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After 12 years of faithfull family companionship, our Akida passed away a couple months ago.

After a lot of research into what type of puppy we wanted for an indoor dog, we decided to get a female Doberman.

We won't be picking the puppy up for another six weeks, but I'm already looking into what type of natural dry foods that might be recommended by some of you folks that are familiar with large dogs. My Akida would only eat Kibble and bits, but I'm looking for some healthy alternatives for the new pup when it arrives.

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HomeDad #268032 08/03/09 07:06 PM
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Mike, I'm sorry about the loss of your Akida, they are just like children, something many don't understand. Our inside dog, Dylan, which is a dachsund/terrior mix is 16 and still doing pretty good, although his hearing/eyesight has gone a little over the last year.

Our vet has also pushed either Iams or Science Diet, for a healthy dog...


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SirQuack #268034 08/03/09 07:12 PM
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Thanks Randy, they are just like a member of the family, the kids took it hard at first, the thought of getting a new puppy has helped.


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HomeDad #268037 08/03/09 07:25 PM
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The dog's diet among other things (exercise) are so important for a healthy dog. Unfortunetly the main stream dog foods are of very poor quality (Iams,Ol`roy, Science Diet, Pedigree etc). These foods use very low quality meat (if any), use a ton of fillers, some of these companies also use very unethical ways of testing their food on animals.

Good information on dog food is

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/

http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/

You can obtain a journal from whole-dog that have all the recommended kibbles (also contains the non-recommended ones). The whole dog journal is a great source of information for information high quality diet, (kibble and canned food), dog/owner psychology and training.

The one thing to note is that if you are interested in feeding your dog a high quality diet you might need to find a speciality dog food store depending in your area because the big name brand stores do not carry the really good high quality dog food.


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BlueJays1 #268038 08/03/09 07:32 PM
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Condolences. We lost our crazy lab (a la Marley and Me) 2 years ago and it was probably worse for me than the rest of the family. Now we are a dog foster family for Golden Gate Lab Rescue, in the hopes that we'll find just the right match. So far no go, but we've had some very nice dogs come through our home.

My dream dog is a Bernese Mountain Dog that I can call 'Bernie Mac' after the late comedian. But most rescue Bernies have some type of health problem that's hard to deal with.

We used to give our dog (and now some of our fosters) Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul. We only find it at Pet Food Express. If you read the ingredients, the first five or so are real meat, like chicken, beef, fish, etc. Not until the 5th or 6th ingredient do you get to fillers like 'meal'. Check the other foods like Science Diet and you will see the fillers at the top.

We also found a more homeopathic, home-made style at Pet Food Exp that was a dry re-constituted food. Its soft (good for senior dogs) but doesn't smell like canned food. As close to home made dog food as you can get, a bit like oatmeal but dogs seem to like it.

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oldskoolboarder #268043 08/03/09 08:38 PM
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Sorry to hear about the passing of your dog. I would recommend science diet, as it is probably the best dog food you can get. When I had my golden retriever service dog, my vet (also our good friend) arranged to get me sponsored by them. They provided Kutter's dog food free of charge for his entire life. A good company in my books. Stay away from Iam's, they test on animals .

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HomeDad #268047 08/03/09 09:07 PM
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Sorry about the loss of your companion. I know I'll be a mess when my dog dies. \:\(

A couple different vets have told us that Kirkland (Costco) dog food is actually quite good. We have no complaints.

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Michael, you have my sympathies.

Gus, our Black Lab, seems to be "on his last week" for a couple of months now. He has several rough days and we think the time is here, but then he rebounds a bit.

I don't have any food recommendations, as he's been on a prescription food for quite a few years. Just wanted to let you know I feel for you.


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When I raised dogs, for about fifteen years, I found Diamond Dog Food to be of very good quality, equal to Iams, for a fraction of the price.


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Condolences, Michael.

Great tip, Rick. Thanks.


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