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Hello all, I was just wondering what people's beiws on the best dry dog foods are . We are currently using wags . Which Penny seems to like . But just wondering which ones where rated . Thank in advance. X
Same here. My pup loves this foodI like Fromms. Longtime family owned, third party testing, no recalls etc.
I totally agree with this assessment. The breeder was feeding my puppy Purina Pro Plan Sport. I was going to change her over to a higher end food. But given the DCM issue I have decided to leave her on the Pro Plan which she just loves. By the way, you can get both Farmina and Victor here and it is a great company with outstanding customer service. https://www.chewy.com/s?query=Farmina&nav-submit-button=I take everything on the DFA sit with a grain of salt; the author is afterall a dentist, not an animal health professional. Especially in light all of the dietary DCM cases popping up in dogs on 5* rated foods. At the end of the day, the best dry dog food is the one that your dog likes, does well on, and that you can afford. For the time being, until more is known about the DCM issue, I personally am choosing to stick to well-researched and established brands (Royal Canin, Purina Pro Plan, Science Diet, Eukaneuba) but wouldn't mind feeding Farmina or Victor, since they haven't had any reported cases (they're just not available where I live).
Canadian here! So Chewy is not an option unfortunately. Not that it matters, my dog has been doing fantastic on her rx foodI totally agree with this assessment. The breeder was feeding my puppy Purina Pro Plan Sport. I was going to change her over to a higher end food. But given the DCM issue I have decided to leave her on the Pro Plan which she just loves. By the way, you can get both Farmina and Victor here and it is a great company with outstanding customer service. https://www.chewy.com/s?query=Farmina&nav-submit-button=
Agreed with this. I personally won't feed the big 4 yet (mmmaaaybe some PP formulas) but with the current DCM thing I would stay far away from anything with lots of Peas, Lentils and Potatoes. Peas are actually a cheaper filler than corn, that have been giving breeders issues with fertility in recent years. Acana and Zingature dog foods are loaded with them.. and have been linked to several cases of diet induced DCM (aka, a heart killing disease). Lots of people have been switching to the big 4 with no issues and good results.. so.. *shrug*. I personally like Farmina and agree with Victor being a pretty safe choice as far as DCM goes. Even Fromm has had some sketchy results. :/I take everything on the DFA sit with a grain of salt; the author is afterall a dentist, not an animal health professional. Especially in light all of the dietary DCM cases popping up in dogs on 5* rated foods. At the end of the day, the best dry dog food is the one that your dog likes, does well on, and that you can afford. For the time being, until more is known about the DCM issue, I personally am choosing to stick to well-researched and established brands (Royal Canin, Purina Pro Plan, Science Diet, Eukaneuba) but wouldn't mind feeding Farmina or Victor, since they haven't had any reported cases (they're just not available where I live).
Same thing here. Too many questionable ingredients in 'the big 4' for me. There's more to health than just the DCM issue IMO. Just avoiding peas, lentils, and potatoes. But yes, I know that a lot of people feed Royal Canin, there are just too many things I don't like in that food.Agreed with this. I personally won't feed the big 4 yet (mmmaaaybe some PP formulas) but with the current DCM thing I would stay far away from anything with lots of Peas, Lentils and Potatoes. Peas are actually a cheaper filler than corn, that have been giving breeders issues with fertility in recent years. Acana and Zingature dog foods are loaded with them.. and have been linked to several cases of diet induced DCM (aka, a heart killing disease). Lots of people have been switching to the big 4 with no issues and good results.. so.. *shrug*. I personally like Farmina and agree with Victor being a pretty safe choice as far as DCM goes. Even Fromm has had some sketchy results. :/
Well for me I live in Europe so not uncomfortable for me. The foods sold to US are made in Italy, I believe the food sold in Europe comes from both Italy and Serbia. The other factories market to a completely different consumer, where most of there other lines are made. Farmina discloses where they source all their ingredients, meat from Italy and New Zealand and fish from the North Sea which is one of the cleanest. Regulations that have to be met to label meat as free range is stricter in comparison to the US from what I understand. I personally always prefer to stick to foods made in Europe even though we have some decent made in USA brands here, I trust our food quality more. The EU has stricter rules when it comes to dog food than the FDA. That is why even Pedigree made here lacks all the dyes, BHA, BHT, and other added chemicals. I say feed whatever makes you comfortable though. Not worth to feed anything if you are stressed about the quality.I have seen Farmina ,recommended several times. Yet the food is not made in the US. The factories are in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Indija, Serbia, and Naples, Italy.
Is that of concern to anyone? I would be very hesitant to feed anything made in another country.
Thank you for explaining that.Well for me I live in Europe so not uncomfortable for me. The foods sold to US are made in Italy, I believe the food sold in Europe comes from both Italy and Serbia. The other factories market to a completely different consumer, where most of there other lines are made. Farmina discloses where they source all their ingredients, meat from Italy and New Zealand and fish from the North Sea which is one of the cleanest. Regulations that have to be met to label meat as free range is stricter in comparison to the US from what I understand. I personally always prefer to stick to foods made in Europe even though we have some decent made in USA brands here, I trust our food quality more. The EU has stricter rules when it comes to dog food than the FDA. That is why even Pedigree made here lacks all the dyes, BHA, BHT, and other added chemicals. I say feed whatever makes you comfortable though. Not worth to feed anything if you are stressed about the quality.
I absolutely agree! My last dog was very picky. He flat out refused to eat some of the better foods. We finally settled on Beneful, which is considered a fairly low-end food. But my pooch loved it, his coat was shiny and he maintained a healthy weight on the food. Affordability was a bonus for me as well.At the end of the day, the best dry dog food is the one that your dog likes, does well on, and that you can afford.