Blue Buffalo Wilderness Dog Food Review
October 5, 2008
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Blue Wilderness Dog Food
Formulated to meet the needs of active dogs, BLUE Wilderness is a high-protein, low-carb natural dog food that will help him maintain a high energy level. Blue Wilderness is made by Blue Buffalo CO, which is also the maker of, Life Protection Formula and BLUE Organics. BLUE Wilderness comes in both a dry and canned version. BLUE Wilderness Dry is available in 5lb, 12lb and 26lb.
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Blue Wilderness Dog Food Review
Blue Wilderness as often been a choice of lovers who want to offer their dogs the benefits of a raw diet without actually feeding a raw diet.
Blue Wilderness First Five Ingredients Analysis
- Deboned Chicken – A high–quality, highly digestible protein source that provides essential amino acids, fatty acids, and certain minerals for muscle development, organ function, and energy. The chicken used in BLUE natural dog and cat foods comes from USDA–inspected facilities.
- Chicken Meal – Chicken meal is a highly digestible protein source produced by cooking chicken at high temperatures, extracting the fat and drying the meat residue. It is a meat protein, providing essential amino acids and fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals for muscle development and energy. It is naturally stabilized with mixed tocopherols and rosemary to preserve freshness
- Potato Starch -
- Turkey Meal- Turkey is an excellent source of protein and is rich in calcium, potassium, B vitamins, niacin, iron and zinc which promote energy and overall health. Low in cholesterol and easy to digest.
- Whitefish Meal -Fish Meal is an excellent source of protein and omega fatty acids that help the skin and coat, growth and development.
The first five ingredients of Blue Wilderness is what makes this a premium dog food. In the first five we have 4 different kinds of meat and sources of protein. The quality ingredients is what sets this food apart from other dog foods. Also in the ingredients are Sweet Potatoes and Oatmeal which are great sources of carbohydrates, which fuel your dogs healthy life.
Blue Wilderness Dog Food Full Ingredients list:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Potato Starch, Turkey Meal, Whitefish Meal, Salmon Meal, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Oatmeal, Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Fructooligosaccharides, Monooligosaccharides, Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium.
Blue Wilderness Guaranteed Analysis:
| Crude Protein | 42.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 16.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 3.0% max |
| Moisture | 10.0% max |
| Calcium | 1.0% min |
| Phosphorus | 0.9% min |
| L-Carnitine* | 100 mg/kg min |
| Omega 3 Fatty Acids* | 0.25% min |
| Omega 6 Fatty Acids* | 3.50% min |
| Beta-Carotene* | 5.0 mg/kg min |
| Glucosamine* | 400 mg/kg max |
I have switched to the Blue Buffalo Brand and have been very happy with the results. My Siberian Husky had skin allergies and since switching to this brand, my dog has a beautiful coat and has put on the appropriate weight for a husky. Highly recommend making the switch to a holistic brand of dog food. Read the labels and compare what you are feeding your dog. This brand has been a lifesaver for my dog. Thank you Blue Buffalo and all who recommended that I switch.
As I re-read your review of this product I must take exception with one of your conclusions. You suggest that 4 of the first five ingredients are quality meat ingredients. While they may be quality ingredients, how much whitefish and salmon can this product possible contain? Dried whitefish has an Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio of 1:5. Atlantic Farm Raised Salmon has a ratio of nearly 1:3.5 in favor of Omega 3. Yet the overall ratio is 14:1 in favor of Omega 6. I submit that this product is primarily a chicken meal and turkey meal product with very little fish.
Definately the most bang for the buck. I’ve tried a lot of different brands with my Boxer, who are very allergy prone. They are perfect weight, look gorgeous and have tremendous energy. The biggest plus is that they love it! Another factor to consider, Blue uses human grade ingredients and we have never had a sick dog due to possible contamination or “formula changes” as with Nutro or many other foods.
This is probably the best dog food on the market, filled with quality ingredients I highly recommend it! My show dogs have a beautiful and wonderfully glossy coat and their skin is very healthy! They have a sparkle in their eyes that they did not have when they were on Eagle or Nutro. I would highly recommend this food to anyone who has a dog! I recommended it to a friend who had an Akita, Schnoodle, and a teacup Yorkie. Her Schnoodle which is an old dog, and always slept the whole day is once again like a puppy, and she is very happy about it! It makes a great difference in the life of all dogs!
I started feeding Wilderness alongside a homemade diet after my dog was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Her appearance and vitality improved greatly despite having cancer. She always scarfed it down, even when she became finicky. I also like that they are so involved with pet cancer education and research. Although, I wish there was an option to purchase it direct from the manufacturer.
i need to know if any of your dog food or puppy food has any eggs or peanuts in them or if there is any cross-contamination. My son is allergic to these two ingredients, and we are wanting to get him a puppy. Im afraid that he will get into the food or the dog might hide its food in one of his toys and my son will come in contact and get very ill.
everybody knows that farm raised salmon have a higher level of contamination than fresh salmon. If it’s farm raised salmon, then don’t give it to your dogs. The purpose of buying this food is specifically for the anti-oxident purpose. Your defeiting the purpose by feeding them fish that has a higher contamination level.
yeah.. why not go out and spend twice what you pay for your own food on getting some ‘free range salmon’ .. LOL please THIS IS EXCELLENT DOG FOOD…
Blue buffalo has a CLASS ACTION suit against them!!Stop feeding this to your pets!!And to think DFA gave this crap a 6* rating, http://hubpages.com/hub/Blue-Life-Protection-Large-Breed-Healthy-Dog-Foods
Blue buffalo dog food has been recalled http://hubpages.com/hub/Blue_Buffalo_Dog_Food_Recall_Information
^^^ American Nutrition also makes Wellness Core Exclusively
I’ve said it time and time again…it is equally important to buy foods from family owned operations. This is one more step beyond ingredients and NA’s.
Orijen, Acana, Merrick, Before Grain, Whole Earth Farms, Evo, Innova, California Natural, Karma, Fromm …. That’s It!!!
Michelle, I think it is great that you have brought this to the front, buuut I still believe Blue Wilderness is an “outstanding” food. The class action was brought up aganist their canned food. I make no excuse for them, but this is really dry food review site from what I have seen. I DO NOT FEED THIS FOOD SO DON’T THINK I AM going to bat for them because I am not.
Eric I disagree and I believe their are many good dog food and lis them below the link to the suit. Thats it!!!
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/newpetfoodrecalls/brand_list.cfm?Trade_Name=BLUE%20BUFFALO&pet=Dog
Instinct
Orijen
Taste of the Wild
Wellness
Acana
Fromm
Merrick
Canidae
Evanders
Earthborn
Natures Variety
Natures logic
Solidgold
Pinnacle
Timberwolf
Blue Buffalo
Halo
California Natural
I forgot check this out
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/newpetfoodrecalls/#Dog
Jess,
Per Diamond Pet Products (makers of TOTW, Canidae, Solid Gold, Chicken Soup, Artemis, Omni Pro) preserve fish meal with Ethoxyquin.
NOT SO. Please go to the forums THEY ANSWERED THERE, link below. I called and E-mailed TOTW/DIAMOND FOODS and they “do not” add Ethoxyquin.
I did a lot of reaserch on Ethoxyquin and did you know the US Coast Guard requires all fish meat to be preserved with Ethoxyquin that “includes human food”.
When I feed any brand of food to my dog, you can bet big money I have done my homework.
http://dogfoodchat.com/forum/dog-food-ingredients/2292-i-got-answer-totw.html