Confused

[brownchristian]

I am confused about what I should be feeding my 2 year old Pug. We recently one month ago adopted her and she was being fed California Naturals which isn't found at our local pet stores so I went in search of a high quality replacement. Did some reading on here and decided to give Wellness Core a try. She doesn't love it but will eat it eventually. Heard good things elsewhere about Taste of the Wild and while at Tractor Supply last weekend picked up a bag and she seems to like it much better. But after doing a search on here TOTW doesn't get great reviews. I have since mixed both foods since I still have 3/4 bag of both and don't want them to go to waste. We only feed here 1 cup a day which is what her previous owner fed so a 12 lb bag goes a long way. Therefore I am not at all concerned about cost. I just want to feed her the best / healthiest food available that will help her coat and minimize poop bombs in the yard.

What do you recommend?

[Malamute3511]

as u will see almost every one on this site says raw. if u can manage it its the best. also helps on the poop end. raw is hard for me to get so i get orijen. its in the top 3 kibbles in the world id say. if u go to orijen website there is a store locater. it will show u closest store to u hope it helps

[Ania's Mommy]

I would agree that Orijen is one of the best dry foods you can get. If you don't have someone local that sells it, it is readily available online.

I think that both the Wellness and Taste of the Wild are great foods as well. I believe that a main reason that TOTW is maybe bashed a little is because they preserve their fish with ethoxoquin (which tends to be controversial). I also think that that practice is changing... Someone with more knowledge on this will need to chime in, though.

If price is truly no object, I think you cannot go wrong with Zwipeak. Top notch food.

You could also rotate all of those foods mentioned. Rotation is a great thing!

as u will see almost every one on this site says raw.

Not in the canned/kibble section, we don't.

Good luck in your search! Also, welcome!

[whiteleo]

I really like Acana dog foods as they are not as high in protein as Orijen but still a very good grainfree food by the same co. as Orijen, when bringing in a new rescue it is always put on this food before going to a raw diet.

You can usually check on their website for store locators in your area. Good Luck!
www.championpetfoods.com

[Serendipity]

I agree about the Ethoxyquin. Many people recommend it, though, and they started using mixed tocopherols this year instead. Wetlands is my dogs favorite.

[BrownieM]

Yep, Orijen and Acana are great. If you want something from like Petco, Natural Balance is good or Solid Gold.