Can you tell me if this is a good dog food?

Question

http://www.optimumpet.com/dogAdultSm_product.aspx
Here is the website and the ingredients and nutritional information. Thanks

Answer 1

No
I see several ingredients that shouldn't even be in a healthy dog food.
"Animal"fat
Poultry/Poultry byproducts
Vegetable Oil
Salt
Corn
Gluten

There are several healthy foods out there
I recommend those from:
Canidae
Natura

Answer 2

No, this isn't a good dog food.

The first ingredient (meaning the highest percentage in the food) is corn gluten. Corn gluten causes all sorts of health problems in dogs. It should NEVER be in dog food.

"Chicken by products" is everything not food about a chicken. Meaning feathers, beaks, feet along with diseased parts and animals.
NEVER feed anything with animal by products.

Beneful, Purina, Iams, Science Diet, anything you get at the grocery store, Petsmart, Petco, Walmart or Target is not good for your dog.

Look into Innova, California Natural, Wellness, Canidae, and Artemis. All are great, all have websites.

EDIT:
Breed has nothing to do with it. Dogs are dogs, and those breed specific foods are a scam.

Answer 3

Many people have a huge bias on dog foods. The fact is, if you ask a legitimate vet, they will tell you that almost all dog foods sold commercially are fine for your dog to eat. Moist and semi-moist dog foods are terrible for your dog's teeth, so its best not to feed those. Out of dry dog foods, the only one that I have ever had problems with is Purina (and they have a lot of product lines). Purina farms is a huge company, and they often use VERY low quality ingredients that can cause adverse reactions in dogs. If your dog has allergies, I personally recommend California Natural, a devision of natura pet products. If you need something fast from the grocery store, the dog trainer I have worked with for many years swears by Purina for her show dogs, and they actually do extremely well on it. I have also had good results with Iams. Don't worry too hard about your dog's food, as human beings we eat more crap than dogs do and we seem to survive.

Answer 4

Actually it's really bad! The first ingredient is maize gluten, 4th ingredient is corn. Dogs cannot digest corn and gluten (maize is corn) has had all the nutrients removed. I wouldn't consider feeding this to any animal.

Why not look at Canidae, Solid Gold, Innova, Wellness, Orijen or Timberwolf Organics. All of them are really good foods. Cost might be higher but you save in the long run - both because your dog eats less and because he'll be much, much healthier.

Answer 5

No, only one of the first five ingredients is meat. The first ingredient is corn gluten and the fourth is corn. the meat just says poultry and poultry byproducts. Poultry meal would be better. Whole poultry is mostly water which evaporates when cooked. I like to see meat in three of the first five ingredients.

Answer 6

Nope. It's got by products, grain, corn, all the nasty stuff that dogs can't digest.

Avoid Science Diet, Purina, Iams, Pedigree, Bil Jac, Eukanuba, Kibbles & Bits, Ol' Roy, and other grocery store brands.

Try one of the following:

Wellness
Canidae
Nature's Variety
Orijen
Solid Gold
Timberwolf Organics
Innova
EVO

Answer 7

there is a huge difference between surviving and thriving. Sure, humans and dogs alike can survive on junk, but we will never be as healthy as we could.
is this food OK?
NO WAY!!! the first ingredient is corn( nicely hidden as maize), then the mysterious :poultry by products(i.e. beaks, feet and feathers) and then rice....
this food is worse that most others. please do not even let your dog near it.

Answer 8

maize gluten is corn gluten. There is also corn in it. Corn is really just an unhealthy filler for dog food. Try going to petsmart or petco and finding a good dogfood that doesn't have corn. Instead it should have rice and some type of meat.

I really like this brand. It's called by nature.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2750267&cp=2767032.2767072&fbx=0&fbn=Lifestage%7CAdult&f=PAD%2FLifestage%2FAdult&fbc=1&parentPage=family&keepsr=1

Answer 9

I would not feed anything with corn, especially that much corn. Corn is not digested by man or dogs you should look for something with more meat meal (meat-water= meat meal)
I would look for canidea or orjen or other top line foods. They eat less so it costs about the same as cheaper foods because their body uses more of it, it will produce less waste to clean up.http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ is a good place to start. Avoid store brands, name brands in stores like purina products, any kind of xxx by product, by product is anything from the animal not clasified as meat ie heads, feet, guts. Digest of any kind and anything that is an un-named mystery like animal fat, 'meat meal' etc.

Answer 10

I have heared alot of good stuff about this food. I would not try it because of what is in it. Some people just think if their dog eats it then it must be good.