[nagdu] Dog food recommendations

[Tracy Carcione]

There sure is a lot to choose from!  Which is a good thing.
Echo gets a can of Wellness fish and sweet potato as a Sunday breakfast.
Tracy


> Tracy,
>
> Canidae is that other brand name I keep trying to remember!  I considered
> that way back, too, and it is good stuff.  Can't remember why I chose
> Wellness, then Evo (Inova makes that, I think).
>
> With the recall of the Natural Balance whatever whatever formula, we're
> considering a switch and I've been wracking my brains to remember the
> stuff
> I already looked into and put on the approved list.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 6:42 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog food recommendations
>
> Hi Liz.
> I am feeding Canidae for All Life Stages.  It has a mix of meats of high
> enough quality for human consumption.  Most grocery store dogfoods have
> much lower-quality meat.  Also, the meats are the first few ingredients,
> which is also not always true of grocery store brands.
> Canidae has chicken, turkey, lamb and fish, plus rice and a lot of fruit
> and veg.  It doesn't have any dairy, which is why I chose it.  My old Gal
> Echo seems to have trouble digesting dairy.
>
> It costs me about $23 for 35 pounds, not counting shipping, so it's more
> expensive than store-bought.  On the other hand, could I feed myself on a
> couple dollars a day?  Not likely!
>
> I'm really happy to be able to give my dogs a high-quality food.  They are
> both healthy, with no allergy problems.  Echo is 15 now!  Did the
> high-quality food help her live longer?  I don't know, but I'm sure it
> didn't hurt.
> Tracy
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I currently feed my dog Iams dog food and have been feeding this since
>> the
>> beginning. I'm wondering about other foods out there with better
>> ingredients
>> that are perhaps more natural. Olivia isn't having any problems with
>> Iams,
>> this is really just out of my own curiosity. If there is something
>> better
>> out there that I could be feeding her, I want to know about it. Also,
>> places
>> that deliver dog food would be welcomed, too. For those of you who do
>> this,
>> is it that much more expensive than picking it up at the store? What are
>> you
>> all feeding? Recommendations are welcomed. Thank you!
>>
>>
>>
>> Take care, and feel free to write me off list.
>>
>>
>>
>> Liz
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