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Kevin
Kevin

My Labrador loves these Being really crunchy they take a few seconds to consume, unlike soft treats which seam to be inhaled Labrador style


Carnilove Crunchy Snacks 20 hours ago
RAMESH BHARDWAJ
RAMESH BHARDWAJ

Thankyou , this is very good information. but do you know these facts about Simply Nourish Dog Food


Nourish Grain Free Adult yesterday
kaseyr
kaseyr

10/10 food. Have switched to this and my young whippet loves it. I thought the big pellets were big for him so got the small bites but they were too small. With these it’s actually really easy to break into half or thirds so best to get this rather than the small bites. He goes crazy for this and even recalls to it. Best food we’ve got in a long while. Just give him a 50:59 raw diet to help with his skin and fur which I noticed he tends to lack from just kibble alone.


Gentle Dog Food yesterday
kaseyr
kaseyr

Had my pup on this for a couple of months. You can tell it’s raw food because his skin and coat was extra silky from it. I was hand feeding my whippet this the annoying thing was that it did get on your hands quite a bit and you have to wash it off. He was really excited to have this to begin with but when we started hand feeding he would turn his nose up on it eventually. Ultimately his stomach and his poos didn’t settle too well on it. Took a while to wean on and off it. But once weaned on he did have firmer and dryer poos. But ended up using Gentle instead which he loves and is better for his stomach and have raw food for his other meal to help his skin and fur.


Wolfworthy 80/20 yesterday
Donthaveaclue
Donthaveaclue

What does your lab eat now ?


Pure Pet Food Adult yesterday
BHR
BHR

Well said


Pedigree Adult Dry 3 days ago
Maggie Austin
Maggie Austin

That’s just not true.

When my dog suddenly started having issues with his glands at 3y/o, I was told to try their hypoallergenic food.

My dog is raw fed. So if I were going to look for a food allergy, I would just drop to one protein. I wouldn’t try a food with 50 random ingredients, leaving me unable to narrow down the cause.

Vets recommend this food if your dog got random contact dermatitis or an ear infection. The food filling their offices are their go-to solutions.


Pro Plan Veterinary Diets HA Dry 4 days ago
Gem
Gem

Has the moisture % been missed out on this?

As looking at other pooch and mutt kibbles they have 10% moisture in them. But reading on this kibble it has nothing listed, has it been missed out?


Pooch & Mutt Health & Digestion 4 days ago
LPMc80
LPMc80

Hi Christine - does your dog enjoy the fish recipe? We used to get this and then the recipes changed slightly when they brought it back and my girl wasn’t as keen. I’m looking for a very low fat fresh fish food for my boy and considering this again.


Monty's Larder 5 days ago
MaiseyDaisey
MaiseyDaisey

Its classed as complete on here, but its not classed as complete on the JR suppliers trade portal


JR Pure Paté 6 days ago
MaiseyDaisey
MaiseyDaisey

Hi, So because there is nothing added like rice or sweet potato, the main core ingredient is the meat, no other added ingredient other than the moisture, ie water hence why they can say its 100% meat. Always go by the protein % so with this 31% which is good. eg 99% of complete kibble is on 20% protein. Cold pressed food is higher 30-36%. I always give mine salubrious cold pressed because its 36% protein and is holistic and hypro allergenic. Also keep in mind a diet to rich in protein can cause some dogs digestive issues, like sick or diarrhea.


JR Pure Paté 6 days ago
Csenior
Csenior

I've been feeding my border terrier this food for the past 6 months and she loves it, the ingredients list is really impressive & it seems like a high quality dog food... HOWEVER - we have found bits of plastic inside the kibble much like other commenters have mentioned. This has happened with 2 bags now. Sometimes it's small bits of polythene (almost like small shreds of a carrier bag) and other times it's hard shards/splinters of plastic. They seem to always be small pieces, which become merged into the kibble so I suspect my dog will just pass these, but I'm now starting to look at alternatives as I don't think plastic-filled food is great long term!


Alpha Spirit The Only One Complete Dog Food 7 days ago
RawFeederXL
RawFeederXL

The issue is lots of people that seek out insect kibel for dogs have am issue with feeding over sources like fish, due to ideolgy and that just isnt healthy


Darf Complete Adult Dry 8 days ago
RawFeederXL
RawFeederXL

Thats why, its not just insect, its got other core amino acids (Eggs and fish) This isnt the case for the darf insect kibel. Insect can be a cheap diversified amino acid mix great pared with other sources, but on its own it lacks nutrient density.


Darf Complete Adult Dry 8 days ago
Kirstie F
Kirstie F

I moved my miniature dachshund over from Canagan kibble to Different Dog recently because he has been having allergies which I thought were environmental for so long and thought we would give it a try to see if it improves his skin (his chest and bum was bald and his ear tips were crusty). DD worked out he needs 65g per meal (which I have now reduced to 60g but I think that’s normal to have to play with quantity esp with a smaller dog where you see weight gain so much quicker). Anyway he loves it, and his coat is the best it’s ever been. He is shiny, isn’t bald anymore and no crusty tips to his ears! I’m a little shocked how good he looks to be honest - because I thought it was environmental allergies! The only thing I’m not keen on is finding space in my freezer for the food


Different Dog 8 days ago

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