I’m looking to change to a new dry food for my dog, what do you use/recommend?

James Wellbeloved

My boy eats Chappie.....healthy as heck!

Leave last nights tea out to dry

other dogs' crap...human crap goes down well too with some....dead rodents and rotting seagull, rabbit and seal carcasses go down well round here...rabbit droppings...and anything out of an upturned bin...nothing expensive on there...and anything thats going off in the fridge...suits my labrador...good firm stools every time....

ClaretDiver wrote:My boy eats Chappie.....healthy as heck!

Yeah, but what does your dog eat?

Millie's Wolfheart which can be bought online or from their warehouse at Crosshills.

Emelle wrote:Millie's Wolfheart which can be bought online or from their warehouse at Crosshills.

I’ve heard good things but it’s very expensive

Healthy option dog food at Colne. Lots of nonsense talked about dog food, especially on tv adverts. This is just good basic stuff at a decent price. Also the staff there are friendly and know what they are talking about

It seems expensive but as it is such good quality, the amount the dogs need is very small making it reasonable in the long run
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Surely it's not possible for this thread to spiral in to a left v's right, racist accusing torent of shite?

Let's see..

Diesel wrote:Surely it's not possible for this thread to spiral in to a left v's right, racist accusing torent of shite?

Let's see..

Well shite is ultimately what you get from any dog food

Origen is what we use which is consistently the best dog food being 85% protein also wolf in the wilderness which is part of the same brand, fish, red meat, fowl & game all separated or mixed dependent on type & breed. It’s Canadian & a bit more exspensive than others but because it’s 85% protein they need less. Just to feed back that there really is a difference in dog foods & the way in which they react with your dog & it’s behaviour, lots of large companies are now getting heavily into animal feed dog food in particularly, for example Bakers dry is like fast food for dogs, always look for low grain content which is usually a sign of good dry food.

PAL

...prolongs active life!

ClaretDiver wrote:My boy eats Chappie.....healthy as heck!

so does mine but the social worker thinks he should eat more greens!

claretblue wrote:so does mine but the social worker thinks he should eat more greens!

We feed our collies and German Shepherd on a gluten free dry mix from the pet supplies place near crow Wood. It's very reasonable in big sacks (about £17) the dogs love it and they're in really good shape from it, including glossy coats.

MRG wrote:I’m looking to change to a new dry food for my dog, what do you use/recommend?

What kind of dog do you have and how old is it ?

unless you're a scientist, its guesswork.
masses of brands, masses of prices, they'll tell you anything to flog the stuff, even locally its just sales pitch and word of mouth.
that wellbeloved stuff is about £ ten grand a bag, ridiculous.

I'll ask her and get back to you

fatboy47 wrote:other dogs' crap...human crap goes down well too with some....dead rodents and rotting seagull, rabbit and seal carcasses go down well round here...rabbit droppings...and anything out of an upturned bin...nothing expensive on there...and anything thats going off in the fridge...suits my labrador...good firm stools every time....

I suspect your dog sadly won’t live a full life.

LoveCurryPies wrote:I suspect your dog sadly won’t live a full life.

on the contrary, it probably will, they might appear dirty b******, but they are omnivores, they eat sh*** because if its from cattle or sheep it still contains undigested nutrients.

Nonayforever wrote:What kind of dog do you have and how old is it ?

2yr old Cocker

Although it can be more expensive, I can only recommend James Wellbeloved. We used it for years with our own dog and found it was good for him.

The funky coloured pebbles you get in Bakers/supermarket own-brand stuff contains all sorts of junk that isn't needed nutritionally.

It's really is worth going for quality food as bad food can effect the temperament, behaviour and concentration of a dog. Some dogs can also get a little hyperactive of some foods which contain sugars, which I doubt you'll want to encourage with a cocker!

Edit: afterthought - we used to keep an eye on Pets at Home, as they fairly frequently had offers like buy 3 for 2 which brought the prices in line with the cheaper stuff.

Changed my dogs onto CSJ dog food, they do all different types of dry, we use one called That’ll Do, was recommended by a group who have working dogs. Google to find your nearest stockist. They all seem to be doing well on it, lovely glossy coats.

LoveCurryPies wrote:I suspect your dog sadly won’t live a full life.

my last one lived to just under 17 years.....climbed every munro on the west side of scotland every peak in the lakes over "2,000 feet, walked the Pennine Way, West Highland Way and South-West Coast path (570 miles at the time.)

...and apart from an his injections as a pup, never visited a vet in his life.

We have previously been using Skinners but we have been advised that we should look for a better quality food

I knew a bloke whose wife fed him James Wellbeloved until it killed him.

He was sat in the road licking his b0llocks one day and got run over.

fatboy47 wrote:my last one lived to just under 17 years.....climbed every munro on the west side of scotland every peak in the lakes over "2,000 feet, walked the Pennine Way, West Highland Way and South-West Coast path (570 miles at the time.)

...and apart from an his injections as a pup, never visited a vet in his life.

Fatboy47, I apologise. My message was very blunt and I certainly wouldn’t wish harm on any dog. Hope you are right and they enjoy a long healthy life.

fatboy47 wrote:my last one lived to just under 17 years.....climbed every munro on the west side of scotland every peak in the lakes over "2,000 feet, walked the Pennine Way, West Highland Way and South-West Coast path (570 miles at the time.)

...and apart from an his injections as a pup, never visited a vet in his life.

thats one hell of a long walk, what time did you set off ?

MRG wrote:2yr old Cocker

We have a 3 year Springer, she will not eat dried food on it's own , tinned dog food is a big no ,so we get Harrington dried and cook a full chicken and she gets it mixed all week works out so cheap as she only needs a bit of chicken to make it tastier

Got a German Shepherd who seems to do alright on Autarky
https://www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp ... gLQbPD_BwE
I buy it from a local supplier, not looked online for best price.

Our dogs, on Millie's are both cockers too (10 years and 16 months). It was recommended to me by the younger one's breeder when we decided to change her from a raw diet to a mainly dry diet.

Anybody using Guru? I’m hearing a lot of positive things

James wellbeloved with a sprinkle of bran flakes to firm it up

john'sroseyspecs wrote:Healthy option dog food at Colne. Lots of nonsense talked about dog food, especially on tv adverts. This is just good basic stuff at a decent price. Also the staff there are friendly and know what they are talking about

Another vote for healthy options in Colne