I dont have dogs but I feed my cats a brand I found on some review sites that I've never seen mentioned anywhere else called "Go!". It's not cheap by any stretch of the imagination but the first 5 or 6 ingredients are all protein, same goes for their dog food.

One other thing you really have to look out for is "Ingredient Splitting." There is some shady stuff going on on the dog food world and it pays to do some research.

Here's on article on it, from the place I posted about earlier in the thread.

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-f...ent-splitting/

Elk antler is super handy if your dog is a heavy chewer
Mine goes through an XL in a couple months

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16383111849...evt=1&mkcid=28

I remember getting my first Doberman in ‘07 and reading through all the research for the right pup food to start him on... what a pain in the ass and so much bs out there. It is nice to find a vet that doesn’t push whatever brand they sell but gives you a handful of brands to choose from. I got lucky finding a vet like that this time around. Years ago it was trial and error and just a major pain in the ass.

Dog food industry was created to make profits off of contaminated food. Boil it down and spray it with animal fat so Bowser will eat it. I just give my dogs fresh meat veggies and some rice. It's not much more money and not that hard. You can pay a little more now or pay a lot more later.

Yeah a good vet is worth their weigh in gold. A lot of them try to push products when you are walking out the door and it has a "I'm calling you about an extended warranty on your vehicle," telemarketer feel to it.

I have found country/farm vets are the best. Still gotta find one here.

Yeah this one I was asking about a hip/joint supplement for a large breed pup in the first year. A once a day tablet vitamin type regimen. He looked at the food ingredients on the food I fed him and I brought in a bottle of the salmon oil and he said I can sell you a supplement but what you have there is going to work just fine. You don’t need to add anything else.

In the nw Iowa part of the state where I’m at lots of vets do cattle horses and all livestock so word travels fast if they are liars or dickhead salesman type

Just as an FYI, I know that grain-free foods have become increasingly popular over the last ten years (Blue Buffalo, etc.) but there appears to be a link between those foods and an increased risk of dilated cardiomyopathy, especially in certain breeds.

We have a very athletic Vizsla mix and a fat lab mix.

They are both free range over thousands of acres. Basically dog heaven.

Purina high protein and energy, with all of our leftovers. Add in hunted rabbits and birds. The Vizsla is such a stud she can catch anything and make it look easy.

Drove the 4 wheeler next to her when she's running and she keeps up to 33-34mph and her head looks stationary when she's hauling ass. Not a single wasted motion.

Well shit. I honestly haven't paid much attention I suppose. I know it was hovering around that $30 mark when I started feeding it to them all about 3 years ago.

Lol, never seen those studies but I would bet they are paid for by dog food manufacturers that use corn as the first ingredient.

For anyone that doesn't know, the first ingredient listed is the the largest amount. So, if you dog food lists corn as the first ingredient (or one of the first few) it's garbage.

I give my boxers Blue Buffalo. It's somewhat expensive but it keeps them in good health.

We have a Hills plant here so every vet in town has a huge Science Diet display. 😔

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinar...cardiomyopathy

Seems like they are focusing on how much peas and potatoes are replacing the grain.