Pedigree?........................?

Question

I have been giving my dogs the Science Diet dried food ( biscuits) for a while now however have heared lately from people that its not a very fine brand. I was thinking of switching to pedigree dried food, ut I'm still thinking. Is pedigree a good?

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Answer 1

please read this article I found when I was working for a home vet.....http://www.carinrennings.com/homevet/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/food-facts.pdf
it tells you whats basically in all pet food... pet food is owned by large companies and they are out for the $$...try making your own food.. you can make it in large quantities and freeze it in single serve packages...
Recommended Dog Diet

*Please make any switch to a new food over a 3 to 4 week time period!!! GO VERY SLOWLY!!!*Dogs are omnivores and need good quality protein, a moderate amount of fat and select carbohydrates. Vegetables are much healthier for your dog than grains (Rice, corn, wheat). Think of the Atkins diet! Here are our recommendations:

Feed human quality food: broil or bake beef, poultry or fish. Pork can be too fatty and cause pancreatitis. No salty or sweet lunch meats. That’s junk food for your dog! Add veggies to your mixture: about 2/3 meat to 1/3 veggies, preferably fresh or frozen. If you cook the vegetables with meat, it will possess the flavor that they love. Dogs need greens: spinach, kale, broccoli and the like. Maintain a variety. Wolves, foxes and coyotes periodically nibble on grasses and they eat the stomach contents of prey animals, so this is an important component of a healthy canine diet.
You must feed a multivitamin if you are going to home cook. We recommend a very palatable multivitamin by Vetri-science. you can purchase a good quality product at one of the natural pet food stores that we recommend on our referral list. Don’t just go to a generic pet store; many of the products sold there are sadly deficient and will not provide your dog with the supplements that he or she needs.
Flax Seed Oil provides essentials oils. Very small breed: 1/2 tsp/day, med. breed: 1 tsp, very large breeds: 1 tbsp. Keep refrigerated and introduce slowly to avoid diarrhea. Some pets like garlic and a small amount of salt. Play with spices to find what your pet prefers. Like us, they relish variety!
You can make large quantities and freeze this concoction. Partition it into meal size baggies for convenience.
If you aren’t willing to home cook, canned food tends to be a healthier choice overall than dry food. They usually contain fewer grain products. I know that’s the very opposite statement that you’ve heard from most veterinarians in the past, but research conducted in the field of nutrition has changed my viewpoint considerably. Most dry food is bound together by grains.

(if you cant cook we understand and try these quality foods)
4 brands that we recommend, #1 being our favorite on down the list (based on their list of ingredients):

Wellness (canned)
Innova Evo (dry) *
Wysong (need multivitamin)
Pet Guard
* Innova Evo contains no grains, so it’s a nice substitute for owners that don’t like to feed canned food.

Always choose a Pet Store Brand versus a Grocery store brand if you are unable to get to a natural foods store.
- Pet Store examples would be Iams, Eukanuba, Science diet, Nutro, etc.
- Grocery store brand examples would be Fancy Feast, Frisky’s, Purina, etc.
- Generic is the worst: Safeway, Giant, etc.
*** Read labels for the best quality protein content and least amount of grains. ***

this is taken from the vet I used to work for web page...
http://www.carinrennings.com/resources/

good luck in your adventure in pet foods.....smile

Answer 2

Pedigree is actually worse than Science Diet. If you want a good quality dog food look at the ingredients list and make sure there are no grains listed and a mea or meat meal is listed as the first ingredient. Also look out for foods that contain 'by-product' as this can be beaks, feathers, feet, and other fillers that are not needed. Canidae, Innova, Wellness, Timberwolf Organic, Solid Gold, Merrick, Eagle Pack Hollistic, California Natural, and Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover are some foods I would recommend.

Answer 3

No, Pedigree isn't a very high quality food, and neither is Science Diet.

Here is how to find a high quality food.

Nothing you find at a grocery store is going to be a good food. High quality foods can be found at large pet store chains, or online. A couple of foods I like are Innova, Innova Evo and Cannidae.

There are other high quality dog foods. Here's how to spot them:

A high quality food will have little or no fillers such as corn, wheat or soy. These aren't very digestable for dogs, and are common food related allergens. Since you were seeing corn meal in the first few ingredients, those are not high quality foods. Foods list ingredients by content, with the ingredient it contains most of at the top.

A high quality food will not contain BHT, BHA or Ethoxyquin, these are all chemical preservatives that have been linked to cancer.

A high quality food will not contain by-products of any kind. Meat meals are ok as long as the source of the meat is listed, such as Chicken Meal.

A high quality diet should have meat as at least the first ingredient., and be made from human grade ingredients. Foods that don't use human grade ingredients often get their ingredients from less than desirable sources, such as meat from animals that were diseased, or euthanized.

There is another diet option other than dog food. Some people choose to feed a raw diet. This involves feeding the dog raw meaty bones and organ meat. However it is not as simple as throwing a couple chicken bones in a bowl everyday. If you wish to feed this type of diet, do lots and lots of research first. Switching to this diet without knowing what your doing can lead to nutritional problems for your dog. I'll give you some links as a starting point in research if you are interested in this type of diet.

http://www.willowglen.com/barf.htm.........

http://www.bestfrisbeedogs.com/diets.htm...

http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html.....

http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html.....

http://www.rawdogranch.com

What's Really In Pet Food
http://www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&m...

Answer 4

I have said it a lot but here it goes again. I have two dogs, one being 11 and quite large 125+ lbs and he has eaten pedigree his whole life. My vet said he is in better physical condition than alot of dogs half his age. But if you want alternatives Purina One lists meat as it's first ingredient!

Answer 5

ANY decent brand of DRY ***ADULT*** feed is FINE!!!

It's all just ADVERTISING!!!
Selling to YOU,NOT the DOG!
Food does NOT equal "wuv"!