this food is absolutely horrible from an ingredient perspective.

It could be produced at the pearly gates of heaven and still be awful.

I couldn't imagine many on this site feeding this garbage, but if they are...good information.

 

Oh my gosh, I shop at Target aka "TarJay" all the time and I tell you I have looked at their dog toys and such but I did not know they had their own dog food brand! WOW! I cannot believe they won't say where the brand is from/made. Thats pretty bad! If they have nothing to hide then I wonder why they are not telling! I am now so curious I want to check this out!

 

I wonder if this is Target's attempt to compete with Walmart's Ol' Roy. It certainly comes at the expense of all those pets whose owners are uninformed and driven solely by the almighty dollar. What a shame!

 

Please don't say that word Ol' Roy, Do you know how many people walk out of the store with that crap?!!!

 

I have tried to look up the ingredients to no avail. Says made in the USA or Imported! Well then I assume from this some stuff is made here like maybe the manufacturing but heck are they outsourcing from China, Beirut, the Philippines what the heck Imported from where!!!!????? Ok it must be really bad then when you can't find out the ingredients or the manufacture! Bah Humbug!

 

Wags,

I just looked at the stuff the other day at my local Target.

Think Pedigree or Beneful...maybe even a bit worse and you'll be pretty close.

Its bad. Real bad.

 

I actually feel goofy that I never knew about their dog food. I wonder how long they have had their own brand of dog food ~anyway ~I need to within the next couple days take a run up to "TarJay" I am def. going to check the lable on this brand to see the ingredients. I can't find the ingredients list anywhere on the Internet! If their worse than Beneful or Pedigree MY GOD! What the heck's with Target! They are affiliated with Fields or it use to be Fields out here I know now Macys! Disgusting I say! :frown:

 

At one point I could go into "Tarjay" & get US-made doggie treats. They were always in stock at a much more reasonable price than the Petco right next door.However, within the past 6 months or so every time I've gone in when I read the labels, the stuff all says Made in China. So I've stopped buying doggie treats there.

Same thing with Publix. They carry 2 brands "bull wrinkles": their own "private label" is made in China, while the other (I think it's "Uncle Sam's) is made in the US. Guess which one I choose?

Meanwhile, Publix head office is about 1/2 hour from here in Lakeland, FL. I think I just might "drop them a line" about their inappropriate choices.

 

Danger Dog Treats!




I bought a bag of Bacon Dog treats from Target last week.
When I opened them they smelled really bad.
I read the ingredients and they contained "ethelyne glycol" which is Anti Freeze.
I have contacted Target and asked them for a response, but no answer so far.

For those who dont know, Ethelyne Glycol is HIGHLY poisonous to animals as well as humans.

NEVER give these things to your dog.

Sledster

 

Tarjay..lol, its funny when Oprah says it, thank god she doesent feed her dog Boots and Barkley..lol. With all the celeb foods popping up, maybe she should come out with a healthy line for a change (unlike rachel ray or chef michael), I predict that 80% of american population(mostly led my middle aged women) would rush to the stores to buy her food. :biggrin:

 

I couldn't agree more, KB. The REALLY frustrating part about all of this is that when we bring our dog out to the farm to visit and play with our friends who feed this stuff, they often comment about how "soft and silky" our dog's coat is, and how "energetic" she is, and "she seems a bit thin, don't you think?" So we explain that we're feeding some higher quality food, we limit her food intake, and offer her quality treats at appropriate times, they get a glassy look in their eyes and proceed to dump another bowl full of this Walmart garbage into their dog's bowls and pass it off. I've seen this over and over again. I feel somewhat vindicated in that I feel as if I've gotten the word out to some of those closest to me, who have followed my advice and seen huge improvements in their dogs and cats. However, those that I can't seem to get through to are the ones that really bother me.

Sorry if this turned into a vent on my part, but I feel better for having posted it. Maybe it's time for a new thread - how does one deal with those who refuse to see logic and reason when it comes to the proper way to feed your best friends?

 

I was trying to find the same information myself.... And to think I was feeding my PUPPIES their food when I was low on money... I should have just stuck with the RAW diet.... In the end it turns out better and cheaper.

I found this thread and forum in my search... talk about horrifying!

In my search I also came across this:

Dog Food Reviews - 1 Star Dry Dog Food - Powered by ReviewPost

And it has 42 something PAGES of all kinda of dog foods. It even had my local dollar stores food.... BUT... Boots and Barkley there was no results... Im not sure what scares me most... the fact it wasnt on there.... or not knowing what Target is hiding...

And to think alot of people think that because their icon is a bullterrier pup, that their dog products are safe by all means. About a year ago they had 3 or 4 kinds of dog toys of THEIR brand, recalled for safety hazzards.... Tsk Tsk...

 

update

Picked up some Boots & Barkley large dog biscuits a few weeks ago, which my shepherd absolutely LOVES. Then I wondered if they weren't made in China, because the package says nothing.

I called the 800 # for Target on the package and gave them the product scan number... they didn't have an answer at first, but gave me a reference # and promised to call me back with it. Called again a couple days later, and the Target rep said they are made in the USA. 100%, and all ingredients.

The rep said that about products for human or pet consumption, it is illegal represent the product is made in the USA if it's not. Still strange the package doesn't say "Made in USA", but... they convinced me these biscuits are.

 

Picked up some Boots & Barkley large dog biscuits a few weeks ago, which my shepherd absolutely LOVES. Then I wondered if they weren't made in China, because the package says nothing.

I called the 800 # for Target on the package and gave them the product scan number... they didn't have an answer at first, but gave me a reference # and promised to call me back with it. Called again a couple days later, and the Target rep said they are made in the USA. 100%, and all ingredients.

The rep said that about products for human or pet consumption, it is illegal represent the product is made in the USA if it's not. Still strange the package doesn't say "Made in USA", but... they convinced me these biscuits are.

Personally, I don't think I'd trust treats from them either...even if my dog did seem to like them. Especially not when there are so many decent treat options out there.

 

Not that this is the case here, but after WWII alot of items imported from Japan had "Made in USA - Japan" - the Japan probably in tiny letters so no one would notice. There is a town in Japan called Usa.

It is legal to say it's made in the USA if virtually all of it is. But I'm not sure what "virtually" can be interpreted as. Apparently, some part of it doesn't have to be.

In addition, if it's packed in the USA but contents are shipped from elsewhere - it does have to say that, I think, but it can still be misleading.

It would seem to me if it WAS made in the USA it would say so, since that is a selling plus for alot of buyers.

 

It's terrible food... i'm ashamed they use bullseye as a mascot! :lol:

 

...Pet Food or pet product?... Hell I wouldnt shop their anymore........PERIOD!!!...Who knows what else they hiding or not telling!!

 

Sounds pretty fishy to me. Yuck.

I'm so glad I'm done with kibble...no guessing!

 

are you sure it wasnt propylene glycol? which is a humectant food additive, and also found in human food. Ethylene is straight up antifreeze, I doubt they would use it in dog treats.

 

Now that you mention it, it may very well have been.
Unfortunately, I threw out the bag, but the next time I am in Target, I will check.

 

Found this at Dog Food Reviews | Dog Food Ratings

Boots & Barkley Original Formula - Dry

Ingredients: Ground yellow corn, chicken by-product meal, soybean meal, meat and bone meal, animal fat (preserved with BHA and citric acid), corn gluten meal, natural flavor, calcium carbonate, monocalcium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, choline chloride, color added (titanium dioxide, yellow #6, yellow #5), zinc sulfate, vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, niacin, copper sulfate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, manganous oxide, calcium pantothenate, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine monomitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), riboflavin supplement, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, cobalt carbonate

 

Omg gross....

If i got that for free I wouldn't even DONATE it.

 

That brand's rawhide are junk too!

 

Rawhides are junk no matter what brand.

 

Another webiste for dog food reviews is Dog Food Reviews <-- clicky link

 

I have no proof, just a concern that maybe my dog's recent illness was cause by or aggravated by Boots and Barkley Multi Flavored treats. Within a few days of giving her said treats, she had 7 seizures in a 24 hr. period. I'm afraid she hasn't fully recovered and not likely to. We threw them away.

 

I thought this was a new thread! But anyway good thing you threw them away the treats! I wouldn't buy treats from Tar~Jay ! Or Walmart or Walgreens or well, you get it! Do you have a nice mom and pops place by you that sell good nutritiously yummy treats? Or another way to have them are to dehydrate your own that then you know they are getting really good healthy nutritiously meat! Heck their are even some good cook books for dogs! My daughter makes them a peanut butter treat that's really good! Carrots, green beans are also good! Anything but Tar~Jay or grocery store garbage!

 

You make a good point but to be fair, last I checked Diamond has killed more dogs and cats than any pet food manufacturer in history and all you people is crow about is that crap food TOTW.

In addition, why not mention how Orijen misleads the public with bogus science and outright lies. When Orijen says its food is 80% protein (and 20% other) it includes water weight. By calories Orijen is 38/62, not 80/20. Moreover, all this stuff about regional Canadian ingredients is bogus. The meat meals actually come from the USA, not Canada, and they represent virtually all the protein in the food. I was poking around the internet today and Googled "problems with Orijen" and page after page of complaints came up. Why don't you hear from these people on these forums? Clearly what happens is that critical posts are removed by the administrators. How many recalls has Orijen had and didn't the FDA prevent some shipments of Acana from being sold? How many silent recalls has TOTW had?

Let's be real about all the ass-kissing and the criticisms of other foods.

 

:der:

Yeah...let's be real.

 

I dont feed kibble but I've looked at it as I do most foods just to see ingredients out of curiosity and in case I actually find something decent I can tell people who do feed kibble...Yikes awful food!

 

Both are junk and the people that use them generally don't have much experience with dogs.

Really? have you met every single person that feed orijen/acana?

I heard that Orijen is considering a grain line with lower protein in the US because of the very poor performance of the new formula and consumer fear of the protein levels, which are excessive. So after roping people into spending so much money on a junk food how are they going to explain a line with lower protein and grain. I was talking to a trainer in Italy the other day and some field tests on grain free foods showed the dogs were miserable on them. No endurance and they overheated.

Where did you hear this? Who is this trainer, what is his credibility?

 

Just purchased Boots & Barkley Retriever Sticks (Chicken Flavor) from Target a few days ago for the first time. Didn't notice "Product of China" on the package (I know bad daddy). Anyway, gave my lab 1 stick which she quickly put down. 10 minutes later she gave me the treat back in the form of vomit. I though she prob had a bad belly from something else and didn't want to throw away the rawhide yet. 2 days later the exact same routine unfolded. 10 minutes after eating 1 stick it came back up. Needless to say the sticks are in the can. Just providing a warning to all about the brand and seeing if anyone else had a similar scenario with their dog.

 

Just google chicken jerky treats and China. Those have been killing dogs for a long time. so far no recall. I gave you a link on the other thread.