What is the difference between these Purina Dog Foods?

Question

Little Bites, Dog Chow, and Puppy Food

I have a 3 1/2 year old Cocker Spaniel outside, he is eating Dog Chow.
I also have a 4 1/2 year old Jack Russell Terrier inside, he is eating Little Bites.
and we just got a female Jack Russell Terrier puppy last weekend (8 weeks old now) and she is eating Puppy Chow.

I am hoping to consolidate the number of different foods we have to buy... Which should I eliminate? What exactly is the differences between them all? What are the benefits of each for each dog?

Thanks for your help!

I'm not switching brands. I like Purina and I am staying with Purina.

Okay People, What is wrong with Purina?!

Answer 1

Check the bag, I think LB and Purina Chow are the same but diff size kibbles. Puppy chow has more calories, protein etc for growing dogs. Many breeders do not feed puppy food, I haven't when I had a pup. Although I use Purina I won't feed any of those as they are not naturally preserved and you have to feed more to get the same results plus the ingredient quality is not as good as a better dog food. If I had to use a grocery store brand I would use ONE. Dogs coats and stools are better on a better dog food..

Answer 2

Purina is an ok food, not great but ok. The reason many dog people don't like it, is because of all the fillers which means the dog has to eat more to keep the right weight and they end up pooping more, because they can't digest all the filler.

Purina ONE is better or Purina Pro Plan. Those are the only Purina foods I would feed these days. Many dogs get dry skin on Dog Chow, but not all.

Why do you have a dog that you keep outside? Cockers love to be with their families. If it pees when it gets excited or because it is submissive you can get the dog over that, through desensitizing it.

As long as you are happy with your dogs' skin and coat and they are doing well, that's what I use to grade my food.

I feed Innova EVO, but my dogs burn off calories really fast right now.

Answer 3

Yea, look at the ingredients on the bag...so you can compare. I personally would not continue giving the dogs Purina...there are so many different corn products that are unnessary for them.

I have a jack russell and I feed her Innova. Also consider Canidae, Wellness, etc. There really is a big difference in the ingredients....Purina has a lot of junk in it.

Answer 4

If you want to get the very best dog food for your dogs, you'll have to pay for it. Most quality brands cost at least $10 for a 5lbs. bag. The first thing you need to do in finding a good food is to look at the ingredients. The first ingredient listed should be some type of meat. Also dogs' bodies aren't good at processing grains, so stay away from foods with corn and other grains. Brown rice is okay, though. Also try to stay away from foods with animal by- products in them. These can literally be things such as chicken beaks. As far as the puppy goes, you will probably want to keep her on a puppy food until she is about 1 year old. If you ever have any other food questions I'm sure your vet will be more than happy to help you. I know the good dog foods are expensive, but my vet and dog trainer have always told me you get what you pay for in dog food.

Answer 5

The Purina Pro Plan is good for your adult dogs. They have it the small bites too so you can feed it to both. The puppy, however, needs the extra nutrients in the puppy food. Thats why I went with Pro Plan - - It also contains DHA which is good for growing pups. When your pup is 12-18 months old, you should have no problem adjusting it to the adult food. Don't let anyone tell you anything about the food you feed them. I do want to say, though, that when I switched my puppy from Iams to Pro Plan, she doesn't have close to the amount of waste as she used to. That's very important to me. And the Pro Plan Selects is all natural, if you are into that sort of thing.

Answer 6

You have to compare the ingredients on the bags to find out the differences between the foods. I don't recommend Purina b/c corn meal and meat by-products are the first 2 ingredients listed on most of their dry food. Corn and by-products are not easily digestible by your dog and can lead to increased bowel movement and/or stomach ache. Also, they have no nutritional value so it's like feeding your dog junk food simply to fill him up.

Look for a food without corn and that has chicken, lamb, etc listed as a main ingredient...no by-products! Nutro Natural Choice lamb & rice dog food is a good choice.

Answer 7

well to be honest they arent that great of foods but since your using them i would say that the puppy needs the nutrients in the puppy food until hes a year old. so thats out. the indoor dog could maybe switch to dog chow but the bites may be too big for his mouth. so prolly the one to eliminate is the dog chow im sure the cocker wouldnt mind eating the little bites but the jack russell might have problems with a bigger kibble.

Answer 8

Please don;t think I'm being mean, but all Purina products are very low quality. You would be much better off putting them all on something like Wellness which is human grade food. It costs a little more, but because it is not all fillers the dogs eat a lot less of it. Your dogs will be overall healthier too.

You can get a better idea of what foods are good and what are bad from this chart. The Wellness I use is one of the very best:

http://community.inkfrog.com/index.php?action=vthread&forum=6&topic=13225

Answer 9

There is nothing wrong with Purina foods. People love to slam Purina because they are the big guy on the block.
I have nine titled show Champions here, all on Purina diets, plus an AAQ Master Hunter (see avatar) that is also on a Purina diet. And quite franklly thay are on Purina diets because THEY WIN on it.
I would suggest that there are better Purina products than the ones you are using. The Purina One line from the grocery store or Pro-Plan line from a feed store are much better quality.

Answer 10

allright.... id suggest getting off any purina food at all. its contains corn in the first two ingredients which does nothing for the dog. it contains byproducts that are chicken feet, feathers....nasty stuff like roadkill too!, it contains dies that are harmful to the kidney and liver, and they have to eat so much of it to get the nutrition they need they end up gaining weight! switching to a holistic brand like Eagle Pack Holistic Select, Innova, Wellness, Canidae.... will greatly increase the health of your animal and decrease allergies and what not. Please stay away from all grocery brand products that look for the cheapest ingredients so they can get the most profit.
I've never heard of little bites, but i know some better companies have small bite formuals for littlier dogs. and puppy food has more ingredients that help bone development and brain development and waht not. Please please please stay away from Purina products, iams, eukanuba, science diet, kibbles and bits, whiskas, ol roy, dads...etc... with all these pet food scares id stay far away from companies that had any involvement with it.