Anyone use this, the ingredients seem good? I was using Diamond till I found about the recall and found out my dog has been eating a recalled bag for last 2 weeks and I took the remaining 20 lbs back and got a full refund on a 40 lb bag. I refuse to use Diamond ever again, and after reading the ingredients of the High pro it looked very good and I bought a 50lb bag for the same price of a 40 lb bag of Diamond.

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High-Quality Nutrition For Hardworking Dogs
Purina® brand Hi Pro Dog Food contains performance-grade nutrition that owners can count on to help dogs perform at their best. With an optimal 27 percent protein to 15 percent fat ratio, Purina Hi Pro helps maintain muscle strength and energy.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude protein (Min) 27.0%
Linoleic Acid (Min) 1.2%
Crude fat (Min) 15.0%
Calcium (Ca) (Min) 1.0% Crude fiber (Max) 4.0%
Phosphorus (P) (Min) 0.8%
Moisture (Max) 12.0%
Vitamin A (Min) 10,000 IU/kg

Ingredients
Beef and bone meal, ground wheat, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, ground yellow corn, beef tallow preserved with mixed-tocopherols (source of vitamin E), soybean meal, animal digest, salt, potassium chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, vitamin supplements (A, E, B-12, D-3), DL-Methionine, manganese sulfate, niacin, calcium carbonate, brewers dried yeast, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite. W-4293

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Anyone use this, the ingredients seem good? I was using Diamond till I found about the recall and found out my dog has been eating a recalled bag

You might want to check out this site about ingredients:
http://www.feedmypet.com/dog-food-comparison.html

You'll see in the footnotes (in red in the Purina part of the chart) that this is a food that's heavy in ingredients you may not want to feed.

For example, my own research has led me to ban corn products completely (if I were feeding commercial food).

Dog food gives me a headache... i've been feeding my dog Pedigree canned food mixed with nutro large breed adult kibble for the last few weeks, and I've tried the Purina Alpo stuff, and the cheap Great Choice or whatever it's called PetSmart brand food, I feed him what he'll eat. Are there any store bought canned foods that are actually good for him? I'd give him a 100% raw diet if he'd actually eat it... perhaps I'll try him on that Honest Kitchen stuff and just be done with it. Right now I'm of the frame of mind "feeding something healthy that he wont eat is worse than feeding him something less healthy that he will eat". I need to find a permanent feeding solution for this picky eater o' mine.

I know you've probably heard the, "Don't feed him till he eats" thing. Unfortunately that IS the only thing I have worked with good success. You can of course try cooking the outside of the chicken before feeding it to the dog, to get him used to the texture of the raw meat (which is still inside). Some dog gravy on top of the raw meat also helps, or mixing it with ground beef at first. Anyway I've found with previous dogs before I knew any better that if I just kept changing their food then they'll just keep wanting more and more since I'm 'caving in' to their desires.

My mantra? I'm not going to deal with smelly poop, fur, tartar, and the expense of buying food I know isn't worth the dime I spend on them. So if my dogs won't eat, then they don't eat. It may take a while but they eventually get it. Now they're all ravenous beasts.

Hi Mike:
I feed Canidae dry and mix some canned Evengers in with it. There are two types of evengers canned- one with ONLY meat, and one that has added things that look good to people (like grains etc). The meat only is cooked IN the can. It is very high quality, and works well even with my Boxer with a sensitive gut. They have a variety which is called "hunk of beef", and in fact, it is ONLY a chunk of meat, and looks just like my pot roast after I cook it, where the meat is very tender. When I get that out the dog's noses go into overtime. I am very happy with this combo that I use. I get evengers in a privately owned feed store. Pedigree canned is not so great- lots of soy and my dog's ears got funky on that (lots of sugary stuff increased fungal presence in their ears). Evengers is a little more, but it is 100% better in quality.
Julie

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.....Are there any store bought canned foods that are actually good for him? ..... I'll try him on that Honest Kitchen stuff and just be done with it.

Heck, yeah...........there are several good canned foods. The Honest Kitchen stuff, though, would be a great switch if you aren't doing raw.......I was so pleased to find that!

I'll find my list and PM you.

Also, Kristine's and Julie's advice is good. It's smart to avoid the yeast-triggering ingredients and stay away from the whole yeast-infection cycle from the get-go. And in my own experience, even a dog who doesn't like changes in diet will make a gradual switch if you add something wonderful to the new food as you slowly replace the old food with it.

That comparison link will give you lots of fast info.....just read the ingredients typed in red and avoid them. You don't even have to read the footnotes about why, if you don't feel like it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I don't buy commercial any more (and never did buy kibble), except that I do now keep The Honest Kitchen for times when I haven't shopped. And I did have to add something to it at first to make it appealing. (I used a little cooked beef in meat juice, poured on.)

And yes, the dog WILL eat when s/he's hungry enough, and I DO know that I cater a little too much to their palates! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I feed natural choice mixed with undercooked ground turkey. They get plain yogurt also occasionaly. My pitbull can be fussy about her food and will only eat after you leave the room. I feed twice a day and always pick up the bowls after each meal. If they do not eat the first time no more food is offered untill the next meal. Most dogs will be hungry then.I have also found cooked winter sguash to be a dogs favorite treat.My friend was feeding purina high pro untill she was introduced to natural choice which the dogs loved.

Natural choice has just introduced a new canned food called eatables. Dogs can choose from irish stew(irish terrier),chinese take out with sauce(chinese crested),Southern style dumplings with gravy(catahoula leopard dog)or hobo chili(labrodoole or your favorite designer dog) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />May be the answer for those finiky eaters.

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I feed natural choice mixed with undercooked ground turkey. They get plain yogurt also occasionaly. My pitbull can be fussy about her food and will only eat after you leave the room. I feed twice a day and always pick up the bowls after each meal.

A wiser forum member than I pointed out a few months ago that of course the subordinate animal does not eat while the pack leader is still standing over the food..... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I had been reading stupid things into it, like "He likes to eat in private" ........ <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Yes, I feed 2X and would pick up the bowl after, too, although I have to say I never have to pick it up.....it's polished clean. I have pigs. I mean food-driven dogs.

I should have noted that I was refering to michael's post