Kibble - the good, bad and the ugly???

[Burtess]

I have been researching kibble brands to feed to my 5 month old boxer pup (he is presently on Iams Lamb & Rice Puppy).
So far I am favouring Canidae (recommended by Carina, thx!) but there seem to be many other recommended brands (depends who you talk to).

Here are some brands and prices (in CAD) that I have encountered:

Canidae $1.43/lb
Nutro $1.43/lb
Canine Plus $1.21/lb
Nutram $1.21/lb
Natural Life Pet Products $1.54/lb
Wellness Super5Mix $1.91/lb

Any comments on this list or others that I should consider or avoid??

Thanks much,
Burt

[LavenderRott]

The ones on the list that I recognise are good ones. I fed canidae until I switched the dogs to raw (thanks, carina).

[Carina]

Innova & California Natural are supposed to be good ones too.

You can mix them around, you know! You don't have to keep a dog on only one kibble type. Dogs who are fed a variety of foods don't get the "sensitive tummy" thing that we create by feeding them only one thing their whole lives. That's pretty unnatural.

A very knowlegable woman who owned a pet store back in Denver sold most of the very premium kibbles. She mixed them up for her own dogs; she figured they'd get a wider range of nutrients and develop a more resilient digestive system that way.

[Burtess]

Carina,
Do you mean actually mixing the foods in the bowl or switching kinds from time to time?
Burt

[wAggie]

Nutrience Supreme

http://www.superpet.com/shoppingcart...e/shopdog.html


Who sells Canidae in Canada??!

[Burtess]

Originally posted by wAggie
Nutrience Supreme

http://www.superpet.com/shoppingcart...e/shopdog.html


Who sells Canidae in Canada??!

Global and Ryans carry it, in addition to alot of smaller private stores.

Burt

[wAggie]

that's not in Toronto, ON... is it?

[Luba]

Global are in T.O

one around the corner from me

[wAggie]

ay, ya yay!

lol


I better start calling around & researching this more!

[Burtess]

You can go to http://www.canidae.com/ and chose the "store locator" at the top of the page. Just enter your area code and it will give you a list of the suppliers in your area.


Burt

[wAggie]

wicked.

I'll get on it.

thank you!