Buckeye Dog Food

Tim W · Post by **Tim W** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:29 am

Just woundering if anyone has used this food before. If so please list the pro's and con's of it.

Thanks, tim W

Bunny Runner · Post by **Bunny Runner** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:10 pm

Buckeye Hunters Dog Food (80350)
TYPE OF FEED: complete
FORM OF FEED: dry,extruded
PACKAGING: 50 and 20 lb paper bags
SPECIES: dog
AGES: adult

FEATURES:

A quality, nutritionally complete diet
Offers a blend of cereal grain proteins and meat-source proteins
Meets the needs of the adult dog
Hunters Dog Food is a quality dog food for owners seeking a product with acceptable digestibility at an economical price. Hunters combines cereal proteins with meat meal to provide a palatable diet. It is designed to supply the nutrients needed by the adult, inactive dog. Hunters is not recommended for working dogs, puppies, pregnant or lactating females.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:

Crude Protein, Minimum 18.00 %
Crude Fat, Minimum 10.00 %
Crude Fiber, Maximum 5.00 %
Moisture, Maximum 12.00%

INGREDIENTS: Ground Yellow Corn, Wheat Middlings, Porcine Meat Meal (Pork), Animal Fat (preserved with BHA), Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Manganous Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin.

FEEDING DIRECTIONS: Each dog is an individual and must be fed according to its individual needs, depending on activity, physiological state, and physical environment.

Wt of dog (lb) Amount to Feed/Day (cups)
10 - 25 lb. 1 - 3
25 - 50 lb. 3 - 4½
50 - 70 lb. 4½ - 6
70 - 110 lb. 6 - 7½

Metabolizable Energy: 1500 kcal/lb
Kcal per Cup: 280
One 8 ounce measuring cup holds 3.0 ounces of Hunters
Hunters can be fed dry, or moistened with water, broth, or gravy

This is a poor quality food. You will get alot of clean up in the kennel and very poor coat. Not to mention that there is the known carcinogen (cancer causing agent), BHa. There are way to many grains and not nearly enough meat in this food.
The protein and especially the fat levels are to low. Most of what s/he eats will be "crapped" out. There are not nearly enough Kcals per serving and look how much you would have to feed a dog 10 - 25lbs.

Here is a superior quality food for comparison.

This food is for active adults.

Ingredients:
Pork Meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Ground Brown Rice, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Dried Beet Pulp, Anchovy & Sardine Meal, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Egg Product, Flaxseed, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Air-Dried Peas, Dried Carrots, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, d-Pantothenic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Rosemary Extract, Inositol, Dehydrated Kelp, Polysaccharide Complexes (sequestered) of Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Copper and Cobalt, Potassium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium, B. Subtillus, Bacillus lichenformis, Bacillus coagulins, Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger.
Ingredient Index

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein min. 25.0%
Crude Fat min. 15.0%
Crude Fiber max. 4.0%
Moisture max. 10.0%

424 ME (Kcal/cup)
Calcium min. 1.2%
Phosphorus min. 1.0%
Vitamin A min. 22,000 IU/kg.
Vitamin E min. 125 IU/kg.
Omega 6 min. 2.5%*
Omega 3 min. .53%*

You can clearly see that the Buckeye just doesn't cut it.

Blue Briar Kennel · Post by **Blue Briar Kennel** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:14 pm

Tim, I just started feeding Buckeye Pro Kennel about 3 weeks ago. I really like it so far. The dogs are keeping weight on and have plenty of energy. There is little clean up and their stool is good and solid. It seems to be a good dog food.

Jeffrey Mehring · Post by **Jeffrey Mehring** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:55 am

I've been feeding Buckeye Pro Kennel Premium Formula Dog Food (26% protein, 16% fat) for about 2 months. The dogs look great and have plenty of stamina in the field. The digestibility of the product seems to be on a par with other premium dry dog foods.

Before I made the switch, I contacted the company several times with technical questions about the nutritional properties of the product. Each time the company was prompt in providing the information requested.

Jeffrey Mehring
Schoolcraft, Michigan

S.Fetty · Post by **S.Fetty** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:13 am

I have fed it since 1995 to my Boxers. It is great food! It's availability is scarce in the part of Ohio I live in now, so I drive quite a ways to get it. But my boxer with allergies has to have it. It works better for her than Iams. Very clean food (no junk additives). Trust me, Abbie willo let you know.

For years I fed Buckeye to my beagles also. For convenience reasons the beagles are now on Black Gold. I hate to haul and store a lot of dog food.

Buckeye makes top quality food! I would recommend it to anyone!

Huntin54 · Post by **Huntin54** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:58 pm

Im just switched to Buckeye about 3 weeks ago and haven't had any problems firm stool nice coats plenty of energy. I fed HI PRO before and the pooped watery yellow so i switched.