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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
My 2nd lab was my 1st lab's littermate and had to be returned (shitty owners who thought they had a shitty dog - they did not, he was awesome). His breeder knew my dad who called asking me if I knew anyone that wanted a dog. We were looking for a 2nd so obviously we said yes.
He simply wasn't the same color as his brother. Then when I got him and put him on the Naturals. Within about 6 weeks, IIRC, his coat had gone from the drab brown you see on a lot of chocolates to the same deep mocha color that my 1st boy had (still has, in fact).
I dropped 10-12 lbs of shitty weight off him and he was just a great looking pup. Same as people, really - proper nutrition and exercise makes more difference than you'll ever imagine.
I did switch them off the lamb and rice over to the chicken and rice to try to help with gas when they were 8 or so. Then on Senor they were both on the chicken, egg and oatmeal. I think I'll probably kick the Rotty over to lamb and rice when he gets off the large breed puppy.
They make a Naturals 'grain free' that I've pondered but haven't tried yet. May end up giving that a shot; $40 for a 28 lb bag vs. $40 for the 40 lb bag of the usual stuff. It's not prohibitively expensive but I just haven't had the time to dig too deeply into it.
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Story time again re: the 2.5 year old lab mix I just adopted.
Took her to the free wellness checkup at a local vet (which sucked - the vet looked at her for approx. 3 minutes and was done). He asked about food, and I mentioned we started her on Taste of the Wild after much research. He proceeded to tell me how bad that grain-free type of food is and how many problems they've seen with it. Recommended the big-brand food (Purina, etc.).
Needless to say, I'm looking for a new vet.