no one has said that their dogs are 6 or 7 years old -with no health issues -AFTER - eating these two foods. - let me start by saying that if i had a lab or a Shepard, these two foods might get by , not good at all, but the dogs bodies may not show the response the way the Bulldogs bodies do!(and I guarantee that it would shorten the lives of dogs by years,not months)
Blue Buffalo Company
46 Dog Food Reviews
Yes Red Flag Ingredients**********
Avg. Rating Dry 5 Paw Prints
Avg. Rating Can 3.5 Paw Prints
Blue Buffalo Pet Foods are manufactured by CJ Foods in Bern, Kansas and Dad's Pet Care in Meadville, Penn. Simmons Pet Foods in Arkansas produces canned foods. Meat meal ingredients (example chicken meal)*** contain internal organs; *****(leading cause of stones in Bulldogs, to laden with minerals)fish meal is preserved naturally with Naturox. Blue Buffalo did not respond to inquiries to cooking time and temperature.*** why is this a secret? to high temp or to long cooking makes the food hydrolyzed, and harmful to dogs(easier to digest,that's why they cook it so long, but it brakes down the food into its own amino acids)
oh and by the way Blue Buffalo had some food recalled recently!
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Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food Dry
Rating:
Rating Note: The highest rating for a canned pet food is 4 paw prints - due to high moisture content of all canned pet foods.
Ingredients: Deboned Lamb, Oatmeal, Whole Ground Barley, Menhaden Fish Meal (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Whole Ground Brown Rice, Peas, Natural Lamb Flavor, Whole Potatoes, Canola Oil (Naturally preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Alfalfa Meal, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Flaxseed (natural source of Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids), Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Garlic, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Turmeric, Oil of Rosemary, Dried Chicory Root, Beta Carotene, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Choline Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Salt, Caramel, Potassium Chloride, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium.
Plus: The Blue Buffalo Representative told me the ingredients are human grade/quality. The mineral listings do read to be chelated or proteinated (for better -mineral absorption). Contains Flax Seed - health promoting ingredient.
Minus: This food does include probiotics (friendly bacteria that benefits the intestinal system and in turn the immune system of the pet), however they are not listed in the Guaranteed Analysis ****(no company guarantee bacteria is viable).*** Contains** Canola Oil; controversial oil not tested for safety with pet foods. ** Contains garlic - controversial ingredient. Contains Sodium Selenite - potential risk form of selenium.
Red Flag Ingredients: **canola oil*****
Natural Preservatives: Yes
Shelf Life: 1 year
now this food contains canola oil, all canola oil is genetically modified, ! meaning we have no idea what it will do to us or the animals yet.
as is all sugar(except form cane sugar) soy, canola oil, corn.
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at a glance all of these ingredients appear fine! unless you understand that if the meat in ingredients--- do NOT say MUSCLE MEAT it is a by product of meat --humans have used all they could off of it and it went to the rendering plant for pet food !!along with downer cows, road kill, anything that may read as protein.. ground up leather boots test as a protein. no thanks.
Crude Protein: 22% Crude Fat: 12% Crude Fiber: 4.5% Moisture: 10%--
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Fromm Family Pet Food
20 Pet Food Reviews
No Red Flag Ingredients
Avg. Rating Dry 4.8 Paw Prints
Avg. Rating Can 4 Paw Prints
Fromm Family Pet Foods
Fromm Pet Foods are produced by forth generation Fromm Family. Dry Foods are manufactured in company owned U.S. plant; canned foods produced in South Dakota, U.S.; not a company owned plant. The Fromm Representative stated 'meat meal' ingredients (chicken meal, duck meal,...) do not contain by-products,*** only muscle meat;***(that means the roasts,steaks,chops that we would buy ))) fish meal preserved with citric acid (natural preservative). Manufacturing plants have APHIS EU certification. **** Dry foods are cooked at 255 F for 50 seconds. ******For more information on Fromm Family Pet Foods
Red Flag Ingredients: None
US Only Ingredients: US and Canada
Natural Preservatives: Yes
Shelf Life: 1 year
Crude Protein: 23% Crude Fat: 11% Crude Fiber: 3.5% Moisture: 10%
Lactobacillus Acidophilus 100,000,000 CFU/lb Min
Bifidobacterium Longum 100,000,000 CFU/lb Min
Lactobacillus Plantarum 100,000,000 CFU/lb Min
Enterococcous Faecium 100,000,000 CFU/lb Min
(((these are part of the guaranteed analysis-in writing and how much the minimum is in the food!))))
Ingredients: Duck, Duck Meal, Pearled Barley, Sweet Potato, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, White Rice, Whole Dried Egg, Millet, Dried Tomato Pomace, ****Safflower Oil,***NOT CANOLA OIL**)))) Cheese, Flaxseed, Carrots, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Apples, Green Beans, Lecithin, Chicken Cartilage, Potassium Chloride, Cranberries, Blueberries, Salt, Chicory Root Extract, Alfalfa Sprouts, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Folic Acid, Parsley, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Bifidobacterium Longum, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcous Faecium, Vitamin A, D3, E, B12 Supplements, Choline Bitartrate, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Carbonate, Calcium Iodate, Sorbic Acid, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite.
you see you and most of the public do not get to see the real facts on what is in the food- only whta they want you to see and think.
the other foods you have been trying may go silently ,,doing damage for years before the organs and body bust out with life long problems, the dogs that we get in rescue are never under 3 unless they have major problems- it is 4 to 6 years when the vet bills get so high that folks give up on all the money they paid in the first place, it is to late for the dog to lead a healthy life, usually they have chronic ear issues, skin, digestion,and kidney,liver,but the fosters get them back to tolerable safe health, and let people know what is safe for Bulldogs to eat to stay out of the vet .
all I am trying to do after 12 years of rescue is tell you , you will get out of your dog what you put into them. good food, clean body,daily washings of face,private areas,and a good acid content into ears twice a week,(50/50 mix of vinegar/water) that keeps the yeast form ever growing, if done regularly.this is to help you and the dogs have a happy healthy life, because Bulldogs are 180 degrees different than any other dog.
I've looked for it (FROMM) locally too...no luck! Currently, I'm transitioning to Taste of the Wild from Orijen. We'll see how that works out. I'll keep ya'll posted
