Huskyluv wrote:

I don't know if any of you have fed Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard Creations canned food but that stuff smells divine. I swear one of these days I'm going to have a taste myself it smells so good...and of course the dogs love it.

That got a good LOL out of me!

Chris,
did we meet you in Pro Bass on Friday?

Yeah, that was me! Thanks for telling me about the Forum!

I thought that little girl looked familiar I hope you enjoy reading about everyone’s Huskies and learning as well as sharing your stories!

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Here4thePics wrote:

Presently feeding the kids Nutro Ultra mixed with Blue Buffalo. Next up will be Merrick Cowboy Dinner. I don't believe they should eat the same same same everday, my way of preventing them from possibly missing out on certain micro-nutrients. I try to feed the minimum of 4 star according to:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/ with only 4 day work weeks.

What are you paying per lbs for:
Nutro Ultra?
Blue Buffalo?
Merrick Cowboy Dinner?

What were the deciding factors in picking 4 star?
Did you have any issues with your pets with other types of food?
Anything else you are willing to share?

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Hahaha! This is the technical forum. Long windedness is appreciated here!

...YouKnowWho wrote:

Hahaha! This is the technical forum. Long windedness is appreciated here!

I agree I like the long replies.
1$ per pound is the goal I want to stay around also. If only I can find such a discount pet store here in C-bus.

I didn't make a cooralation between lack of corn makes it eligable to be a 4 star brand. Good to know.
I caught myself laughing at at a beniful comercial last night. They were using corn as a selling point for their product.

Oh man. You guys would lynch me if you knew what my dogs eat...

and what do you feed your monsters!

Koda does way better on the grain-free kibble, but he's still eating grass and puking once in a while. Anyone know if that's normal? I'll start a new thread if we think it's worthy enough...

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harrise wrote:

Oh man. You guys would lynch me if you knew what my dogs eat...

Get a rope! I'm ready to lynch. lol
Pretty much everyone who has posted has had a stance along the lines of: If your dog is healthy, and enjoys what he is eating then go with it.
So I doubt there will be any lynching, but I'm sure you can read through the post and get more information for yourself as to what you think is a "lynchable" diet prolly could use some alterations.

I recently went from feeding my boy Iams Pro Health Chuncks (1 star) to Canidae Chicken and Rice (4 star) with California Natural (3 star) as treats/supplements. No one "bashed" me for feeding such a low reviewed kibble, but lots of people encouraged me to check stuff out.
Great place to start:
www.dogfoodanalysis.com/

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Here4thePics wrote:

Had a discussion with the town assit. dog warden about Iams last weekend invovling their cruelty to animals in the good name of testing. She cried just thinking about it and vowed never to allow Iams in her office/home again. Go to you tube.com and type in Iams cruelty, be warned have a empty stomach. Another big name high vet recommended food which is really crap stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsOoChqZ8ZE

Are you willing to show us a more credible source? This viral video show animal testing, but in no way (other than the user created title) indicates it is from Iams.

EDIT: Did a little checking myself.
http://www.iamscruelty.com/introduction.asp

The video is from Sinclair Research Center, (Not Iams) and since being pressured in '02 Iams has cut ties to the research center.

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Koda wrote:

... he's still eating grass and puking once in a while. Anyone know if that's normal?

Roxy does that every so often... eats some grass, then pukes it up... I had heard eating grass is fine, but I also have been worried about the puking part...

We have Roxy on Nutro Max adult formula, seemed a bit better than the Purina One we had been feeding her... since we switched her, she has not been getting sick inside like she was before, and her eating grass / puking decreased dramatically. I'm worried about her poop though, the consistency is usually somewhere between hard and diarrhea, leaning more towards the diarrhea side. She doesn't seem to be feeling badly or anything. I'm just not really sure what "normal" poo is supposed to look like!

normal poo should be hard and shaped, have you tried a grain free food yet? I know a lot of us feed grain free on here because our huskies have grain allergies and their poo always seemed soft. it took us like 4 months of having Jack to realize the issue. we switched him to TOTW grain free and his poo has been great since. check out you "local" pet stores for samples, the only brand petco and petsmart carry is natures balance and I know Jack did not like it that much.

We are def swithching to a grain free food soon. Been looking into many options

myndsplyntur wrote:

We have Roxy on Nutro Max adult formula, seemed a bit better than the Purina One we had been feeding her... since we switched her, she has not been getting sick inside like she was before, and her eating grass / puking decreased dramatically. I'm worried about her poop though, the consistency is usually somewhere between hard and diarrhea, leaning more towards the diarrhea side. She doesn't seem to be feeling badly or anything. I'm just not really sure what "normal" poo is supposed to look like!

When we adopted her, our Chihuahua was on Nutro Max and her stools were awful. They were inconsistent but for the most part were extremely soft, smelly and lacking formation.

Like Jenn said, "normal" poo should have formation and be firm. My dogs are on grain free foods and when they were on foods with grain their stools were large, smelly, and would have formation but be semi-soft. Now that they are on grain free, their stools are much smaller, have less odor, and are very firm (and I mean rock solid firm!). My sibe is on Innova Evo and his stools actually come out partially white which I find interesting since generally it's dogs on raw diets that have white stool.

so we bought Roxy Blue Buffalo Wilderness and she LOVES IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, we took the Nutro Max back to the petstore (they have 30-day money back guarantee on Nutro w/receipt), and upgraded to Innova Evo (based on the great reviews I saw for it in this forum) Turkey & Chicken formula. She LOVES it - we tried mixing the food to gradually transfer her over, but she wouldn't eat the Nutro anymore. So far, her poo is already looking a little bit more solid, but it's only been a couple days.

Congrats! Koda didn't really like the Evo otherwise I would have stuck with it because I'm so pleased with its ingredients! I'm so glad Roxy likes it I recommend grain-free for any husky owner... crazy how much they love the stuff!

I'm really glad she likes it too... the ingredients are impressive! NOW... I just need to find some coupons for it... lol