Comments on: The Secret to Choosing the Best Dog Food

By: Garrett

Garrett — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:57:18 +0000

Pay special attention to the top five ingredients, since ingredients are listed in order of volume. Look for at least two good protein sources, such as chicken, fish, lamb, etc. Stay away from anything with corn or corn meal in the ingredients. Even though corn might sound healthy, it’s packed with sugar and provides very little protein. If you have a Costco in your area, they sell some decent quality dog foods from Diamond, though they are labeled as Kirkland brand.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:29:13 +0000

Tim – very true about Labrador Retrievers gobbling up their food. We don’t use any specific bowl but have seen the “break” bowls which have numbs in them to slow the dog down when eating.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:27:40 +0000

Anne – I’ve never heard of “Orijen” dog food but look forward to your post as we are always on the lookout for high quality dog foods. Thanks!

By: Tim Johnston

Tim Johnston — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:02:58 +0000

Talking of quality food and Labs ,they are one of the many breeds who can gobble their food and in doing this they can lose a lot of the benefits by overloading the digestive system too quickly.
I used to have a Lab years ago who was always prone to diarrhoea but never found the total solution and put it down to stress and excitement. At the moment we have here in U.K. 2 dogs rescued from Spain,a boxer and a pointer, who both had “wolfing ” problems ,probably due to their backgrounds, and thus had perpetual diarrhoea regardless of different foods and wind.
They now use “gobblercontroller” bowls and their problems are no more, I know this is not available in the States at the moment but any feedback would be appreciated as it could be in the future.
It is worth watching the video

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:01:04 +0000

Very informative post. I recently have been studying canine nutrition and commercial dog foods because of a new chocolate lab puppy that came into our lives last week. I am currently looking into a food that was recommended by our new veterinarian. It is called Orijen. The ingredients seem similar to Canadai. I will be posting my findings on our blog later this week. Thank you!