ranchodeluxe
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:Here is the ingredient list for Eukanuba Performance:
Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken By-Product Meal (Source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Ground Whole Grain Barley, Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a Source of Vitamin E), Dried Egg Product, Potassium Chloride, Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a Source of Vitamin E), Salt, Flax Meal, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Fructooligosaccharides, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Dl-Methionine, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide), Vitamins (Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Brewers Dried Yeast, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract.
For Pro Plan:
Chicken, Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols (Form of Vitamin E), Poultry By-Product Meal (Natural Source of Glucosamine), Whole Grain Corn, Corn Germ Meal, Fish Meal (Natural Source of Glucosamine), Animal Digest, Fish Oil, Dried Egg Product, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Phosphate, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Garlic Oil, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Sodium Selenite.
And Dr Timms
Chicken Meal, Brown Rice Flour, Chicken Fat, Oat Flour, Dried Beet Pulp (Sugar Removed), Dried Whole Eggs, Rice Bran, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Ocean Herring Meal, Flax Seed Meal, Catfish Meal, Chicken Liver Meal, Dried Porcine Plasma Protein, Salmon Meal, Lecithin, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Canola Oil, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Chicory Root, Calcium Carbonate, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Organic Kelp Meal, Dried Psyllium Seed Husk, Choline Chloride, Dl-Methionine, L-Lysine, Algae Fat Product (a Source of DHA), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Stabilized Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Taurine, Beta Carotene, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C), Manganese Sulfate, Inositol, Niacin Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Copper Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Copper Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Calcium Pantothenate, Potassium Iodide (Source of Iodine), Manganous Oxide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Rosemary Extract.
The Eukanuba is garbage. Three of the first four ingredients are poor nutrition, at best, filler at worst (Chicken (good), Corn Meal (bad), Ground Whole Grain Sorghum (bad), Chicken By-Product Meal (bad).
Chicken meal is a great source of protein, but by-product meal is feathers, beaks, etc, again garbage.
The Pro Plan :
Chicken, Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols (Form of Vitamin E), Poultry By-Product Meal (Natural Source of Glucosamine), Whole Grain Corn, Corn Germ Meal,
Same Story, fillers and garbage.
Dr Tim's:
Chicken Meal, Brown Rice Flour, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Oat Flour, Dried Beet Pulp (Sugar Removed), Dried Whole Eggs, Rice Bran, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Ocean Herring Meal, Flax Seed Meal, Catfish Meal, Chicken Liver Meal, Dried Porcine Plasma Protein, Salmon Meal.
See how far down the ingredient list you have to go before you even find something you can't pronounce? Even if it has the same "numbers" everyone is so concerned with, this is a much higher quality ration because the protein and fat is highly digestible. I would use this food without hesitation.
I use Taste of The Wild and included it's base ingredient list:
Buffalo, Lamb Meal, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Potatoes, Canola Oil, Egg Product, Bison, Roasted Venison, Beef, Natural Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Potato Protein, Pea Protein, Ocean Fish Meal, Salt, Choline Chloride, Dried Chicory Root, Tomatoes, Blueberries, Raspberries, Yucca Schidigera Extract,
You can see that a quality ration has digestible protein and ingredients you can pronounce. My High energy spaniels get run up to 8 miles a day with the dirt bike, depending on how hot it is. They hunt hard and often. I supplement them with my free range eggs and a home-brewed "canned" dog food consisting of ground beef, eggs, green beans, pumpkin and carrots all simmered together, then let it set into a meatloaf type substance and sliced into portions, as they won't eat a dry ration while hunting. My dogs were withering away on Pro Plan until I educated myself on what a good dog food really is. Now my dogs have a better coat, boundless energy and they heal up much faster from a hard days hunt with it's muscle fatigue, and all it's barbed wire cuts, burrs, etc.
I would suggest you try either the Dr Tim's or Taste of The Wild, if you are certain the dog is otherwise healthy, meaning free of parasites, etc as mentioned above. There are likely other good foods out there, but I have found the biggest names supply the worst food. Good Luck
Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken By-Product Meal (Source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Ground Whole Grain Barley, Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a Source of Vitamin E), Dried Egg Product, Potassium Chloride, Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a Source of Vitamin E), Salt, Flax Meal, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Fructooligosaccharides, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Dl-Methionine, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide), Vitamins (Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Brewers Dried Yeast, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract.
For Pro Plan:
Chicken, Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols (Form of Vitamin E), Poultry By-Product Meal (Natural Source of Glucosamine), Whole Grain Corn, Corn Germ Meal, Fish Meal (Natural Source of Glucosamine), Animal Digest, Fish Oil, Dried Egg Product, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Phosphate, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Garlic Oil, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Sodium Selenite.
And Dr Timms
Chicken Meal, Brown Rice Flour, Chicken Fat, Oat Flour, Dried Beet Pulp (Sugar Removed), Dried Whole Eggs, Rice Bran, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Ocean Herring Meal, Flax Seed Meal, Catfish Meal, Chicken Liver Meal, Dried Porcine Plasma Protein, Salmon Meal, Lecithin, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Canola Oil, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Chicory Root, Calcium Carbonate, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Organic Kelp Meal, Dried Psyllium Seed Husk, Choline Chloride, Dl-Methionine, L-Lysine, Algae Fat Product (a Source of DHA), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Stabilized Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Taurine, Beta Carotene, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C), Manganese Sulfate, Inositol, Niacin Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Copper Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Copper Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Calcium Pantothenate, Potassium Iodide (Source of Iodine), Manganous Oxide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Rosemary Extract.
The Eukanuba is garbage. Three of the first four ingredients are poor nutrition, at best, filler at worst (Chicken (good), Corn Meal (bad), Ground Whole Grain Sorghum (bad), Chicken By-Product Meal (bad).
Chicken meal is a great source of protein, but by-product meal is feathers, beaks, etc, again garbage.
The Pro Plan :
Chicken, Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols (Form of Vitamin E), Poultry By-Product Meal (Natural Source of Glucosamine), Whole Grain Corn, Corn Germ Meal,
Same Story, fillers and garbage.
Dr Tim's:
Chicken Meal, Brown Rice Flour, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Oat Flour, Dried Beet Pulp (Sugar Removed), Dried Whole Eggs, Rice Bran, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Ocean Herring Meal, Flax Seed Meal, Catfish Meal, Chicken Liver Meal, Dried Porcine Plasma Protein, Salmon Meal.
See how far down the ingredient list you have to go before you even find something you can't pronounce? Even if it has the same "numbers" everyone is so concerned with, this is a much higher quality ration because the protein and fat is highly digestible. I would use this food without hesitation.
I use Taste of The Wild and included it's base ingredient list:
Buffalo, Lamb Meal, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Potatoes, Canola Oil, Egg Product, Bison, Roasted Venison, Beef, Natural Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Potato Protein, Pea Protein, Ocean Fish Meal, Salt, Choline Chloride, Dried Chicory Root, Tomatoes, Blueberries, Raspberries, Yucca Schidigera Extract,
You can see that a quality ration has digestible protein and ingredients you can pronounce. My High energy spaniels get run up to 8 miles a day with the dirt bike, depending on how hot it is. They hunt hard and often. I supplement them with my free range eggs and a home-brewed "canned" dog food consisting of ground beef, eggs, green beans, pumpkin and carrots all simmered together, then let it set into a meatloaf type substance and sliced into portions, as they won't eat a dry ration while hunting. My dogs were withering away on Pro Plan until I educated myself on what a good dog food really is. Now my dogs have a better coat, boundless energy and they heal up much faster from a hard days hunt with it's muscle fatigue, and all it's barbed wire cuts, burrs, etc.
I would suggest you try either the Dr Tim's or Taste of The Wild, if you are certain the dog is otherwise healthy, meaning free of parasites, etc as mentioned above. There are likely other good foods out there, but I have found the biggest names supply the worst food. Good Luck
