Dog Food Recommendations

[Rgrady35]

Wow, I feed mine Ol' Roy. She has a shiny coat and is a very energetic and happy Lab, but aint they all? Now I feel like I'm cheating her after reading these post. 

[Iron Head]

Timberwolf.

[ladyelkslayer]

I feed my lab the Nutro brand dog food. The kind for active dogs. He gets 2 1/2 cups twice a day.  He's about 60 pounds, and EXTREMELY energetic.

[RPM]

i feed purina pro plan performance. i run trails in the off season and hunt them hard through the season and have been happy with it for ten plus yrs now. is kinda spendy though.read the labels i think there's alot of good food out there now.

[duramax]

I have a year and half old female lab and I feed her 3 cups a day of either Nutro choice adult breed with the glucosamine for their joints or Natural Balance venison and rice. She used to get up to 5 cups a day while she was growing but have cut her back because she started to pack on the pounds. She now weighs 68 lbs and looks great.

[benbo30]

wow you guys that feed your labs 3-5 cups a day to me thats alot , i feed my black lab about 1.5 or so cup per day and my yellow lab he is bigger than her so he gennerally gets about 2 cups a day , and i only feed once per day every night after work , thats just me i seen my uncles lab get huge because he wasnt watching her weight , my black lab gains weight quickly but burns it off preety good

[CoryTDF]

I feed my stud lab diamond. I used to feed the pro-plan but it got very expensive. Now i feed him diamond large breed. During the hunting season I switch him to the high energy formula. I feed him 4 1/2 cups once perday. He is lean and mean the vet says that he is the perfect weight for his size.

[Buschingc]

I feed my black lab puppy Black Gold Puppy food..

[Austrian Hunter]

Eukonuba Premium 30/20
Sporting dogs are hardworking dogs that need more than everyday nutrition. Eukanuba understands this and developed Eukanuba Premium Performance 30/20 –; a food ideal for hunting, field trials and other more strenuous athletic activities in a wide range of environmental conditions. It's packed with 20% more protein and fat to provide sustained energy for peak performance and natural sources of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate to help maintain healthy joints and mobility. Eukanuba Premium Performance 30/20 also contains an appropriate level of highly digestible carbohydrates to help support a short exercise recovery time after sporting activities. Eukanuba Premium Performance 30/20 is rich in omega-3 fatty acids to help promote a good nose and scenting ability and contains a special blend of fibers such as beet pulp and FOS (fructooligosaccharides) to promote excellent digestive health.

[CoryTDF]

Eukonuba Premium 30/20

I wish! that stuff is way to spendy for me!

[floatinghat]

I feed our 62-63 lb FCL 2 cups, twice a day.  She is very active and constantly hungry.  Weight wise she is right for her frame.  You can feel her ribs but can't see them.  We feed the Costco  lamb and veg.  mix which she loves.  Our breeder recommended it over some of the other by her research it was the equivalent of some the "high performance foods". 

[merlo105]

Well now I grade dog foods on a point system subtracting then adding. Here are some of the grades... Authority harvest baked, scores A plus 110%, Diamond Lamb meal and rice, scores a B 92%, Eukanuba adult C 81%, The purina proplans score pretty good.. One of the best scoring foods is The Kirland brand dog food you get at Cosco, the chicken and veg, scores a 110%, We all know you pay for what you get well in this case what your dog gets... I feed my dogs the very best that I can afford and they do great on it. The cosco food is the way to go great price and one of the best foods on the market.

[benbo30]

Well now I grade dog foods on a point system subtracting then adding. Here are some of the grades... Authority harvest baked, scores A plus 110%, Diamond Lamb meal and rice, scores a B 92%, Eukanuba adult C 81%, The purina proplans score pretty good.. One of the best scoring foods is The Kirland brand dog food you get at Cosco, the chicken and veg, scores a 110%, We all know you pay for what you get well in this case what your dog gets... I feed my dogs the very best that I can afford and they do great on it. The cosco food is the way to go great price and one of the best foods on the market.

yea i agree with the costco , only because costco only sells the very best of everything they dont sell cheap crap , only the best of the best

[Curly]

You might try adding supplements like dinovite.  Most dry dog food has all the enzymes cooked out of it and dogs need some raw food to get all the nutrition.  Dinovite can be used to supplement the amino acids and enzymes that the dogs are not getting from the dry dog food.

[Sportfury]

Merlo where did you find the point system to grade dog food? Also the last time that I checked with Costco their Kirkland brand dog food was made for them by Diamond. Diamond is a big manufacter and makes dog food for a lot of different companies.

We had a another thread here on hunt-wa similiar to this. Check it out: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,30014.0.html