Dog Foods?

[Emery]

I was going to go back up to my original post and mention Kasco. I had a friend that has bird dogs that used it until it got too expensive for his taste and switched to Diamond. His dogs always had enough to hunt ALL day. One thing tho, don't be around when the dog takes a dump. It stinks to high heaven!!!

Emery

[windy hollow]

http://www.diamondpetfood.com/Ingredients.htmlheres your analysis. I am going to check this one out myself, always looking to improve.

[Jed]

I have used the Kasco for about a year. I feed the 30/20 blend. There is a local vet that sells it. I pay $16 for 40lb. There is not a lot of clean up and dogs look and perform good on it.

[AlabamaSwamper]

For all you Iams folks out there, please read and reconsider you food choice.




Iams Partners With Leading Anti-Hunting Organization- (01/09)
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The Iams Company, maker of Iams and Eukanuba pet foods, has joined forces with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation’s largest anti-hunting organization.





The company is helping sponsor the Pet Fest America tour, a series of animal shows in major metropolitan areas, nationwide. The shows were developed by HSUS. They debuted in early 2003 and will continue through April 2004.





“Sportsmen, and in particular sporting dog owners, understand the threat HSUS poses to hunting, field trialing and other activities,” said Bud Pidgeon, president of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. “Iams has fallen into the same trap as some other businesses and it needs to be educated.”





Companies such as General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, and Ace Hardware ended relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong protest.





“The Pet Fests are basically pet owner education and welfare events and also serve to educate and entertain consumers,” Kelly Vanasse, Iams associate director of external affairs told the Alliance. “We also sponsor Ducks Unlimited, AKC and other events. We try to strike a balance.”





Iams clearly doesn’t understand how sportsmen will view its support for the nation’s largest anti-hunting organization.





“We are currently fighting HSUS attempts to ban dove hunting in Wisconsin, bear hunting in Maine and Alaska, and other anti-hunting threats around the country,” said Pidgeon. “Iams is adding legitimacy to HSUS’s efforts.”

[bullboy]

i have used many different ones and it seems i always come back to diamond 50 maintance 1400 as for the iams thing the problem is we are a minority and all the tree huggers and peta fanatics tend to make alot more noise then we do have nevwr bought it and iwont thanks bullboy

[AlabamaSwamper]

Well, what do ya know. I go home to the folks yesterday and there sits a bag of Iams dog food. My dad didn't know but told me he would buy no more.

Bullboy, you are correct on the minority thing. Problem is, we really have nothing to complain about so there is nothing for us to whine about. I think soon enough we will though.

[Guest]

For me, it is green bag diamond. I have fed dogs for many yrs and like diamond better, my hounds are in great shap. I even let my pups eat it (green bag) when they are 3 months old.

[B&B Kennels]

Has anyone tried Pride dog food and what was your results. I tried the blue bag (26protein 18 fat) and found it to be very good.Hard stools and less clean up.It cost 10.00 a bag for 50 lbs around here.the have a hi energy one to that 27 protein 20 fat.

[backyard beagler]

I recently switched to THE PRIDE 3-50lbs bags ago and I am extremly pleased with it for 14.50 a 50lb bag I love it and you can see a difference in the dogs coat and a couple is actualy gaining weight on the same amount as purina puppy chow, I used black gold and couldn't tell a difference in it and purina but you can look at the pride dog food and it just looks greasier.

[Phil Housden]

These feeds you are talking about will all do good for dogs if they are kept worm and disease free. I personally like the green bag diamond feeds I believe the omega3 really helps dogs alot.

[louis]

I feed nurticare to my hounds and once it starts to get cold i make food for them on my wood stove. I use a corn meal base available at any feed store about $5 for fifty pounds and throw in scraps and meat and then add oil( cod fish or vegetable if i run out of cod) and brewers yeast and vitamin supplements. All cooked to a boil so the corn meal is digestable. The dogs love it and I think the warm food helps during the cold. It make there coats heavy and shiny and helps keep the weight on them they used to lose during heavy day in and out running. They also have auto feeders in case they want a little more to eat. The cost is minimal I spend less during the winter on food than during the summer when they are on dry food only. Some people have told me I'm nuts but it seems to work for me and them.

[DarrinG]

I have fed Pride food for over a year. While most of my dogs done OK on it, I have 1 female that has had nothing but loose, runny stool with Pride food. I have recently switched over to Diamond foods to see if the stools firm up and the coats get any better.