: Hallo Jörg,

: Das Whole Dog Journal hat in der Ausgabe Jan 99(?) die "Top 10 Dog Foods" ermittelt. Ist leider alles in Englisch. :-

nach welchen Kriterien wurde diese zehn Besten ermittelt.

Viele Grüsse
Marlene




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: Top 10 Foods:
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: 1. Back to Basics (Chicken Formula) By Beowulf Natural Feeds, Inc. High
: fat content - increases dog's stamina and protect against heat
: stress.Uses only human grade pork. $1/lb
:
: 2. California Natural - This food is often recommended for dogs with
: allergies due to the simplicity of the formulation; besides the
: requisite vitamin and mineral supplements, it contains only four
: ingredients. This food should not be considered solely for allergic
: dogs. Natura Pet Products $.92/lb
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: 3. Canidae - Canidae Corporation - This is a nice food, loaded with
: great ingredients. Canidae claims to use nothing but Grade A lamb and
: poultry meal, and the only grains in the formula are whole brown and
: white rice. $.75/lb
:
: 4. Flint River - Flint River Ranch - sold only in Multi-level marketing
: plan. The company bakes their food instead of the traditional
: steam-extrusion technique. Wheat is the second ingredient here and wheat
: is listed as a major allergen for dogs. $1.62/lb
:
: 5. Innova - Natura Pet Products - This food has every conceivable food
: in it: whole steamed carrots, cottage cheese, sunflower oil, alfalfa
: sprouts, whole eggs, garlic, and more. $1.36/lb
:
: 6. Limited Diet - Innovative Veterinary Diets (Division of Nature's
: Recipe) - It's made for dogs specifically with food allergies. The only
: thing we don't like about this food is the ingredient 'lamb digest'
: which is lamb meat and miscellaneous other lamb parts. Available only
: through vets. $1.48/lb
:
: 7. PetGuard LifeSpan - PetGuard - Rather high protein food with a high
: price. Maker claims to use nothing but the best ingredients, including
: chicken raised without hormones. One questionable ingredient is corn
: gluten meal, which appears fifth on the ingredient list. Corn gluten
: meal is a by-product of manufacturing corn syrup. $1.20/lb
: 8. Pinnacle - Breeders' Choice - From the producers of Avo-Derm. They
: use oats, potatoes, quinoa, and vegatables. Use grapeseed oil as a
: source of fat and offers an alternative to dogs who are allergic to fish
: or flaxseed oils. $1.22/lb
:
: 9. Solid Gold - Uses top-quality ingredients, starting with
: USDA-inspected, hormone-free lamb from New Zealand. Also no corn, no
: wheat, no soy. $1/lb
:
: 10. Wysong - Wysong Corporation - whole grains, free-range chickens,
: active enzymes, and probiotic cultures. Encourages supplementing diet
: with fruits and vegetables. $1/lb
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:
: Tschüs,
:
: Jörg
:

:
: : Hallo Jörg,
:
: : Das Whole Dog Journal hat in der Ausgabe Jan 99(?) die "Top 10 Dog Foods" ermittelt. Ist leider alles in Englisch. :-
:
: nach welchen Kriterien wurde diese zehn Besten ermittelt.
:
: Viele Grüsse
: Marlene
:
Hallo Marlene,

die Kriterien waren:

1. only the best sources of protein (whole fresh meats or single source
meat, i.e chicken meal rather than poultry meal, which may contain
several types of fowl. Also, the use of any generic protein, i.e.
"animal fat" disqualifies a food from the list).
2. No meat by-products (by products in and of themselves are not
necessarily evil. But these 'second class' products are not handled as
carefully as whole meat. And the sources tend to be far more dubious
than whole meat).
3. A whole-meat source as one of the first two ingredients (chicken or
chicken meal, for instance, as opposed to chicken fat)
4. No artificial preservatives (including BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin)
5. No artificial colors
6. No sugars and sweeteners like corn syrup, sucrose, and ammoniated
glycyrrhizin (added to attract dogs to otherwise unappealing food)
7. No propylene glycol (added to some foods to keep them moist).

Tschüs,

Jörg