Your choice in dog food?

Grain free Blue Buffalo. The greyhound has a very sensitive stomach, we think it's a gluten thing, no troubles on the grain free foods.

My rotttie is on Arden Grange, it costs a bit per bag but over the time it works out to be about £2 a day to feed him on decent snap as you feed a certain amount to the dogs weight.

We found it when our old girl kept getting skin infections ( a common thing in rotties) turns out they are often allergic to wheat and this food doesn't contain it so is safe to feed them.

I buy Eukanuba or Science Diet - both were recommended by my Vet..

My dog is a high performance dog.... loves to run. I give her Blue Buffalo. I also give her treats like Zuke Power Bones, Blue Buffalo Super Bars and Greenies.

I would prefer to give my dog Blue Buffalo. It is very good quality food, however, I can't spend that much. I started giving my puppy Nature's Recipe for puppies because my mother uses it for her very food-sensitive dog and he does well with it. You can't buy it at the grocery store. That's generally how I decided what to feed my dog. If it was at a grocery, then it wasn't good enough for my fur child. My sister works with dogs, she's very knowledgeable, and suggests Natural Balance for a mid priced food that is of good quality.

I ran out of food once when I was out of town for my dog and couldn't find my usual brand so I went with Beneful....mistake! The poor little guy had irregular bowel movements and it was tough for him. Just be choosy in your choice. You wouldn't want someone feeding crap to you.

I prefer the higher end brands but my dog didn't like any of the dry kibble foods I tried, and I tried several. I found Freshpet at Walmart- it's a fresh pet food sold in a fridge case. Now he does this happy puppy dance every time it's mealtime. I probably could save some money if I made it myself but this is easy, he loves it and seems to thrive on it. If I had more than one dog, I'd have to consider it more carefully though.

For snacks, I buy him soup bones (marrow bones) at the meat counter. You may have to ask (not all grocery stores put them out in the display case but they often have some in the back) but usually they're not very expensive. But if you buy enough that will last more than a few days, portion them out and freeze some, they spoil quickly. Also, I buy day-old rotisserie chickens for myself for lunches but I generally don't care to eat the legs so I pull the meat off the bones and give him that as well. I don't buy any of the packaged dog treats anymore. I used to buy him Greenies, but they are expensive and he enjoys the bones and chicken so much more.

Since feeding him this way, he maintains a healthy weight, soft coat, a moist nose, and clean teeth. His nose was really dry and would crack when he was eating dry food, even the better quality brands. He doesn't have any health or digestive issues but other than the dry nose, he didn't have those on dry food either.

My dog was on Eukanuba as a puppy and then Iams mini chunks but he got severely allergic to that (Okay so he has IBS like his mom) so then he was on Science Diet Sensitive Stomach and then Nature's Recipe Easy to digest (Fish and Potato because he can't have red meat) but all of this got far too pricey and my dog HATED them, so I switched him to Beneful Healthy Weight (no red meat).... I switched him almost 2 years ago, between that and running he's lost 10 pounds and has had no digestion issues.



Snacks - I use my husband's spent grains from making beer and make my dog spent, whole grain peanut butter dog treats ... yeah.

I have Lhasa Apsos that are prone to skin allergies. They were rescue dogs and when I got them was told to feed them Precise Sensicare. My dogs are 12 and have never had any skin allergies and have been the healthiest dogs I've ever had. They've been eating this for over ten years.

I'm enjoying all these comments. We sure love our pooches. Thanks for asking a great question.

We started out giving our German Shepherd Iams, but she starting having stomach issues for some reason. After trying numerous brands, we settled on Nutri Source. I'm not going to lie - it is a premium dog food that is not easy to find around here and is ridiculously pricey, but we don't seem to go through it as quickly AND no more tummy troubles so I guess its worth it. Plus - the vet and groomers always go comment about how beautiful and shiny her coat is and how healthy she looks - she's only 2 but I definitely saw a huge improvement in her coat

I actually feed my dog on a raw meat diet. She has a lot of allergies and I don't trust what the dog food makers put in there kibble, so to play it safe I make all her meals. It's hard to balance everything out over each week I'm not gonna lie but very rewarding xXx

We feed our babies Holistic Select®. Also use their brand of treats, or Newman's Own, or most any organic treat. In the winter, I make them "cookies", in summer I make them "ice cream".

I laugh at myself because I will eat a few things that come from China, including my favorite tea....but I will not allow them to have any food, or toy, that is made in China! lol

I feed my dogs raw meat, organs and bones supplemented with coconut oil, and whatever vegetable I happen to be cooking for myself. This is the best way to feed your cats and dogs, and NO it is not expensive. I can buy enough meat to feed 2 dogs (50 and 70 pounds) for 3-4 months for less than $110. How much do you pay for your Orijen?

If I didn't feed this, I would feed Nature's Variety.

I have been a vet tech for 15 years, I know that the majority of veterinarians are educated by pet food companies. I call that a conflict of interest.

I feed my Boomer Iams Simple and Natural Chicken and Rice. It's Iams but a little better quality.

I use Acana, it is made from the same company as Orijen but with a little bit less protein for those dogs that can't handle the large amount. It is a Canadian company with no recalls as I have found. My dogs love it. Pricey but worth it!

I am a pet food snob. Will 100% admit that. I detest iams and eukanuba. To save money they are no better now then grocery store crud and are less the food they were just 8 years ago but still charge you dumb amounts of money for their corn processed into cardboard crap. Okay that rant done. Beneful....the only meat that hit that bag is in the pictures. Crap full of dyes and horrible other stuff do not feed it. I like blue buffalo, natural balance, evo, bill jack and there are few others that are great foods. Science diet doesn't look great when you look at the ingredients but it is actually an amazing food that I also recommend.

I used to be a pet store manager and they made me go through TONS of training so I could walk people through a crap ton of brands!

STAY AWAY FROM THE STUFF WITH DYES!!!!!!