Your Questions About Organic Dog Food Delivery

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Consider Canidae dry dog food, all life stages…….this is an ALL NATURAL, HUMAN GRADE INGREDIENTS, NO FILLERS OR BY-PRODUCTS, no corn or wheat, no beet pulp or SALT, no foreign ingredients, all USA ingredients, and it has vitamins & enzymes that are good for dogs !! This food is made in the USA, in their OWN plant, and has a money-back guaranteee, if you are unhappy, for ANY reason !!….MANY BREEDERS RECOMMEND CANIDAE, and MANY Yahoo answer people have used Canidae for YEARS, with much SUCCESS AND SATISFACTION !!…..i RESEARCHED THE HECK out of dry dog foods, after all the recalls started, and I CONCLUDED THAT CANIDAE, DRY DOG FOOD, ALL LIFE STAGES, IS ONE OF THE BEST DRY DOG FOODS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE, AND IT IS REASONABLY PRICED, AND VERY AFFORDABLE !!!….check their Web site, Canidae.com for more information, and a list of dealers near you, by Zip code !! Canidae is rated 5 stars out of a possible 6 stars on one survey, and rated 112 points, or an A+, out of a possible 100 points, on another dry dog food survey !!…i switched my 2 dogs, and my daughter in law switched her 3 dogs to Canidae, and we are both happy, as are the 5 dogs !!….my JRTerrier loves CANIDAE, and eats HALF as much, as his previous dog food, and leaves me HALF AS MUCH RESIDUE, on the grass !!!…i pay $ 34 for a 40lb bag, here in TX, & get free delivery also, from Metropetservices.com !!…if i can be of further help to you, email me !!

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Consider Canidae Dry Dog food, all life stages…..this is an ALL NATURAL, ALL HUMAN GRADE INGREDIENTS, NO BY-PRODUCTS, NO FILLERS OR CORN OR WHEAT, NO CHEMICALS, NO BEET PULP OR SALT, ALL USA INGREDIENTS, and it has lots of vitamins and enzymes that are good for dogs !!!…….they make this food in THEIR OWN PLANT IN THE USA, and have a money back guarantee, if you are unhappy, for ANY reason !!……MANY BREEDERS RECOMMEND CANIDAE, and many Yahoo answer people HAVE USED CANIDAE WITH MUCH SUCCESS AND SATISFACTION, FOR MANY YEARS !!!!…..go to Canidae.com, for more information and dog owner’s testimonials, and a list of dealers, by Zip code….after MAJOR RESEARCH after all the recalls started, I CONCLUDE THAT CANIDAE DRY DOG FOOD, ALL LIFE STAGES, IS THE BEST DRY DOG FOOD AVAILABLE, ANYWHERE, AND IS AFFORDABLE FOR ALL DOG OWNERS !!!!…..my JRTerrier loves Canidae, and eats HALF as much as his previous dog food, and leaves me HALF as much.residue !!……try Canidae dry food, all life stages, and i believe you and your dog will be happy with it !!…….if you have any other questions about Canidae or my research, email me !!….PS..here in TX, i pay $ 34 for a 40 lb bag, including free delivery, from Metropetservices.com

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I have never used NutriSource. It looks like a decent food but I can’t find an ingredient list anywhere.

There are several things you need to be aware of when purchasing dog food:

1. There are different levels of quality when it comes to dog food. For example, Ol’ Roy is about on par with McDonalds, Eukanuba with Chilis, and Flint River or Life’s Abundance with just growing food yourself and cooking it.

2. There is “Low grade,” (Ol’ Roy or any other brand found in Wal Mart), “Premium,” (Eukanuba or any other brand only found in pet stores), “Super Premium,” “Holistic,” and “Organic,” which are usually found in speciality stores or by direct delivery.

3. Many times when a dog food company has many different “formulas” it is only to take up shelf space. Walk into any petstore and Science Diet takes up more space than any other brand because they have more formulas. While not every dog has the same nutritional needs, dogs don’t really need specific formulas for different things. The most important is that it is made with good quality ingredients (which, in my opinion, Science Diet is not.)

4. The ingredient list is more important than the “Guaranteed Analysis.” A food that lists 44% Protien and Corn Meal as it’s main ingredient will not be digestible to dogs. They will actually end up defacating most of the protien because corn is undigestible to dogs. It won’t hurt to feed them corn (unless they are skin allergic, which is common), but it won’t help either and shouldn’t be used as the main source of protien.

5. Ignore the foods whose claim to fame is that they “never use hooves, hair, or intestines.” While many people think this is a plus, it’s not. While most excellent dog foods (holistic or organic) DON’T use these parts, it’s NOT their main selling point, either. In the wild, dogs eat everything. Hair, hooves, intestines, etc. (Ever given a dog a $2 cow hoof from a Petstore? They go NUTS!) The question is not with the inclusion of those ingredients, but their quality. Most of the time, animals sit out and rot for days before they are skinned, and the only the diseased animals not good for human consumption are used in dog food. Some foods still use these ingredients but they are “human grade,” that is, they are not rotten, not cleaned with bleach, etc. So just be careful of buying a food JUST because they don’t use these ingredients, but also be wary of foods that do. (Also be aware that foods who use those ingredients can count them towards weight, so “Beef meal” listed first might be mostly hooves and hair, which is bad.)

6. “Chicken” listed as the first ingredient is actually bad. This is because pure chicken is like 70% water and gets to be first on the ingredient list because it’s so heavy. You want something like “Chicken meal,” which is pure chicken with the water removed. If that’s first, you know that chicken is really the main ingredient.

7. Wheat, corn, and soy are all generally bad for dogs and can cause allergies. It won’t kill them, but should not be a part of their daily food regimine.

8. Most dog foods (even Premium ones like Eukanuba) are preserved with a chemical called BHT, which increases shelf life to like 2 years and is also a known carcinogen (it causes cancer in dogs). Look for a dog food that is preserved with Vitamin E (“Tocopherol”). The shelf life will be much shorter (less than 6 months), but you won’t be essentially feeding your dog cancer, either.

I use Life’s Abundance and my dogs love it. I know someone who uses the Sam’s brand and his dog loves it. Don’t go on taste to determine quality. (What kid would refuse icecream for broccoli?) Cheap dog food is essentially a treat; it’s mainly just preservatives, fat, corn, wheat, and flavoring. If you had a choice, would you feed your kids fruit juice fortified with preservatives and high fructose corn syrup, or pure juice straight from the tree? It’s a no brainer. Leave the treats for training and fun and feed your dog a quality food.

(PS Don’t listen to the uneducated who say, “WHY WOULD YOU RESEARCH THIS?! LET THE EXPERTS TELL YOU WHAT TO FEED YOUR DOGS!!” Any good pet owner will research things for themselves, and just because someone has been a breeder for 20 years doesn’t make them intelligent. Actually, the fact that they’ve been a breeder for 20 years and have never looked into this makes them rather unintelligent in my book. Good luck!)