May 24, 2011

What made you decide to feed your dogs the brand that you do? What does it offer that the others don't?

Full Question:
Can you tell me why you chose that particular brand over the others available. I've been unable to find a real comparison chart anywhere that tells the difference (nutrients, cost, etc.) between freeze dried raw diets like Honest Kitchen, Steve's Real Food & Nature's Variety (as the top 3 big ones that I've found). I haven't switched over yet and I'm just trying to find out how others made the choice they did.

Thanks if you can provide your input.

Anita
Cindy
Cindy Cindy's Answer:
I don’t recommend the pre-ground frozen raw foods. They are so expensive, and not any more convenient than a homemade diet you can make yourself. Just like kibble, they have all the ingredients mashed together so you really have no way of knowing what’s in that frozen product. We use the Honest Kitchen products in conjunction with the fresh diet we prepare here for our dogs each day. We don’t use it as a stand alone diet for our dogs, more as a side dish. It’s much more convenient than frozen, as it’s easily used for travel and boarding or if we need to go to a seminar or trial.

Read this article on feeding a raw diet. It’s a work in progress but there is a lot of good information there.

I would also recommend these books, Natural Nutrition for Dogs & Cats and Raw Dog Food.

You can also go to our Feeding Dogs Page for a list of articles and books that will be helpful to you.

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