Is Natural Balance good?

ZerotheHero3 · 10-26-2009, 03:29 PM

Here are some websites where you can order Orijen online:
http://search.petfooddirect.com/?D=o...Np=2&N=0&Nty=1
http://www.k9cuisine.com/default.aspx

However...PetCo sells Wellness Core which is another one of my favorites.

Snuggles · 10-26-2009, 03:37 PM

Thanks but I think I would rather try some place close in case they don't like it, it can be returned. Natures Recipe is suppose to be good, aren't they?

ZerotheHero3 · 10-26-2009, 03:45 PM

Natures Recipe isn't bad, but I like my kibble to have a less grains (if at all) than what NR has. Blue Wilderness is what I feed my 18 pound Cairn Terrier. You can get that at PetSmart. And they have a policy where you can take the bag of food back if your dog doesn't like it.

Oh, here's a site where you can order the trial sized bag of Orijen for $1.99. Not sure on what the shipping price is though.
http://www.pethealthandnutritioncent...rial-size-1lb/

Snuggles · 10-26-2009, 03:51 PM

Petsmart is closer than Petco so maybe I will check it out tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks

Is Blue Wilderness the same as Blue Buffalo Wilderness?

ZerotheHero3 · 10-26-2009, 05:30 PM

Yes. Blue buffalo makes Blue Wilderness.

Snuggles · 10-26-2009, 05:40 PM

So it is the same?

ZerotheHero3 · 10-26-2009, 05:53 PM

Yes. There's the regular Blue Buffalo line where they have adult, puppy, etc. Then they make the Wilderness line which is just one kind. Blue Wilderness. It's in a shiny blue bag.

brecken · 10-27-2009, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayanla

Among others...

Orijen
Canidae
Instinct
Welness

wellness is a really good food as well we dont carry orijen so i dont know to much about that one i should research it though bc i keep hearing that one alot

Snuggles · 10-27-2009, 03:56 PM

Okay, I went back and found the Wilderness one. It was kind of hiding. LOL There was only one kind and it has a wolf on it.

Now it says to give less for her size than we have been doing so I hope I am not overfeeding her. Just weighed her and she is 12-13 pds.

wolfsnaps · 10-27-2009, 07:44 PM

I dont think Natural Balance is a bad food at all. My dogs do well on it. It isn't THAT grain heavy. I mean, it is not grain free so if you WANT grain free, then ok, it has grains in it. They are high quality grains though (like brown rice and oatmeal). I am a firm believer in rotating foods that way if one food is lacking in something, another food can replace that loss. PLus, I think chainging flavors occassionally is a nice variety for the dogs

Petco has Blue Buffalo Wilderness, Solid Gold, Pinnacle, and Wellness (including Core...grain free) which I think are all decent foods. They are a far cry from Pedigree and Purina. I mean, it isnt raw, but these foods are all good choices.

Snuggles · 10-27-2009, 07:56 PM

I think I will keep the Wilderness for this time and see how she does. She did eat all of it tonight. (not the bad-LOL)

Looney Tunes · 10-27-2009, 08:18 PM

It is not just what is in the food, but WHERE the ingredients are coming from that matters to me.

For pete's sake, China has poisoned and killed animals and humans with their products and we keep allowing importation and use of the ingredients.

Taurine DOES NOT have to be imported from China. Eagle Pack imports 3 ingredients from China and they do not need to. They do it because it is CHEAP.

I am tired of seeing companies apologize when they know the risk is there. I won't give that to my dogs anymore. Just like I won't buy my children toys from there either because of lead paint (hard to do!).

philovance · 10-30-2009, 10:08 PM

I think the fight against any and all ingredients coming from China is futile. Most vitamin supplements are made in bulk in China these days. It's also true that Diamond has had its share of difficulties with quality control, although if they have had "more" relative to their production output I couldn't say. I think NB is made by Diamond now (haven't read the thread thoroughly)?

However, I think the people behind NB are "honest" and trying to make a really good product to hit a price point. Interestingly this is about the cheapest food I buy from Petfooddirect.com but for some reason Petco has jacked it up to $13 a bag in the store.

I never feed the same kibble twice and I will continue to feed NB in rotation because I'm not paying month in and month out what Orijen costs. There are too many other foods to feed along with NB ultra to worry me.

In our house we've always liked NB ultra.

Snuggles · 10-30-2009, 10:29 PM

Well now that I have the Wilderness food, I don't think my dog likes it too well. It has sat most of the day.

evinqubie · 11-01-2009, 12:12 AM

I think Fromm is pretty good. It's rated by the WDJ as good dry food for 2009. I feed my little baby Fromm dry food, and she loves it! It has many different flavors, so you can kinda switch the flavors between weeks to keep your dogs from getting boring on it!

Here is the website!
http://www.frommfamily.com/

StellaLucyDesi · 11-01-2009, 09:31 AM

I agree that Natural Balance is a good food. Fromm 4-Star and Gold are great foods. I like the food and company alot. Right now, I am feeding Nature's Variety Instinct (Duck & Pot) along with their raw medallions and Instinct can food. I have decided to do this in my rotation:

Nature's Variety Instinct (Duck & Potato)
Fromm 4-Star Surf & Turf
Wellness CORE reduced fat
Acana Pacifica