Comments on: The Crucial Piece of Information Dog Food Companies Willfully Conceal http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/dog-food-ingredient-proportions/ Saving Good Dogs from Bad Dog Food Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:02:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike Sagman http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/dog-food-ingredient-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 Mike Sagman Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:20:56 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=96#comment-1930 Hi Ruth... I understand your frustration. We all love our dogs and we wish only the best for them. It's difficult for any of us "consumers" to say with any degree of medical certainty what could be causing what appears to be an epidemic of serious disease. Is it the food? Is it the environment? Is it the breeding? The genes? In any case, at least food-wise, I'd recommend avoiding products tainted with synthetic preservatives and chemicals. We try to catch these unwelcome compounds in our reviews. But it's easy (even for us) to miss something. Hi Ruth… I understand your frustration. We all love our dogs and we wish only the best for them. It’s difficult for any of us “consumers” to say with any degree of medical certainty what could be causing what appears to be an epidemic of serious disease.

Is it the food? Is it the environment? Is it the breeding? The genes?

In any case, at least food-wise, I’d recommend avoiding products tainted with synthetic preservatives and chemicals. We try to catch these unwelcome compounds in our reviews. But it’s easy (even for us) to miss something.

]]> By: Ruth Stoneking http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/dog-food-ingredient-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-1922 Ruth Stoneking Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:31:59 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=96#comment-1922 We just had to put our Son's dog down last week, and she was only 10 years old. She was a Beautiful Rott/Border Collie mix. She died of a mass on her liver. She was the 4th dog that had to be put down because of liver problems. The last 3 had liver disease. I don't think this is just a coincidence as we had 3 dogs before that who lived longer healthier lives some to almost 14. My husband raised hunting dogs when he was growing up and never had these problems. Do you think it is the food, the shots that we have to give them every year, or what? It just saddens me to think of all the years we have lost with our beloved dogs because something is not being done right or because Companies don't care, they are just greedy, or they think they can get away with this because they are Just Animals. Our dogs were our Babies, and we have 2 more now, and I'm scared to death that they will get liver disease or cancer too. What can we do to keep them healthy? We just had to put our Son’s dog down last week, and she was only 10 years old. She was a Beautiful Rott/Border Collie mix. She died of a mass on her liver. She was the 4th dog that had to be put down because of liver problems. The last 3 had liver disease. I don’t think this is just a coincidence as we had 3 dogs before that who lived longer healthier lives some to almost 14. My husband raised hunting dogs when he was growing up and never had these problems. Do you think it is the food, the shots that we have to give them every year, or what? It just saddens me to think of all the years we have lost with our beloved dogs because something is not being done right or because Companies don’t care, they are just greedy, or they think they can get away with this because they are Just Animals. Our dogs were our Babies, and we have 2 more now, and I’m scared to death that they will get liver disease or cancer too. What can we do to keep them healthy?

]]> By: Mike Sagman http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/dog-food-ingredient-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Mike Sagman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:45:46 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=96#comment-56 Hi Lynn... I can sense your frustration in your words. I know how you feel. The good news is that many pet owners successfully feed homemade meals to their pets daily... with similar stories of success like yours. I plan to address the topic of homemade dog food as soon as I can. In the meantime, I'm pleased to report that (thankfully) not every dog food company produces such inferior products. There are a number of conscientious manufacturers out there that consistently produce excellent dog food. I'll be sharing those brands with my readers when I begin to publish my product ratings very soon... maybe next month. So, stay tuned. Hi Lynn… I can sense your frustration in your words. I know how you feel. The good news is that many pet owners successfully feed homemade meals to their pets daily… with similar stories of success like yours. I plan to address the topic of homemade dog food as soon as I can. In the meantime, I’m pleased to report that (thankfully) not every dog food company produces such inferior products. There are a number of conscientious manufacturers out there that consistently produce excellent dog food. I’ll be sharing those brands with my readers when I begin to publish my product ratings very soon… maybe next month. So, stay tuned.

]]> By: lynn http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/dog-food-ingredient-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-55 lynn Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:30:08 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=96#comment-55 now after reading this report. i will make my beloved pets own food. and add trace mineral, vitamins, and bone meal and i know they will be much safer than eating junk that could kill them ... i will not pay any company to kill. i want my pets safe,healthy, and happy. this is so shocking. i had a dog that lived 22 years and i made her food i tried every food on the market she would throw up.. that should have told me something.she was around when i had my first child and still home when the child went off to college. didn't put it together until while reading and thinking back.. after all that was 17 years ago.no i wont pay these pet food companies to kill my pets.i just worry a yorkie couldn't handle home cooked.food w/ low blood sugar.i would love to get more info on all this mess of pet food and what we can do. i spend over 500.00 a month on my little pets.just in their food alone.just think of all the idots like me and the amount of monies these companies must be making on junk that kills!!!!!and i have very small babies that get sick much faster than a large dog.i am just sick and worried all at the same time. IS... there any answer to all of this? i am so very worried now.my two little babies aren't just dogs to me. is it safe to make home made dog food it was w/ my large dog she lived 22 years and she was a breed that was to only live about 10 years. lynn now after reading this report. i will make my beloved pets own food. and add trace mineral, vitamins, and bone meal and i know they will be much safer than eating junk that could kill them … i will not pay any company to kill. i want my pets safe,healthy, and happy. this is so shocking. i had a dog that lived 22 years and i made her food i tried every food on the market she would throw up.. that should have told me something.she was around when i had my first child and still home when the child went off to college. didn’t put it together until while reading and thinking back.. after all that was 17 years ago.no i wont pay these pet food companies to kill my pets.i just worry a yorkie couldn’t handle home cooked.food w/ low blood sugar.i would love to get more info on all this mess of pet food and what we can do. i spend over 500.00 a month on my little pets.just in their food alone.just think of all the idots like me and the amount of monies these companies must be making on junk that kills!!!!!and i have very small babies that get sick much faster than a large dog.i am just sick and worried all at the same time. IS… there any answer to all of this? i am so very worried now.my two little babies aren’t just dogs to me. is it safe to make home made dog food it was w/ my large dog she lived 22 years and she was a breed that was to only live about 10 years. lynn

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