Comments on: Pamela Looks at By Nature Food; Honey Just Eats It – Review

By: Jodi

Jodi — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:14:46 +0000

In reply to Pamela. God I wish I had your genes.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:13:55 +0000

We feed raw and I’ve been told it must be fed at room temperature so that rules out feeding from toys for me. Plus with the two dogs I have I’m not sure how it would work…..Delilah would probably get all hers and then start on Sampson’s.

I do have some toys that dispense food though and will sometimes put some grainfree kibble in there just to occupy Delilah. 🙂

Thanks for the review, Pamela it’s good to know the good quality foods that are available.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:43:58 +0000

In reply to 2 brown dawgs.

Discovering which ingredients your dogs are sensitive is a big challenge. It must have taken a while to figure out barley was not a good fit for your dogs.

And yes, I believe that good nutrition can enhance the appearance and health of dogs. But in the end, it’s really about the luck of the genes. The women of my family live on ice cream, get quite fat, and live healthily into their 90s. 🙂

Sounds like your childhood Sheltie had amazing genes.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:40:18 +0000

In reply to Julie.

Looks like Taste of the Wild is a big winner in this informal survey. It must be really frustrating when you find a high-quality food just to have it be part of this recall. Although it’s probably mostly a case of “better safe than sorry.”

I actually picked the flavor for the sweet potato. It’s one of Honey’s favorites.

BTW, I like the euphemism “fluffy.” I’d like to tell people I’m not fat; I’m just a little too “fluffy.”

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:37:05 +0000

In reply to Amy@GoPetFriendly.

Oooh, here’s an idea for an ap–Travelers can enter the name of their favorite brand/flavor of dog food and a map shows up telling you where you can buy it and downloads directions into your GPS. Are there enough of you rolling dog people out there feeding pups something better than Alpo?

BTW, since Honey usually eats FreshPet (soft food), I think she was really excited to have a chance to play with her Wobbler again.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:32:53 +0000

In reply to Sage.

You’re fortunate to find a food you like that is made nearby. That’s not the case for most of us.

I know how much some people value a raw diet. But it’s so true that what’s right for one dog is not right for every dog.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:31:55 +0000

In reply to Kristine. Aha, you have kibble dust in your pockets. And you still have pockets? I used to do the same thing with Agatha and Christie. And not a single jacket pocket survived. Oh how I wish I had discovered treat bags long ago. :)

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:30:44 +0000

In reply to Aleksandra.

Good point, Aleksandra. Our dog’s biochemistry really does change over time–just like ours.

As much as I love the convenience of kibble, I actually feed Honey an excellent meat-based diet with very little grain in it. I’m really happy with it.

By: 2 brown dawgs

2 brown dawgs — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:28:41 +0000

Our dogs just so not do well on any food with barley, so this food would not work well probably. We feed a salmon based kibble. We have tried a lot of different foods over the years and the one that works best for our doggies is Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream. Yes, I know some has been recalled for salmonella, but I think my dogs are more likely to get that from the pen raised ducks I ask them to pick up…lol. I am not a huge fan of Dog Food Advisor either. At times, I think they have an agenda and they do not review each type of food within a brand, so the reviews are only slightly useful for me. There can be a lot of variation between ingredients and protein and fat percentages from formula to formula within a brand of food. Those are the things that are important for me to consider when looking at food.

Sometimes I laugh at all of the fancy foods out today. Growing up, our Sheltie ate Top Choice. It was a cheap grocery store food probably full of dyes and who knows what. He lived to 23. 🙂

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:17:43 +0000

Cali easts Taste of the Wild and has eaten just about every food out there (we tried almost everything when dealing with her allergies). She does well on Taste of the Wild (she eats the Sierra Mountain grain-free lamb) but I was not happy to see it included in the recall 🙁 We give her a little spoon full of wet food with her kibble which makes her do a little happy dance 🙂

The kitties eat California Natural but I may need to switch them to something with less calories . .since they are getting a little “fluffy”.

I have never seen a Pork dog food – very interesting!