i am giving my dogs the good life recipe dog food and i wanted to know if that was ok. the only place i can get dog food is petco petsmart and walmart. if this kind of food is not good please tell me what is. i was tring to get something nutritional.
2007-12-21 07:19:40 · 15 answers · asked by fierfairy42 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
ok i found out so far natural balance is verry good out of the stores i can go to. and i wanted to know what kind would be better. i am looking for one with alot of nutrition in it. theres vegetarian, organic formula, ultra premium, Reduced Calorie Formula Ultra , Potato & Duck , Sweet Potato & Fish.
2007-12-21 09:15:09 · update #1
jeez people, beneful is CRAP. it is all filler. science diet is no better.
there is no food at walmart that i would ever tell someone to buy. i actually just went there a couple days ago and looked at what they had and all of it is terrible. if you can only go to petco/petsmart, then i would def. recommend Natural Balance, which is sold at petco, for a very reasonable price. the ingrediants are above average, and they have different formulas.
i hope you got my message explaining the different formulas. if you let me know more about your dog, specifically, i can help you out more. if your dog does fine on kibble (eats it all with no problems) then i wouldnt give him/her wet food at all. if your dogs have a little more trouble eating their kibble at one time, then i would recommend getting the lamb, chicken, or beef loaf made by Natural Balance. we feed it to dogs who dont eat their kibble at the kennel i work at and they all love it.
2007-12-21 07:46:49 · answer #1 · answered by purplex15 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When did chicory, carrots, peas, apples and cranberry become dog food ingredients? There isn't much real difference between these foods. One uses chicken and turkey, the other only uses chicken. Neither uses corn or wheat. The biggest difference is the fruits and vegetables in the chicken soup brand. Both are made by the same company and its a good bet that the major ingredients come from the same sources. Unless there is an allergy problem your dog will be fine with either food. Feed whichever one is easier to get. The prices are close enough to the same, especially considering how little one pomeranian will eat. If you were feeding a working dog you might notice a difference between those foods but not with a normal family pet.
2016-03-16 04:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think The Goodlife Recipe is a good food at all.
If Petco, Petsmart, and WalMart are the only places you can get dog food, I would recommend brands from Petco or Petsmart. Here are the ones I recommend from each store.
Petco:
- - Blue Buffalo
- - Castor & Pollux (not the best)
- - Eagle Pack Holistic
- - Natural Balance
- - Solid Gold
Petsmart:
- - Same foods as Petco
- - Authority Harvest Baked (I can't find ingredients, but I've heard some people really like this food for their dogs)
- - Nature's Recipe
Wal-Mart:
- - I don't think any foods at Wal-Mart are good.
Out of all those foods, my top picks would be Eagle Pack Holistic and Solid Gold. Solid Gold is considered a high quality dog food, so if you can get that, I recommend it.
2007-12-21 08:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by liveyourlife 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Goodlife Recipe is not too great at all, sorry.
Good for you for looking in to something better!!
I suggest from Petsmart:
Blue Buffalo
Nature's Recipe
From PetCo:
Natural Balance
Castor and Pollux
Nature's Recipe
Solid Gold
From Wal-Mart:
Sorry, I can't recommend any from this store.
2007-12-21 08:00:18 · answer #4 · answered by LiaChien 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not a very good food at all. Very little that you find at Petsmart/Petco is good at all. The foods contain lots of fillers, low quality protein, and are way over-processed. Some good foods are Innova, Innova Evo, Merrick, Canidae, and Eagle Pack. do some research and find a food that works for your dog.
2007-12-21 07:23:51 · answer #5 · answered by bettathang 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Name of the game with food that I found is what ever your dog does best on , I was feeding my pup Purina Pro Plan and she had dander and itched alot so I switched her over to Solid Gold Wolf Cub its a little more price but it has great ingediants and has givin my black lab pup even more energy, which I didnt think was possible, good luck and get ur pup on a better diet.
2007-12-21 07:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by Lab Runner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Life is primarily a grain food so no it is not very good. The best foods Wal*Mart carry are Maximum and ONE both are naturally preserved. But PetsMart carries better foods and a Holistic Pet Store carries the most expensive.
2007-12-21 07:25:30 · answer #7 · answered by ginbark 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are the better foods from each store:
From PetSmart:
- Blue Buffalo - http://www.bluebuff.com/
- Nutro Ultra (only the "Ultra", not the other lines) - http://www.ultraholistic.com/
From PetCo:
- Solid Gold - http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/
- Castor & Pollux - http://www.castorpolluxpet.com/
- Eagle Pack Holistic (only the "Holistic") - http://www.eaglepack.com/Pages/HS_Home.html
- Natural Balance - http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/
Also note that some stores carry different foods, so the ones I listed may or may not be available at your local stores.
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2007-12-21 07:49:31 · answer #8 · answered by abbyful 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Goodlife is a junk food. If petco is your only place to buy stuff, get natural balance. not natural choice natural balance.
ADD: Ultra has the most meat. Also mix it with canned on occasion. There are good natural balance canned foods too.
2007-12-21 07:51:08 · answer #9 · answered by Jorjor 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The best food from those places is probably Blue Buffalo from Petsmart. It still isn't the best, but it isn't horrible and it is far better than anything from Walmart.
2007-12-21 07:22:44 · answer #10 · answered by Shanna 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋