What resources do you use to learn about foodstuff?

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Barked: Fri May 29, '09 9:41am PST


	Hello! Which websites, magazines, books, etc. do you use the most to compare the ingredients and quality of different dog food brands and treats?

You are what you- eat

Barked: Fri May 29, '09 10:31am PST


	I just started to read "Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food" by Ann Martin. Oh boy... I am now starting to wonder if home cooking and raw food are really the only truly safe options... I really don't enjoy cooking (not even for myself), and I live in an apartment, so raw feeding isn't quite as easy as it might be for someone with a back yard or concrete floors, so I kind of have to stick with commercial foods... at least for now. So for now I use the following sources to try and find the healthiest dog foods: 1) The Dog Food Project for general understanding about nutrition and to make sense of which ingredients to avoid (other than the already given by-products, corn, soy, wheat, etc.) : http://www.dogfoodproject.com/ 2) Dog Food Analysis for reviews and complete list of ingredients of products that I am considering: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ 3) The Whole Dog Journal's annual Dry and Canned Food Review (mainly to confirm the NOT recommended brands) http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/12_2/features/Dry-Dog-Food-R eview-Whole-Dog-Journal_16098-1.html - I haven't found a good source for treats yet, so I just carefully read the list of ingredients of the individual product at the store or on-line. (Does anyone know if there is a website that reviews treats??) I like the Wellness Training Treats and C&P Organic cookies, and almost everything by Merrick.

Hey, hey! Drop- the meat, I'm a- waitin'!

Barked: Sun May 31, '09 12:01pm PST


	Dogster Food and Nutrition and Home Prepared Food and Recipes forums are very helpful. There is a pup there name Sedona that is very knowledgeable about dog food and she is super nice and helpful too. Here is the thread by Sedona that contains every thing you ever want to know about dog food Dog Food Information Thread I have liver problems so we belong to the Yahoo Group Liver Support and that is very informational because every member there has the same problem. You can find a group in Yahoo for every topic under the sun. Edited by author Sun May 31, '09 12:15pm PST

Hey, hey! Drop- the meat, I'm a- waitin'!

Barked: Sun May 31, '09 12:23pm PST


	We just checked and Sedona is a member of this Group. We wuv Sedona.

I'm spoiled but- not rotten!

Barked: Tue Jun 2, '09 9:15am PST


	we read the whole dog journal and our vets wife is a certified animal nutritionist, so Mom is always picking his and her brains! In fact our vet is the one who started us on better foods. Mom went to him during all those awful recalls a few years back and asked him what he fed his dogs and he told her Innova. So thats what got us started. Of course being the worlds pickiest 120 lb dog, we are always looking for something I will love! Lately irts been Solid Gold, but now I have decided its not as good as it used to be, so Mom found one thats salmon and sweet tater and I eat it like a treat!

You are what you- eat

Barked: Tue Jun 2, '09 10:35am PST


	I just read Sedona's Dog Food thread that Kiki posted http://www.dogster.com/forums/Food_and_Nutrition/thread/518898 - WOW!!! Yes, this is good stuff! (I handed a print-out of it to my co-worker who is a first-time dog owner and is feeding his beloved rescued pitbull pup Pedigree... This will help him a LOT to make better choices going forward.) WAY TO GO SEDONA!!! PAWS UP!!!



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