Lindsay Janes wrote 07/31/2008 06:29 PM Nature Variety Raw food #203731 - 07/31/2008 06:29 PM
Lindsay Janes Webboard User Reg: 10-24-2005 Posts: 749 Loc: Tucson, Az Offline	What does everyone think of the food? I rode on my bike today to farm store that sells dog food. They sell nature variety raw food and other items. I'm curious what's your opinion on it? I asked a lady who works there if I need to add anything. She said no it has all important nutrients that dogs need. So? http://www.naturesvariety.com/ "It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right"
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Sarah Morris wrote 07/31/2008 06:38 PM Re: Nature Variety Raw food [Re: Lindsay Janes ] #203733 - 07/31/2008 06:38 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	NV is a complete raw diet...I believe one of the few pre-made raw diets that is and it's pricey compared to others. It has a long list of ingredients, which some people object to. My cats eat it daily with no problems and True liked it when I tried him out on it. True
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Michael_Wise wrote 07/31/2008 06:39 PM Re: Nature Variety Raw food [Re: Lindsay Janes ] #203734 - 07/31/2008 06:39 PM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	There is a lot of extra curricular stuff in there, not just the meat that it says on the front of the package. You can put it together A LOT cheaper on your own from the grocery store and have it just, if not more "complete and balanced" than pre-made raw. Don't think that it is bad, just expensive, and the extra ingredients is a turn off. They really only need the meat, organs, and bones.
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Sarah Morris wrote 07/31/2008 07:00 PM Re: Nature Variety Raw food [Re: Michael_Wise ] #203739 - 07/31/2008 07:00 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	I agree with, Mike. If my dog would eat ground meats I would make my own diet in a heartbeat because it is a whole lot cheaper and it would be my choice what is added or excluded. I've got True on Bravo for his evening meal, Lindsay. Bravo has far fewer ingredients and the 10lb. chub is more economical, IMO. True
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 07/31/2008 07:46 PM Re: Nature Variety Raw food [Re: Sarah Morris ] #203742 - 07/31/2008 07:46 PM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	I fed it for a long time. Then one day I added up the cost and went "I am paying HOW MUCH for dog food????" and switched to self-made raw.
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Joyce Salazar wrote 07/31/2008 10:03 PM Re: Nature Variety Raw food [Re: Lindsay Janes ] #203759 - 07/31/2008 10:03 PM
Joyce Salazar Webboard User Reg: 02-28-2008 Posts: 2075 Loc: Dallas, Texas Offline	Hey Lindsay! Just wanted to add my 2 cents for what it's worth. I started on NV raw patties when I first wanted to start going raw. It helped me because I needed time to read and get more info about how to do it, yet I wanted to start right away. But as everyone has said, it is very expensive. I had my girl on it for about 3 weeks when I changed her over. I got lucky and found a place where I live that sells all kind of RMB's as well as lots of other holistic items. Once I read how it all worked, I had the confidence to copy the LB raw diet and my girl has never had such a great appetite until switching to raw. She loves it! If you can afford it and want the ease of it, it works well. However, just remember that dogs keep their teeth much cleaner by chewing on the bones, and if everything is already ground up, then they miss out on that. You really can't go wrong following the LB diet, but if you are a bit nervous or need time to read about it, you can't go wrong trying the NV food either. Joyce Salazar
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Jennifer N. Hack wrote 08/04/2008 04:38 PM Re: Nature Variety Raw food [Re: Joyce Salazar ] #204378 - 08/04/2008 04:38 PM
Jennifer N. Hack Webboard User Reg: 07-15-2008 Posts: 109 Loc: USA Offline	Hello- Nature's Variety is an excellent food, both in raw and kibble/canned! All of my dogs are on raw, I recommend it to clients all the time, and this is one of the brands I purchase every week. The patties are very convenient. I also feed prey-model, too, and that helps with both cost and variety. Remember to vary your proteins! This is why NV is fantastic, they make Chicken, Organic Chicken, Beef, Lamb, Venison, and Rabbit. As far as cost- Just for one of my Malinois, it costs me about $5 a day to feed NV, as he eats 3-4 patties a day. The bag says for a 60 lb. dog to feed just 2, but there is no way that would work for him. However, I don't consider $4-5 a day to be all that much, considering I spend that much just on a trip to Starbucks. Some other brands of pre-made raw are Companion, Aunt Jennies, Carnique, Stella & Chewies, and Primal. Most of those are higher in price. -Jennifer Hack
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