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Does anyone here use Abady dog food? If so, which formula? I have a dog with a sensitive stomach and this food was recommended to me


 
How can the food be recommended to you if you've already used it in the past with what you thought were good results?
 
I'm not trying to offend you. But a full disclosure of your experience helps people to better help you.
 

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Just curious, if your dogs have done better on that than anything else, why weren't you thrilled with it??

Yeah, given the two posts together this does sound a little bit fishy.  BUT, perhaps the OP was hoping to start a postitive Abady thread.  As we know folks who feed this are almost cult like in their devotion to the food.  And whether WE like the products or the man there has to be a reason that sane, normal people get so well, almost militant about this food.  So it seems that there must be something there that WE arent' seeing..
 
I've dealt with Natura for over two years now and have had nothing but good service from them.  I like their products, my DOGS like their products and they do exceedingly well on them.  Finding Natura products in my area is tough.  Currently my son is still working for a kennel where we are able to get the food at her cost.  However, in order to work there, he's living in my RV parked in her lot, and I think she's finally found a replacement for him.  I believe so strongly in the food that I am going to bite the bullet and have the distributor deliver it directly to me at home.  I'll be paying $33.10 for a 33 lb bag, $350 minimum order, but that works for me because with 6 german shepherds, we go through a bag a week and I can store the bags because they sure aren't going to expire in 10 weeks time.  So, it could be said that I'm as fanatical about Innova as Charlie is about Abady.
 
And, I HAVE wavered on Innova....I've wondered if they really NEED those ingredients and if I'm being silly to stick with it....but then I look at my dogs and I can't fathom changing and risking them NOT doing well.
 
Anytime anyone asks for a food recommendation, I say that I feed Innova and find it to be an excellent food.  Mostly Charlie stays out of those "what should I feed" type threads, so maybe he's less fanatical than I am????
 
Food for thought......

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Because I feed Purina, I avoided posting on this topic for a long time even tho I did enjoy reading the threads, which were/are not totally on what dog food you feed, because there were some very rude remarks made to some posters.
 
However, I decided what the heck, my dogs do great on Purina, why should I not post replies and i sure as heck was not gonna lie and say I fed something else.  And I did get some bashing, but it was mostly from some who no longer post here.    I only see a hand full of names here.  Go to other topics and see many, many names that never ost here and I suspect a lot of them feed Purina, Science Diet, Pedigree, Ol Roy or grocery store brands and are scared of being bashed. If you noticed you will see names of people on  these thread as "visiting", but never see a post by them.
 
To me it is sad to think that anyone would think that because a person can not feed very expensive dog food, they should not have the joy of having a dog, the companionship, the love of a dog..  There are mnay, many elderly on very limited income who live alone with a dog or cat for their only company day in and day out.  Should they not own a dog becuase they have to feed it Ol Roy?  I am NOT SAYING people on this forum feel this way, but I am on many forums and I have seen remarks that if you can't feed the best, you should not have a dog.
 
I feed the cheaper Purina, but by the time I pay for the meats, fish, veggies, etc, I  add to it, I am paying as much or more than if I bought a high dollar food.  However, I would be added the meats, fish & veggies no matter what dry food i was giving them.   But my dogs do great on what I feed them and I don't mind at all people expressing their dislike of Purina as long as they don't get rude.  Rudeness doesn't accomplish anything except hurt feelings (for thin skinned people) and rile others. As for me,  I have thick skin and am to old to get to riled about much.   And actually I didn't see any rude posts here.  Everyone has their own opinions, and that is the way it should be.  What a boring world if everyone thought just alike! 
 
I was not crazy about feeding KayCee the Science Diet r/d with all it's peanut hulls, but it did just what it was suppose to---take the weight off her.  That is why when my vet said to put Buck on the kidney forumlar for a couple fo months due to kidney infedtion, I didn't hesitate despite all the negative words about SD here and other forums.  If it works, use it, if it doesn't stay away from it.  This goes for all dog foods.
 
 

To me it is sad to think that anyone would think that because a person can not feed very expensive dog food, they should not have the joy of having a dog, the companionship, the love of a dog..

Where was anything like this stated at all??
 
I don't understand why when responses do not agree with the OP that they are considered rude. 

I have seen that statement on a couple of other forums,...if you can't feed your dog proper dog food that isn't mostly grain, you should not have a dog..... and also I think one former poster here said something pretty close to that.  I do not think any of the ones posting here now have EVER said anything like that.  Or at least I have never seen a post by any of them saying such things.
 
I did get riled over that statement on another forum because of my Grandma's situation.  She died 4 months before her 100th birthday and had lived alone from the time she was 71 when my grandpa died at age 78, until she went into the nursing hom at age 96.  Her only sibling, a sister, had died  20 years before.  My dad and his older brother were gone, leaving only the younger brother with two selfish kids.  My older uncles daughter had been killed by drunk driver at age 29 and the son was no prize.  My sister and 3 bothers were all scattered.  My Grandma was pretty much alone.  A stray dog showed up at her house and she named him Dottie becuase he had spots all over him (some name for a  male dog, huh).  Well, he lived there about 12 years and she doted on him.  She had never allowed a dog in the house, but Dottie lived inside with her.  She even allowed him on the bed and not even us grandkis had ever been allowed to get on the bed.
 
She was low income and could only buy cheap food for the dog.  HOWVER she did always manage to get his shots. It broke her heart when that old dog died--the vet thought he was about 16 or maybe older.  But, when I read someone posting that if you couldn't feed the best brands of dog food, you shouldn't have a dog just burned me to my backbone.  And I actually got rude about it.  That dog loved my grandma, she loved him and he had a good life, a long life actually, with her  despite the cheap food.
 
But I do not think any posters on this board at the present time are so mean and hateful as to say a person should not own a dog if they are not feeding it such and such a food.
 
 

Holy canoli!  It feels like the anti-Abady are almost cult-like sometimes, too!

Gracie was started on Abady as a puppy at the rescue where she came from 3 yrs ago.  They fed Abady raw to many/most of their dogs because maintaining healthy weight on stressed-out Dobes in a shelter situation can be a real challenge.  High fat/protein with faster digestion and the belief that the raw lessened the frequency of bloat (a major concern for our breed) were some of the things they factored in the decision to feed raw and I think Abady was the top choice at the time. Some other dogs got the Abady kibble, and some got the granular -dry flake stuff that looks like loam.  Plus they also fed National to still other dogs (great stuff, btw, for sport/working dogs, from what I've seen/heard).  When I got Gracie, she was on the Abady kibble and I maintained that for a few months until the shelter stopped feeding Abady (and selling to its adoptees.) 

They stopped because the consistency in the batches of raw were... inconsistent.  Some batches smelled bad, had an overly greenish tint to them, variable meat content, etc.  The shelter fed probably 45-50lbs of raw a day, so they saw a good cross-section of batches.  Poor quality controls is not a risk I personally would take with my dog if I was aware of it, particularly if she had a sensitive stomach.  I never had any trouble w/Gracie on the kibble.  But she's on a different premium food now.

And having spoken directly with Mr. Abady and his secretary (when they attempted to schedule meetings to discuss why the shelter stopped feeding his food) - I found him to be a strong personality who pushed very hard.  I also found some of his published brochures somewhat misleading - he's strongly states his opinions in ways come across more factual than they may really be.

I just wanted to make a comment on the price of dog food. 
 
When we first go Sally DH had a full time job (making $15 an hour and living 35 miles from work), and I was working part time/cleaning jobs (and the cleaning only brought money in the summer) with most of my cash going towards my horse's board and joint suppliment.  We already fed our cats Felidae and were in more debt than we are now.  We had to save 2 months to be able to afford to get her fixed.  Heck, the only reason we HAD a computer was that a friend's husband put one together at a reasonable price.  However, Sally still got highest quality food that we could possibley afford. 
 
You don't have to have lots of money to feed a high quality food.  You just have to shop around.  In all but a very few cases, when there's a will there's a way.

ORIGINAL: miranadobe

Holy canoli!  It feels like the anti-Abady are almost cult-like sometimes, too!

Gracie was started on Abady as a puppy at the rescue where she came from 3 yrs ago.  They fed Abady raw to many/most of their dogs because maintaining healthy weight on stressed-out Dobes in a shelter situation can be a real challenge.  High fat/protein with faster digestion and the belief that the raw lessened the frequency of bloat (a major concern for our breed) were some of the things they factored in the decision to feed raw and I think Abady was the top choice at the time. Some other dogs got the Abady kibble, and some got the granular -dry flake stuff that looks like loam.  Plus they also fed National to still other dogs (great stuff, btw, for sport/working dogs, from what I've seen/heard).  When I got Gracie, she was on the Abady kibble and I maintained that for a few months until the shelter stopped feeding Abady (and selling to its adoptees.) 

They stopped because the consistency in the batches of raw were... inconsistent.  Some batches smelled bad, had an overly greenish tint to them, variable meat content, etc.  The shelter fed probably 45-50lbs of raw a day, so they saw a good cross-section of batches.  Poor quality controls is not a risk I personally would take with my dog if I was aware of it, particularly if she had a sensitive stomach.  I never had any trouble w/Gracie on the kibble.  But she's on a different premium food now.

And having spoken directly with Mr. Abady and his secretary (when they attempted to schedule meetings to discuss why the shelter stopped feeding his food) - I found him to be a strong personality who pushed very hard.  I also found some of his published brochures somewhat misleading - he's strongly states his opinions in ways come across more factual than they may really be.

 
All those are very good reasons for people to not like the food. Sounds to me like the food has major issues, but Mr. Abady has the type of personality that could sell ice to an Eskimo.
 
What I don't understand is why no one really gets labeled as being "anti Pedigree" when they say that they don't like the ingredients and don't think it's a good food. Isn't that the exact same thing that's going on here?

Pedigree or Beneful, or any other so-so pet food is not going to kill them or else they wouldnt be aloud to have their products on the market.

ORIGINAL: LizzieCollie

 
But Beneful with all the sugar and salt and colorings will eventually cause health problems.  They sell it to make money.  Furthermore, save your money and buy the less expensive dog chow, which is better than Beneful.  Or, god forbid, even Pedigree is better than Beneful.
 
Juji, I think you asked about this food because you, yourself were concerned about the ingredients.

I feed the cheaper Purina, but by the time I pay for the meats, fish, veggies, etc, I add to it, I am paying as much or more than if I bought a high dollar food.

ORIGINAL: sandra_slayton

 
You know, my dad is a die hard Purina fan.  He recently up graded to Pro Plan, here's his reasoning.
"Way back when, dog food was meant to be a suppliment to the table scraps a dog got and the rodent they caught on the farm.  That's why dogs lived great on Come-N-Get-It.  They were getting more nutrients out of the table scraps."
 
 

In all but a very few cases, when there's a will there's a way.

 
I second that I mean I can bet my butt off that I am the only one on this forum that gets paid 5.15 the hour which is the minimum in Puerto Rico. So dog food is REALLY expensive for us, but because I am now aware of the problems with these low quality foods I am willing to make a sacrifice and purchase either Royal Canin or Exclusive which are the 2 top brands available in my area