Dog Feed

[Holg3107]

 

There is nothing in Purina Pro Plan that makes it a premium dog food. There is no way in hell you would catch me feeding that to my dog. I guarantee you that he would eat it, but he would also eat McDonalds every day if I put it in front of him. I'm not going to feed my dog slaughter house waste, and I have no problem paying a extra for a REAL premium food.

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/purina-pro-plan-sport/

[lokidog]

What are your thoughts on an egg a day or so for the doggies? 

[Holg3107]

I have heard minimal negatives to a raw egg a day and a ton of positives. We don't do it with our dog but we do add a little extra virgin olive oil to our pups dinner every night.

[lokidog]

Might be good for our pup, especially since we have lots of extra eggs right now.

There's an article in Pop Sci this month that seems to agree with you Stilly Bay on the stomach contents part.

[BIGINNER]

is it bad for dogs to eat the eggs with the shell?

[Stilly bay]

There's an article in Pop Sci this month that seems to agree with you Stilly Bay on the stomach contents part.

I knew sooner or later someone would agree with me on something.

when I fed raw I would mix eggs in with their food, if you give them shells just make sure they aren't cooked or boiled and everything will be hunky dorey, its extra calcium.

adding olive oil is a great way to help your dog gain some weight since its mostly fat. I would talk to a vet about suddenly adding olive oil to an older dog's diet since it might over tax their pancreas. same thing with bacon grease, a few tablespoons is often enough to sucker punch a dogs pancreas... found that out the hard way.

[Happy Gilmore]

The salt content of bacon grease is also an issue

[SpringerFan]

I feed our Springers Orijen. They have great coats, solid stools and can't wait to eat........could just be they are always willing to eat....

There is no way I would feed them anything from Costco. May be low cost.......but also low in anything good for them.

If we eat good food, so should they!!

I have seen hunting guys feed their dogs crappy breakfast sandwhiches and hamburgers......really?

Orijen may be on the high side of spend.......but it is grain free. High in protein (which active and sporting dogs need) and is low in carbs.

Do you care what your dogs eat? Do you care what you eat?

Just saying..........you can save money now and go to Costco.......and pay the Vet later.

Take care of your hunting buddies!!

They take care of us and are a great addition to the family.

My dogs are not tools.......they are hunting dogs who love to come home and be with us.

Happy hunting and Happy dogs!!!

[Happy Gilmore]

Would you feed Taste of the Wild Springer Fan? You know, that stuff that's full of grain and low protein that costs $52 a 30lb bag?

[Stilly bay]

happy TOTW is much cheaper than orijen, it must be crap... but not as bad as that costco junk

[AspenBud]

I switched over to Nature's Domain about a month ago after seeing the recommendations on the waterfowl thread. While I'm not sure it's really any better than PPP my dogs have taken to it well and I am noticing a lot less undigested corn meal in the yard (probably because Costco's Nature's Domain is grain free). For the money it's worth it to keep my crew on it.

[Happy Gilmore]

I feed our Springers Orijen. They have great coats, solid stools and can't wait to eat........could just be they are always willing to eat....

There is no way I would feed them anything from Costco. May be low cost.......but also low in anything good for them.

If we eat good food, so should they!!

I have seen hunting guys feed their dogs crappy breakfast sandwhiches and hamburgers......really?

Orijen may be on the high side of spend.......but it is grain free. High in protein (which active and sporting dogs need) and is low in carbs.

Do you care what your dogs eat? Do you care what you eat?

Just saying..........you can save money now and go to Costco.......and pay the Vet later.

Take care of your hunting buddies!!

They take care of us and are a great addition to the family.

My dogs are not tools.......they are hunting dogs who love to come home and be with us.

Happy hunting and Happy dogs!!!

Orijen is good food although, If I remember right they have legumes in the food. That somewhat falsely increases protein content versus a meat based protein calculation. They don't burn the same in the dogs body. Like humans and vitamins, only so much can be absorbed in the time period the protein is going through the digestive tract. Dogs need a balance to keep weight on and be able to perform for long periods of time. Eating a high protein diet has a detrimental effect on many dogs. Their weight will drop, energy reserves will not be there for when they are needed. You don't want a dog to get tired and start using muscle instead of fat. When dogs won't put on weight often, reducing protein content helps get them balanced. A over muscled dog will not perform as well or, last as long in the field as one who has a good fat to muscle ratio.

For the dog who hunts hard two months of the year, pre-conditioning and decent food is far more important that the protein content on the bag. High protein does not instantly mean high performance and the best combination for your dog. Sometimes, it has the opposite effect of what folks "think" high protein does for the dog.

[SpringerFan]

I feed our Springers Orijen. They have great coats, solid stools and can't wait to eat........could just be they are always willing to eat....

There is no way I would feed them anything from Costco. May be low cost.......but also low in anything good for them.

If we eat good food, so should they!!

I have seen hunting guys feed their dogs crappy breakfast sandwhiches and hamburgers......really?

Orijen may be on the high side of spend.......but it is grain free. High in protein (which active and sporting dogs need) and is low in carbs.

Do you care what your dogs eat? Do you care what you eat?

Just saying..........you can save money now and go to Costco.......and pay the Vet later.

Take care of your hunting buddies!!

They take care of us and are a great addition to the family.

My dogs are not tools.......they are hunting dogs who love to come home and be with us.

Happy hunting and Happy dogs!!!

Orijen is good food although, If I remember right they have legumes in the food. That somewhat falsely increases protein content versus a meat based protein calculation. They don't burn the same in the dogs body. Like humans and vitamins, only so much can be absorbed in the time period the protein is going through the digestive tract. Dogs need a balance to keep weight on and be able to perform for long periods of time. Eating a high protein diet has a detrimental effect on many dogs. Their weight will drop, energy reserves will not be there for when they are needed. You don't want a dog to get tired and start using muscle instead of fat. When dogs won't put on weight often, reducing protein content helps get them balanced. A over muscled dog will not perform as well or, last as long in the field as one who has a good fat to muscle ratio.

For the dog who hunts hard two months of the year, pre-conditioning and decent food is far more important that the protein content on the bag. High protein does not instantly mean high performance and the best combination for your dog. Sometimes, it has the opposite effect of what folks "think" high protein does for the dog.

Look at the rest of the ingredients. Never said high protein meant high performance. And is Orijen has high protein ingredients (not filler and grain) that dogs need. The majority of the calories should come from protein.....not carbs.

Not sure how you came to the conclusions you did in your response......I never said any of that. High muscle? Where did I say that?

Simply stated I would not feed them food from Costco. Look at the ingredients.

Everyone has their opinion.

But please DO NOT put words in my mouth or reply with a response that makes it look like I said something I didn't.

[SpringerFan]

Would you feed Taste of the Wild Springer Fan? You know, that stuff that's full of grain and low protein that costs $52 a 30lb bag?

Huh? What are you talking about? Think you need to get your facts right Happy.......not sure where you are coming from.

This look familar? Speaking of Peas.....

Kirkland Signature Nature's Domain Grain-Free Salmon Meal & Sweet Potato

Dry Dog Food

Ingredients: Salmon meal, sweet potatoes, peas, potatoes, canola oil, ocean fish meal, potato fiber, pea protein

[akirkland]

Just like every other dog food post on here I am sticking to my guns....NATURES DOMAIN from Costco has done wonders for my Labs. They are healthy, fantastic coats, no skin dryness, and their teeth are fairly clean. No fillers and crap involved and alot less waste to pick up.