Comments on: Eagle Pack dog food

By: Beth S

Beth S — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:29:25 +0000

Angie, Michelle is correct. There’s a difference between black mold and the microbe that can cause it. Furthermore, it helps coeliac disease and prevents cancer. If you do a litle more research you’ll find that it’s widely used to aid in digestive issues and is perfectly safe. Maybe a corrected post after you read up? *Sorry Eagle pack* lol

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:45:20 +0000

Angie, Aspergillus niger is a microbe. No manufacturer would purposely add actual black mold to their food. Here’s how the process works- Most enzymes currently available are blends of enzymes derived from papaya, pineapple, kiwi, figs, or the microbes Aspergillus orzyae or Aspergillus niger. There is no mold or fungus in the finished products. The enzymes are extracted and rigorously purified from the parent organism. The process of getting enzymes from microbes is outlined as follows.

The fungal organisms are grown in trays or large tanks on a bed of something to culture the organisms. This may be “miso,” which is comprised of a mixture of cereal grains, or something else. The fungal organisms secrete enzymes into the mixture to break down the material, or digest it, as a way to get its nutrition. After some time, the cultured mixture is collected. Then, the fungal organisms and base culture are separated from the enzymes. There may be up to 12 different purification steps involving a variety of methods: alcohol precipitation of the enzyme proteins, centrifugation, gel filtration, and molecular sieving. The end results is a very pure mixtures of enzymes without any of the parent source material. Enzymes go through rigorous quality control testing on each lot of enzymes.

While many digestive enzymes are derived from a fungal or bacteria organism, the final enzyme product does not contain fungus, mold, or bacteria in the final product. An analogy is penicillin. Just as penicillin is derived from bread mold, you are not getting a dose of mold when you get penicillin.

Since enzymes are proteins, it is possible that a particular individual may be sensitive (not tolerate) a particular enzyme proteins. This is very very rare though. Enzymes are a natural and constant part of our healthy digestive tract. Our intestinal tract is swimming in enzymes all the time from birth to death anyway.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:40:53 +0000

Angie, Aspergillus niger is a probiotic. Think healthy bacteria, like yogurt. Black mold. LOL You will find this in every high end food that contains PROBIOTICS.

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:29:34 +0000

Read the ingredient label on the regular Eagle Pack Dog food on the Large and Giant Breed Formaula. You will notice that the very last ingredient is Aspergillus niger, translation – black mold. I just did an extensive amount of research for a good healthy dog food for my English mastiff and also have done an extensive amount of research on mold… I recognized this right away and also double checked my concern by looking up the scientific name again. Honestly, how bad is your black mold problem if you are having to include it on your ingredients label?! Understandably, we all consume or breathe mold each day, but there is a HUGE difference between the mold from outside spores or what grows on your food to what manifests into black mold. I won’t feed it to my dog, so I’m trying to spread the word about it to other dog owners.

By: Randy

Randy — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:12:27 +0000

Would someone answer Tim Moore. I have the same ? Holistic is talked about, but what about regular Eagle Pack?

By: John

John — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:27:26 +0000

We have two dogs, a three year old black Lab, and a nearly two year old Irish Setter. We have fed both Eagle Pack Holistic since each was eight week sold. Not only do they love it, they thrive on it. It really is a great kibble, as far as kibble goes, but it’s a good idea, too, as we’ve discovered through research, to feed dogs a high quality wet food as well, along with an appropriate amount of green vegetables and carbs. Doing so keeps the skin healthy, as an exclusive diet of dry kibble cannot do. What’s more, many inferior brands of kibble swell to three or four times its size (and weight) when moist, thus leading to the ingestion of air pockets; this can lead to bloat. You’ll observe that, if you moisten Holistic kibble, it doesn’t swell up at all. The trainer Paul Loeb, in his book, “Smarter than you Think”, writes a particularly interesting chapter on a proper canine diet, and following it seems to work; feeding a diet of wet food not only decreases the daily number of trips to the bathroom, but decreases the incidence of allergic reactions to a dogs dander. Why this is I cannot say, but after trying it, sure enough, my partner’s allergy to our Setter, which cause him to have a constant stuffy nose, disappeared within a week. Anyway, it’s certainly worth reading….And Holistic now makes wet food, too, though it’s expensive; nearly $3 per can!

By: Arlene

Arlene — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:19:45 +0000

I have been using Eagle Pack Holistic Select for over 10 years. My English Setter is healthy, lean and has a beautiful coat and teeth. Our vet is always amazed at how great she looks. She stills looks two years old. Our six month old rescue beagle presented to the vet with glaucoma and cataracts. He has been on Holistic Select Chicken and Rice and is now a year and a half old and has no signs of any eye disease. A healthy, active dog is the best medicine in the world and Holistic Select is the best there is.

To Kristine with the Husky dogs. Try the Holistic formula. Our breeder uses only the Holistic Select for the setters (also a large breed) and has amazing success with it. You don’t need extra supplements but I use Mother Hubbard dog biscuits and have found them to be a nice natural addition to their food.
Hope this helps.

By: kristine

kristine — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:12:00 +0000

I’ve got two siberian huskies about two years old and based on our breeder’s suggestion we’ve moved from eagle pack power formula to the maturity formula to help with weight management. i’ve thought it’s been good but their fur is not looking so good and i’m concerned about them not getting enough vitamins/nutrients. our dog walker is recommending nature’s domain salmon and sweet potato and kirkland’s lamb and rice. anyone have any thoughts/suggestions on whether it’s worth the switch? thanks.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:29:42 +0000

Eagle Pack is more quality than Merrick.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:27:14 +0000

This food has been a savior for my mix breed, Riley. The awful food he was on before Eagle Pack had made him allergenic to wheat. He is completely healthy now, full of energy, solid adequate sized stools, and NO shedding. He can rub against our black bed sheets and leave not one blonde hair off his body. He’s been eating Eagle Pack for over two months now and have only seen great and promising results. It’s unfortunate that the two previous people didn’t have the same luck but any intelligent person can see that different dogs react differently to different foods for a whole lot of different reasons. I’ve seen first hand how a bad dog food can hurt your dog. But now I’ve seen first hand how a good dog food can save your puppy and make their life better by just being healthy.