I was just reading the ingredients and nutrition info for Black Forest Canid Formula and was generally impressed (their ingredient list includes cranberries, blueberries, taurine, and glucosamine), but a few things that trouble me a bit:
1) They use venison as their primary meat source. For humans, eating chicken is much healthier than venison. I'm not sure if this is true for dogs, but possibly there's a difference in dogs for saturated vs unsaturated fat. However, this may be a good thing if your dog is allergic to chicken.
2) Their omega-6 to omega-3 ratio seems quite a bit out of balance (2.71:1). From what I've read online, the ratio should never go below 4:1, because (among other things) of the impact it has on your dogs ability to fight infection.
3) Their percent protein and fat is less than what I've seen in the other high-end foods
4) The cost is exceedingly high. Their website charges $50.56 for a 33 pound bag. That's just ridiculous!
1) They use venison as their primary meat source. For humans, eating chicken is much healthier than venison. I'm not sure if this is true for dogs, but possibly there's a difference in dogs for saturated vs unsaturated fat. However, this may be a good thing if your dog is allergic to chicken.
2) Their omega-6 to omega-3 ratio seems quite a bit out of balance (2.71:1). From what I've read online, the ratio should never go below 4:1, because (among other things) of the impact it has on your dogs ability to fight infection.
3) Their percent protein and fat is less than what I've seen in the other high-end foods
4) The cost is exceedingly high. Their website charges $50.56 for a 33 pound bag. That's just ridiculous!
With Omega 3 to Omega 6 fatty acid ratios, the lower the better! This explains it: http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=fattyacids
If you are concerned about the protein and fat then why not check out one of their different formulas? The Black Forest is the lowest of them all. I personally think Timberwolf is worth the extra $. They add Taurine and Carnitine which are hard to find in other foods. There Omega ratio is amazing and also a rare find. I feed it to my dogs and am amazed!