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Originally posted by 4MUL8R:
Sandy gets Orijen Tundra, Regional Red, or Six Fish. I purchase from a local sole proprietor store. Love the quality and performance.

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Originally posted by Sunset_Va:
My comment isn't so much about dog food content, but pricing. Years ago, Tractor Supply was my only source for the dog food I used. I would drive 45 miles to a Pet Smart store to buy manybags much cheaper.

Then Pet Smart and Petco opened stores close by. Bought from them over the years.

Now, in the past year Pet Smart prices have escalated so much, The local Tractor Supply is cheaper.

If I just had one dog, I would feed them either a raw diet or Taste if the Wild-raw. I feed my 2 Shiba Inu Taste of the Wild, the others, Purina Pro Plan Savor.

With 14 dogs, I just cannot afford Tast of the Wild for all of them. What other brands in the price range of Pro Plan have better ingredients?

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Originally posted by birddog1:
What do you recommend for an 8 month old Yorkie? She’s been on Royal Canin puppy food but if the quality has changed its time too look at something else. She’s about 6 lbs.

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Originally posted by Jeff Yarchin


We deal with this all the time. Many of our customers are in this same spot. Check out Victor grain free formulas. It's not as easy to find as TOW but it an excellent food and is priced right. It sound like this would be an excellent option for you. Victor is a family owned company. They have been in business since 1950 and have never had a recall. We sell thousands of pounds of Victor every month.

It should be a bit lower than TOW but... it is much higher quality food. Smaller company, smaller batches, more care taken than a multi billion dollar food maker can give.

Honestly, if I had to pay retail for dog food I'd probably feed Victor.

https://victorpetfood.com

https://victorpetfood.com/stores

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We love Orijen and Acana, both owned by Champion. We believe that currently it's the best (and most expensive) dry food that you can feed your dog.

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Originally posted by Mikus36:
How about the FDA warning about grain free dog foods ?

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Originally posted by Jeff Yarchin:

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Originally posted by Mikus36:
How about the FDA warning about grain free dog foods ?

It's not a warning yet, it's a study that is currently underway. It is very controversial.

It's a moot point if the grain free food has Taurine added in therapeutic amounts. It is naturally occurring in meat but more is better. Most food makers add it to all foods.

Checking with your vet would be best if you have questions about this.

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Originally posted by Anush:

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We love Orijen and Acana, both owned by Champion. We believe that currently it's the best (and most expensive) dry food that you can feed your dog.

+1

Orijen was my food of choice until I could not stand fish breath anymore & switched to Acana. I buy from PetFlow online.

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Originally posted by snwghst:

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Originally posted by Jeff Yarchin:

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Originally posted by Mikus36:
How about the FDA warning about grain free dog foods ?

It's not a warning yet, it's a study that is currently underway. It is very controversial.

It's a moot point if the grain free food has Taurine added in therapeutic amounts. It is naturally occurring in meat but more is better. Most food makers add it to all foods.

Checking with your vet would be best if you have questions about this.

I read an article about this the other week and it sounded like it was a “corporate conglomerate” sponsored study

I did see the study was done by a university vet school

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Originally posted by Jeff Yarchin:

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Originally posted by snwghst:

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Originally posted by Jeff Yarchin:

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Originally posted by Mikus36:
How about the FDA warning about grain free dog foods ?

It's not a warning yet, it's a study that is currently underway. It is very controversial.

It's a moot point if the grain free food has Taurine added in therapeutic amounts. It is naturally occurring in meat but more is better. Most food makers add it to all foods.

Checking with your vet would be best if you have questions about this.

I read an article about this the other week and it sounded like it was a “corporate conglomerate” sponsored study

I did see the study was done by a university vet school

Yes, NC State Vet school, specifically. One Vet started the narrative based on a small sample of one specific breed. I believe they were Golden Retriever's but I may be wrong. It's important to do the study to find out if there is a problem.

Regarding Grain Free vs. Non Grain free (it's really just like the caliber war), We tell our customers that unless your dog has an allergy or special need they probably to not 'need' grain free food.

Personally we have fed our dogs only grain free for a long time. It's in my opinion closer to their natural diet going back to before they were domesticated. Dogs are adaptable though and can tolerate lousy quality food and do just fine. I like to hope by feeding the best quality food I can they will be healthier and live longer but it's an antidotal, not scientific decision.

Grain free is more expensive because the ingredients are more expensive.

It's the same conversation as which is better, 9mm or .40?

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
As Jeff noted, Diamond has had more recalls than any other producer, and several of those recalls were for salmonella. I will never purchase and feed any dog food manufactured by Diamond.

Jeff, what limited ingredient dry food would you recommend that doesn't break the bank? I've been feeding my hound Wellness Simple, but am curious as to other options.

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Originally posted by TMats:
Appreciate the heads-up, Jeff. Good advice to keep an eye on the packaging for changes; we usually just dump the food into a bin and throw the bag away.

We’ve been feeding Fromm Grain free and our GSD is doing well on it.

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Originally posted by LBTRS:
...recently tried Chewy's American Journey which is a very good food for the price.