[nagdu] dog food

[Mark J. Cadigan]

How much are you spending monthly on dog food? I went down to the pet store 
and it appears to be $60 for a 30lb bag. I am feeding my dog Natural Balance 
Sweet Potato and Fish. Anyone else have experience with this food?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Hooper" <hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog food


> Hello:
>
> It is important to do research on what is desirable/undesirable in dog 
> foods. This will be a lot easier than just memorizing a lot of "good" 
> foods. Also, manufacturers can change their formula, thus potentially 
> making their food not as desirable. A better approach is to know what you 
> should look for in a label and the techniques dog food manufacturers use 
> to disguise less-than desirable or out-right unnecessary or harmful 
> ingredients. A website I found to be helpful is:
> http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com
> This website not only tells you what to look for in dog food ingredient 
> lists, but it contains a database of thousands of dog foods and their 
> labels, along with reviews of most of them. These reviews are written by 
> dog nutritionists, thus supposedly reliable.
> Once you know what should be in your dog's food, you can find foods that 
> fit that criteria. My Seeing Eye dog Bailey was on Eukanuba Adult 
> Maintenance whilst in class. Last month, I switched him to Annova Evo Red 
> Meat Formula, which in my opinion, is a much higher quality food. However, 
> the better foods often cost more. While I didn't compromise on price, you 
> may wish to do so. In this case, you will have to find a balance between 
> what you find nutritionally acceptable and financially reasonable. I hope 
> this helps--feel free to write me off-list and I can go more in depth 
> about my research process, etc.
> Sincerely,
> Robert Hooper
> Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
> The Ohio State University
> 0653 Buckeye-Cuyahoga CT
> 653 Cuyahoga Court
> Columbus, Ohio 43210
> (740) 856-8195
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Lea williams
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 2:49 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] dog food
>
> OK so the subject line gives you a clue what this email is all about.
> LOL i hope you have not already been run dry with this question by other 
> potential guide dog users.
>
> What kind of food did your school feed the dog while you were there?
> and did you change? If so to what and why?
>
> I am wanting my dog to be the healthiest it can be. No fatties. lol.
> But I also know that the best or what you might think to be the best food 
> is not always the best.
> and exercise is so important for you and your dog. lol.
> thanks
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