which type of dog food?

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which type of dog food?

Postby jdbuckshot » Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:13 pm

i work my dog about 3-4 days a week hard, and shes real active. i have been feeding her ole' roy 5$ a bag, i bought her some food for active dogs. it was like 25$ for a 40 lbs sack. not that it matters, but is it worth it. and whats the best food?
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Postby tennduckdog » Sun Feb 15, 2004 1:07 am

I have had the best results with Sportsmans Pride lamb and rice. Does a good job with deltas coat. She seems to have more energy and "staying power" since I switched from the ole roy. The best part is that I don't have to feed her nearly as much...........less to clean up!
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Postby JimAire » Sun Feb 15, 2004 9:36 am

Eagle Pack's Anchovy, Sardine, Salmon and Oatmeal formula.
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Postby Cole » Sun Feb 15, 2004 1:07 pm

Two of the best dog foods out are Pro Plan and Eukanuba. The have alot of research backing them. And because of this, they are kinda pricey. I use the Maximum Nutrition brand sold by Wal Mart. It is also a high quality dog food. Slightly lower in quality than the first two I mentioned. But, it is also lower in price. I use the 30/20 chicken, chicken meal formula. For your dogs sake, please stop feeding him Old Roy. Their quality control is some of the lowest in the business. I would rather feed my dog table scraps. If you switch to any of the three that I mentioned you will notice less stools, higher energy, and a shiner coat. This is a sign of good health. I hope that this information helps you.
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Postby jdbuckshot » Sun Feb 15, 2004 2:22 pm

yea i have only fed her a few bags of that ole roy, and i figure if i spend all my time and money, and all the hard work she puts out for me, i owe it to her to have a healty diet.
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Postby D1 » Sun Feb 15, 2004 2:40 pm

I have a 9 y/o walker that has NEVER been fed anything except ol roy gold bag and the only problem I have from her is too much stool .......but I can put her a deer and she will run it for 12-14 hours unless I catch her
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Postby jebster » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:12 am

There are lots of good dog foods on the market, however, "Ol' Roy" ain't one of them, not even close. Excellent brands are Eukanuba, Pro-Plan and the high performance brand sold at Sam's is also very good. But, stay away from Ol' Roy. In this case, you really are getting what you're paying for....not much. The best dog foods have two things in common: Chicken based and highly digestable. Digestability, in simple terms, refers to the amount the dog eats, versus the amount of the poop stool. The smaller the stool, the more digestable (better quality) the food is.
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Postby DuckDeke » Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:16 am

Purina Pro One for my lab. This food has been great for him. Talk about a shiny healthy looking coat. That stuff has really done the trick. It is not the cheapest food out there, but it is certainly not the most expensive either.
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Postby digger » Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:24 pm

Exceed get it Sam's lamb and rice 30/26 through duck season,chicken and rice 26/21 rest of the time about 18 buck's.Read the bag if the first 3 ingredeant's arn't meat stay away.Lot's of stool mean's low digetable feed a highly digestable feed less stool.My dog's go maby 2 time's a day a goob soild stool easy clean up.
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Postby Duck$$$ » Mon Feb 16, 2004 3:32 pm

I fed pro plan for 18 months and switched to sam's exceed lamb and rice. I can't tell the difference with my dog and she is hunted rather hard. She has been on it for year and a half.
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Postby Cole » Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:09 pm

I am really happy with the Maximum Nutrition that is sold at Wal Mart. I think its the same stuff that is sold at Sam's, but in a diffrent name. Im not sure on that though. I dont ever plan on switching.
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Postby teul2 » Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:02 pm

SCIENCE DIET
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Postby skuna » Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:31 pm

Diamond adult (green bag) for my 2 1/2 year old female who tends to run a little heavy if she is not worked regularly. I am switching to diamond adult pro for my 9 months old male in a month or so.
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Postby RebelYelp » Tue Feb 17, 2004 2:36 pm

science diet
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Postby msbigdawg1234 » Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:28 pm

A vet turned me on to the MAX NUTRITION. He said for the money and the results you can't go wrong and they sell Science Diet and Uka. I have been using it for 4 years.

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