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Best puppy food for bichon frise
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24-04-2013 2:53am#1
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ABajaninCork wrote: »Orijen and Taste of the Wild might be too high in protein for a small dog. I think Burns is the way to go. That's what I feed my Shih Tzu. And yes - His Highness insists we leave the room when he's eating. My cat was the same too!
Thanks I've now read up on burns and I'm going to give that a go!
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Well its a good enough food but massively overpriced for what is (or was the last time I checked) 65% rice. Makes no sense to me.
I think there are better foods out there for my money but again thats just my opinion.
I wish someone could just tell me the best dog food for my bichon pup. I'm back to square one again
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I wish someone could just tell me the best dog food for my bichon pup. I'm back to square one again
Have you spoken with the breeder that you got your pup from? What do they feed? If they are a good breeder they should be more than happy to chat to you about any issues, and give advice.0 -
Why don't you rate burns anymore?
Are you using Burns original? Chicken 20%. Protein 18.5 Oil & Fats 7.5.
Most of Burns products are low protein and sometimes this suits dogs better.
Barking Heads TLC does look good but on this site:
www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php/product/2331
they say during cooking moisture is removed from the fresh chicken and you are left with around 30% chicken in total (rather than 50%). Protein 24% Fat 17%.
Burns told me before if my dog was underweight to use their Burns Puppy Chicken & Rice product. This also has 30% chicken. Protein 24% Oil & Fats 12%.
Barking Heads has extra ingredients - trout oil, joint care, etc. but I think Burns Puppy Chicken & Rice is comparable. (Less oils/fats if that makes any difference.) Same size bag & price online.
Off topic a bit, I have been using Burns for 4 years now. My eldest dog has lost some weight recently. I didn't pay much heed as sometimes that happens with Burns. Came across an article saying that low protein in older dogs can cause them to lose muscle mass and that higher protein is better. So I have just ordered a bag of Skinners Salmon & Rice to see if that would make a difference as it has higher protein/fat/oils.0 -
they say during cooking moisture is removed from the fresh chicken and you are left with around 30% chicken in total (rather than 50%).
This is actually a 'trick of the trade' in pet food, as there is currently no legislation on this kind of labelling. I know most people on here recommend that the first ingredient should be meat, but it depends which company it is, some companies will put the meat as the first ingredient because it is before they have extracted the water from it (and obviously all meat has a high water content), and once that happens it would no longer be the biggest ingredient. So, just because the first ingredient in a food may be rice, it doesn't actually mean that it has less meat in it than one that has meat as the first ingredient, it depends if its already been dehydrated or not, some companies are more ethical about their labelling than others, and a lot of the forum users here I think would be surprised at who those companies are, judging by past comments. 0 -
I wish someone could just tell me the best dog food for my bichon pup. I'm back to square one again
There is no one best food. You could buy the most expensive and it wouldnt suit your dog, its trial and error. Buy a small bag of one of the foods recommended and see how you go.
The best in my opinion is raw but it can be harder to feed smaller dogs, my two yorkies anyway they would choke themselves.This is actually a 'trick of the trade' in pet food, as there is currently no legislation on this kind of labelling.
Thats one thing I dont like with BH. They list boneless salmon and then dried salmon. I know there isnt 45% salmon in it but some people would be fooled by that.0 -
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ABajaninCork wrote: »Why??
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I think you are OK too for the moment until you definitely decide.
Barking Heads is a good food but has been said above there is no guarantee it will suit your dog. With any new food you might try, there could be one ingredient that doesn't agree with your dog.
I mean one good thing you can say about Burns is that the ingredients are very simple which means it might suit more dogs. (Some foods have a huge list of ingredients and I would have to spend hours on google trying to figure out what they are.)
Whichever one you go for (as above) get a small bag. Or alot of websites give free samples.
Deciding on the right food can be a minefield at times. Sometimes if you find one that suits stick with it as changing can be a nightmare.0
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