Picked up a new dog last weekend -- he's been on a dry dog food I'm unfamiliar with: Taste of the Wild. It looks to be a fairly high-end food. His shit looks remarkably good considering he was at a shelter (nice one though) for 3 years. I know dog food and shit has been discussed on this board -- anyone use this brand or can recommend another high quality brand for a medium-sized, 4 year old lab mix?
It's what I feed my dogs. There shit turns into white crumbles in a day or 2.
It's also cheaper than the high-end dog food.
U get it at the grocery store?
I highly doubt I'm going this route, but I'm curious.
I can get hormone-free chicken legs for 1.99/lb at the local Whole Foods. My big dog eats about a pound per day. The small dog eats a half pound. Since high-end dog foods cost $2/can, and I was feeding my big dog 2 cans a day and my small dog 1 can per day, it has basically cut my costs in half.
I also get them chicken gizzards and hearts and beef liver since some organ meat is necessary.
If it's on sale I'll buy bone-in pork chops, some beef stew meat, or some talapia, all of which are also relatively cheap (especially if they get close to expiring).
I've dedicated the bottom drawer of my freezer to storing the stuff, and the bottom drawer of my fridge for thawing it out. I just open the packages in the backyard and throw the meat on the ground. That way I don't contaminate my kitchen.
I also give them a couple raw carrots after they are done eating the meat to freshen their breath.
If you try it, I'd start with raw chicken since their rubbery bones are the easiest for dogs to digest. Some dogs have trouble with big hunks of beef or poke bone. They will swallow too big of a piece and it will damage the intestines on the way out. But if you've ever given your dogs bones as treats, you should know if your dogs can handle it or not. My big dog will occasionally swallow more bone than she should, but then just throws it up a few hours later. Also, never cook any of the meat. It makes the bones brittle. The brittle bones will splinter and cause damage. Raw bones don't do this.
Using this diet, they essentially digest everything but the excess bones. As I said, the shit turns to white powder in a few days and doesn't stink at all.
If you want to stick with regular dog food, any grain-free variety is fine, and will drastically reduce the size and nastiness of the shit, since dogs can't digest grains and just pass them out the other end.
My new boy is on grain-free dry food, which I plan to keep him on as it's rated fairly high. The raw meat route sounds a bit high maintenance for me. Interesting approach though.
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Perhaps McSweeney can refrain from calling people retards for a moment and assist with this important matter.
good food but high on the protein end. Good for a active dog. I order 15lb bags at a time...
K9Cuisine.
and running off into traffic.
Link: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/taste-of-the-wild-dog-food-dry/
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Our dog, who we adopted mal-nourished, was able to put on weight, and her coat currently looks ridiculously awesome. It's pricey, but much more reasonable when bought in bulk.
Her poop...that's always been a work in progress, as she gets a lot of leftovers. Also, since you adopted a new dog you have to post a picture.
Link: Nutro
I guess that's good for dogs.
Here's my boy.
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