Comments on: Beneful dog food

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:33:37 +0000

I don’t know what it is with beneful but none of my dogs would eat it even if i mixed it with canned food turned their nose up and they eat pretty much anything but i feed all natural food. My moms dogs turned their nose up at beneful too. Not saying it’s bad just strange how some dogs won’t eat it.

By: Casie J

Casie J — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:23:46 +0000

I board a dog that was fed Beneful, he had pink hair on his feet from all the licking and chewing it caused him. Beneful is not considered good because it is mostly ground yellow corn, which is very hard for dogs to digest and not very healthy as well as it causing a lot of allergy problems. It also smelled terrible and the dog was disgusted by it. We gave him some 4health kibble and he gulps it up like its candy.

It also contains a ton of dyes which are solely to make it appealing to the person buying it, and not very good for the dog eating it.

By: kk

kk — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:06:52 +0000

We gave our puppy lab this food too.. the vet said what kind of good food you gave to your puppy to have such a shinny coat… i said: Purina Beneful.. I donno what that is but my puppy is always energetic and his stool is solid. Other than normal dry food i will give vegetables and fruits too.. actually he loves everything..except sour orange:)

By: Kym

Kym — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:12:29 +0000

I don’t understand all the negativity either. I use to give my Coon Hound/Lab mix kibbles and bits cause it was her favorite but she was shedding hair, not very energetic, and had bad dandruff issues. I spoke to our family vet and she suggested Beneful and WOW what a difference! She now acts like a puppy and wants to play and run constantly, her coat is gorgeous, we always get comments about how clean her teeth are, and most importantly NO dandruff or excessive shedding problems. It’s amazing how much she has changed just from switching her diet and our vet states its because she was not getting the necessary ingredients needed for a healthy life. Beneful has changed my attitude when it comes to the best food for dogs!

By: Xavier

Xavier — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:48:08 +0000

Not sure what all the negativity is about on the Beneful. We adopted a Blackmouth Cur from the shelter just a couple of weeks ago. While i am not a dog person my wife has had several dogs in the past that she adopted from shelters. She has always fed her dogs the Beneful formulas with no troubles at all. And we feed our Zoey the dry puppy formula as well as the moist meaty blends. She just LOVES these foods especially when we mix the moist with the dry. She is very active, athletic, energetic and always eager for her daily walk. Her coat is healthy and soft.Her stools are also very healthy. And when we told our vet what we were feeding her even he said, “I don’t know what they put in that Beneful but whatever it is dogs just love it.” So other than the ingredients that I don’t really know whether or not are questionable, because once again I am not an expert on canines, I just don’t know what all the negativity is all about on the Beneful line of food. If it is really that bad, then why is it sold at all ? But then of course, I’d never feed my Zoey any Ol’ Roy either…

By: Elysia

Elysia — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:23:36 +0000

We had our three dogs on Beneful for several years. Recently we had to put our otherwise normally healthy 5 year old husky/lab cross down for acute kidney failure. The vet suggested we switch all of our other dogs to another better brand of food. (In all fairness, she didn’t make any suggestion that the Beneful caused the failure, but she did say our pups would have a better chance at a healthier life eating something else.)

Within two weeks my little Chihuahua/terrier cross lost all the weight we had been struggling to get off with reduced portions and steady excersize!!! My suspicions were confirmed when later, completely out of food at home, and the pet store out of the new brand we had switched to, I caved and bought a bag of Beneful. Within two weeks again, the little guy had all his pudge back and was lazy as sin!

Suffice to say, I’ll never feed them Beneful again.

By: Valerie Emerson

Valerie Emerson — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:08:51 +0000

Though many dogs love avocados, words of warning are posted on the ASPCA Web page regarding the dangers of this popular fruit. While the oil from an avocado is known to give a pup a shiny coat, pet owners must be kept up to date on any sinister side effects.

Both the ASPCA and APCC (Animal Poison Control Center) have listed that persin, an element in avocados, is known to be toxic to pets. They note it can damage tissue in animals, including, but not limited to, the lungs and heart. Additionally, the high fatty content in avocados can physically provoke severe stomach problems, vomiting, or even worse, pancreatitis.

By: Barbara`

Barbara` — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:30:07 +0000

Oh okay I have fed my five year old Boston terrier beneful dry with a small amount of wet food his entire life. small meals twice daily. He is healthy, active and alert! My two year old eats this as well. If I tried other dog food, then she had horrible gas! She is also active, healthy and alert. What the world??? Neither dog is fat or vomiting….wow. ….

By: Tessa

Tessa — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:08:14 +0000

I’ve had my Australian Shepherd on Beneful since he was a puppy… he’s now 1.5 years old and I just looks this up. It’s not very surprising…. There are lots of foods out there that are “cheap(er)” and are attractively marketed.

Beneful’s bags are “pretty” and the different shapes and colors of the kibbles make us think it looks good. However, so many ingredients are used in Beneful that are controversial. Food dye and sugar are one of them.

Overall rating for Beneful on the many websites i’ve visited, is a 1 out of 5 stars. It’s attractive to the human eye… So unhealthy for your 4 legged friend. I recently just switched to “Before Grain” which is a 5 star dog food made up of 96% real meat (You have the choice of Buffalo, Chicken, or Salmon) Check THAT out.

Most importantly, after I’m finished transitioning my dog onto new food, his almost new/full bag of beneful is going to the DUMPSTER. I’d rather spend a few extra dollars on his food every month, then end up taking him to the vet for allergy or health related issues pertaining to Beneful.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:55:32 +0000

sorry last comment says switch typo