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[ZykloniaDark-GothikRanchr]

she doesn't feed the bones whole, she puts em through the grinder after they have boiled for a long time. you can't even tell they are in there after she is through with it!! she even leaves the feet on! I have seen her do the whole process, and the dogs love it! she spends around $20 every other month for all the "extra" ingredients.

 

[dogzrule5]

I haven't read every post but this is a subject that could probably keep going for quite a while.

It's true that each dog is different. I had a white GSD who had the most sensitive stomach and all she could eat was Gravy Train (cheap stuff). All my current dogs have been raised on Pedigree and I've been told it's one of the 'better' store brands.

My daughter feeds their dogs high-end, natural dog food but I just can't afford that.

I can't remember if I read it or saw something on TV about how dog food is made and most of them are so processed that there is barely any nutrition left in them. One of the last steps in making it is that it's actually sprayed with flavor and oil. And Beneful is full of dye to make it look good to us - the dogs could care less.

Something you can do is add canned vegetables to their food. My dogs love green beans and drool while I'm mixing them in with their dry food. Cooked eggs and other veggies are good for them too.

 

[s6bee]

I think you found your answeres here, or at least hopefully. Every dog is different, I've had many in my life and some are just fine on the cheap, red dyed dog food that showed evidence in the backyard of how much was NOT absorbed into thier systems, and now I have a Springer who can't handle much meat. So she's on a vegetarian dry kibble based with Avacados and I give her home cooked meat and the occasional cooked egg ( since I have plenty ) for her protiens. Thus, smaller poo!

So what ever your wallet can handle and as long as it's feeding your dog it's nutritional needs, your all set. There are so many options out there and good food is not all expensive. A lot of the time, the healthier foods require less in serving size too.