your dog's chemistry. I personally do not like the dogs that I have seen who have been on Canidae or Wellness. I feed my dogs Solid Gold Hund N Flocken and they do very well on it. I have heard lots of good things about the other foods that you listed. I would check the prices and ingredients. You want there to be a "meat meal" as opposed to by products. That and you want there to be around 23% protein in it for an adult formula. Anything more than that is going to give your dog insane energy.
The only one of those that I haven't really heard about is the timberwolf...good luck!

Answer 3

Out of A-F

I believe that I've heard best about innova.
We used to use Neutro.. very good stuff. And actually.. if you look at the ingredients in the Costco puppy food .. it's pretty good surprisingly enough!... but the adult.. i wasn't too impressed.

But you have to go with what makes most sense to you.. as well as your dog. Some dogs can handle or deal with one ingredient yet not another. Our dog.. oooooh Lord.. we couldn't find anything that would work... until we came to learn about the barf diet.

This leads me to choose G.

1) What do I feed my dog? BARF - Bones And Raw Food. After my Aunt who has an extreme passion for animals checked into what could keep her dog alive after a horrible vet diagnosis... switched her dog to the barf diet... and after researching more and more into this, we have switched our dog to barf. It is the only thing that DOES make total sense. I've heard nothing but wonderful and amazing results when people put their dogs on a barf diet.

2) is BARF more expensive? Not really..... if you're feeding a high quality kibble.. barf isn't much different in price.. but it does depend on your source for purchasing it.

3) chicken bones are not safe? ummm disagree.. cooked yes.. problem.. splinters, etc. otherwise.. they're just fine. What's not safe is regular rawhide bones and other items at your local pet store.

4) raw food not safe? ummm. disagree. it's just as safe.. actually better because you are preparing it. You know how clean your house/kitchen is. Ever read reports about the problems at the dog food factories themselves? nasty nasty nasty.

Kibble really is only a convenience thing.

The way to figure out if your dog is really getting what it needs, is the feces. If they're large piles and vary in consistency, etc. then they're not absorbing much of the nutrients (if there are any in the first place). If they put out little hard feces, then their body is obsorbing and getting a large amount of nutrients. Plus the bones help keep their teeth clean and it also get their chompers strong :)

Ask your vet? Vets are not trained (in school) in respect to nutrition. The dog food companies train the vets. You see where this is going. Some vets, however, do complete their own research, but very few.

Email me if interested.. I can tell you what we feed our critters and how well it has worked.

P.S. I've heard many stories about people who have had dogs on their death beds.. or major skin problems, etc. that switch to barf.. with almost unbelievable results. avg 12 yr life spans and death bed.. changing to 18 yr old dog.. still a kickin healthy and happy. Nothing that is too good to be true.. just makes sense after you do all the research.

Answer 4

Those are all good foods. I like to switch kibbles on occasion anyway, because when a dog is on one kibble all its life it can stop creating enzymes needed to digest proteins that are not in the kibble that it has been eating. Some dogs develop allergies to certain proteins as they become elderly. If they develop an allergy to a protein that is in their kibble and they are offered a kibble that has a protein they are unused to they have a very tough time digesting it. So I like to switch foods because I like to keep their ability to create enzymes active. This way if they become sensitive to Lamb they can easily be switched to chicken etc. Another reason is that no kibble is made from scratch under my supervision and because the FDA has different laws regarding pet foods than it does human foods I like to make sure I have not created a problem by only using one kibble.

The things to stay away from in Kibbles are the preservatives BHT BHA and Ethoxyquine.

Answer 5

I like all of those. I also like nature's variety prairie brand and newman's own, artemis, and wysong. Remember that you should change foods at least every six months. The AFFCO standards only test for 6 months, not for a lifetime so we have no studies to tell us the long term success for having a dog on a single food.

Answer 6

Solid Gold... It is not available in my area but from what I have read while researching it would be the Solid Gold or the Eagle Pack for me...but... some of them I have not heard of

I also like the Royal Canin for Shepherds but didn't choose that one as it is breed specific... but then I have shepherds... lol

Answer 7

g) Royal Canin.

I swear by it. It made my dog healthier and her fur is shinier and overall healthier. You can find it on line or at major pet stores.

Answer 8

well iams is. also tro get one that is right for your dog. go to petsmart or petco(i think petsmart) .com and take a test/quiz.