Dog Food

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Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul
Adult Dog Formula
Enriched with Antioxidants Vitamin E and Selenium
Helps Clean Teeth and Reduce Plaque
Naturally Preserved


Formulated to enhance an adult dog's health and happiness while preparing them for their golden years.

Protein: 24% Fat: 14%
Calories: 3,593 kcal/kg (336 kcal/cup) Calculated ME
Available in 6 lb, 18 lb and 35 lb bags.

Feeding Guideline (standard measuring cups/day)
Weight (lbs.) Standard Measuring Cups/Day

10 or Less 1/2 - 1
10 - 20 1 - 1 1/2
20 - 30 1 1/2 - 2
30 - 40 2 - 2 1/2
40 - 60 2 1/2 - 3 1/3
60 - 80 3 1/3 - 4 1/4
80 - 100 4 1/4 - 5


Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein 24.0% Minimum
Crude Fat 14.0% Minimum
Crude Fiber 3.0% Maximum
Moisture 10.0% Maximum
Sodium 0.3% Maximum
Zinc 150 mg/kg Minimum
Selenium 0.4 mg/kg Minimum
Vitamin E 300 IU/kg Minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids * 2.2% Minimum
Omega-3 Fatty Acids * 0.4% Minimum

* Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profile.

Calorie Content: 3,593 kcal/kg (336 kcal/cup) Calculated Metabolizable Energy.

AAFCO Statement
Animal feeding tests using Association of American Feed Control Officials procedures substantiate that Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul Adult Dog Formula provides complete and balanced nutrition for the maintenance of adult dogs.
Ingredients
Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, ocean fish meal, cracked pearled barley, whole grain brown rice, oatmeal, millet, white rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potatoes, egg product, tomato pomace, duck, salmon, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, choline chloride, dried chicory root, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract, L-carnitine, dried fermentation products of Enterococcus faecieum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum, dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

 

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Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul
Adult Dog Formula

 

[degrassi]

I feed Orijen, adult formula. Its a grain free food. Its a fantastic product and my dog is doing so much better on it(he was on wellness before)

http://www.orijen.ca/orijen/products/adultAnalysis.aspx


INGREDIENTS
Fresh boneless chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, russet potato, fresh pacific salmon (a natural source of DHA and EPA), herring meal, sweet potato, peas, fresh lake whitefish, fresh northern walleye, chicken fat (naturally preserved with vitamin E and citric acid), chicken liver, salmon meal, fresh turkey, fresh whole eggs, fresh deboned herring, sun-cured alfalfa, salmon oil, chicory root, dehydrated organic kelp, pumpkin, carrots, spinach, turnip greens, apples, cranberries, saskatoon berries, black currants, choline chloride, psyllium, licorice root, angelica root, fenugreek, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, chamomile flowers, dandelion, summer savory, rosemary, sea salt, vitamin supplements (vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E, niacin, vitamin C, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12), mineral supplements (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium), dried Lactobacillus acidophilus, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

Both my dogs are currently on Horzon Legacy.

Ingredients: Fresh chicken meat, chicken meal, salmon meal, turkey meal, pea starch concentrate, green split peas, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, rosemary, citric acid), whole eggs, flaxseed, salmon oil, dried alfalfa, carrots, apples, broccoli, bok choy, cabbage, cranberries, Saskatoon berries, dried kelp, dried pumpkin meal, colostrum, sea buckthorn, fenugreek protein meal, dried pomegranate, dried astragalus root, dried milk thistle, glucosamine HCl, chondroitin sulphate, garlic, enzymes (dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, dried aspergillus niger extract, pineapple, dried trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation product, rhizopus oryzae), probiotics (dried enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried bifidobacterium bifidum fermentation product, and dried lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product), yucca schidigera extract, mannan oligosaccharide (MOS), burdock root extract (FOS), vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E, vitamin B12, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, d-calcium pantothenate, biotin, vitamin C (ascorbyl phosphate), ferrous sulphate, iron proteinate*, zinc sulphate, zinc proteinate*, manganous oxide, manganese proteinate*, copper sulphate, copper proteinate*, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, seleno methionine, magnesium oxide.

Nutritional Information
Protein (min.): 40%
Fat (min.): 16%
Fibre (max.): 3%
Moisture (max.): 9%
Omega 3:1%**
Omega 6:3%**



After this bag I am planing to switch them to Acana. I don't know what formula, but it will be one of the grain free ones. I plan on switching the formula (protein) with each bag to give variety.

 

[undergunfire]

Sammy eats Innova Evo - Small Bites. He does super well on it .

http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?panel=in&id=1488

 

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undergunfire wrote:

Sammy eats Innova Evo - Small Bites. He does super well on it .

http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?panel=in&id=1488

Considering you are the food nut is that better than what I am feeding?

 

[myheart]

I also switched my dog, Slobbers, to Evo because it is grain-free. He had such horrible allergies that he was actually giving himself hotspots on his legs. Don't know if you caught my thread on it, but Evo and Orijen were recommended by forum members. The Evo was readily available, so that was what I started with first. Slobbers had great results and loves the food. He nommies his whole dish down when he is hungry and hasn't been itchy for quite some time now. It is pricey, but well worth it if I don't have to doctor with hotspots or watch him scratch himself to pieces.

I also switched my cats to the Evo feline formula in the hopes that they will have just as good of results as Slobbers did. They kept eating his food, so I figured they would enjoy the feline formula. I did cut the amount that I feed them because of the protein level, but they seem to be much more full and satisfied when they leave their dishes.

myheart

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

Amy i was looking and thinking of feeding the Evopet but the only place i can get it that is near to me is Pets Plus and i will NOT shop there, ugh

 

[JadeIcing]

Kashi free feeds... :biggrin2:She doesn't over eat at ALL and eats only when we are watching. Her coat looks AWESOME on this food!She will eat ANYTHING you put in front of her.

 

[undergunfire]

Alicia....when we first got Sammy I put him on Eagle Pack Holistics. He LOVED this food, but at $18 for 6.6lbs....we just couldn't keep him on it. We switched him to Evo and he did really awesome on it. A few months ago, I was going through one of my "omg everything is so expensive!!" moods and slowly switched him to Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul. He ate the dog food for about a week and then got really runny poop and started puking. We immediately changed him back over Evo and within a day he was totally fine again. Needless to say, I won't feed him Chicken Soup again.

However, the rats eat Chicken Soup and so do the kitties. The cats food always seems to dissapear so quickly, even though they each get 1/2 cup a day. Chicken Soup costs me $26 for 18lbs for the kitties, so it does better for us money wise. Ideally, I'd love to have them back on Eagle Pack Holistics because that food did the best for them...but $21 for 6.6lbs is just not possible as I'd have to buy a new bag every 3 weeks. It just really started to add up and buying the larger bag wasn't any big savings.

The rats dog food changes each time I buy a small bag, about every 6 weeks. I like to rotate their dog food...so it can be anywhere from Innova, AvoDerm, Nutro, Solid Gold, etc.



Fran...What is Pet's Plus? Just a really crappy pet store? You could go to the local grain store and ask them if they can special order you in a bag of Evo, then order you in more when you are running low on the original bag. You might be able to get a sample offline from the company, to be sure you're dogs like it first.

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

undergunfire wrote:

Fran...What is Pet's Plus? Just a really crappy pet store? You could go to the local grain store and ask them if they can special order you in a bag of Evo, then order you in more when you are running low on the original bag. You might be able to get a sample offline from the company, to be sure you're dogs like it first.

ugh Pet's Plus is a crappy pet store, it is horrible and i wont buy anything there.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

Phoenix eats

50% Bravo raw http://bravorawdiet.com/

50% Fromm at the moment. http://www.frommfamily.com/

I change her kibble between a few grain free brand.

 

[JadeIcing]

No way would I do raw. Anything wet gives her wet.

She is doing great on Chicken Soup.

 

[undergunfire]

I tried to feed raw to Sammy...just some raw chicken giblets or whatever you called them. I just couldn't do it. I don't really like meat myself, so feeding him raw grossed me out.

I give props to those who can do it, though!

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

It grossed me out to at firstthen I found bravo and phoenixget one hamburger pady so I just open the package and drop it in with 1 200mg vitamin e capspil and 2 squirts of fish oil she is set.

Phoenix had soft stool for a few day then after a week she was fine.



I do raw one day kibble the next she only eats once a day. Works great

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

WOW just the thread i wanted!

Well Luca's old owner fed him... and okay.. food brand.. but not to my satisfaction. I was thinking of changing him to eukanuba? or Iams? What do you think? Except Iams test on animals like severely and apparently eukanuba is the same company??

What would you recommend? Keeping in mind we don't have most brands in NZ.

 

[undergunfire]

MyLOVEABLES!! wrote:

WOW just the thread i wanted!

Well Luca's old owner fed him... and okay.. food brand.. but not to my satisfaction. I was thinking of changing him to eukanuba? or Iams? What do you think? Except Iams test on animals like severely and apparently eukanuba is the same company??

What would you recommend? Keeping in mind we don't have most brands in NZ.

Definitely not Eukanuba or Iams....they are very bad foods.

Since I don't know much about NZ or what is there....you could look into trying to find a NZ dog forum or I can help do some research on the foods you have there when I get off work later.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

MyLOVEABLES!! wrote:

WOW just the thread i wanted!

Well Luca's old owner fed him... and okay.. food brand.. but not to my satisfaction. I was thinking of changing him to eukanuba? or Iams? What do you think? Except Iams test on animals like severely and apparently eukanuba is the same company??

What would you recommend? Keeping in mind we don't have most brands in NZ.

You could try ziwipeak. It is made in NZ and you can get it there. I believe it is a good product (a high end pet food store here sells it). I don't know about the price, but it would be way better than Iams or some of the other brands you can get.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

Korr_and_Sophie wrote:

You could try ziwipeak. It is made in NZ and you can get it there. I believe it is a good product (a high end pet food store here sells it). I don't know about the price, but it would be way better than Iams or some of the other brands you can get.

Great food its about 100 bucksa bag. Kieth sell it in his shop also. I feed phoenix there treats buts that about all I can afford.

They are a great company
Oh I wanted to add thats here in texas.

But it is not even suposed to be sold in texas. So that could make the prices a little higher

 

[undergunfire]

Mrs. PBJ wrote:

Korr_and_Sophie wrote:

You could try ziwipeak. It is made in NZ and you can get it there. I believe it is a good product (a high end pet food store here sells it). I don't know about the price, but it would be way better than Iams or some of the other brands you can get.

Great food its about 100 bucksa bag. Kieth sell it in his shop also. I feed phoenix there treats buts that about all I can afford.

They are a great company
Oh I wanted to add thats here in texas.

But it is not even suposed to be sold in texas. So that could make the prices a little higher

$100 US dollar per bag!? Uhhhh....my dog better poop out some gold and live for 30 more years for that price :shock:.