[BoxMeIn21]

Originally Posted by Sophie's Mom

I have no idea what to do. I have bee reading everyone's forums and posts and I still don't know which food is the right choice.
Sophie has been on Bill Jac for a year now. I was happy with it. Her coat was great her bowles were solid and she wasn't staining the grass.
Then Someone on another site told me that Bil Jac is not thay great and I should get her off it. So I freaked out.
Now she is not eating as much as she use to, her coat is not as shinny and smooth as it was and she is now staining the grass.
So I need to get her on a better diet, but how do I know what will be best for her.
I also don't want to have to try a bunch of different foods that would not be good for her.
I have the information and now I am not sure which type or types would be the best.
I am just so frustrated I just needed to vent. I just want to be a good dog owner and feed my dog good food that will help her grow and have a great life.

Thanks for reading

Honestly the easiest way to find a good dog food is to learn what a dog needs in a food and what it doesn't. Dogs need meat and they don't need a whole lot of grains like corn, wheat and their various by-products in their diet. www.dogfoodanalysis.com is pretty good site to find out what ingredients are good and what are not. While the whole "rating" system is somewhat controversial, the basis on how they rate foods is very helpful.
How do you rate the foods

Another good site is www.dogfoodproject.com

Good luck!

[flipgirl]

Originally Posted by UrbanBeagles

Just to clarify, was not referring to just anyone who feeds holistic diets. I actually don't think most of them are bad, per se, as some have reasonable ingredient lists and are tested in feeding trials. Many others I think are marketing gimmicks, pure & simple. My reference to food snobs are those who prefer holistic and/or the ultra $$$ foods AND berate others who choose to feed something else. The ones that nitpick every single ingredient down to the names of the vitamins and make others feel stupid or negligent by feeding something other than holistic type feeds ... or raw Most people are fine with their choices of feed, but when you start blaming every runny nose and fleck of dandruff on diet and really scare a pet owner into pulling their dog off an "inferior" food ... that irks me pretty badly. It's definitely the minority who are like this, but they tend to have a major effect with their scare tactics.
But again, NOT talking about anyone in general who just happens to feed holistic food. I actually think some of them are good and worth looking into - not because they're holistic but they are very results oriented foods.

Ok thanks for clarifying, Urban Beagle. Sorry, I misunderstood.