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Posted : 12/20/2006 2:28:40 PM

ORIGINAL: brookcove

I told him what I was looking for and he looked like I had asked him to bag up some reindeer heads for me.

LOL! Thanks for the giggle! [

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Scout in Canada

Posted : 12/20/2006 3:05:50 PM

"Nooooo, I don't think we have any of that but let me show you something that is just as good!"

Ugh I hate that line! I called Pet Value a few months ago trying to find some Cali Natural Lamb for Scout. When I asked if they had it, the girl paused, obvious silence/confusion, and then said confidently "No but we have foods that are a lot better than that!"

And the miracle food was......... yep, Nutro! [&:]

Liz

Posted : 12/20/2006 3:08:17 PM

IMO,These are the least healthy foods for your dogs out there:

-Pedigree
-Beneful
-Iams
-Mighty Dog
-Eukanuba

But it's just my opinion! I only recently learned this.

chewbecca

Posted : 12/20/2006 6:17:46 PM

ORIGINAL: Dulce Pit Bull

IMO,These are the least healthy foods for your dogs out there:

-Pedigree
-Beneful
-Iams
-Mighty Dog
-Eukanuba

But it's just my opinion! I only recently learned this.

OMG, you SO know that you're going to have to post pics of your dog, right?

jessies_mom

Posted : 12/20/2006 8:39:27 PM

that's because there is nothing nutritious in it. Be healthier, cheaper, and just as effective to feed your dog nothing but green beans for a couple of weeks.

Actually they lose weight on it because it's 25% protein and 6% fat; there's good science behind this food.

papillon806

Posted : 12/20/2006 8:46:08 PM

One of my favorite moments (regarding Beneful) was when this lady came in to the vet (where I used to work) and was concerned about her dog's dry skin. I asked her what she was feeding and she replied, "Oh, that's not the problem...I'm feeding a food that is good for the skin and coat." I asked her what food and she said "Beneful healthy skin." [8|]

Twin

Posted : 12/20/2006 11:14:53 PM

I asked her what she was feeding and she replied, "Oh, that's not the problem...I'm feeding a food that is good for the skin and coat." I asked her what food and she said "Beneful healthy skin." [8|]

Oh Dear! Sadly, this is all that many people know about dog food. As long as it says it on the bag, then that must be what it does...

Liz

Posted : 12/21/2006 12:50:19 AM

ORIGINAL: chewbecca

ORIGINAL: Dulce Pit Bull

IMO,These are the least healthy foods for your dogs out there:

-Pedigree
-Beneful
-Iams
-Mighty Dog
-Eukanuba

But it's just my opinion! I only recently learned this.

OMG, you SO know that you're going to have to post pics of your dog, right?

Hehehehehehhe ! Hmm..say please! [

] Wait...are you bein sarcastic? LOL I can't tell

Roxie865

Posted : 12/21/2006 12:57:28 AM

ORIGINAL: Dulce Pit Bull

ORIGINAL: chewbecca

ORIGINAL: Dulce Pit Bull

IMO,These are the least healthy foods for your dogs out there:

-Pedigree
-Beneful
-Iams
-Mighty Dog
-Eukanuba

But it's just my opinion! I only recently learned this.

OMG, you SO know that you're going to have to post pics of your dog, right?

Hehehehehehhe ! Hmm..say please! [] Wait...are you bein sarcastic? LOL I can't tell

Ella, Rebecca's dog, is a pit bull, so she definitely wants to see pics! [

] I do, too, so post some in the pictures section!

Edited to say: Please! [

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Liz

Posted : 12/21/2006 1:41:34 AM

Heheheehhe I did I did! It's in the Pic Topic or whatever...under "MY PIT BULL!" GO LOOK!!

Joe

Posted : 12/21/2006 2:34:25 AM

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that the white bag with DOG FOOD written in bold, black letters would probably rank pretty low on the chain... but, I admit that I'm merely guessing.

My dad swore by Bil-Jac. Any opinions on that?

mudpuppy

Posted : 12/21/2006 8:51:59 AM

" there's good science behind this food. "

ha ha you're funny. Have you read the ingredients of fit n trim? it's mostly corn, doped up with corn gluten to make the protein % on the bag look higher (protein your dog can't use because its incomplete). Your dog is going to eat his muscles in order to survive on this stuff- of course he'll lose weight. The only good science I've seen on doggy weight loss is the best way to get a dog to lose weight while retaining his muscles is to feed a Low-carb high protein meat based diet (reduced fat EVO anyone?).

Ingredients:
Ground yellow corn, soybean meal, ground whole wheat, soybean hulls*, corn germ meal, corn gluten meal, turkey by-product meal, animal digest, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), meat and bone meal, dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, salt, added color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2), choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc sulfate, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, manganese sulfate, niacin, manganese proteinate, Vitamin A supplement, brewers dried yeast, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, copper proteinate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite.

jessies_mom

Posted : 12/21/2006 10:16:09 AM

ha ha you're funny.

I'm glad one of us is laughing. I know Purina products are not well regarded here, and I don't feed them either although I probably would try Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach if there wasn't chicken in it. However, the science Fit and Trim is based on ( and EVO reduced fat) is sound and that's why dogs lose weight on Fit and Trim.

Rick B

Posted : 12/21/2006 10:45:35 AM

Ingredients:
Ground yellow corn, soybean meal, ground whole wheat, soybean hulls*, corn germ meal, corn gluten meal, turkey by-product meal, animal digest, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), meat and bone meal, dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, salt, added color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2), choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc sulfate, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, manganese sulfate, niacin, manganese proteinate, Vitamin A supplement, brewers dried yeast, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, copper proteinate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite.

My dog would sure lose weight on this crap! A good percentage of that as muscle mass.

I believe the "complete and balanced" designation is achieved by most dog food manufacturers by using an AAFCO approved mixture of synthesized vitamins and minerals. Basically a multivitamin.

Corn, common allergen, common allergen, sawdust*, corn protein, a smidgen of by-product meal and other animal stuff, unknown animal fat and a multivitamin is how I interpret that ingredient list.

brookcove

Posted : 12/21/2006 11:01:13 AM

Wow, been a while since I've looked at a bag of Fit n Trim. Yup, that would certainly make a dog lose weight. So would crumbling up those Metamucil cookies and feeding THOSE, and I'd feel better about that! Soybean meal has about 38% protien so there's some protein there too, but not even my sheep do well on SBM. [

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What is the worst dog food in existence?