im looking for dry and tinned dog food for my dog that i can get in a supermarket. there are so many brands im not sure which is the best nutritinally and taste wise to get him. he is about 2 years old and is a jack russell cross.
2007-08-08 22:43:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
BUTCHERS COMPLETE DRY FOOD
2007-08-10 03:14:50 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ρυg gïяl♥ 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Best Supermarket Dog Food
2016-11-01 21:45:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The brands with the most meat are the best.
How to find them: The labels 1st listed ingredient must be MEAT. The food will contain the most of the first listed ingredients. So...
Example: If it lists Chicken, Corn, and beef as the top 3 ingredients, most of it will be Chicken, followed by corn, and then beef. A food that lists Corn first, will have mostly corn, etc. So a food that lists Beef, Chicken, other meats or vitamins, and things like corn later, would be best.
2014-09-27 04:42:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are better off buying a good quality COMPLETE Chicken based food. Then you will not have to buy tinned stuff as well. You will have to feed less to satisfy your dog and therefore you get less out of t'other end. Cheapest is certainly not the best when it comes to dog food.
I use James Wellbeloved. Retailing at about £33 per sack
(Just bought three sacks and negotiated a pretty good deal!)
2007-08-09 00:21:40 · answer #4 · answered by Collie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Really none of them are that great if you want the truth. But, if you want one that is above the rest the best I can say is to read labels. The key is the more meat the better, the more corn the more you should avoid it. Even many of the exspensive brands are high on corn and by products. The only way to avoid that really is to buy at a pet store where they sell higher quality foods. My personal preference is Solid Golds products. But there are others out there if you really look. They are a bit pricy usually but when you wiegh the benefits it's worth it. Hope that helps some.
2007-08-08 23:01:01 · answer #5 · answered by Sniggle 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Personally i don't think the most expensive is the best and the cheapest is crap like most of the answers on here. My boss breeds and shows Rhodesian Ridgebacks and they are fed on fresh tripe and James Wellbeloved (£36 + for a big sack), one of her friends have one of their offspring and feeds hers Bakers Complete (£14+ for a big sack). All the dogs look the same in condition, health, coats, stamina and come the top few in the show ring etc, but are fed on two totally different meals. Personally i feed my dog Butchers Tripe/Pedigree Chum and Bakers and she is more than fine.
2007-08-09 05:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by elle_schweedy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well i have had many dogs, my previous and current belguim shepherds where/are on butchers tripe mix and believe it or not netto's Hearty complete, we are in the process of building our 2 year old up(hes a tad skinny) once he get to a healthy weight for his breed then we are thinking of james welbeloved too
good luck
Ps if that doesn't work try different varieties and eventually he'll tell you which one he likes best
good luck with your shopping list
2007-08-09 02:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by emmadm101 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pedigree; it's nick name is the Science Diet of Europe (Waltham formulated it) because it was designed from a dogs need point of view rather then what is cheapest and minimally meets a dog's nutritional needs.
Be careful of the marketing gimmicks out there. For instance: (1) when Science Diet was the only premium dog food available, the newbees made up the idea that corn was indigestible and so a "filler". True with whole, raw corn but absolutely false with the cooked corn in dry dog food. It is also higher in nutrition then rice or wheat. (2): meat first is a good thing. It is impossible in a dry food since dry dog food is a form of cereal. If it were true, it would need to be refrigerated. The gimmick is to split the grain into several types so meat moves to the top of the list but it is still mostly grain. (3): You feed less and the dogs have less solid waste with the more concentrated premium foods. True, but the amount of change is insignificant and certainly not worth paying 2-3 times more for. In addition, the added fiber that many call "filler" has been shown to decrease the chances of intestinal cancer in dogs.
2007-08-09 01:38:56 · answer #8 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
pedigree dog food and dry food it helps to keep the shine on their coat and its good for their digestion
2007-08-09 03:08:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Better to sick to dry complete food as much as possible as most wet foods do not contain much nutritional value. In order of best
1. Hills Science
2. Eukanuba
3. Iams
Take care as to the size of dog too, as some are specific to breed/size of breed.
Wet food should be given as a treat.
2007-08-08 22:56:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋