High protein fish based

echo8287 · 09-14-2007, 03:50 AM

I was reading these posts awhile back and someone mentioned a company that was coming out with a high protein fish based food(salmon I believe). Can anyone tell me what brand it was? These 2 mini Schnauzers can find every tiny fish bone down at the lake. I have to constantly police them and keep them from eating the fish bones. These stork birds get dead fish out of the lake and eat them on the banks and these dogs scour the area for the bones. So I think since they like fish crap so much I'll get them some fish based kibble next time. They are on Canidea right now and like it reasonably well. I have to drive about 50 miles to get food, so I like to stock up when I go. They have about a months supply of the Canidea left. I'll probably get some more of it and a little of the fish based if I can find it,Thanks for any info, David

Renoman · 09-14-2007, 05:45 AM

Are you talking about Orijen 6 Fresh Fish formula? I know it's available through k9cuisine.com. Free shipping for orders over $50.

Tamara · 09-14-2007, 05:52 AM

Good idea

I switched 2 (other still on pup food) of ours onto a salmon based kibble (26%fresh scottish salmon) and they love it - even the fussy one. We have noticed that they generally scratch less and their coats are softer and shinier. It is also great for dogs with allergies, sensitive skin and stomachs. I'm not sure of the brand you're talking about but I know a lot more quality dog foods are using salmon and white fish as their main ingredient.

echo8287 · 09-15-2007, 01:33 AM

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I was thinking of the Orijen 6 fresh fish formula.I just couldn't remember what the brand was. Do yall think it would be a good food for some 6 to 7 month old puppies? I am still taking the fish bones away from them almost every day. One of them found an old vertebrate from a deer yesterday. There smelling ability must be getting better. I thought since they seem to go for the fishy stuff maybe a high quality fish based food would be good. They are doing well on the Canidea. They are healthy and quite strong for little girls. David

BoxMeIn21 · 09-15-2007, 02:26 PM

Fish bones are fine for a dog to eat - mine love a good raw fish.

Timberwolf has a great grainless fish formula as well - it's called Ocean Blue. http://timberwolforganics.com/s.nl/i...&category=-102

poodleholic · 09-19-2007, 07:10 AM

Wellness has this.

Ginny01OT · 09-20-2007, 07:51 PM

I have to say that I use timberwolf organic products and I wanted to alternate--I tried the Ocean Blue formula and my dog loved it but he started licking too much--the fish protein was too much for Riley--I am sticking with the lamb and venison formulas and will eventually try the Elk and Bison

(I just read an article in yesterday's Newsday (9/19/07) that said Bison was an eco-friendly meat to feed your dogs because (I am paraphrasing) Bison themselves eat very healthy and therefore their meat is as well.

echo8287 · 09-20-2007, 10:04 PM

Thanks all for the suggestions, David

echo8287 · 10-01-2007, 12:13 AM

Well I was in Atlanta trhe other day and found a place that carried Orijen 6 Fresh fish and bought a small bag to see if the puppies liked it. I gave them a few pieces as treats several times and them loved it. My daughters Yorkie which is kinda picky also liked the fish formula. The stuff has a slight fish smell right out of the bag. David

Dogstar · 10-01-2007, 08:20 AM

Fromm's has both a Salmon and a Whitefish type of their ALS food.

TFTpwnsYou · 10-01-2007, 10:06 AM

For the people feeding the Orijen......you wouldn't happen to have any pics. of what the actual food looks like? I have toy dogs, and I was thinking about switching foods. Heard in my puppy training class that it's actually better to switch foods about every 6 months or so to get the dog used to different ingredients. I just don't want the food to be too big for them since they are tiny. If someone could take a pic. and post it that would be great!

IslandMutts · 10-01-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by poodleholic

Wellness has this.

Wellness has a whitefish and sweet potato flavor, but it is not exactly high-protein. dogfoodanalysis.com says this wellness variety has the minimal amt. of acceptable protein and rates the fish flavor 3 stars, when most of their other dry foods get 4.

My dogs eat Wellness because I can get it at the grocery store (I used to go out of my way to a feed store to buy Canidae, but this was just too inconvenient)- I usually feed them the chicken flavor, but one time they were out so I bought the fish. After eating the fish food for a couple of weeks, I gave my dogs a bath and they both REEKED of fish when they got wet. Kinda gross and I try to stay away from fish products now.

echo8287 · 10-02-2007, 02:25 AM

TFT, I can't post a picture but the Orijen kibble is small. My daughter's Yorkie didn't have any trouble with it. It is round and slightly smaller than a dime,and about the thickness of 3 dimes stacked up.Hope that helps,David

gone2thedogs · 10-02-2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by echo8287

Yes, I was thinking of the Orijen 6 fresh fish formula.I just couldn't remember what the brand was. Do yall think it would be a good food for some 6 to 7 month old puppies?

Well... is there a specific reason you would want them on an adult diet at this age, with protein so high??? Orijen is at 44%.

You could also feed Timberwolf Organic Ocean Blue, which is fish-based, but only 26% protein (puppies are recommend to have 28%, so you would need to supplement). Or you could continue them on puppy food and ask your vet about supplementing with wild salmon oil or re-hydrated salmon to give them that "fishy" experience.

echo8287 · 10-03-2007, 05:04 PM

Gone2tha dogs,"Well... is there a specific reason you would want them on an adult diet at this age, with protein so high??? Orijen is at 44%."

No there is not a reason for the high protein. They are on Canidea right now and they seem to be doing quite well on it. The choice of the fish formula type food was because; I live on a lake and the dogs keep finding and eating nasty fish bones that birds leave on the bank. I just thought it was high quality food and that they might like it. I e-mailed Orijen and they replied saying that it would be fine for the puppies(6-1/2 months old now), but that it was very different from the Canidea and to introduce it slowly. I am open to other brands that would be better for them if it was thought this was too high protein. These little girls are pretty high energy 3 or 4 times a day. I don't feed them any junk type foods. I give them the occasional hot dog, chicken,steak bits etc. as treats. I also give them some veggies. David

TFTpwnsYou · 10-03-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by echo8287

TFT, I can't post a picture but the Orijen kibble is small. My daughter's Yorkie didn't have any trouble with it. It is round and slightly smaller than a dime,and about the thickness of 3 dimes stacked up.Hope that helps,David

Thanks. That does help out. I basically wanted to know the size of the kibble. I think a switch will be made after this next bag of food.

squirt1968 · 10-03-2007, 09:28 PM

TFT It is usually best to get the new food while you still have the other food as it is recommended that you add 1/4 new to the old at first and gradually add more of the new until it is all new food.

TFTpwnsYou · 10-03-2007, 09:36 PM

I do know that. I bought a new bag of food I mean. So I still have an unopened bag of food that I need to start going through. Sorry for the confusion.

gone2thedogs · 10-04-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by echo8287

The choice of the fish formula type food was because; I live on a lake and the dogs keep finding and eating nasty fish bones that birds leave on the bank.

Be prepared to see them still attracted to those yummy fish carcasses even if you feed them a fish-based diet. I think most dogs are just plain attracted to dead stuff. Especially stinky dead stuff. One of my friends trained her dogs to "leave it" when they come across a pile of fishermen's leftovers at the wharf... but the dogs still definitely want it. One of my dogs eats a fish-based diet and he still goes for the rotting marine mammals that wash up. Much to my chagrin.

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I e-mailed Orijen and they replied saying that it would be fine for the puppies(6-1/2 months old now)

There are different schools of thought right now re: how much protein is really needed at different life stages. Imx, the super-high protein kibble philosophy is primarily promoted by the people who sell super-high protein kibble. I'm not saying Orijen is not a quality brand. But they do have a product to push... I think your best bet is to research the pros/cons of high protein kibble from sources that are not selling anything. A Wysong rep once tried to convince me that there's no such thing as grain intolerance and my grain-intolerant dog with colitis should be eating their rice-based food. For my dog, that would have caused huge suffering and a trip to the hospital. So, we each have to do our own research. We can't rely on these companies to know what's best for our dogs.

If you decide not to go with a super-high protein food, Timberwolf Organics Ocean Blue is another excellent fish option at a saner protein percentage. Or you could just add a high-quality fish oil to your pups' existing Canidae diet for the fishy flavor experience. The other thing they'll probably love is fish treats such as Lakse Kronch or Grizzy NuTreats. The Lakse Kronch is one of my dogs' all-time favorites - it's small stinky bits of dried salmon and fish meal in a convenient zip-lock pouch. YUM.

Good luck! Hope you find the food that's just right for your pups.