Convincing Hill's Lovers?

[PUNKem733]

Hey Kevin great post but Bonnie is the dog Imagine Bonnie siiting in front of the geekbox typing away ahahahahaha

ROFL!!!

[schtuffy]

Ah yes, the good old bloodlust argument. I love that one.

Here's my 20 pound, raw fed, blood thirsty dog. Terrifying, ain't he?

It's been half a year and my mom still asks me if Louis will turn feral when she sees me feeding him raw. She is scared to death of dogs, yet she hugs and kisses Louis and lets him jump all over her. She doesn't stop marvelling at how cute he is and how she's not afraid of him. Guess either he's already turned feral and she doesn't know it yet, or she's cherishing the time before he turns into a bloodthirsty little beast My bloodlusting little carnivore is the only dog in the world she isn't scared of...go figure!

Back to the OP's topic... I'm not a PETA fan, but there are those undercover videos online that sure shed light on the 'research' being done on dogs and dogfood. What if you take SD and a premium kibble of your choice, and just show her the difference in the first 5 ingredients? It definitely sounds like arguing or you coming off as 'educating' her won't work. Maybe you can just provide subtle suggestions here and there to get her thoughts going in the right direction. It sounds like she might need to figure it out on her own...but that doesn't mean there is no hope

[candiceb]

Some people really are hard to convince, but slow and steady might win the race. Take my mom for example. A couple years ago she was feeding Science Diet (because her dogs' breeder, a vet, fed and recommended it). But, she was always complaining about how gassy they were and how dingy their coats looked. Over the course of the next couple years, I've managed to get her from that, to Diamond Naturals, to Taste of the Wild. I'm working on her to feed raw, but apparently handling raw meat is just "too gross". I think for her it was possible to get her to switch because she did have complaints about the SD, so perhaps she was a little more open to suggestion.

I think the best you can do is probably just lead by example with your own dog, and let her see how healthy your dog is. And of course, as often as possible, drop subtle hints about quality ingredients and the importance of high quality meats.

And of course some of those videos showing pets (or any animals really) being rendered might not hurt your case.

[lovmydog]

But what do you do when your vet tells you - that your dog needs to be on Purina EN prescription and YOU know it is worse than road kill. I took it personally that "how can you do this to ...ME? We suppose to be "friends"
I give you so much money :) I am suppose to respect your advice...and yet I now believe she thought she really believes that it is good food. I think the reps truly do a good job of brainwashing. When I called Purina to try and find out what could justify why it is so expensive; the lady said she would have to get a rep to call me; as she didn't know. How could she not know; there is nobody in Purina that knows - only a rep? Very sad.