new here. my head is spinning at the information you great people have made available. but as i peruse, i wonder if there's a general starting point for one just dipping into better quality food?
for 14 years we fed our shep/chow/lab purina one. she was in good health other than seasonal skin allergies so i hadn't thought to look into better food. she's been gone a while and we just adopted a shep/boxer/akita 4mo.
but something the vet said at her first visit sounded off to me - he recommended feeding from the three companies that have spent the most on research of dog food, as they would have the highest quality: hills, purina and royal canin.
that struck a false chord with me, and not just because science diet was on his shelf. because a company spends more money they're better quality?
so i've embarked on a quest to learn more about what will be best for our new dog. i suspect a conclusion will take me quite some surfing and in the meantime i'd rather not feed her something too inferior. however, my husband is not keen on shelling out top price, especially when he's not sure i'm right.
so is there a middle of the road food, found at pet stores, which some here could recommend whilst i continue my research here and elsewhere? i think i'll be reading here quite some time.
thanks for reading.
for 14 years we fed our shep/chow/lab purina one. she was in good health other than seasonal skin allergies so i hadn't thought to look into better food. she's been gone a while and we just adopted a shep/boxer/akita 4mo.
but something the vet said at her first visit sounded off to me - he recommended feeding from the three companies that have spent the most on research of dog food, as they would have the highest quality: hills, purina and royal canin.
that struck a false chord with me, and not just because science diet was on his shelf. because a company spends more money they're better quality?
so i've embarked on a quest to learn more about what will be best for our new dog. i suspect a conclusion will take me quite some surfing and in the meantime i'd rather not feed her something too inferior. however, my husband is not keen on shelling out top price, especially when he's not sure i'm right.
so is there a middle of the road food, found at pet stores, which some here could recommend whilst i continue my research here and elsewhere? i think i'll be reading here quite some time.
thanks for reading.