What breed of dog foods are best&why?

Question

Innova
Innova EVO Dog Food
Innova Puppy Food
Innovative Veterinary Diet
Karma Organic
Kibbles 'n Bits
Kirkland Super Premium Chicken and Rice
Lamaderm
Laughing Dog Total Nutrition
Lick Your Chops
Life's Abundance
Life's Abundance - Trilogy
Life4K9
Medi-Cal Dog Food
Merrick
Merrick's Grammy's Pot Pie
MMillennia
Muenster Natural
Multi Menu Pet Foods
Natural Life

Note;Not all brand are available in australia

Answer 1

I'm not familiar with all of those, but these are the ones I am familiar with:

Innova - good
Innova EVO Dog Food - good
Innova Puppy Food - good
Karma Organic - so-so
Kibbles 'n Bits - bad
Merrick - good
Merrick's Grammy's Pot Pie - good

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There is no single food that is "best". For example, some dogs thrive on grain-free foods, while grain-free is too rich for other dogs. What you want to find is the high-quality food that *your dog* does best on.

Read the ingredients on the food you buy. Here is my "short list" of rules when I am looking at dog ingredients:
1) When I chose a dog food, I chose one high meat content. I want to see preferably at least 2-3 out of the top 5 ingredients be meat or meat meal (first ingredient must be!). Meal is simply the meat with the moisture removed.
2) I want to see higher quality grains, such as barley, brown rice, and oatmeal, instead of seeing wheat and corn. Or an alternative starch/carbohydrate such as potatoes or sweet potatoes.
3) I don't want to see any byproducts.
4) I don't want to see a lot of fillers.
5) I don't want to see preservatives that are believed to be carcinogens (BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin).
6) I don't want to see artificial colorings such as the Red, Blue, and Yellow dyes.
7) I don't want to see added sugars (sugar, corn syrup).
8) I don't want to see mystery meats (meats identified only as "meat" or "poultry".)

Here is an article about byproducts:
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=ingrd

And an article on what ingredients to avoid:
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients

You can check this website for good foods: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
(I recommend only feeding foods rated 4, 5, or 6 stars. Anything 3 stars or less, I would stay away from.)
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Answer 2

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Answer 3

I am sorry but as I live in Scotland I have never heard of any of these brands. I would suggest the most natural dog food available will probably be the best.

Answer 4

Not sure if you can get this there. But this is what I feed my dog. Blue Buffalo. It is a holistic dog food. Switched over because we heard so many bad things about old dog food, and want our dog to be healthy. Have heard that science diet is the worst- not sure if that is there. Have heard that there is formaldehyde in the dog food.

Answer 5

this is what you look for. you look for the first word in the ingredients. if its meat then you are almost there. then you have to see what it has in it. its very seldom that meat is first and there is always alot of junk cereals and fats in it. you can give your animal cooked fresh chicken now and then and meat which is what they like. you can give them veggies such as what they like now and then. but the dog food some of them have good vitamins. goo dluck

Answer 6

the only brand i heard of, because i live in the USA, is Merrick.

that is a great brand and i highly recommend it. it's great because it has all the nutrients dogs need. it also includes bits of veggies and fruits which is a major plus

Answer 7

For some guidelines as to how to evaluate ingredient lists of various dog foods, try the following:

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/

For ratings of individual brands and ingredient lists:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/index.php

Answer 8

Nutro Max is, it really helps the digestive tract, makes the coat and skin really nice.

I have had my Schnauzers on it for 14 yrs and they love it, and not one problem with their diet....

pups and adults love it........has all stages of life for the growing dog......

kibble and bits, no too many artificial preservatives, and
Innova, well alot of people on my dog club stopped feeding it when the dogs became ill from poor digestive tract, intestines clogged up, vets told them not to feed this any longer.......

Answer 9

I would feed my dog any one of those brands.
I always look for 'human grade ingredients' and 'all natural'.
Organic is always a plus.
Wellness is also a good brand, don't know if it is available where you are.
My dog loved Merrick and I fed it to him for years.

Answer 10

I think we get Nature's pet or something like that
But I don't think you have that listed,
so just look in the back of the bags for the ingredients and see which is the most healthful! =]