Pedigree dog food
October 16, 2008
Filed under Dog Food Reviews, Pedigree
Pedigree Dog Food
Pedigree Dog Food is made and manufactured by MARS, Inc. Pedigree dog food comes in both a dry version and also a canned version. Pedigree also makes dog treats. You will find 8 different formulas of Pedigree dog food.
Pedigree dog foods come in eight different formulas designed to meet all the nutritional requirements for all life stages. Among the eight Pedigree kibbles, only two have been formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient standards. Pedigree dog foods have received consistently low ratings because of the poor quality of its ingredients.
Among the ingredients used in all the Pedigree dog food formulas the base ingredients include ground whole corn, meat and bone meal, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, and animal fat.
A good quality dog food should include ingredients that echo a dog’s diet in the wild. Although a dog is not considered an obligate carnivore, a huge percentage of its diet should be comprised of protein from animal sources.
Ground whole corn is not an ideal major ingredient of dog foods because dogs are not able to efficiently digest corn. In large amounts, corn has been associated with increased incidence of food allergies in dogs. Another form of corn is corn gluten meal where the starchy component has been removed. Corn gluten meal contains protein, albeit an inferior source of plant-based protein.
Many dog food formulas have eliminated the use of chemical preservatives and artificial coloring which have been declared unwholesome additives however Pedigree has incorporated BHT and BHA as preservatives.
Whole grains are also added in the form of wheat and rice. The usual practice is to use feed grade wheat which is of inferior quality. Wheat has also been identified as one potential allergen in dog foods. On the other hand, rice has not been specified whether it’s brown, brewer’s, or even white rice. Different types of rice possess different qualities.
As it is, Pedigree dog food formulas are primarily corn-based with average protein from meat by-products and low fat levels.
Most customer feedbacks were fairly negative, although Pedigree did have some loyal supporters. Overall, this is not a brand that we would recommend.
Some voiced out fears that cheap sources of meat by-products may introduce toxic chemicals such as sodium thiopental or pentobarbital from euthanized animals which may have been purchased and processed for dog food.
Still others are questioning why most ingredients are unnamed or generic thus increasing doubts of the sources of these ingredients.
Some dog owners also reported that feeding Pedigree to their dogs resulted in skin problems and hair loss.
Please visit the links listed below for Pedigree dog food reviews by formula.
Have a comment or question about our Pedigree dog food review? Want to share your experiences with others? We welcome your comments!
Pedigree Dog Food Reviews
Pedigree Dog Food Formulas:
- PEDIGREE WITH LAMB and RICE Dog Food
- PEDIGREE Senior Complete Nutrition Dog Food
- PEDIGREE WEIGHT MAINTENANCE Food Dog Food
- PEDIGREE SMALL BREED Nutrition Mini Crunchy Bites Dog Food
- PEDIGREE LARGE BREED Nutrition Dog Food
- PEDIGREE WITH CHICKEN, RICE and VEGETABLES Food Dog Food
- PEDIGREE PUPPY Food for Puppies Original Chicken Flavor Dog Food
- PEDIGREE Adult Complete Nutrition Dog Food
Pedigree Dog Food Consumer Ratings
| Title | Votes | Rating | Review |
| PEDIGREE Adult Complete Nutrition Dog Food | 46 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
| PEDIGREE LARGE BREED Nutrition Dog Food | 28 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| PEDIGREE PUPPY Food for Puppies Original Chicken Flavor Dog Food | 19 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
| PEDIGREE SMALL BREED Nutrition Mini Crunchy Bites Dog Food | 24 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
| PEDIGREE WEIGHT MAINTENANCE Food Dog Food | 13 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| PEDIGREE WITH CHICKEN, RICE and VEGETABLES Food Dog Food | 26 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Pedigree Senior Complete Nutrition Dog Food | 23 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Pedigree dog food | 160 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Pedigree with Lamb and Rice Dog Food | 13 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
The thing I have started to wonder about most dog food and the comments is what type of lifestyle do the dogs live themselve. I mean I hear so much about the premium holistic and better ingredient crap, but nature proves a dog would eat a chicken carcass just as well as a chicken breast. Also to the owners and “food experts”, I am challenger to see your pets are they lean athletes or just couch potatoes eating expensive food that is proving as fruitless as the other low cost brands?
My dog has his own website. Go check him out.
http://3toestony.shutterfly.com/
Jess 3 toes Tony looks great
he’s got a beautiful coat as well, very wavy looking. Your boy definately looks great eating the premium brand, which one you feed anyway.
Jess, email me or add me on your messenger list if you have yahoo. [email protected]
His main food is Orijen large breed puppy (he gets some every day) but like everyone else I am not made of money so I rotate Taste of the Wild (not to spendy) along with California Natural (OK price wise). He does good on all of them. I am gonna try Artemis (spendy) and maybe a little innova which he does fine on, but the large breed puppy is to spendy so I am gonna wait another month or so and go with the adult. I try to buy some food every 2 weeks even if I don’t need it, so my money goes farther.
Everyone is an expert on here. Feed what your dog likes. They are all 100% complete and balanced by AAFCO. I had a husky live to be over 16 with NO health issues her whole life and she was on purina and dads brand her whole life. She had a beautiful coat and perfect health until her death at 16, which is past the normal life expectency for a husky.
I have two Shepherds on Pedigree and they are 8 and 10 and doing fine.
I had a Corgi who lived to 14 on Diamond (so called premium) who als makes Kirkland brand, and she was fine.
Its all good and depends if you fall for the marketing hype of the overpriced brands. Dogs will eat the whole chicken, nothing wrong with by-products. Dogs will also forage and eat grains,again, corn not all that bad…
Trust me, if your budget does not allow for premium do not let anyone tell you otherwise, you can feed supermarket brand foods.
And the line of crap, no pun intended, of the premium brands having smaller sized crap from the dog is BS. It was always the same size regardless of what I fed them.
People kill me when they get on the internet and go to bat for these horrible dog food companies!!!Do you really think these low cost dog foods are good for your dog?? Did you ever read the ingredient list??? If so do you understand it?? Because if you did I don’t think you would feed your dog this toxic crap!!! People please research the ingredients,No matter what the cost of your food is because some of these supposedly premium dog foods are the same crap just at a higher price!!TO all the manufactures of toxic cancer causing dog food:I HOPE YOU ALL ROT IN HELL FOR POISONING ARE PETS!!!
Jess your dog is Beautiful!!Cats too!Looks like someones been eating your couch though.LOL
Jess,You stated you are going to try Artemis,I don’t know which formulation but the Maximal lists fat 3rd on the ingredient list,this has been studied and proven to contribute to bloat in large dogs.
Jed, educate yourself a little, then come back and will talk. Do some research then tell me this is good food.
http://www.bornfreeusa.org/facts.php?more=1&p=359
http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/dogfoods.html
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showcat.php?cat=7&stype=1&si=pedigree&perpage=24&sort=8&stype=&limit=&cat=7&ppuser=0
We “rescued” our Boxer, Riley, nearly a year ago. He is 4yrs old. The people we got him from were feeding him WalMart brand Ol Roy. Now I know that this is very low quality food (my sister’s King Sheppard – who is 9yrs old – is eating her poopsicles since my sister started feeding her this). I spoke our vet about a decent food that we could afford. He did say that Pedigree was not the best but is sufficient enough. Now thankfully, Riley LOVES veggies so when I make dinner (fresh veggies of all types at every dinner) I am sure to make a little extra for Riley. We also give him fish skin when I make salmon and other healthy bits of meat. He loves the Pedigree and has no health issues (which Boxers are known for many). He’s been supplemented with fresh natural food as well. We love Riley very much but we have to work with what we have. We have other financial priorities in our life besides dog food – as I’m sure that might be the case with many other pet owners these day. Besides, there IS much worse than Pedigree out there I’m sure (‘Ol Roy???).
In the matter of my sister’s poor dog….well, I’m working on that. I saw Leah (the dog) eat her poopsicle for the first time today (although my sister said she’s been doing it for a while now). It was the most disgusting thing. I think the issue here might be a little obvious but it could be for various reasons, too.
Hi I am concerned about Pedigree. Both dogs that I had that I fed it to had raised liver enzymes. I felt like I poisoned my dog not that I was a bad dog owner just not informed. It may have been her breed she was a german shepard mix and she died at 10 due to liver complications. My other dog Mupps whom is now 12 has a liver issue too but he does not have to be put down thank god. I think Michelle is right in away. Not that we should go to H*ll but that I was not informed. It is not too late for my younger dogs so do you think the Dick Pattens Natural Balance is any good or do you think I should switch to Eukanuba. Let me know. Thank you.
Switch right away. Here is a list of some good foods. Witch foods slowly.
Artemis*
Blue Wilderness*
Go
Horizon*
Evo****
Innova**
Instinct**
Orijen*****
Taste of the Wild**
Wellness
Acana***
Fromm*
Merrick
Canidae
Evanders
Earthborn
Natures Variety
Natures logic
Solidgold
Pinnacle
Timberwolf
Blue Buffalo
Halo
California Natural**
Healthwise**
Karma**
My Chinese Sharpei has been eating this his whole life, and he’s been having seizures of and on for the last couple years. I have been doing research and poor nutrition can be a leading cause of this problem so I am promptly changing to a more nutritious diet despite the fact that he enjoys this food.
Melissa-what I had stated in my earlier post was that the MANUFACTURERS – should go to HELL for poisoning are pets-not the uninformed owners!!