Is Purina dog food good?
Purina is not one of the better brands of dogfood. One way to tell how good a dog food is for your dog is to observe how much it poops! This is an indicator as to how much nutriants are being absorbed by the dog. The less poop the more food value in what they eat compared to the volume they eat. For dry dog food, which to my understanding is better for the dog, I feed my dog Bil-Jac. It is a little more expensive but my dog absorbs more of it than other of the better brands such as Iams. I am sure Bil-Jac is available at other pet stores but I get mine at Petsmart.
There is a lot of controversy about dog foods, and there are a lot of studies that say this that and the other thing are bad. My family used Purina Dog Chow for our dogs all the time I was growing up, and they lived to be very old for the times. My father’s dog, McTavish, lived to be 16. When I was a child, most dogs lived to be 6 or 8, maybe. The difference was that my father always enhanced the Purina Dog Chow with a dog food that was available then called Vigo 100. It was nothing but pure horse meat. (Of which I disapprove, but those were different times). He also added powdered milk. I use Purina Dog Chow now and add my own supplement food. My dogs live to be 17 – 20 years old! So I think it is a good food. However, I would always add a supplement. Here is my supplement recipe: http://hubpages.com/…/…-Dog-and-Cat-Food and here is a true story about McTavish:
It’s not, it’s the equivalent of feeding your toddler McDonalds everyday (not that I’m too good for McDonalds, I love it, but wouldn’t feel right feeding it to someone who is dependent on me). I did loads of research when I realized a few years back that not only are commercial dog foods bad for your pet but they also do inhumane animal testing on dogs and cats in labratories, ugh, seemed tainted to me to feed my dog something that the production of caused other dogs and cats harm, that’s just me though. I use California Natural, Innova is a good brand as well. The store I buy it from Pet People if there’s one in your area is great, they have a punch card (just like the Sub Club cards at Subway) and the 13th bag is free. It’s around $45 a bag but I rationalize it that I could easily spend that going out to dinner twice and it feeds him for a whole month.
We used to use Purina Puppy Chow and Dog Chow, but after doing some research related to our pet health business, we switched over to Drs. Foster & Smith. It is more expensive, but it goes further as there are far fewer fillers, which means our dogs don’t need to eat as much. Plus, more importantly, it contains almost none of the huge number of chemicals you’ll find in supermarket / store brands, so it’s much better for them. A good diet is a key part of keeping your dog healthy, as it builds rather than destroys his immune system.
I wouldn’t recomend it. If you can afford it try the brand Merrick. It’s excpetionally high quality food. Their wet food is great, but if you favor dry food, it’s just as good. You can even add water to it and make a kind of gravy that dogs love. I love my dog just as much as I love my children, I give him the best food that I can. If you do some research you find that many company’s are responsible for ruining dogs health by putting fillers, preservatives, diseased meat, and ingredients that dogs are naturally allergic to in their products. You may also want to research the breed for suggestions. Large breeds like Great Danes can have sensitive stomachs, others may need help with their joints with supplements – german shepards for instance. P.S you’ll know if the food your using is low quality if your dog has more than two BM’s a day, if it’s runny, and really fowl smelling. Also, don’t force your dog to eat a food he really doesn’t like… it’s just not right. Often pet stores will g
