Abady Dog Food
October 2, 2008
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Abady Dog Food Review
Abady pet food products are manufactured and marketed by Robert Abady Dog Food Co. Ltd. based in Poughkeepsie, New York. The company prides itself in formulating “species-appropriate rations for dogs and cats”. The company’s website lists down the exclusive features of Abady dog food formulas—“advanced natural designs, superior nutrition, greater safety, no artificial stool-forming agents, revolutionary nutrient-sparing method of preparing food, and industry-leading texture”.
Abady dog food formulas attempt to formulate the best natural diet for carnivores with animal-based, low carbohydrate, low-fiber formulas. One distinct feature of Abady dog food products is the absence of saponin-containing ingredients like tomato pomace, soybeans, alfalfa, oats, beet pulp, garlic, beans, peas, and yucca. They claim that saponin can increase the risk of bloat and other serious metabolic disturbances in dogs and many other species of animals. Another type of ingredients which have been excluded in Abady dog food products includes artificial stool-forming agents like cellulose flour and sodium bentonite. Abady also claims that each group of nutrients is processed separately to preserve their nutrient value. 
Chicken meal is made from parts of the chicken that may include whole carcasses of poultry, heads, feet, feathers, and entrails. Since it is a meat meal, it contains 300% more protein than fresh raw chicken. Chicken meal is a good source of highly digestible protein essential vitamins and minerals which are necessary for your dog’s growth and maintenance.
Menhaden fish meal is a protein-rich ingredient which is made from a species of small ocean fish. It is a concentrated meat meal which contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and minerals which are essential to normal health and growth. There is a need to determine if the fish meal which is being incorporated in Abady dog food products is ethoxyquin-free. Ethoxyquin is an antioxidant which is often used in preserving fish meals because it can help prevent rancidity of fats. However, it has also been marketed as a pesticide. There are cases when ethoxyquin has been linked to liver problems in dogs.
White rice is also called milled rice because the husk, bran, and germ of the grain has been removed. Although it has a longer storage period compared to brown rice, the polishing process removes the essential vitamins and minerals. It is for this reason that white rice is considered inferior to brown rice where the nutrient-rich bran is still intact.
Chicken by-product meal is an inferior source of protein because it is made from parts of slaughtered chicken where the premium parts have been removed leaving only carcass parts which have been deemed unfit for human consumption like chicken feet, offals, neck, and undeveloped egg. One positive thing though is that the by-product meal has been identified rather than a generic by-product meal with questionable sources.
There are studies which demonstrate that lard in dog food can inhibit the decomposition of organic matter particularly in high amounts. Lard has been incorporated in dog foods as a source of meat-based fats. It contains small amounts of linoleic acid. Linoleic acid is important in the synthesis of linolenic and arachidonic acid. These are fatty acids which are very important to maintain your dog’s skin and coat health. There are those who view lard as a low quality rendered fat.
Flaxseed oil is a rich source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These are healthy fatty acids which are important in maintaining the integrity of body cells including protecting the cells from harmful free radicals.
There are mixed reviews from dog owners who have given their dogs Abady dog food products. Some dog owners decry the “use of waste products from the human food industry”. There are also those who claim that feeding their dog with Abady resulted in serious health problems. However, there are also dog owners who claim that their dogs are living healthy lives while on Abady dog food.
Overall, we do not recommend Abady dog food brand. While we do not believe it among the worst brands out there, it’s a mid-low quality brand and we would recommend going with a dog food brand that contains higher quality ingredients and/or provides higher value.
Please visit the links listed below for Abady dog food reviews by formula.
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Abady Dog Food Formulas Reviews
Abady Dog Food Formulas:
- Abady Maintenance/Stress and Growth Formula for Toys
- Maintenance and Stress Formula for Adult Dogs
- Abady Classic Formula for Maintenance & Stress
- Abady State of The Art Formula for Growing Puppies of The Larger Breeds
- Abady State of The Art Formula for Growing Puppies of The Giant Breeds
Abady Dog Food Consumer Rating
“Unfortunately there are relatively few such formulas (compared with the bewildering and highly-advertised variety of dry nugget foods) and they can turn out to be quite expensive. Seppala Kennels for about a year fed all its dogs on one such formulation manufactured in New York state by the Robert Abady Company and found it very satisfactory nutritionally, but difficult to handle in cold weather and extremely expensive in use.”
The guy that wrote that is an expert in working dog nutrition. He was discussing the superiority of meal foods that are made in several steps rather than extruded kibble.
I don’t find it expensive because I live a few hours from the factory. I also use the raw products.
I know who you are. Anyone who thinks pork fat is good for dogs should have their head examined. Open your eyes Chicken By-Products Meal, this is the lowest grade of chicken you can get, unless you think dog SHOULD eat feathers. White rice, the worst of the two rices, unless you take him out to Chinese a lot. Menhaden Fish, heck it isn’t even used for humans, in any form. Beef Fat, just what I wanna feed my dog more fat. Beef Meat & Bone Meal, this is ground up bones. Menhaden Fish Oil,
like I say this fish this fish is not eaten by humans, Besides how many dogs went fishing in the wild ???? ZERO. PORK LARD!!!!! It’s nothing more than frying pan oil.
THIS IS WHY THIS PRODUCT IS A ONE STAR FOOD ON THE BEST REVIEW SITE ON THE NET (CLAY).
dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
Chicken By-Products Meal (Highest Quality), White Rice, Menhaden Fish Meal (Select Grade), Lard (the finest land-based source of the longest chain Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids), Safflower Oil, Beef Fat, Dicalcium Phosphate, Beef Meat & Bone Meal, Potassium Chloride, Undefatted Beef Liver (Human Grade), Flaxseed Oil (Organic), Whey Protein Concentrate, Choline Choride, Natural Flavor, Menhaden Fish Oil, Ferrous Sulfate,
Experienced says, can you tell us what this so called “giant breed dog” was??? Anybody can say this or that, but you need to supply some proof and proof IS NOT your word. Maybe a link?
This dog food sucks!!!Just look at the first five ingredients.Would you eat chicken by-product meal???How about Lard??And pork fat?? Don’t invite me to dinner!! YUCK!!!I feel bad for your dog!!
It is quite apparent that many dog owners have minimal knowledge when it comes to dog food. It is a widely known fact that dogs are carnivores and do not need a vegetative and/or fruit diet. Unlike what most sub-standard dog food companies lead the consumers to believe.
What people fail to realize is that dogs are not people. Therefore, their diets are extremely different than ours. Dog food is a science. Science is a study of facts, some simple and some complex. Robert Abady based his processing on many, many years of study and science.
The Robert Abady Company offers canned, kibble and granular dog foods. The granular is the only dog food of its kind. The highest quality and purest dog food on the market. Many people will argue because they do not understand the science behind granular food. All I will say to them is DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!
The commercially available brand dog foods are just that – COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE! What this means is that those dog foods use much lesser quality products because the company is making and marketing the food to make as much money as they can. Unlike the Robert Abady Company who are out to make your dog’s or cat’s life as healthy as possible.
It is easily understood why individuals would say it’s a bad food if they hadn’t started feeding it to their dog when it was a puppy. The ingredients can be somewhat harsh for an older dog. The reason being is that Abady uses very high quality ingredients, which DOES NOT INCLUDE ARTFICIAL STOOL HARDENERS. When dog owners see a hard (“stiff”) stool they believe the food is doing its job. What they don’t see are the ingredients in their dog’s food that speeds the food quickly past the digestive tract so little to no absorption occurs of basic minerals and nutrients.
I have had the pleasure of speaking to Robert Abady up until his untimely passing. This man devoted his life to cats and dogs!!! The knowledge this man had with regard to cats and dogs was absolutely astounding! To claim his dog food is not worth feeding to dogs is laughable. Just dog owners who think they know all and know better than a PhD.
I have been in business for 29 years! I have bred numerous litters and have had dogs live up to 17 years of age. I have had nine champion dogs and have bred many others. My dogs get nothing but Abady and they love it.
If you are feeding your dog anything LESS than Abady dog food, you are giving your dog a sub-standard food. That is a proven fact as indicated on the dog food bag itself.
OK, Clay… This is and always will be one of the worst foods on the market. OK, 1. Chicken Meal is fine. 2.Is just an OK grain. 3.Menhaden Fish Meal is a fish unfit for human consuption and it is preserved with ethoxyquin and that is a fact!!! 4.Chicken by product meals is the worst of the worst and includes A TON FEATHERS. 5. Beef Meat and Bone Meal is in fact just grounD up bone with the slightest bit of real meat.5. Pork fat UGG this is the lowest grade fat you can get.7. Oboy, more fat in lamb fat, why not LAMB. 8. More fat in the lowest grade fish you can get in Menhaden Fish Fat and more ethoxyquin. THIS FOOD IS RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL!!!! I remember the first time I mentioned this food to the owner of our pet store, which carries only the best foods. The owner looked at me and started to laugh, he said he would close his doors before carrying this product.
Chicken Meal, White Rice, Menhaden Fish Meal (Select Grade), Chicken By-Products Meal (Highest Quality), Beef Meat & Bone Meal, Sunflower Oil (Premium Grade, Non-genetically Engineered Variety, Sunflower Oil is the Only Non-Toxic Oil in the Marketplace), Pork Fat (the finest land-based source of the longest chain Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids), Dicaclium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Lamb Fat, Whey Protein Concentrate (Human Grade), Undefatted Beef Liver (Human Grade), Choline Cloride, Flaxseed Oil (Organic), Natural Flavor, Salt (Sodium Chloride), Menhaden Fish Fat, Anmino Acid Supplement, di-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
Don’t you just love the wording the salesman used to try and make his low grade food seem better. I just love these statements
(Select Grade),
(Highest Quality),
(Premium Grade, Non-genetically Engineered Variety, Sunflower Oil is the Only Non-Toxic Oil in the Marketplace),
(the finest land-based source of the longest chain Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids),
(Human Grade), Used twice
(Organic),
The guy who wrote this stuff must have sold used cars. All of these statements mean ABSOLUTLY NOTHING as far as dog food goes. You only have to have the slightest bit of knowlegde about dog food terminology and you realize how corupt this company is. I love that they say their dog food solves Hip-dysplsia, that has to be the most classic statement ever. Not one fact nor one link to back up any of their lie’s. George Bush, eat your heart out cause they got you beat!!
Chicken By-Product Meal-(Highest Quality) LOL !!! I guess this dude thinks FEATHERS-BEAKS-MANURE-FEET are high quality ingredients-I sure as hell don’t!!! Why is their soooo much fat in this food??? Pork Fat-Lamb Fat-Menhaden Fish Fat. Oh YEAH this is the best food on the market!!! LOL- I wouldn’t even feed this to the birds-
Oh Yeah another thing-Lab breeder said- “Robert Abady based his processing on many,many years of study and science” So have Mcdonald’s and Burger King- I don’t eat either of these and I wouldn’t feed them to my dog either.
We had a rhodesian ridgeback puppy, healthy and vibrant, go to a home a 8 weeks that feeds Abady.
At 3 months we started receiving reports that the puppy ‘elbowed out’ and had ‘bowed legs’. Slightly before 4 months we received pictures. How horrible they were! We sent them to a vet who immediately noted nutritional growth issues and indicated that they may have been caused by the high caloric content of the food along with the high calcium content.
We asked for the puppy back, and we did get it back, thankfully.
One month later, after being fed according to vet guidelines (actually, on regular Bil-Jac), the puppy no longer has bowed legs or elbows. I would be happy to share the before and after photos. The ‘crippled’ puppy we received back was now a puppy ready for the show ring (as soon as he turns 6 months!).
Our contract now warns that our health guarantees are null and void if the buyer feeds Abady.
Next to Orijen, this food has one of the faithfulest followings.
Their website is both informational and destructive. Part of me feels that if the food is truly that superb, why not just let the food speak for itself instead of defending it to the grave.
The granular idea is quite an awesome idea.
I understand what the company is trying to say about by-products and what AAFCO makes them classify ingredients as…..but unfortunately, there really is no way to tell if their by-products are really what they say they are, just like every other company and their meat sources.
I’ve been in contact with a few different individuals to try and get the real dirt on this food.
So we’ll see. Is this food a diamond in the rough….or just plain dirt? Give me a little time to research this and lab it.
Hey all you Abady dog food defenders-go to the top of the page and click on your favorite formula-and see what the reviewer has to say about it.OR even better go check out what DFA says about it- http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showcat.php/cat/7/page/1
Well Eric you just lost EVERY BIT of respect I ever had for you. This food is crap and any manufacture who says this about their product should be banned from manufacturing doog food and I quote them “”"Other than the fact that hip dysplasia can be prevented through the judicious feeding of Abady products,”"” Hello, HIP DYSPLASIA is a degerative disease of the hip joints and can be seen on X-rays after 12-14 months. This statement should have this company in court, THIS IS THE WORST STATEMENT I HAVE EVER SEEN A DOG FOOD COMPANY MAKE BAR NONE. This food is nothing but a big bag of ANAMIAL LARD.
Here is another statement they make and I quote……..
WHAT CAUSES HIP DYSPLASIA – a woefully inadequate level of nutrition.
YEAH A WOEFULLY INADEQUATE LEVEL OF NUTRITION. I have never had less respect for any company in my life. HERE………….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_dysplasia_(canine)
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1569&aid=444
Hey Jess I just went on Great Life and posted a comment it is being held for moderation-the last time they did that was when I went to that site and asked the administrator to review it-that’s all I asked-they deleted my comment why?? If you read the first comment-some lady says that she seconds my comment about a review-but my comment is gone-it was the first comment and theirs only like 10 comments on there-I don’t get it??? Also DFA gives it a 4 star review-but theirs no review on there either.It seems like certain foods-your not allowed to say anything “Bad” about.Not that I ever did though.