Thank you so mutch.When i was living in germany I was feeding my dogs Hund n
Flocken.I was telling Bruce abaut that the other day.I.m going to take the list
and look what i can find.Thanks again
God bless you.Claudia
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From: Christy Sylvest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:36:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dogfood Question
Great list! Here is the other part of the those grades. This is how they came
up with them and how you can grade your dog food.
How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100:
1) For every listing of "by-product" , subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or
fat) reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points
5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five
ingredients (I.e. "ground brown rice", "brewers rice", "rice flour" are all the
same grain), subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in
the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points
9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to
other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to
wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to
beef), subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
Extra Credit:
1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5
points
3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first
one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein
source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point
13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free,
add 1 point
Score:
94-100+ = A, 86-93 = B, 78-85 = C, 70-77 = D, 69 and below = F
Here are a list of dog foods and their grades.
Tara
Dog Food Grades
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------Dog
Food scores:
Alpo Prime Cuts / Score 81 C
Artemis Large/Medium Breed Puppy / Score 114 A+
Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+
Authority Harvest Baked Less Active / Score 93 B
Beowulf Back to Basics / Score 101 A+
Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F
Blackwood 3000 Lamb and Rice / Score 83 C
Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice / Score 106 A+
Burns Chicken and Brown Rice / Score 107 A+
Canidae / Score 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A
Diamond Performance / Score 85 C
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+
Dick Va n Patten's Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice / Score 106
A+
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+
EaglePack Holistic / Score 102 A+
Eukanuba Adult / Score 81 C
Eukanuba Puppy / Score 79 C
Flint River Senior / Score 101 A+
Foundations / Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D
Innova Dog / Score 114 A+
Innova Evo / Score 114 A+
Innova Large Breed Puppy / Score 122 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+
Member's Mark Chicken and Rice / Score 84 C
Merrick Wilderness Blend / Score 127 A+
Nature's Recipe / Score 100 A
Nature's Recipe Healthy Skin Venison and Rice / Score 116 A+
Nature's Variety Raw Instinct / Score 122 A+
Nutra Nuggets Super Premium Lamb Meal and Rice / Score 81 C
Nutrience Junior Medium Breed Pupp y / Score 101 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B
Nutro Max Adult / Score 93 B
Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice / Score 98 A
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Wheat Free / Score 86 B
Nutro Natural Choice Senior / Score 95 A
Nutro Ultra Adult / Score 104 A+
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F
Premium Edge Chicken, Rice and Vegetables Adult Dry / Score 109 A+
Pro Nature Puppy / Score 80 C
Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach / Score 94 A
Purina Ben ful / Score 17 F
Purina Dog / Score 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F
Purina One Large Breed Puppy / Score 62 F
Royal Canin Boxer / Score 103 A+
Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A
Solid Gold / Score 99 A
Summit / Score 99 A
Timberwolf Or ganics Wild & Natural Dry / Score 120 A+
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A
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"Whether or not it is clear to you, the world is unfolding as it should."
-Desiderata
Christy Sylvest
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com
From: claudiawrnr@ yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:30:10 -0800
Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dogfood Question
My 4 chi love it i have no problems at all .It is not easy araund my town to
find anything else.We have one Petshope in Town and i will not spend a $ in
that Place.They shut it down 2 times and letting her open it over and over.I,m
not helping her to make money so she kan abuse more animals.She run a Puppymill
in SC and they got all the Animals out of there.Dogs Birds a.s.o.
She went to Court and pays a smale fine thats it.
God bless you.Claudia
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From: mlf107 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:10:26 PM
Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dogfood Question
Hello,
I feed my Chi Iams and started him on that because other friends
including breeders and groomers I know feed it to their chi's as
well. Mine has done just fine!
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, claudia werner <claudiawrnr@ ...>
wrote:
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> I been feeding my Chia Iams Dogfood as i have with allmy dogs I
owend over the last 17 years.I have chekted onTimber Wolf Dogfood,but
i can not get it araund my Town ore in a 50mile range.My question: is
Iams a good Dog food For chis ore shuld I try to find a diferend one
if so any sugsecion? I feed iams for smal and toy.They like it .
>
> God bless you.Claudia
>
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