I used to feed my doggy poison. :D

[IAmLink]

I understand that. I used to actually make something very similar to what you make. It's tough when you have a dog with food related issues. My dog has bad allergies to grains and most fowl. So the home cooking didn't work for me for very long. Raw turned out to be the best option for us. Now she is much happier and healthier.

Individual dogs vary so much it's hard sometimes to find what works best for them...

[Bad Habit]

lol let's just say my next dog won't have an underbite, it causes so many problems. I'm actually really lucky that my dog eats kibbles at all, some dogs with underbites can't even handle that.

He loves his soup, though. The cats like it as well, but since it's made with my dog's nutrition in mind, I try not to feed them too much.

[Junsui]

What about Scence Diet? I couldn't find that on the list. 8D Appearently it's really good for the dog.

[Darkest.Nation]

Science Diet was the best of the best when it was first developed, like... the 70's or 80's. But now, it's probably one of the worst to feed your pet. It's down there with Purina dog chow and such.

I think it's funny when people say "created by vets", when vets aren't certified to create dog food. Pet nuritionists are, not vets. Well, no matter. All "vet-made" forumlas are absolute crap anyways.

Where did you hear it's "really good for the dog"?

[Bad Habit]

Would you suggest using barley, rice or pasta in my dog soup? I usually use med grain rice, but have both pasta and barley on the shelves that needs to be used up - it's old and stale, not bad but not something I'd eat. I don't know if it should be use in the soup, or fed occasionally as a treat meal.

[Darkest.Nation]

Brown rice or barely is usually what's used. Pasta... I've never heard of.

[Junsui]

Science Diet was the best of the best when it was first developed, like... the 70's or 80's. But now, it's probably one of the worst to feed your pet. It's down there with Purina dog chow and such.

I think it's funny when people say "created by vets", when vets aren't certified to create dog food. Pet nuritionists are, not vets. Well, no matter. All "vet-made" forumlas are absolute crap anyways.

Where did you hear it's "really good for the dog"?

Great. I attempt to persuade my parents that, and they don't believe me. Corn gluten. CORN GLUTEN. D:
Any other opinions on Science Diet? Any Internet sources? I need proof.
And it says on the label that it's great for your dog's health. I no longer trust labels. D:
I'm worried for my dogs.

[Darkest.Nation]

Labels put it there to get for you to buy their product, not to tell the truth. (;

Purina beyOnd and ProPlan are best for Purina if your parents won't drift from grocery brands. Otherwise, look into Nutro or the "nautral" brands in Petco.

[Junsui]

I'm really hoping we can switch to Blue Buffalo since the Internet claims that it's great. I've found many sources that claim that science diet is pure junk. http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/in ... 209AAvwnAz http://www.howdoyougetarthritis.org/hil ... od-or-bad/ http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/gol ... d-bad.html http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 548AAPJoaE All of them claim SD is terrible and is like poison to the dog. D: I feel bad. Our dogs are fine with the food and all the vets we've visited approve of SD, which is why my parents don't believe me. I'm just trying to prevent future problems.

[IAmLink]

Blue Buffalo is not the best food, BUT it's definitely better than Science Diet. Vets, ironically, don't really know much about dog nutrition...either that or they choose NOT to tell the truth about certain foods because they are just trying to sell you their product....

Bad Habit- those should be fine to add, though I wouldn't do too much pasta. Pasta is basically a filler and doesn't have too much nutritional value so just make sure it doesn't make up a significant portion of the diet.