[nagdu] possibly switching dog food, advice would be welcome

[Julie J.]

Welcome!  You asked why many of us feed more expensive foods...for me it's 
about quality and type of ingredients.  My dogs don't do well with anything 
with corn, soy or wheat in it.  Corn and wheat seem to be especially bad. 
Any amount of corn in Belle's diet and we get to go to the vet for ear 
infection medication.  It's $50 to $75 per visit and that's from my country 
vet.  If Monty gets grains in his food, he gets horrid gas and loose poop. 
Monty is my working guide, so for his comfort, the comfort of everyone 
around and my own reluctance to be embarrassed every 5 minutes, I stay away 
from foods with grains.  It's also about the quality of the ingredients.  I 
don't want to give my dogs anything meat byproduct meal, nasty 
preservatives, unnecessary chemicals or foods that have been processed at 
really high temperatures.    I've noticed their coats look and feel soft and 
shiny, seriously bad breath went away, no chronic health issues like ear 
problems, no nasty gas and cleaning up after them is easier.

JMO
Julie


-----Original Message----- 
From: Kathy Davis
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9:42 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] possibly switching dog food, advice would be welcome

Hello all,
This is Kathy Davis and I am new to the NAGDU list. I have received
all 5 of my dogs from The Seeing Eye. I now have a handsome Black male Lab
by the name of Wade who will be three in mid July.
I have had wonderful luck with Purina Pro Plan after feeding my
previous guides Neutro. Wade does great on this food and I wouldn't even
consider changing. It is a reasonable cost and is carried by Pet
Supermarket, Petmart and no doubt on line as well. I am wondering why so
many of you are choosing to use some of the more expensive brands of food
and why others are opting to feed raw.
You have some interesting discussions and I think I'll enjoy the
list. By the way, I should tell you that I am a board member of FLAGDU and
have been very active in the NFB of Florida for many years. I reside in
Ormond Beach just north of Daytona Beach.
I'm looking forward to getting to know some of you better with time
and I'm happy to put in my two cents worth when the topic at hand could
possibly benefit from my input.

Kathy and Wade the wonderful


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vivianna
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:10 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] possibly switching dog food, advice would be welcome

Hi.
Try this website;
www.chewie.com
they have loads of dog foods to look through with lists of ingredients. if
you ring them up they will give you advice and, top that off with free
delivery.
i personally am using Taste of the Wild in the mornings and feeding raw in
the evenings.  i am switching to a RMB diet completely.
but, that's not for everyone, i am aware of that.
HTH.

Vivianna

On Mar 19, 2014, at 4:54 PM, Laurel and Stockard <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey all,
> I don't post much, but occasionally, I need advice. I've got my guide, a
female labrador in great health, on natural balance duck and potato along
with my family's pet labrador, also in great health. My guide is 5 and a
half and our pet is a little over 2. I've got to switch Stockard my guide as
well as our pet dog off the natural balance because it's running 60 dollars
a bag of late and I can't really afford that. I'd like to know what brands
you use, and what you find affordable, like under $50. Keep in mind, my dogs
are labradors. Specifically, I want your thoughts on a few brands. Eukanuba
(especially whether or not I should think about large breed vs. labrador. Is
one better than the other, does it matter?) also, royal canin, nutro,
Kirkland from Costco, and Iams. Is there another brand that's affordable
that I should consider? Are there any websites where I could order in bulk,
say 5 or 10 bags at a time, and save money?
> Thanks for your thoughts on this matter.
> Laurel and Stockard
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