[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: dog food
- From: "Bonnie Dinsmore" <vonadlerhof@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "gsd list" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:27:58 -0400
Mike,
I have fed Nutro Ultra for quite awhile now. I like it and the dogs look
great on it. I don't like the fact that Nutro doesn't usually have any
deals or bonus bags in the Ultra, and it's rarely on sale, but it is a great
food. I have never had a problem while on the Ultra. Good Luck!
Bonnie Dinsmore
Von Adlerhof German Shepherds
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Crowson" <ruready8336@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "gsd list" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:28 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] dog food
> OK, I have never been the one to worry about pet food, as I have fed dog
> food kibble to all kinds of dogs since I was old enough to take care of a
> dog, w/o incident. But with recent events in this pet food industry, and
> after reading many many posts, I decided to better educate myself on dog
> food. RAW has never been an option, so I began to research the brands of
> dog food that I could actually purchase in my small region of the world. I
> learned about the ingredients labels and what they were, I considered the
> protein/fat %'s (i prefer 26/12ish),etc., and after learning the better
> options for corn gluton, wheat gluton, animal fat, animal digest, etc tc
> etc,and after researching many many many brands, I narrowed my selections
> down to two, Pro Plan Select, and Nutro Ultra, not large breed but
> adult( corn gluton meal was added in the Pro Plan Selet Large breed, and
> the protein/fat content was higher than I wanted in the Ultra Large
> Breed). Both of these advertise as "holistic" or
> naturaland seem like good ingredients in both(MY OPINION). Pro plan was a
> bit cheaper, not much, but it contains Animal Fat, which means any kind of
> animal included in the rendering process. Now, as far as the dogs go, that
> ingredient does not mean a hill of beans in my opinion, BUT, I personally
> have a hard time with the thought of dead dogs and cats being in the
> food.
> The Nutro Ultra does not contain animal fat. ALL other ingredients in the
> two products were tit for tat, seems like good stuff.
> SO, I am now trying the Ultra out on my dogs, will share my results with
> the new food in a few weeks. I need to add that I do not supplement my dog
> food, except for pregnant, or nursing bitches. I do feed them hard crunchy
> treats, one or two a day on average. I personally feel that it you have to
> supplement your food then you need to purchase a better food(again, jmo)
>
> Now, I did not venture off into the realm of free range, no preservatives,
> no hormones, etc. I myself eat beef, chicken, fish, and pork from name
> brands such as tyson, etc.,purchased from Kroger, so I will not concern
> myself with doing the free range stuff w/ my dogs.
>
> I also need to state that I do NOT see the pet food industry as "Profit
> Devils", doing whatever is necessary to make money. Granted they are
> companies for profit,which is fine in my book. I don't necessarily blame
> them for "shopping " foreign products, which are cheaper to buy, since the
> cost of EVERYTHING in our great nation is skyrocketing through the roof. I
> myself am a business owner and am constantly searching for less expensive
> raw materials to use, and it is not easy anymore.
>
> In the end, I want to use the best food that I can afford, that the dogs
> do well on, and that I can readily buy when I need to, w/o having to drive
> forever to the nearest dealer( a new store opened twenty minutes from here
> and they carry Nutro and Pro Plan).
>
> SO, Nutro Ultra it is...
>
> Regards,
> Mike Crowson
>
>
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