I am feeding my American pitbull terrier with Beef pro puppy ever since (2 and a half months old). I don’t know other alternatives yet. Is there any dog foods out there you think has good amounts of protein and very healthy? Maybe there are better alternatives, or do you think I’ll just stick to the current diet?
I’m really hoping your suggestions aren’t expensive ones.^_^
I don’t know of any brands that are better than what you have that are cheap.
But if you do find something, just make sure to transition him slowly to his new diet. Mix a little bit at a time with his current food until he’s able to eat it. Start with 1/4 new, 3/4 old, then 50-50, etc.
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I don’t know of any brands that are better than what you have that are cheap.
But if you do find something, just make sure to transition him slowly to his new diet. Mix a little bit at a time with his current food until he’s able to eat it. Start with 1/4 new, 3/4 old, then 50-50, etc.
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I didn’t look at all the different varieties but the pro chicken looked like a decent inexpensive food….at least way up from most I’ve seen. The only problem you might have is if your dog has allergies then watch the corn. The other parts are not very pleasant but in there…I personally wouldn’t feed it. I feed blue buffalo longevity and wellness core. My only suggestion would be to read the labels and understand what your are feeding.
Corn: Corn is the number two allergy in dogs and another source of heavy carbohydrates because of its high sugar content. While corn can be source of certain nutrients, the corn used in commercial dog food contains the entire corn plant, including the root to the stems.
Digest: Referred to as “poultry digest” or “meat digest,” this term actually refers to roadkill animals and euthanized pets.
Egg Product: While whole eggs are extremely nutritious for dogs, “egg product” refers to egg shells, eggs that have gone rancid or those that have spoiled.
By-Product Meal: In reference to meat, poultry, or beef, by-products refers to any part of the animal other than the muscle tissue. By-product refers to the head, feet or feathers parts of the animal.
http://www.k9criticalcare.com/news/26/The-Ten-Worst-Commercial-Dog-Food-Ingredients.html
**************Thr Ingredients of chicken pro*********************
Chicken, brewers rice, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, whole grain wheat, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), whole grain corn, corn bran, dried egg product, animal digest, calcium phosphate, fish oil, salt, potassium chloride, choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, calcium carbonate, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
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I can’t for the life of me find a food called "Beef Pro" on the internet. I was hoping to see the ingredients list and guaranteed analysis portion but no such luck. Is it the one by Merrick? Anyway, start by reading through all the ingredients. Ideally you want to see no corn, wheat, or by-products. You can find lots of info on the web about these but basically corn and wheat are cheap fillers with little nutritional value and by-products are what’s leftover after the humans get what they want so they are are also cheap and don’t contain as much nutrition as their "meal" counterparts. Named meat meals such as "chicken meal" or "duck meal" should be the first ingredient (or second if a real meat is the first). If your food fits all these criteria I wouldn’t worry much. Some people believe in a rotation system where you choose two or three foods and rotate every so often or even mix them together 50/50 for every meal. Some rotate every meal, some rotate every month, etc. They believe this will give the dog the most complete nutrition. Then if one food happens to be lacking a certain vitamin, etc. the others will cover it. It seems like a good idea if you don’t mind the hassle. I don’t personally do this..
Here are some good foods if you decide to switch-
Wellness
Innova/EVO
Taste of the Wild**
Blue Buffalo/Wilderness
Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul**
Natural Balance
California Natural
Canidae**
Premium Edge**
Orijen
Eagle Pack Holistic
Acana
** these are the cheaper ones in my area.. If you have a feed store nearby look what they carry as they often have better prices than the pet stores.
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