How to choose the right dog food for the dog, I believe that every shoveling officer has struggled with this problem. When I first started raising miumiu, I wanted to buy dog food for her on e-pet, and found that there were dog food available on the market, ranging from a few yuan to hundreds of yuan. Opinions vary as to what is good and what is not. It's really not easy to find a dog food that you can eat safely and afford for a long time!
Introduction of experience officer
Brand introduction
Paisbao is an old pet food brand from Maple Leaf Canada, and Canada is a country rich in many high-quality pet foods, such as Desire, Aikenna, now, Newton and so on, all of which are Canadian brands! Canada has also twice been selected by the World Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as the first country in food safety among its member countries, so their food safety management is absolutely trustworthy.
At the same time, Paisbao is also the first Canadian pet food brand officially imported to China, which can be checked by relevant import and export certificates. Paisbao also has its own product research and development laboratory, which can ensure the quality of its dog food.
Product packaging
Search the price of Paisbao dog food on E pet, if you eat it for a long time, you can buy 11.5kg, the unit price is 26 yuan/kg, the price is acceptable, it is already cheap in imported food!
Dog food bags also have sealing strips, which can be sealed well, and dog food can be stored for a long time without worrying about deterioration. But after opening, it is recommended to eat it quickly within the shelf life.
Component analysis
But for dog food, I believe that many shoveling officials do not look at the price first, but look at the ingredient list. Here we also share a reference value of nutritional standards (data from Du Niang).
According to this reference value, let's analyze this bag of Paisbao dog food.
Ingredient composition
Nutritional indicators
1. Meat source is the most important index to measure the nutrition of dog food.
The first, sixth and seventh places in the raw material list are chicken meal, mutton meal and salmon meal respectively, which should be the main source of 26% protein content. Protein 26% is not bad, higher than reference value given above. And pay attention to "meat powder", not "chicken powder", not "chicken hydrolyzed powder"! "Meat powder" generally refers to pure meat, not including viscera, bones and feathers, which also proves that the food safety of Maple Leaf Country is really trustworthy.
2. Carbohydrate source.
The third, fourth and eighth places in the raw material list are hulled oats, hulled barley and rice respectively, so Paisbao dog food is not grain-free, but it does not mean that grain-free dog food is not necessarily good, because grain-free dog food will lead to the lack of carbohydrates in dogs, which will affect the synthesis of amino acids, resulting in bad stomach and intestines in dogs, as well as soft and loose stool.
The fat content is 15%, which is between the reference value. The fat content is normal, which means that Paisbo is a pet food with high protein and low fat, so don't worry about your dog getting fat. (However, there is a small amount of salt in the dog food ingredient list, so it is not recommended to give your dog a lot of dog food at one time.)
4. Whether the nutrition is balanced.
First of all, the ratio of calcium to phosphorus is 1.4: 1, which is just within the appropriate range.
5. Recommended feeding amount.
The recommended feeding amount is also marked on the package of Paisbao dog food. The Paisbao adult dog food I tested this time is aimed at large dog breeds, so it is not really in line with miumiu (my dog is only 32 kg). Still have to buy dog food for small and medium-sized dogs in the future ~
Particle shape
After opening the bag, there is a surprise-heart-shaped dog food, which is so lovely! After
Comparative experiment
Before the arrival of the experience product, miumiu has been eating domestic Guannengcheng dog food, so let's do a comparative experiment between domestic dog food and imported dog food to see if imported dog food is really good! In the picture above, the left side is the domestic Guanneng dog food, and the right side is the product of this experience-Paisbaocheng dog food imported from Canada.
Particle size comparison
The particle size of dog food is clear at a glance, and the particle size of Paisbao is much larger than that of Guanneng, and the diameter even reaches 1 cm. Moreover, Paisbao's dog food has hardness, which can enhance the dog's chewing power and is not easy to cause dental problems. Guan Neng's dog food was broken at once.
Grease volume comparison
Comparison of rehydration
In order to test the amount of grease, I donated my own oil absorbent paper. I don't know if I don't try it, but I was shocked when I tried it. It turns out that Guanneng's dog food is so oily! No wonder miumiu often loses hair after eating it. By contrast, the grease content of Paisbao is very low. I rubbed it with oil absorbent paper for a long time, and only a little grease seeped out.
Both kinds of dog food were soaked overnight, but unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of the dog food after soaking. However, the goulia of Paisbao did not change at all after soaking in water. It was left overnight, and there was no change except that the water turned yellow. There are no impurities in the water.
I soaked both kinds of dog food overnight, but I forgot to take a picture of the dog food after soaking. However, Paisbao's dog food does not eat water at all. After soaking in water, there is no change at all. After one night, there is no change except that the water turns yellow.
Tasting
In fact, miumiu is a picky eater and doesn't like dog food very much, but after trying it for more than a month, she has not found that she refuses to eat dog food. Her weight remains at 32 kg and has not changed much. But the poop has improved, before eating Guanneng dog food, poop has been very smelly, but since eating Paisbao, there is no taste!
The final big summary!
After so much analysis of Paisbo's dog food, I think it's still worth buying. The main reason is to rest assured, after all, now that people's food safety has not been guaranteed, the situation in the dog food industry can only be worse. All aspects of Paisbo products are reassuring, although the protein content and meat source indicators do not look so dazzling, but they are within the normal standard range.
