What dog food
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No problem, but I would advise you to go raw, after you get the hang of it, it ends up being cheaper and better for your dogs. I feed an adult pit, an adult dane and four pit puppies for less than $$30 a week, and they look and smell beter too, not to mention that their teeth and breath are much better also.
Why would it be hard?? Buy some meat, chop it into servings that are 1-2% of your dogs idea weight, then freeze it, take a bag out toss the food to the dog, after feeding put tomorrows food in the fridge to thaw. takes me about 4 minutes to feed 6 dogs. and about an hour every other week to go to the stare come home and bag. easy as pie. I have also noticed that since I now watch for the sales and go to buthers feeding RAW is cheaper than kibble. All 6 dogs in my house eate for about $4 a day. Not bad if you ask me.
talked to my mom about a raw diet, it was a straight out no, said some more about the benefits, still a no. I said in the wild they would eat raw meat, then she said they are not in the wild, then i went on but it stayed at a no. oh well.
A question, could they chew raw bones?
A question, could they chew raw bones?
ok well went to petsmart yesterday, got 15 pounds of blue buffalo puppy food. I'll see if the dogs like it. The ingrediants seem a heck of a lot better than science diet and other leading brands (pedigree and stuff) i hope it all works out ok.
I saw this company called Royal Canine. The ingrediants seemed pretty good.
Chicken, rice, brown rice, barley, oatmeal, chicken fat, chicken meal, wheat gluten, natural flavors, dried beet pulp, soya oil, fish oil, dried brewers yeast, dried egg powder, sodium silico aluminate, salt, calcium sulfate, potassium chloride, L-tyrosine, fructo oligo saccharides, DL-methionine, L-lysine, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium carbonate, dried alfalfa, flax seed, Vitamins [dl-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C*), biotin, d-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), niacin, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, riboflavin (vitamin B2)], choline chloride, magnesium oxide, Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], dried spinach, taurine*, L-carnitine, dried apples, sweet potatoes, blueberries, garlic, ginger, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract and citric acid.
http://www.royalcanin.ca/products/hn/mini/indoor_en.php
Thats the indoor adult food ingrediants (my dogs are indoors all the time unless there at the park for a walk), the puppy food ingrediants didnt seem that good since chicken meal was first.
I saw this company called Royal Canine. The ingrediants seemed pretty good.
Chicken, rice, brown rice, barley, oatmeal, chicken fat, chicken meal, wheat gluten, natural flavors, dried beet pulp, soya oil, fish oil, dried brewers yeast, dried egg powder, sodium silico aluminate, salt, calcium sulfate, potassium chloride, L-tyrosine, fructo oligo saccharides, DL-methionine, L-lysine, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium carbonate, dried alfalfa, flax seed, Vitamins [dl-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C*), biotin, d-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), niacin, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, riboflavin (vitamin B2)], choline chloride, magnesium oxide, Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], dried spinach, taurine*, L-carnitine, dried apples, sweet potatoes, blueberries, garlic, ginger, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract and citric acid.
http://www.royalcanin.ca/products/hn/mini/indoor_en.php
Thats the indoor adult food ingrediants (my dogs are indoors all the time unless there at the park for a walk), the puppy food ingrediants didnt seem that good since chicken meal was first.
rice, brown rice, barley, oatmeal, wheat gluten, dried beet pulp, soya oil, dried brewers yeast, odium silico aluminate, salt, calcium sulfate, potassium chloride, L-tyrosine, fructo oligo saccharides, DL-methionine, L-lysine, sodium tripolyphosphate, dried alfalfa, flax seed, dried spinach, dried apples, sweet potatoes, blueberries, garlic, ginger
Your dog will not digest any of these ingredients, they are fillers, dogs are carnavors, they have no use for vegies. The closest they get to them in the wild is someting that might stick to an animals stomach lining after they rip it open to eat the lining, but they do not eat the contents.
Your dog will not digest any of these ingredients, they are fillers, dogs are carnavors, they have no use for vegies. The closest they get to them in the wild is someting that might stick to an animals stomach lining after they rip it open to eat the lining, but they do not eat the contents.
The thing that needs to be remembered here is, we arent keeping wild animals. We are keeping pets that live inside and live a totally different life than any wild animal would ever lead. Protein can be found in a lot more foods than meat.
Honestly, IMO, I dont think .6 pounds of food for a dog whose ideal weight is enough once per day for them, regardless if its straight meat or not.
Lots of animals live long, fun, healthy, fulfilling lives without so much as one mouthful of straightup meat (ask my, they get zero table food).
Why I do commend the raw food diet, not all can afford it, nor do they choose to do it.
Blue
Honestly, IMO, I dont think .6 pounds of food for a dog whose ideal weight is enough once per day for them, regardless if its straight meat or not.
Lots of animals live long, fun, healthy, fulfilling lives without so much as one mouthful of straightup meat (ask my, they get zero table food).
Why I do commend the raw food diet, not all can afford it, nor do they choose to do it.
Blue
but the blue buffalo
Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Rye, Oatmeal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Rice Protein Concentrate, Potato Flour, Tomato Pomace, Sunflower Oil (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Alfalfa, Sea Salt, Barley Grass, Calcium Phosphate, Dried Chicory Root (Inulin), Ground Flax Seed, Whole Garlic Cloves, Dried Kelp, Lecithin, Parsley, Spirulina*, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Bacillus Subtilis, Bifidobacterium Thermophilum, Bifidobacterium Pseudolongum, Enterococcus Faecium, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Choline Chloride, Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Turmeric, Vitamin E Supplement, Argenine, Lysine, Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Beta Carotene, Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Calcium Pentothenate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Rosemary Extract, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Potassium Iodide, Biotin, Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Sodium Selenite.
lots of things there is a filler. It seems like blue buffalo has the same amount of fillers as royal canin.
i dont think dogs dont eat vegetables in the wild. Just today we let them walk around outside. Both dogs sat next to this bush and ate leaves (even after countless of times us saying no). Although they are carnivores, they may be able to absorb nutrients from veges, or maybe at least the veges help the digestive track or something.
Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Rye, Oatmeal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Rice Protein Concentrate, Potato Flour, Tomato Pomace, Sunflower Oil (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Alfalfa, Sea Salt, Barley Grass, Calcium Phosphate, Dried Chicory Root (Inulin), Ground Flax Seed, Whole Garlic Cloves, Dried Kelp, Lecithin, Parsley, Spirulina*, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Bacillus Subtilis, Bifidobacterium Thermophilum, Bifidobacterium Pseudolongum, Enterococcus Faecium, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Choline Chloride, Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Turmeric, Vitamin E Supplement, Argenine, Lysine, Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Beta Carotene, Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Calcium Pentothenate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Rosemary Extract, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Potassium Iodide, Biotin, Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Sodium Selenite.
lots of things there is a filler. It seems like blue buffalo has the same amount of fillers as royal canin.
i dont think dogs dont eat vegetables in the wild. Just today we let them walk around outside. Both dogs sat next to this bush and ate leaves (even after countless of times us saying no). Although they are carnivores, they may be able to absorb nutrients from veges, or maybe at least the veges help the digestive track or something.
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