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Post by AnnaAmber on May 2, 2013 20:22:25 GMT
Sorry Caz, didn't see you had replied already
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Post by chantel on May 3, 2013 5:42:39 GMT
Well this is a very interesting thread for me, i feed Riley on beta dry dog food but whilst doing some research was very shocked to read what ingridients was actualy in their. E.g. Animal derivaties after doing research finding out exactly what it meant. I would never buy economy sausages or burgers for the same reason so i don't really want to feed riley on it,although i want him o have a good quality dry food i also want something afordable. I have been looking at james well belovied. Has anybody fed their dog on this. Their are so many dog foods on the shelf now it is just like a minefield. When we got riley he was brought up on eukunuba but it eas far too expensive so i introduced him to beta,he dosn't turn his nose up at anything so he would eat what ever i provided for him but i want him to have a good nutrional diet.
What do you feed your dog on?
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Post by caz2golden on May 3, 2013 6:12:26 GMT
JWB is seen as a decent food. I cant feed it as it does not agree with one of my girls. Therefore cant comment how good it is.
Another one to look at is Arden Grange.
I have found the better quality cereal free (Applaws, Orijen, Acana Regionals) suits my girls and I am more comfortable feeding them as I know they are based on high meat content. However these were started with as such adult dogs. My youngest did have a couple of bags of the Orijen puppy as an older pup. It may be worth glancing at these as though the bag is expensive they tend to have lower feeding amounts (price per meal). They are however high fat high protein and I am unsure of a rough collies requirements as a pup.
The Acana Regionals and I think Eden + canagan are lifestage foods (i.e they are supposedly suitable for dogs of any age). I am unsure that I would feed these to a young puppy like yours as its probably better to stick to a puppy based product however I would consider using with an older pup!
I used Wainwrights (keep away from salmon one it causes wind) and Arden Grange with my youngest (I had not woken up to the grain free food is better at that time). If I was to have a pup now I think i would be looking at the Orijen or Applaws puppy food.
I learnt too late but it is the calcium to Phosphorous levels in the food which is the important thing to watch in puppy food (more than the protein) to encourage healthy bone and joint growth.
I am now looking to move to raw!
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Post by petitsfilous on May 3, 2013 6:14:00 GMT
Well this is a very interesting thread for me, i feed Riley on beta dry dog food but whilst doing some research was very shocked to read what ingridients was actualy in their. E.g. Animal derivaties after doing research finding out exactly what it meant. I would never buy economy sausages or burgers for the same reason so i don't really want to feed riley on it,although i want him o have a good quality dry food i also want something afordable. I have been looking at james well belovied. Has anybody fed their dog on this. Their are so many dog foods on the shelf now it is just like a minefield. When we got riley he was brought up on eukunuba but it eas far too expensive so i introduced him to beta,he dosn't turn his nose up at anything so he would eat what ever i provided for him but i want him to have a good nutrional diet. What do you feed your dog on? If you want to give him the very best I suggest having a read about Raw feeding. If you want to stick to kibble, James Wellbeloved and Wainwrights are both Nutrition foods at a very good price Remember, it's not just the initial cost of the bag but also how long it will take you to get through
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Post by petitsfilous on May 3, 2013 6:15:55 GMT
Haha morning caz2golden! Nice to see another early bird on the forum
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Post by SarahHound on May 3, 2013 9:14:28 GMT
Skinners is also a good hypoallergenic one, their Duck, Turkey and Salmon are all with rice and none have derivatives. They start around £22 for 15kg. Very reasonable and the ingredients are similar to JWB at half the price!
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Post by gladys on May 3, 2013 14:29:45 GMT
Well this is a very interesting thread for me, i feed Riley on beta dry dog food but whilst doing some research was very shocked to read what ingridients was actualy in their. E.g. Animal derivaties after doing research finding out exactly what it meant. I would never buy economy sausages or burgers for the same reason so i don't really want to feed riley on it,although i want him o have a good quality dry food i also want something afordable. I have been looking at james well belovied. Has anybody fed their dog on this. Their are so many dog foods on the shelf now it is just like a minefield. When we got riley he was brought up on eukunuba but it eas far too expensive so i introduced him to beta,he dosn't turn his nose up at anything so he would eat what ever i provided for him but i want him to have a good nutrional diet. What do you feed your dog on? I do!! I feed Cooper on JWB cereal free. He has Turkey & veg kibble for breakfast and tea. And He has the ocean fish & veg for treats, along with JWB mini jacks cereal free Turkey, fish and lamb. Wainwrights from Pets@Home is also very good. If we lived nearer to them I would get this as the meat % is higher than JWB but I can get a big 10kg bag of JWB delivered free with PetPlanet so it usually wins over the Wainwrights. But when we get to P@H I get wainwrights for treats. I'm with Caz, I like to know all the ingredients that's in the food I give my fur family.
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Post by chantel on May 3, 2013 15:59:45 GMT
Thanks guys looks like i will be doing some research this weekend, i like to know exactly what goes into the food, going to take a look at jwb it seems to be reasonable too.
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Post by gladys on May 3, 2013 16:25:26 GMT
Cooper is food sensitive and gets on really well with JWB cereal free and it's a great price. Do you research and if you like the look of it visit www.petplanet.co.uk/dept.asp?dept_id=678Free postage when you spend £39, which you can easily do when buying food and treats, especially when you have dogs and cats.
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Post by BorderTerrier on May 3, 2013 18:01:52 GMT
We have just recieved some samples of CSJ for Earl from a friend. We may start going gradually into tryouts this weekend and go from there. I have more than taken in what members have said in the 'Earl to CSJ' thread though, and my brain will always be thinking about those whilst we look more into the food. Most comments were negative!
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Post by caz2golden on May 3, 2013 19:40:40 GMT
BT what you have to ask yourself is 'is CSJ better than the food I am currently feeding Earl?' If the answer is yes, then the food move is a good step in the right direction.
You have to stay within your own allowance (or parents) so not everyone can feed the premium food. Its feeding the best you can afford and getting quality for your money.
You should aim to understand the ingredients in the food you are wanting / are feeding and saying am I happy feeding this.
I stick by try and get as high a meat content as you can (from a named source i.e it says turkey or chicken etc) for your money and keep carbohydrate (from grain or potato) as low as possible. Also watch out for added preservatives, salt and sugar!!
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Post by gladys on May 4, 2013 11:30:31 GMT
caz2golden You are right about finding the best that you can afford. I have looked at JWB cereal free and at cereal free wainwrights. JWB = 26% meat. WW = 34%. WW is also cheaper but I'm not near a P@H so would have put the money saved into petrol or on the delivery charges?? May have to think about that one?? Sorry to keep asking you questions but do you think by adding a good quality wet food to the kibble you are making the daily meat % better?? For example Cooper is now enjoying P@H wet fishmongers range on his breakfast.
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Post by caz2golden on May 4, 2013 13:15:57 GMT
Yes gladys I think using a high quality wet food helps with the dogs diet. I use wet to provide variation in the diet (i.e varied protein sources). I think using the good wet does help towards the % of meat, obviously it has to be higher % than the dry you are feeding to help!
I have recently been using Fishmongers (grain free), natures menu (tins), lily kitchen (mainly the grain free ones), wainwrights tins (cereal free), wainwrights trays, Forthglade.
I used to feed natures harvest and natures diet but they have higher rice amount so they got phased out. Still decent food though.
There are many other decent foods out there.
Alternatively you could just cook an extra piece of meat (chicken breast comes to mind!) when you are preparing food for yourself, bet any dog would love that!!
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Post by gladys on May 4, 2013 13:20:46 GMT
Yeah Cooper loves the fishmonger wet food range. We are off to p@H for more salmon and ocean fish. The Trout DIDN'T like Cooper very much so we wouldn't be getting that one again. Oh just been looking at WW cereal free, the meat is high but the potato is 50% which is more than the meat. To me that doesn't make it as good as I first thought it was??
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Post by BorderTerrier on May 4, 2013 13:33:00 GMT
BT what you have to ask yourself is 'is CSJ better than the food I am currently feeding Earl?' If the answer is yes, then the food move is a good step in the right direction. You have to stay within your own allowance (or parents) so not everyone can feed the premium food. Its feeding the best you can afford and getting quality for your money. You should aim to understand the ingredients in the food you are wanting / are feeding and saying am I happy feeding this. I stick by try and get as high a meat content as you can (from a named source i.e it says turkey or chicken etc) for your money and keep carbohydrate (from grain or potato) as low as possible. Also watch out for added preservatives, salt and sugar!! Thanks Caz! Yes I agree, I have looked at the ingreedients in each food and used the Which Dog Food website to sort out allowances a bit. You have told me that CSJ is higher in meat content that Symply?
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