Speaking of dog food, I think that is the concern of all pet parents. The first mate has been home for more than two years. Although he is not very professional in the research on this issue, he has a little bit of his own care.
When the first mate first got home, he was slender and slender, because he could not feed, and lost 1.00kg a month. The one on the right is what it looks like one year later, short and fat.
If you think the contrast is not obvious enough, please look at this picture.
Let's take a look at his fur color, the bright reflection when the sun shines.
I think that a balanced nutritional ratio of scientific fresh food or raw flesh and blood should be the best choice for dogs. Compared with the first two kinds of food, dog food is equivalent to the compressed biscuits of the human world. Although it can supplement energy, the taste is not very good. Therefore, on the premise that the owner has time and energy, he can consider making himself or feeding raw flesh and blood. However, you must study the ratio of various foods before making homemade, otherwise you will be as thin as before the first mate. I believe many parents will have doubts about raw food feeding. At first, I thought the same as everyone else, but when I saw the dogs fed with raw flesh and blood around me, their fur was bright, healthy and had less poop. Even a Corgi with weak intestines and stomach reflected better than dog food on raw flesh and blood. There was no discomfort when eating for the first time, and the poop was less and perfect. However, there are two points to pay attention to in raw food feeding: one is the ratio; the other is food safety. These are the two reasons why I have not started.
The above two methods are only suitable for parents who have time, energy and financial resources. For other people like me, dog food is still the best choice. And the principle of dog food selection is: within the scope of the ability to give the dog the best. Expensive food is not necessarily good, but cheap food is certainly not good. Considering the economic reasons, I will choose to store grain, and the best time to store grain is on the 11th and 618, because the discount of dog food is the largest in these two periods. 618 last year, I bought two large packages of imports (Aiken took grain-free deep-sea fish and Hagenutris grain-free chicken freeze-dried grain) at a price of about 1000, with an average of 25 yuan/kg.
Choose dog food should focus on
the following contents are only the focus of my choice of dog food, not very professional, for reference only:
1, the top five ingredients in the ingredient list. Because these materials are the main components of this dog food, the higher the ranking, the more content. The first choice is to choose fresh meat sources with indicated types, and the second choice is to choose meat powder with clear types as the main ingredients. Dog food including rice and corn is not likely to be considered.
2, protein content. Choose as high a content as possible.
3. if it is impossible to decide after all these considerations, I will choose the one with good reputation. there are many people who have eaten, and generally there will not be any big problems.
4. at the end of the day, it depends on the first mate's taste, and this standard is the color and hardness of his poop. Only brown, soft and hard poop is healthy. Some dog food is very good, but the effect of their own dogs is not very good. After all, the final choice of dog food still depends on the situation of their own dogs. Only suitable dog food can be regarded as good dog food.
Dog food eaten by the first mate
I didn't participate in the life of the first mate 9 months ago, so the following dog food was eaten as an adult. Except for some repurchases, they were generally arranged in the order of eating.
Bernard pure
recommended index:★★.
advantages: affordable
disadvantages: 1. the fragrance is too heavy
2. after the first mate has eaten, the poop color is dark green. this phenomenon is not an isolated phenomenon, but is common, indicating that dog food contains more plant ingredients that dogs cannot absorb. after the first mate has eaten, it will soften from time to time. Some dogs in the process of changing this food and even a larger discomfort reaction.
wilderness feast
recommended index:★★★★
advantages: 1. high cost performance, activity price 20 yuan/kg, this price is even lower than some domestic grains;
2, good palatability;
3. poop is brown and moderately hard and soft. I have to say that the first mate starts to grow meat after eating this grain.
Disadvantages: 1. More poop;
2. The main raw material is meat powder, which is still a little worse than fresh meat.
This dog food is very suitable for parents who have limited financial ability and want to try imported food.
Cabi (no valley sky formula)
recommended index:★★★
because this grain has only been bought once, it feels normal and is not being bought back. Therefore, the evaluation of this grain is not very comprehensive. Compared with the wilderness, there is no obvious physical improvement, but the price is much higher (the activity price is 25 yuan/kg), and there is still more poop. When eating the wilderness, poop is in strips, while when eating kabi, it is mostly spherical.
Annat (deep sea ice water essence grain formula dog food)
recommended index:★★★★☆
advantages: 1. the formula is better than the first two
2. the first mate has no adverse reactions after eating
3. poop is good
4. it seems to have a certain effect on coat color
disadvantage: fishy smell is large, some dogs may not like
Aiken (grain deep sea fish)
recommended index:★★★★★
advantages: 1. the ratio of raw materials is clear at a glance
2. there is no adverse reaction in changing grain
3. good poop
disadvantages: 1. fishy smell is more real, there may be differences in palatability
2, the price is above the middle
since the first mate ate dog food, the fur color has become brighter and brighter, but I am not very clear about which dog food it started from.
Hagen Neutris
Recommended Index:★★★★★
advantages: 1, good palatability
2, no adverse reactions in grain change
3, perfect poop
disadvantages: 1, freeze-dried more broken, more residue
go
Recommended Index:★★★★★
advantages: 1. stool is striped, with moderate hardness and perfect color
2. there is no adaptation period for grain change
disadvantages: no
has been found so far
For the above dog food, the feeling is quite good, there is almost no food change period, and finally a dog food recommendation chart summarized by dog friends can be used as a reference.
Because the current economic level is limited, what is recommended to everyone is some self-perceived cost-effective. For those small dogs, you can skip these and start with high-end food, because you really can't eat much for a month. Take the first mate, 150g/day (because you want to lose weight), 4.50kg food a month, 25 yuan 0.50kg, about 225 yuan a month.
P.S.: The above is based on my personal experience and is for reference only.
