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We have 3 dogs - Sheltie (age 15 - female), Sheltie (age 8 - male - has nasal cancer) and Collie (age 7 just tomorrow - male - has a rash).
We've had Shelties since 1987. Our first two Shelties we fed Eukanuba (not sure if spelling is right) but no issues.
Then, around 2001, we switched to Life's Abundance (created by a woman vet) and the dogs loved it.
In 2017, there was a bad batch and they all got sick.
My husband (with the vet's blessing) switched the 2 younger dogs to Iams but now we are second guessing the food. None of our dogs have been sick like the one with cancer and now our Collie has the rash.
He's on medication for that now but during a talk with the radiology tech at the oncoloogist's office, he told me he thought the dog food today is generally awful compared to years ago.
My daughter has her dog on Farmer's Dog - it's expensive but our dogs loved it when she visited.
I don't see much difference in kibbles and how dogs do on them. Some are more expensive with nicer ingredients. I would give preference to foods with meat as the higher ingredients.
I wouldn't feed the super low end foods, but dogs can live long and healthy lives on regular old Purina from the super market.
If your dog is having health issues on a food, he might not react well to something in the food, so it is time to change and try something else.
My dogs get home cooked so that I know exactly what they are eating, but it is time consuming and I have to maintain a lot of freezer space. On the plus side, my dogs look and feel great and don't have vet bills beyond their vaccinations
OK, this is the second inquiry about Farmers Dog so I went see what it is in it.
They don't want to tell you. Lots of statements about how it is human grade and farm sourced in answer to inquiries about what is in it. Then, their website wants personal information before they will give any answers.
It doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy about them.
But if your dogs like it and you can afford it (they don't seem to want to tell prices, either), I suspect it won't harm your dogs.
We are transitioning our grand dog to The Farmer's Dog food right now. In fact, he had his first meal of it this morning, and according to his mom, he absolutely loved it. Grand dog is a ten year old Chihuahua (weighs approximately seven pounds) and rules our world. LOL
We got his first shipment of food Friday at a 70% off price of $11.48. It contained 4 packages of food (beef, pork, chicken--will try turkey next time) that are in suggested one fourth package serving sizes for our baby. It was shipped with dry ice and was frozen when we got it. It came with a container to keep the unused portion in between servings (supposed to be good when thawed for approximately four days as long as refrigerated). Dog's mom just thawed out a package yesterday in the refrigerator and served it to him this morning. (The shipment also came with a nice tote bag for some reason.)
Now, the next shipment will be seven packages of food for $76.72. That's $2.54 a day for his food. Well worth it for the joy he gives us.
Last edited by educator1953; 01-17-2021 at 03:08 PM..
Reason: Took out an extra word.
I make my dog’s food, but of course its not dry food. There are many recipes available online if you want to try doing so to supplement products your purchase.
Dry dog food depends on how close you are to the stores. I live far from a Petsmart and tried Diamond dry food from the feed store. My bulldog got so sick, he ended up at the vet. Even after several doses of pepto, he couldn’t stop throwing up. So ok, no more Diamond. The grocery stores have Blue which is a good thing, Costco has good quality dry food as well.
My Yorkies usually get Blue dry with Fresh Pet mixed in. These are top rated foods and they love it, little Lexi is nine, but acts like a puppy. Check out Dog Food Advisor, they review and rate the brands. I like Rachel Rays dry food for the big dogs. That or Purina One. My bulldog can eat it and not whuf it back up and it’s sold in the grocery. I mix in canned foods like Purina One or the Costco canned dog food. I also cook them chicken and veg dishes to vary their diet, so they don’t have to eat only processed food.
If you have a Petsmart close by, you’ll have a lot more choices. I no longer feed grain free, there is still a lot of controversy and some vets recommend to stop feeding it until they know more.
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That's awesome!
