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I used to just feed Twist (a Schnauzer cross) Bakers dry food and a few of the dry meaty chunks too, but i was thinking on and off how it's not very exciting etc. So lately i have cut down her dry food a tad and added just 4-5 chunks of Pedigree wet food into the mix :)

She LOVES it! she gets even more excited at meal times and spends ages eating her food and licking her bowl bless her :)

It's also really slowed her eating down, was getting a little worried as she did used to bolt her food pretty fast!

So what do you feed yours?

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Fish4dogs

OP have you looked at the back of the packet as to what is IN (or not in) Bakers and Pedigree?
 
The 2 Dobes are on Autarky Salmon & Rice, the Lancashire Heeler has Burns Fish & Brown Rice

OP just type Bakers in the search and you will see why no one on here will recommend Bakers.:eek:
 
Skinners Duck & Rice for mine.

OP if this post is serious, pleeeeeeease stop feeding your dog Bakers or Pedigree, it's awful stuff.
 
Raw. Any one week could include chicken, turkey, lamb, duck, liver, heart, poultry necks, fish fillets, pork ribs etc. Happy knowing my dogs are as healthy on the outside as they are on the inside.

Would never feed pedigree chum!!
 
My 3 are raw fed so every day is different and exciting :D

My old girl gets a spoonful of Naturediet to take her meds in!

As others said Bakers and Pedigree are the worst 'foods' on the market :(
 
Raw here too, I don't think I could physically make myself feed bakers! They have a huge marketing budget and are one of the most poopular foods on the market so no one should be made to feel bad for "falling for it" but it is really very horrible stuff. It actually contains a number of carcinogens that are banned in other European countries. There are lots of fantastic threads on here about the best food for dogs (and no, it doesnt HAVE to be raw, or shockingly expensive :))

Baxterina had mackerel fillets for his tea :)
 
Ours are on raw too. The lazy way with prizechoice foods - it fits in the freezer so suits us. They have Beef, Chicken, Tripe, Lamb & Fish. They also get topped up with carrots etc for addtional vits & mins.
 
Wagg working. Don't shoot me down it's the only thing that will keep weight on him, have previously tried Burns, JWB, Arden Grange, Autarky and Vitalin working.
 
Skinners is a good mid-price food....and smells like the main ingredients! Would have loved to keep feeding it to my older dog but like I said, he is weird....I used it for my young dog before he went on to raw.
 
I have never fed it but it is regularly recommended on here, I would probably categorise it as "average" but it is good value for money and VASTLY better than bakers :)
 
I fed Skinners Duck & Rice and thought it was good, but I didnt think there was much difference between that and Autarky Salmon apart from Duck & Salmon.But Autarky is quite a bit cheaper and as one bag lasts me 10days that swung it for me
 
Is it possible (and easy ish ) to move an older dog (4) from dry onto raw/something better than the dry food? I know this has been done to death obviously, but while there's a post up and running :p
 
Bakers, Wagg and Pedigree dry all contain carciogenics. (BHT, BHA). Seriously awful.

Some dogs may not, of course, get cancer and may live to a good age. Mine didn't :( They may look good on the outside (mine did, he was fed Wagg and Pedigree Chum because I was sure that it was fine, he looked great) but on the inside, possibly not. :(

May I bore people with these links once more?

Bakers:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=426&cat=all

Wagg:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=1630&cat=all

Pedigree:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=1886&cat=all

Dry food index, green is good, red is oh sweet jesus, no!
http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-health-nutrition/189896-dry-dog-food-index.html

Wet food index:

http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-health-nutrition/194976-wet-dog-food-index.html

Better quality food is more expensive, yes, but you tend to feed lots less. I recommend Orijen or Acana if your dog doesn't cope well with high protein. Wainwright's trays from Pets at Home are good. If finance is an issue, raw is probably the cheapest.

Here's a supplier list:

http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-health-nutrition/197702-raw-food-supplier-list.html
 
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Old dog gets Skinners Ruff and Ready, she's quite fussy but seems to love this. And our two pups get Autarky. Thinking of changing them to Red Mills though as it sounds good :)
 
NicoleS_007 said:
Old dog gets Skinners Ruff and Ready, she's quite fussy but seems to love this. And our two pups get Autarky. Thinking of changing them to Red Mills though as it sounds good :)
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Yikes, really?! Derivatives is what is left after everything else has been removed. Think mechanically recovered scraps. Derivatives are floor sweepings.

A review:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=1960&cat=all

A decent food should have a named meat or meat meal as the first ingredient. There should be no cereals. Dogs cannot process and do not need cereals.
 
cinnamontoast said:
Yikes, really?! Derivatives is what is left after everything else has been removed. Think mechanically recovered scraps. Derivatives are floor sweepings.

A review:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=1960&cat=all

A decent food should have a named meat or meat meal as the first ingredient. There should be no cereals. Dogs cannot process and do not need cereals.
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We were thinking about the Engage range
http://www.redmills.ie/ie/pet/products/product/?id=607&parent=1772
 
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