Interesting Reaction to New Food

[chowder]

I decided to try a small bag of Taste of the Wild since it was the only one I could find without Salmon in it as a rotation for Chelsy and Rocky. Normally Chelsy eats Evo and Rocky eats Evo and Orijen. Rocky usually will let his kibble sit in his bowl all day and sometimes a day and a half before he will eat it. He just does not like to eat much.

I put a half cup of the Taste of the Wild on top of Rocky's Orijen and he attacked the bowl. Then, he came up to me, stood on his hind legs, and gave me a 'hug'. Then as I stood there, he stood next to me and gently mouthed both my hands over and over again which is something he only does when he is very happy (it's a husky play thing).

I have NEVER seen him react that way to any food....not even canned. I know there are people here who don't like TOTW but I was really shocked at his response. Chelsy also gobbled her's up and my inlaws poodles each begged for a few pieces (they are visiting and eat home cooked meals usually).

I did check the expiration date on the bag (sometime in 2011), but what other reason do people here NOT like TOTW? I'm going to see if he stops all his scratching while he's on it because he is scratching a lot while eating the Orijen.

[kevin bradley]

Chowder,

Glad its working for you.

Most of us don't dislike TOTW because of any ingredient issue or glaring danger(aside from Ethoxyquin but as I understand it, Diamond is moving to a safer preservative)....its more a distrust of the company as a whole.

Admittedly, TOTW certainly checks out on paper. Ingredient wise a solid food.

I will say this though....my Dogs loving a food and going nuts over it wouldn't be very high in my analysis. My Dogs would go bonkers over McDonald's French Fries.

[SaltyDog]

Agreed.....it's a manufactuer thing for me.

[chowder]

Chowder,

My Dogs would go bonkers over McDonald's French Fries.

Funny thing, Rocky will refuse McDonalds french fries! He actually drops them on Chelsy and she eats them. He is strictly a carnivore. Won't touch bread, chips, fries, vegies, fruit, or anything like that. Will politely take them from us but promptly drops them on the floor and walks away. Also does that with almost any dog biscuit or treat.

[luvMyBRT]

I too have fed TOTW (bison formula). Lucky just loved it! She always just gobbled it up and could hardly wait for me to put the food down.

The two things for me is the manufacutuer and ethoxiquin. However, I too have heard that they are moving towards using another way of preserving the kibble.

[kevin bradley]

Funny thing, Rocky will refuse McDonalds french fries! He actually drops them on Chelsy and she eats them. He is strictly a carnivore. Won't touch bread, chips, fries, vegies, fruit, or anything like that. Will politely take them from us but promptly drops them on the floor and walks away. Also does that with almost any dog biscuit or treat.

thats funny. My troop will gobble anything thrown their way. (I know, it isn't good)....

I didn't mean to imply that it makes no difference that your Dog likes their food. I think it does.

[Eurobox]

Isn't the ethoxyquin only used to preserve fish??

[chowder]

thats funny. My troop will gobble anything thrown their way. (I know, it isn't good)....

I didn't mean to imply that it makes no difference that your Dog likes their food. I think it does.

I'm just kind of wondering what it is that is so different about TOTW that makes it so appealing to dogs? I haven't decided whether or not I am going to keep feeding it. I have limited choices since Chelsy gets horrible bloody colitis on anything with the littlest amount of salmon it it. So far all I've found is Evo for her so this would at least be something different. Every Champion food has some salmon in it according to the new updates at their websites so that eliminates them entirely. There really aren't a whole lot of other choices out there for her. She does great on the Evo and I"m fine keeping her on it for now. I just was curious about their reaction to this food.

[ghostrunner]

Glad that TOTW is working for you. Although it is not my favorite food (not enough meat/protein) my dog responds to it extremely positively. A while back, when he was recovering from surgery, TOTW was the only kibble that he was interested in.

The two things for me is the manufacutuer and ethoxiquin. However, I too have heard that they are moving towards using another way of preserving the kibble.

There was a post on the "ingredients" section from a member who had received an email from TOTW indicating that they were going to eliminate ethoxyquin sometime soon. I haven't heard any follow up.

[GermanSheperdlover]

I decided to try a small bag of Taste of the Wild since it was the only one I could find without Salmon in it as a rotation for Chelsy and Rocky. Normally Chelsy eats Evo and Rocky eats Evo and Orijen. Rocky usually will let his kibble sit in his bowl all day and sometimes a day and a half before he will eat it. He just does not like to eat much.

I put a half cup of the Taste of the Wild on top of Rocky's Orijen and he attacked the bowl. Then, he came up to me, stood on his hind legs, and gave me a 'hug'. Then as I stood there, he stood next to me and gently mouthed both my hands over and over again which is something he only does when he is very happy (it's a husky play thing).

I have NEVER seen him react that way to any food....not even canned. I know there are people here who don't like TOTW but I was really shocked at his response. Chelsy also gobbled her's up and my inlaws poodles each begged for a few pieces (they are visiting and eat home cooked meals usually).

I did check the expiration date on the bag (sometime in 2011), but what other reason do people here NOT like TOTW? I'm going to see if he stops all his scratching while he's on it because he is scratching a lot while eating the Orijen.

Tony goes nuts for TOTW wetlands. He also went nuts for Fromms duck. Both are decent products but Fromm's produces their own food and diamond produces TOTW..Check him out and his super nice coat,clear eyes and such, a good diet does make a difference..


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