Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Dry Dog Food
January 1, 2009
Filed under Dog Food Reviews, Natural Balance
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Dry Dog Food
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Dry Dog Food is made and manufactured by, Dick Van Pattens Natural Balance Pet Food Inc and comes in both a dry and canned version. Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Dry Dog Food is one of 9 different recipes of Natural Balance dog food.
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Dry Dog Food Review
As with all dog food recipes the first thing we are going to look at are the first five ingredients. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of the dog food. When looking at the first five ingredients you want to make sure there is plenty of meat and grains are minimal.
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Dry Dog Food First Five Ingredients:
- Potatoes
- Duck Meal
- Duck
- Canola Oil
- Potato Fiber
Potatoes are going to make up the first and fifth ingredients and are considered to be a decent quality ingredient.
Duck Meal is the second ingredient and is a named meat ingredient. A dog’s diet needs to based on the fact that dogs need meat and protein that derives from meat.
Duck is the third ingredient in this recipe. This ingredient is inclusive of its water content. Meaning that once the water is removed and this ingredients becomes a dried ingredient it will weigh significantly less, thus making it fall further in the ingredients list.
Canola Oil is the fourth ingredient and is going to be the main source of Fat. Its safe to say that the ingredients before this one are going to make up the majority of this recipes content.
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Dry Dog Food First Full Ingredients:
Potatoes, Duck Meal, Duck, Canola Oil (preserved with natural mixed tocopherols), Potato Fiber, Natural Flavor, Salmon Oil, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, L-Lysine, L-Carnitine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Dry Dog Food Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein 21.0% minimum
Crude Fat 10.0% minimum
Crude Fiber 3.0% maximum
Moisture 10.0% maximum
Calcium 1.0% minimum
Phosphorus 0.9% minimum
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 0.5% minimum
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 0.01% minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids 3.0% minimum
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance® L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets™ Duck and Potato Formula for Dogs is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the A.A.F.C.O. dog food nutrient profile for all life stages.
Review
I have been feeding my Plott Hound Potato & Duck dry dog food since I got her, about a year ago. I noticed the food in last bag that I bought is a lot lighter in color then ever before and she’s not eating it as well. I’ve never had a problem with this dog food, “Lola” loves it, but I’m wondering if I could have bought a bad bag/batch?
Nikki Baker
YES, they changed the formula and didn’t let the retailers/public know
(until recently)
this new formula no longer has
duck meal and has substituted potato
protein instead.
It’s all over the internet.
Dogs are vomiting, severe diarrhea;
Very bad situation
I’ve already switched to Pinnacle
Have to disagree with you Michael on your comment above. It was Canidae who changed their formula and didn’t tell the public and the side effects you mentioned was from the new Canidae formula, in fact their is a lawsuit going on back east somewhere because of this. Natural Balance let the public know of the change thru their website and posters at pet stores. I received a flyer in the mail. As for the change, they added more fresh duck and potato protein and advised customers to make the change gradually. Natural Balance was right on the 2007 recall and made changes so it wouldn’t happen again. I applaud them for that.
This is a statement off their website.
New & Improved!
We have recently improved our Potato & Duck Formula by adding more fresh duck and potato protein. This improvement enhances the performance of the product, but may lighten the kibble color. This change was made because we have found it increasingly difficult to obtain the quality and quantity of duck meal that our rigorous standards require, therefore we have elected to remove this ingredient. We have been feeding this formula for the last six months to many of our own Natural Balance pets and it has produced exceptional results.
When starting on this new formula, the change should be made gradually, by replacing the current food with increasing portions of Natural Balance® L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets® Potato & Duck New & Improved formula. The change should be completed after 5 to 7 days.
A very small percentage of dogs with sensitive stomachs may experience a temporary digestive upset with the formulation change to the Potato & Duck Formula. For this limited number of dogs, we recommend feeding smaller, more frequent meals, combined with the old formula (if available), over a 5 to 7 day period to adjust to the new formula.
If you have any questions please email: [email protected] or call us at (800) 829-4493
I had been feeding my boxer breed specific Eukanuba since we got her (1.5 years) Her coat has always been so shiny and slick. I recently switched to Natural Balance Potato and Duck as our bulldog is eating this and I wanted to 1. get away from the Euk. by-products and 2. make it easier feeding one type of food. The boxer’s coat has since dulled significantly, although she is still soft. Not sure what to make of the change.
Dick Patten dog food killed our dog. It puked then its kidneys failed and it died.
Jim Johnson: I would say that a educated approach with a bit of unbiased dicernment would lead a person to the conclusion that it is much more likely that your dog had a underlying medical condition unrelated to the food. Please be careful what you post or at least give some supporting evidence and facts to back up your dubious claim.
Nathan Mitchell, I totally agree with you. I see nothing in this food that would cause that type of problem. The zinc and copper are the only things that MIGHT cause something like that, but it would take a long time and then you’d have to have some solid evidence to get me to believe it.
But if you fed your dog a rotation like many of us do, this could never happen. I feed Orijen, TOTW, California Natural and Horizon Legacy. I also add Fromms Duck and Instinct now and then.
My 5.5 month old Dobie has some issues with the Potato and Duck. This is his second bag and right now i’m boiling chicken and rice to get rid of his diarrhea. First time i thought it was salt water ingested from the beach now i’m thinking it is the food. The lamb and rice was a little better but i think i’m going to switch to a different brand all together. The blue bag (the main staple of Natural Balance) was also very hard on his digestive track.
Adam some dogs just don’t do good on certain brands, this doesn’t mean they are bad dog foods it just means that it isn’t a good fit for that dog. My dog can’t eat Merrick, but I still think Merrick is a very good dog food. Keep in mind, canned pumpkin dog food gets rid of diarrhea quickly if their aren’t other problems. Here is a list of some very good dog foods,,
The A list
1. Orijen
2. Acana, Harvest, Pacifica & Grassland only.
3. Blue Wilderness
4. Wellness Core
5. Go, Grain free only.
6. Acana, the rest of Acana products.
7. Taste of the Wild, wetlands & prairie only, Grain free
8. Artemis
9. Fromm
10. Merrick, before grain.
11. Horizon Legacy
12. Evo
The B list
1. Now, Grain free.
2. GO, free indurance,chicken,salmon only
3. Merrick
4. Evangers
5. Timberwolf
5. Instinct
6. Wellness
7. Solid Gold
8. Canidae
9. Natures Logic
10. First Mate
11. Kirkland, Costco
12. California Natural
@Adam,
I have a 2.5 year old Doberman, and yes they do have sensitive stomachs. Here’s a few tips 1. Don’t overfeed good dog food, most Dobie pups will eat from Sun up until Sun down if allowed, look at the dog if it’s too heavy cut back on the feed if he’s too thin give a little more, but be careful with highly dense foods over feeding will cause diarrhea. Also watch the potatoes, foods with potatoes upset my dogs stomach quite a bit and cause the occasional diarrhea. And make sure you are using a Large Breed Puppy formula, hopefully this will help your pup out a bit. The constant soft stool and diarrhea tend to make the Dobies look a bit stickly as they don’t absorb the proper amounts of nutrtion when this happens.
I have a rescue Toy Fox Terrier that was eating just store bought junk when we got him. He has so many allergies. I fixed him home cooked meals till I did research on GOOD dry food. I came up with Natural Balance, Orijen and Acana. I tried the NB because I could get it locally. I tried the Potato and Duck and he hated it. I did the transition and he still would not eat it. I tasted one pisce one day and yes I do taste my dogs food. It was so salty and I got really upset. I got online and ordered trial bags of Orijen and Acana and he loves all of them. NB puts on their bag not far on the ingredients list Choline Chloride. Is it really necessary?? Just write SALT..