Dog Food Brands - any experiences good or bad?

Nic

Hi All,

You may have seen that I'm looking to change foods for Joey from Burns which no longer agrees with him. I've sent off for samples from the following manufacturers and wondered if you could share your experiences with any of these, good or bad (sorry its a long list!);

James Wellbeloved

Europa
http://www.europa-pet-food.co.uk/

Autar ky
http://www.autarky-foods.com/dog.htm

Organipets
http://www.organipets.co.uk/

Pascoes
http://www.pascoes.co.uk/

Kronch
http://www.henne-pet-food.dk/engl/index.htm

Luaths
http://www.landofholisticpets.co.uk/Brown_Rice__Chicken_for_Dogs.htm

Natural Dog Food Company
http://www.naturaldogfoodcompany.com/

Purina

Healthy Paws
http://www.healthypaws.co.uk/completeFoods.php

Natural Choice
http://www.holisticfeeds.co.uk/

Arden Grange

Pero
http://www.pero-petfood.co.uk/

Trophy
http://www .trophypetfoods.co.uk/

Thanks for any feedback! Very Happy

deb-and-phoenix · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

Autarky didn't agree with my girl but she has a sensitive tummy. She was failing to gain weight and had sloppy poos.

Can I recommend CSJ food to you http://www.csjk9.com/

This is what Phoenix is now on and is thriving. Gaining weight, is happy and stomach is settled. They will also send you samples if you give them a call.

AngelaC · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:01 am Post subject:

I think Arden Grange is the only one of those I've ever fed and I was very pleased with it and will probably buy more in the future if I'm looking for a dry food.

You haven't listed Naturediet and I'm not sure they do samples - would be heavy to post - but it's the one I've been feeding for years and mine all do very well on it, including Minnie on the puppy version. I order in bulk each month, direct, by phone, but you could buy a packet or two from a Pets at Home if you wanted to try it.

_Sam_ · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:01 am Post subject:

Have you thought about Skinners?

great food. Coal is on Field and Trial Duck and Rice. They do various different varieties and flavours

_Jules_ · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:06 am Post subject:

ERmmm

Good ones I've tried.....

JWB
Autarky
NatureDiet (wet food)
and now Mojo is on Skinners Duck and Rice and is looking great. Very Happy

Ones we didn't get on with.....

Pascoes (Tara wouldn't eat it)
Burns (same again)
Hills (gave them the squits)

And ones I wouldn't chose to feed but the dogs do well on..

Royal Canin
Eukanuba

Esmeralda · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:07 am Post subject:

My older two have been on Trophy for the past 6 years and really enjoy it. The new puppy will be put onto Trophy puppy food in a week or so.

I went to Trophy after spending a fortune on Anden as a pup, he had a skin problem which despite pills, potions, lotions, creams, jabs as well as trying the recommended food from the vet still didn't clear up.

Tried Trophy food and it cleared up (never to return) within a week or so. The only conclusion was that he must have had an allergy to something in every other food I'd tried!

paulad · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:18 am Post subject:

Vote for Nature Diet here (as per Angela C post) Max had a poor coat and quite low energy levels when I got him. Nature Diet has really suited him well and I always get comments on his coat. Nice firm regular No 2's as well Very Happy

morrismajor · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

Morris (nearly, nearly 1!), is on good old Chappie now and it is the best one we have tried. he came to us on Beta Purina, (loads of poo, soft), JWB (even more poo and really soft, went off it a bit as well) and about 8 weeks ago he had Colitis and was advised to change to Chappie by the vet. We give a mix of tinned and dried and his poo is now firm and pick up-able, he gets really excited at mealtimes, seems more 'content', his fur is glowing and I just can't rate it enough.

_Lorna_ · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:30 am Post subject:

I have just changed my boys from JWB to Skinners. We are using the Field and Trial maintenance at the moment which cost £16(vat free) for 15kg they have also brought out a new food aimed at pet and show dogs which seems to be identical to JWB, I compared all the ingredients, and this one costs £25 per 15kg

Lorna

_Vicky_ · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject:

Ruby is now on Skinners Nic and doing really really well - and its half the price of burns hehehehe

Lily is on the purina puppy and growing like a weed!!!!