My dog eats out of the cat litter box.. he seems to like that…

we get ol roy from walmart its cheap and really good for them!!!

i use innova [evo] it has no meat by-products, only human grade meat. i also think, am not sure, that evo is good for dogs with food allergies. i also add 4tbls of plain yogurt with active cultures.

well we get IAMS

My dog is a science diet broad.

Neutrians is a good dog food thats what we use for my dog!.

As a general rule of thumb: any dog food you can purchase at a supermarket, although not bad, is not going to be the best. Innova, Canidae, Merrick, Solid Gold, Pinnicle and many others are all considered super premiums.

Here are a couple of links.

I have heard good things

complicated

Easier.. Read teh label of what you want to buy: compare. try to avoid grains and fillers as much as possible. I use lamb and rice for the goldens. Corn can be an allergy for goldens.

I have dick van pattons on my online store. YOu can lok at it

There are lots of really good foods out there… google dog food review if you need even more information.

if your dog is allergic to the dog food then i would go to the vet and have them perscribe a special food for them…they will perscribe allergy medicine for them too. thats what they did to my dog.

blue buffalo is the best food u can buy!

I rotate between Evo, Merrick’s Before Grain and Nature’s Variety Instinct. I have had no problems and my 7 year old’s dry skin healed up very nicely.

My dogs use the wet Alpo. They LOVE it!

Wellness. It’s a very good dog and cat food. Iam’s and Science diet are very bad. Try to stay away from Wheat and Grains. Wellness is grain free!

I rotate between Canidae and Merrick for my dog.

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There is no food that is the *best*, different individual dog may thrive on different foods. What is best for one may not be the best for the next. And just because a food is good quality, it doesn’t mean it will jive the best for your dog.

What you want to find is the HIGH-QUALITY food that *your dog* does best on.

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Read the ingredients before you buy.

Here is my short list of rules when I am looking at dog food 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). I don’t want to see mystery meats (meats identified only as meat or poultry.)

Here is an article about byproducts:

And an article on what ingredients to avoid:

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Here are some examples of GOOD dog foods:
* Artemis
* Blue Buffalo
* California Natural
* Canidae
* Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul
* Eagle Pack Holistic Selects
* EVO
* Fromm
* Innova
* Merrick
* Nature’s Variety
* Orijen
* Solid Gold
* Taste of the Wild
* Wellness
* ZiwiPeak

Or check this website; the 4, 5, or 6 star rated foods are all good foods.

(For a puppy, it’s better to stick in the 4 5 star range. The 6 star foods are very high in protein and are not well suited for puppies.)

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You can also rotate between several brands of food if you choose. It doesn’t work well for dogs with sensitive digestive systems, but if your dog tolerates it, it has its benefits.

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Higher quality food may seem more expensive at first, but it evens out. The higher quality the food, the less fillers eaten (and therefore the less poop comes out the other end). Your dog eats more of a low-quality food to try to get the nutrition it needs, and most of the food just passes right on through. Also, higher-quality food will make your animals healthier, so you save money on vet bills in the long run.

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What *NOT* to buy:

Stay away from grocery stores brands. They are low-quality foods chalk full of fillers, preservatives, dyes, etc.. (Grocery store foods are those like Beneful, Old Roy, Alpo, Pedigree, Purina, etc.)

Beware premium foods. Premium does not always mean good nutritionally, and is not a nutritionally high quality food. Most of these foods have the same types of ingredients as grocery store foods, just a bit better quality of those not-so-good ingredients. (Premium foods are those like Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Bil-Jac, Royal Canin, etc..)

Another thing to be wary of: A lot of vets will recommend what they sell in their office. They get profit from the brands they keep on their shelves, that’s why they push it. Truth is, vet schools don’t focus a lot on nutrition. It’s not saying that a vet is a bad vet because he recommends those foods, a lot of vets just are told this is good food, so they pass the message along without proper nutrition knowledge. Also, some dog food brands (like Hills) support vet schools, so vets have heard of it from the time they start college, which makes them think it’s good as well.

Hills company, the makers of Science Diet, are heavily involved in vet schools. Hill’s scientists author more than 50 research papers and textbook chapters each year and teach at leading schools of veterinary medicine (Source of quoted section: )

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Big box petstores like Petco and Petsmart rarely have quality foods. (There are some higher quality foods at those locations, but most of the foods aren’t.)
* Blue Buffalo
* Castor Pollux
* Eagle Pack Holistic Selects
* Natural Balance
* Solid Gold
* Wellness

Also, grocery stores and Walmart aren’t good places to buy food either.

Your best bets for getting quality dog food are:
- small, locally owned petstores
- dog boutiques
- farm supply stores

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When switching foods, do it gradually. I do this over about a two week timespan:
25% food A, 75% food B
50% food A, 50% food B
75% food A, 25% food B
100% food A
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