I do have to agree that you have to feed your dogs what is best for them.
I have neighbors that feed dog chow and the dogs are living long healthy lives. I could never suggest feeding them a more expensive food when they are doing so well on the dog chow.
Hello Barbo4,
If the
dog chow you're referring to is
Purina Dog Chow, those dogs are going to have very serious problems, just a matter of time...
The ingredients in this toxic mess are the perfect examples of what must be avoided... looking at Puppy Chow, there's only
one meat ingredient listed as "beef" as the ninth ingredient... compare that to the best kibble,
Orijen Puppy, which has
ten fish/meat ingredients and not one of the ingredients listed below in Dog Chow...
They actually add dangerous color to the food to make it look better along with propylene glycol which is used in tobacco, anti-freeze, smoke machines, aircraft de-icing fluids, hydraulic presses, toothpaste, and cosmetics, as a solvent in acrylics, stains, inks and dyes, and in cellophane and brake fluid.
That's just for starters. All these other ingredients in this stuff are brutal for cats/dogs: Whole grain corn, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, whole grain wheat, animal fat, soybean meal, brewers rice, meat and bone meal, animal digest, sugar, fish oil, salt, dried yeast, phosphoric acid, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2 and menadione sodium bisulfite complex.
So pet owners can feed inexpensive, dangerous foods now and then pay big money to vets later, along with the pain and suffering that comes with it.
You're absolutely right saying "I do have to agree that you have to feed your dogs what is best for them" but this stuff is at the opposite end.
Products form Purina, Pedigree and Ol' Roy are among the best sellers because they're so cheap and they are among the three brands of pet foods that are the most dangerous for cats/dogs.
Best regards, Roger Biduk