Nutro

Also, in case you didn't know, stores like Petco carry Nutro and some Natural Balance. I live in a rural town but I'm next to Sherman, Tx, which has a Petco, 10 miles away from me. If my dog was able to handle Innova I would be driving 40 miles to Canine Comissary in Plano, Tx. to get it. That second store also happens to carry Eagle Pack, Solid Gold Wolfking.

Ron, I'm VERY rural, the nearest (small, nasty) et store is 2 hours from me.  The nearest petsmart/Co is four.[]

Is 25 miles to the nearest pet store to us, but this being a farming community, there is a feed store about 3 miles up the road.   I have never checked it out, but see signs out from for Science Diet and Purina.  Of course, people buy purina brand feed for their farm animals. I suppose they sell the dog food as well.

I am going to check on the Inova and the candae tonight when things settle down around here and the kids are in bed, I'll let you know what I find.  But as of right now, I am seeing that my dogs are doing better on this food than they were before, so I am kind of leaning on the idea of just sticking with it and seeing how it goes before I switch them again. 
One mroe thing though, the one bully that I am worried about doesn't ave any allergies that I know of, I am just sticking with the L&R formula because that is what they were on before with the cheap stuff.  Do you think there would be a better formula for them?  My only concern is that bulldogs are *prone* to skin conditions and allergies, but none of mine have any that I know of. 

I just wanted to let you know that Canidae seems to be doing amazing things for my dogs.  The colors of their coats have turned a rich honey, instead of being as rusty colored, and they're softer than ever.  Their stools look better than they did on Nutro, too.  I really liked Nutro, don't get me wrong.  I'm surprised to see such changes in them in only 5 days, to be honest, but I'm very pleased.  My youngest dog, Winston, has itchy skin, and Canidae has already helped with that a bit, too.
 
I'm very very pleased with the product, especially since it's about the same as Nutro. 

I don't know if this food is in your area but if your dog has allergies you might want to try Wellness Simple Solutions (5 main ingredients)  I've used it with good results.
 
[linkhttp://www.onlynaturalpet.com/Wellness_Simple_Food_Dry_Dog_Food_p/138101.htm]http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/Wellness_Simple_Food_Dry_Dog_Food_p/138101.htm[/link]

Fair questions, Ron.  First though, I'm not the Eagle Pack John- he's a lot smarter!.   As to Nutro, I fed it for years with no problems.  My midgrade food analysis is based on its ingredients, Mordanna's opinion (she said the quality of Nutro's stuff used to be higher), and the knowledgeable views of my fellow forum members.  For example, a premium food would have whole brown rice instead of rice bran/flour. 

Sorry for the confusion John and thanks for replying.
 
Having checked Nutro's website recently, I noticed they have sold to a management firm. As long as this doesn't affect the formulas or quality control I'll be okay with it. But, many times, we can't help when a company restructures or whatever it does for its economic survival. And, in the final analysis, I often agree with others in that I prefer better quality foods. I know dogs can be scavengers, eating things we'd barely touch long enough to throw away. That doesn't make it right. As others have pointed out, a dog can appear to do well for a long time eating something that is not doing it much good. This is a testiment to the heartiness of dogs. I believe that can happen with kibble, homecooked, and raw. It is possible for any of those to become unbalanced.
 
I prefer the Dr. Covert Bailey approach to losing weight. Diets often do not work. For one thing, they are not permanent. For another, some diets must be specifically unbalanced for a short amount of time to reduce a particular intake. What works best is some kind of low-impact consistent exercise. This, I realize is not always possible for an owner. We each do the best we can. But I still think that whatever you can feed your dog and whatever activity you can provide with them will, in fact, help them live longer than life with a dog-fighter or their chances on U.S. 75, where traffic roles along at 70 to 80 mph.
 
OTOH, dogs, being closer to scavengers than we are, have a slightly different GIT and, like it or not, they are not humans.
 
Anyway, thanks for answering.
 

whatsonemore, You need to feed what works for your dog, fits your budget and is readily available. I have owned and worked with German Shepherds for many years and can tell you 70% of the handlers I know feed Nutro Natural Choice Adult from puppyhood to old age with great results. That`s what I have fed for the last 8  or more years with great results. I am also feeding my one dog Canidae and so far so good.
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