Medium Dog
Whats the best dog food for medium sized dogs?
I have a medium sized mutt and have been told that I need to switch dog foods. I’ve used kibbles and bits since he has been a puppy but I want to change to a better food. Is there food that would be better for his health and coat?
Iams, Eukanuba, Royal Canin, Purina, Pedigree, Kibbles and Bits, Science Diet etc are all horrible horrible foods. So stay very far away from them, thats the best thing you can do for your dog.
BARF/Raw diets are always the healthiest but do your research first. They are well worth the work though.
That said here’s my list of foods that I would highly recommend, especially the grain free foods.
Grain Free Foods
Innova Evo
http://www.naturapet.com/brands/evo.asp
Orijen
http://www.acana.cz/orijen/orijen/
TimberWolf OceanBlue & Wild and Natural
http://timberwolforganics.com/pet-foods/…
http://timberwolforganics.com/pet-foods/…
Merrick
http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/cann…
Wysong Freeze Dried (only the freeze dried version though)
http://www.wysong.net/Merchant2/merchant…
Natures Variety Raw Pellets or freeze dried
http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.la…
Instinct Grain Free
http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.la…
Wellness Core
http://www.omhpet.com/wellness/dog_welln…
Barking at the Moon, Solid Gold
http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/products/…
Taste of the Wild
http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com
Foods that while not being grainfree are of higher quality
Nature’s Logic
http://natureslogic.com/
California Natural Sweet Potato and Herring (only this one is suitable for dogs from the California natural Line, others are low quality)
http://www.californianaturalpet.com/prod…
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul
http://www.chickensoupforthepetloverssou…
Innova
http://www.naturapet.com/brands/innova.a…
Wellness
http://www.omhpet.com/wellness/dog_index…
Life’s Abundance
http://www.healthypetnet.com/HealthyPetN…
TimberWolf (Not the ones mentioned above, the rest are not grain free)
http://timberwolforganics.com/
Solid Gold (Not the one mentioned above, the rest are not grain free)
http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/
This is not a complete list, but the best ones I could think of off the top of my head.
When looking for a good dog food you want to keep your eye out for a few important things.
1: The first ingredient should be a whole meat or a meal such as Chicken, Lamb, Venison etc. You will want to avoid food that has a by-product as the first ingredient.
2: Do not buy a food that has by-products in it. These are the leftovers of the leftovers and provide little to no nutritional value and can be harmful. They can be anything – including hooves, horns, feathers etc. They are ingredients from the animal that do not contain enough meat to be called meat.
3: Do not get a food that contains corn of any sort. Corn is an incredibly cheap filler and a grain that all dogs have trouble digesting, and is the cause of many allergies in dogs.
4: Avoid foods that contain soy or wheat. They are indigestible grains that are prone to causing allergies.
5: If you can, buy a food that does not contain any grains at all. Dogs did not evolve to eat grains and their digestive track is not suited for it. It can cause many allergies and health problems. A food free of grains tends to have a higher meat content and higher quality ingredients.
6: Avoid any food that has ingredients such as a “meat by-products/meal” or “poultry by-products/meal”. These are non-specific animal remains.
Keeping an eye for all of these factors when choosing your dog food will help insure that you are at least getting a decent quality food.
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