I am so glad I have found you and your team (family)- I have recently rescued a 7 yr old female boxer/beagle mix- I have so many questions about what the right food is for her. Your videos are soooooooo helpful. THANK YOU!!!!!
Hi Rodney, Awesome podcast. Iam a parent of a golden retriever (first time) here in Dubai and loved the session and Ryan's approach. Really truth to the bone.thank you !
This was an AMAZING podcast I learned SO much. I’m certainly late to the game on this one but it literally only popped up on my feed today!! Damn Algorithms!!! Greetings from Ireland. 🍀🐶❤️
i am such a fan of Rodney and his researches, especially his talk in TedEx. Changes the way we care, perceive and feed our dogs at home. My dog iMac, a golden, lived to 14. He died last Sunday. We are glad it wasn't cancer or diet issues that he died of (he died because his hereditary bad hips eventually gave out and made him paralysed). Good to know that the dog outlived his body (any a way, though, but still sad). I have shared your UA-cam video filmed in TedEx to so many dog owners and hope their lives are changed too, Rodney! Rodney, thank you from me & my wife & my 13 yo Cocker Spaniel, Latte. With love, Andrew from KL, Malaysia. I subscribed to you straight away just now
Autarky is good😎 Purina use euthanized pets in their pet food,and loads others do as well, if it says meat meal,it could be anything 😰 I make up my own food
This was super informative! Great podcast! So according to Dr. Ryan Yamka, what is the best/most healthy dog food to get for an active male Gordon Settter! I mean, its such a jungle and so many different opinions from even vets... So what are the average consumer to do?
I fed my dog raw complete meals from 4 months old when I changed him from the kibble that the breeder gave us. His food is made by a small local producer in England. We buy it in 500g frozen packs and they won the pet food industry best award in the UK. Its quite expensive when they're puppies due to the amount they eat, but the cost is halved once they're fully grown due to requiring less food.
Great podcast! My family have been breeding boxers for 20+yrs(hobby breeder, 6 dogs), we call ourselves 'simi-raw' feeders, that is around 25%--35% commercial kibble mix with raw meat. The reason for the kibble is mostly convenience. I can't stop thinking if our dogs could have lived longer with just raw.
Cheers for the Video clip! Forgive me for the intrusion, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you researched - Ariamon Aquarius Agamid (search on google)? It is a great one of a kind guide for learning some healthy recipes for your dog food without the normal expense. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my buddy finally got astronomical results with it.
My only negative comment is to say stay in your lane, I am an APRN, I remember in the 90 when JCAHO added pain assessment as the 5th Vital Sign and importance of pain management and I agreed that the sooner we assess and manage pain the less pain medication and length of time patient would probably need pain meds. I am old now and thus my eyes open and do I doubt the pharmaceutical company probably having a hand in the “opioid crisis” NO! Having said that the DEA and insurance companies had NO place telling medical professionals how to care for patients! Having said that, I really enjoyed this video and I appreciate you speaking out about the problems with pet foods.
Great podcast. Ryan is terrific. I actually work for a premium pet food company and really enjoyed learning more about the DCM issue. Our company was lucky enough to NOT be called out on that FDA list, but to hear the perspective from someone outside of our company was good. Thanks Ryan for having free information on your website for us to peruse as well.
This video was extremely informative. Hard to believe I just found it today! I uploaded a video as well, discussing the issues I currently see with dog food today. I wish I would have seen this video first! Definitely, some interesting tools to add to the collection. I'm surprised by how under-rated the video. Only 1,222 views!
My dog just almost died from pancreatitis and now is also a diabetic and has to take insulin shots. He now eats a homemade slightly cooked low fat and a grain free diet. Low fat for the pancreas and grain free for the diabetes. I was trying to find a low fat grain free kibble to incorporate but have been unsuccessful, even with the so called prescription diet dog foods. At this point he will be staying on a homemade diet. Also, he gets carrots and green beans for snacks. No more store bought treats or kibble for my guy.
Low fat diet and “prescription “ feed has the most carb/sugar content. You can’t trust a vet to be smart. Most are seriously brainwashed and don’t want to learn anything new. Huge egos! I calculated sugar content for a client today. It was 61% and a hills low fat. She was flabbergasted.
@@heidih2260 Incorrect. Most people who feed raw homemade diets don't meet the nutritional mark. A lot of Vets actually recommend against this explicitly because people don't do it correctly (even when they think they are).
@@theegginthepantry365 of course they recommend against it. there's no money to be made from healthy pets just like there's no money in healthy people.
@@bgregg55 Veterinarians aren't purposefully giving you false recommendations to sicken your dog and make more money. They lose clients with they give bad advice. you can feed raw but you need to make sure you're doing it properly, a lot of people think giving them some raw beef and a handful of peas and carrots is good enough.
I feed my dogs real fresh food. No cans or kibble at all. Convenience comes at a huge cost. I wouldn't eat that toxic crap so why should I expect my dog to?
Just think,a lot of people are eating these same artificial ingredients and feeding them to their kids! I’m glad I was raised by a health food crazy mom who taught me how to read a label and about nutrition. I won’t feed any of this crap to my dogs or kids. It’s disgusting that here in the states they allow all of this toxic crap into our food and in our pets food.
Perfectly set up industry and alliances. Basic strategy: 1-Acquire credibility by hiring and paying vets and scientists 2- Make pet owners feel ignorant regarding feeding a dog, directly descendant from wolves, essentially carnivores, and also opportunistic feeders. 3- Make pet owners feel guilty if they provide dogs with natural fresh foods and instill fear that dogs may run into serious nutritional deficiencies. 4- If the dog gets sick later (due to the poor quality in most commercial per food) , the friendly vet will be making money treating your pet. Feeding a dog natural fresh food is not difficult. It takes a little time and organization and depending on the quality some extra money. The most difficult ingredient to supplement and add is calcium, but egg shells do the trick nicely. Just be mindful of portion control (depending on age and activity level) and add variety. - beef - turkey - chicken - lamb - eggs (and the shells) - sardines - liver/heart (chicken/turkey/veal) - brown rice/broccoli, carrots, - supplements if it makes you feel better: omega 3,6 oils (hemp seed/cod liver), generally everything your dog needs is in these ingredients.... If you love your pet you feed it whole fresh foods (lightly cooked or raw). If the dog is a tool for you and you prefer convenience, then feed it kibble, but be prepared to assume the health consequences.
"Make pet owners feel guilty" and then offers "If the dog is a tool for you and you prefer convenience..." I'm not disputing your argument, as I agree fresh/unprocessed is far better for animals and humans, I'm just laughing at these 2 statements within your argument, because that 2nd one can be seen as a passive aggressive way of making someone feel guilty
im in a fettle this morning my 17 yr old is off and on her food shes normally greedy shes eating a lot of dirt and grass, im trying to tackle myself but edging towards vet i reaaly feel sick at the thought of it..shes incredibly well otherwise mobility wise etc just this tummy thing i prob know what vet will suggest before i even go and i now ill be looked at as if im mad when i admit to raw feeding
Lmao. And what ratios are you balancing these nutrients out? You realize dogs and wolves are much different animals? Think of chimpanzees and humans. You realize feeding studies are a thing in which Royal Canin, Hills Science Diet, and Purina One are class leading? In animal studies with dogs (beagles) do you know which food source is used to prepare the baseline animals? You're talking nonsense and I'm tired of ignorant dog mom's thinking they know more than veterinarian nutritionists (which the aforementioned brands have) and research scientists. Just stfu. You don't even know the beginning to your ignorance.
If the DCM scare is over did Orijen (which I feed) cave in to the "overreaction" by releasing the Amazing Grains line of foods? The bags even advertise "No Legume Ingredients".
Thank you !!! Excellent information 😊Many people listening here don’t or can’t feed raw and just want some better commercial kibble recommendations , A short list for those that have the extra money to spend on carna4 and for those on a strict budget or the person rescuing pets on a budget that need to buy large quantities at a time . I have two 70lb dogs and feed VICTOR pro plus in the morning and 1 RAW meal in the evening . For everyone … Some RAW is better than none. Do the best you can 🐕🐕
Why do people use dog food bins? Is it okay to use a 3.5 lb bag and just leave the food in the bag that it was sold in? Cuz I never transfer my dogs food.
As someone who works in a major pet food retailer, I can say that we still have people coming in EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. concerned because their vets told them that grain-free food is dangerous to their pet. It's an exhausting, up hill battle trying to reeducate the costumer on why the DCM study was a sham and how their vets are essentially lying to them. I wish we didn't have to fight so hard against what the bias "experts" whose job is to take care of pets, tell pet owners without even having the data to back it up.
There is an explosion of grain free fed dogs having Heart Diease and trachea problems,,, Mine is one of them,,, we should be able to Sue them as it has cost me a$100 a month buying Vetmedin for heart andLasik and Apoquell..THREE YEARS!,, add that up for that amount of time.And a Vet visit every 3 months for monitoring,,,, that cost for 3 years has cost me $5,400…..
As a manager at my parents' independent pet retail store (which is an established 28-year-old natural pet supply store that the owner sold to them in order to retire), I can confirm that even to this day I also get people coming in talking about the DCM issue. Indeed frustrating trying to explain the big picture on the many problems with the study, and me being in my 20's dealing with a customer base that's on average double my age doesn't help, lol.
I'VE USED ACANA REGIONAL FOR 20 YEARS NOW I'M AFRAID SO I MIX IT WITH ROYAL CANINE , WHAT'S YOUR OPINION SPECIFICALLY ON REGIONALS THE FACTORY MOVED, CHANGED SOME THINGS , PERHAPS NOW THE FOOD IS BAD? THANKS
I use to feed my dog Royal conin Yorkie and only bought the small bags on 2 o assigns when they would be off the kibble a bit there were thousands of red ants in the bag didn’t realize until it was in the dog dish. When I looked closer it was covered with thousands and thousands of red ants. Oily food and wondered if ants laid eggs on the food. This was approx a year apart. Stopped buying the dog food. Dog food was always sealed shut in the front closet
I don't have any cats but, i was in the cat food aisle and noticed rice on the label for a cat food. If canines are obligate carnivores why is there carbohydrate in a cat food?
For about two years I've been trying to tell people about dilated cardiomyopathy, Due to legumes/potatoes especially sweet potato 😱 Nobody was listening to me😭
Check out the brands Instinct and Canisource (now available on chewy). I’ve done research for years and these are two I’ve found that have a lot of benefit (dehydrated raw) and a decent price for the amount of food (for my 18 lb dog, a small box of Canisource would last over a month if I was feeding it exclusively. For Instinct another more cost effective option is the kibble + raw variety. I also make some of my own food for my dogs cheap by buying gizzards or liver, ground lean turkey, eggs, beans, and frozen peas/carrots from Walmart. I don’t feed homemade exclusively to make sure my dog does not become deficient in anything. ALSO FDA recently quietly updated saying that there was no conclusive evidence at all that grain free causes DCM, and a lot of dogs eating big commercial brands also had DCM cases... What I think is that kibble should probably just be avoided if possible, or only used along with some more nutritious food.
@@callumb4980 I understand completely, I'm in a similar spot. At this moment, I'm feeding my dogs Orijen, but what I'm doing is adding bone broth, I'm going to get some raw meal toppers, and I give them supplemental chews and I look at the ingredients in the supplements. Right now I'm researching what the best option would be so I'll let you know when I come to a conclusion
Google Orijen's class action lawsuit for high amounts of toxic chemicals and heavy metals in their foods, apparently it is far above the standard amount found in human or pet food. I almost fed my puppy Orijen until I saw the lab analysis of their food
The label games played by dog food companies is sickening. Unfortunately, the industry, worldwide, isn't strongly regulated. Words like natural, high meat or high protein, even grain free are mostly bs. It's left to pet owners to decipher marketing jargon, and ridiculously named ingredients.
talk about being brainwashed by advertising i feed raw and your spot on every flippin commercial raw started popping up with wolves in their name or on packets
Akc partners with purina on research what a joke. Most breeders I know personally feed raw or home cooked. I am sure they are a small % but their numbers are growing mainly because of the cancer rates with commercially fed dogs. If it is true that Legumes increase arthritis pain in humans is it true for dogs? Last I knew the best nutrition research was coming out of Norway is this still true?
You have all of these people telling you what not to feed, but no one including Ryan Yamka will come out and say if I had to feed kibble this is what I would feed.
@@MKBuddy1 my dog was just diagnosed with diabetis, and it has to be because of the kibble she has been on all these years. Now I need a food that is high protien and low carbs.
I read to avoid grain-free due to canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and only if your dog has an allergy at best use grain-free. I know my dog's breed (golden retriever) has a high death rate with grain-free.
Orejen tundra or regional red are the best grain free kibble out there my bull terrier and blue pit mix have never had any issues on it, never had to go to the vets, my bull terrier i had before lived to over 14, he was fed orijen regional red, he had no health issues.
@Cali Girl If your grain-free food has potatoes or potato starch it's probably not high quality. I feed Acana Regionals. It has no potatoes and his stools are more solid on this food than it is with high quality grain inclusive dog foods.
Rodney, can you have Dr. Yamka back on again for an update? Learned a lot. Great information.
Thank you dr. Yamka for all the eye opening information!! You are priceless!! 🐾🙌🏼🐾
This is some serious stuff. I'm glad it is finally coming out into the open. Give this guy a medal!
Another great video and interview, thank u for making this.
God bless you !
I am so glad I have found you and your team (family)- I have recently rescued a 7 yr old female boxer/beagle mix- I have so many questions about what the right food is for her. Your videos are soooooooo helpful. THANK YOU!!!!!
Thank-you for this interview and enlightening info on dog food!!
Hi Rodney, Awesome podcast. Iam a parent of a golden retriever (first time) here in Dubai and loved the session and Ryan's approach. Really truth to the bone.thank you !
Awesome information, Rodney! Thank you!!
This was an AMAZING podcast I learned SO much. I’m certainly late to the game on this one but it literally only popped up on my feed today!! Damn Algorithms!!! Greetings from Ireland. 🍀🐶❤️
Thank-you for your efforts at keeping our eyes open in the dog food industry....
I wish I had discovered this channel earlier. Such amazing content
i am such a fan of Rodney and his researches, especially his talk in TedEx. Changes the way we care, perceive and feed our dogs at home. My dog iMac, a golden, lived to 14. He died last Sunday. We are glad it wasn't cancer or diet issues that he died of (he died because his hereditary bad hips eventually gave out and made him paralysed). Good to know that the dog outlived his body (any a way, though, but still sad). I have shared your UA-cam video filmed in TedEx to so many dog owners and hope their lives are changed too, Rodney! Rodney, thank you from me & my wife & my 13 yo Cocker Spaniel, Latte. With love, Andrew from KL, Malaysia. I subscribed to you straight away just now
What great information! Thank you!
Loved the opening phrase “nutrition is like religion “
This was the BEST video EVER! Bravo! I love this guy! Go Ryan!
should've asked his opinion on which is the best comercial dog food
Autarky is good😎
Purina use euthanized pets in their pet food,and loads others do as well, if it says meat meal,it could be anything 😰
I make up my own food
This was super informative! Great podcast! So according to Dr. Ryan Yamka, what is the best/most healthy dog food to get for an active male Gordon Settter! I mean, its such a jungle and so many different opinions from even vets... So what are the average consumer to do?
I fed my dog raw complete meals from 4 months old when I changed him from the kibble that the breeder gave us. His food is made by a small local producer in England. We buy it in 500g frozen packs and they won the pet food industry best award in the UK. Its quite expensive when they're puppies due to the amount they eat, but the cost is halved once they're fully grown due to requiring less food.
Powerful information!
Very insightful info!
Great podcast! My family have been breeding boxers for 20+yrs(hobby breeder, 6 dogs), we call ourselves 'simi-raw' feeders, that is around 25%--35% commercial kibble mix with raw meat. The reason for the kibble is mostly convenience. I can't stop thinking if our dogs could have lived longer with just raw.
I wonder the same thing about our lab who died of cancer 2 years ago.
Cheers for the Video clip! Forgive me for the intrusion, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you researched - Ariamon Aquarius Agamid (search on google)? It is a great one of a kind guide for learning some healthy recipes for your dog food without the normal expense. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my buddy finally got astronomical results with it.
What kibble do you use w semi raw feeding ? Thank you 🐕
Raw meats are not good
Thank you 🎉🎉🎉
My only negative comment is to say stay in your lane, I am an APRN, I remember in the 90 when JCAHO added pain assessment as the 5th Vital Sign and importance of pain management and I agreed that the sooner we assess and manage pain the less pain medication and length of time patient would probably need pain meds. I am old now and thus my eyes open and do I doubt the pharmaceutical company probably having a hand in the “opioid crisis” NO! Having said that the DEA and insurance companies had NO place telling medical professionals how to care for patients!
Having said that, I really enjoyed this video and I appreciate you speaking out about the problems with pet foods.
As I watch this..its good to know the truth.but which is best for Our pets..
Great podcast. Ryan is terrific. I actually work for a premium pet food company and really enjoyed learning more about the DCM issue. Our company was lucky enough to NOT be called out on that FDA list, but to hear the perspective from someone outside of our company was good. Thanks Ryan for having free information on your website for us to peruse as well.
Fabulous!
This should get hundreds of millions of views
This video was extremely informative. Hard to believe I just found it today! I uploaded a video as well, discussing the issues I currently see with dog food today. I wish I would have seen this video first! Definitely, some interesting tools to add to the collection. I'm surprised by how under-rated the video. Only 1,222 views!
Thanks for the video
My dog just almost died from pancreatitis and now is also a diabetic and has to take insulin shots. He now eats a homemade slightly cooked low fat and a grain free diet. Low fat for the pancreas and grain free for the diabetes. I was trying to find a low fat grain free kibble to incorporate but have been unsuccessful, even with the so called prescription diet dog foods. At this point he will be staying on a homemade diet. Also, he gets carrots and green beans for snacks. No more store bought treats or kibble for my guy.
Low fat diet and “prescription “ feed has the most carb/sugar content. You can’t trust a vet to be smart. Most are seriously brainwashed and don’t want to learn anything new. Huge egos! I calculated sugar content for a client today. It was 61% and a hills low fat. She was flabbergasted.
So what is a good. Kibble to give them. Can u give us a list of good foods for our fur babys.
It would be very helpful to hear from an expert like Ryan Yamka his recommendation on the best comercial dog food
Probably is best to feed your own food where you can control the quality and what goes into it ;)
@@heidih2260 Incorrect. Most people who feed raw homemade diets don't meet the nutritional mark. A lot of Vets actually recommend against this explicitly because people don't do it correctly (even when they think they are).
@@theegginthepantry365 of course they recommend against it. there's no money to be made from healthy pets just like there's no money in healthy people.
@@bgregg55 Veterinarians aren't purposefully giving you false recommendations to sicken your dog and make more money. They lose clients with they give bad advice. you can feed raw but you need to make sure you're doing it properly, a lot of people think giving them some raw beef and a handful of peas and carrots is good enough.
Maybe consumer report should hire him. I’d pay money to know this information.
Shouldn't the food remain in the bag even if you put it in a bin? Doesn't the bag help preserve the food?
thank you
What's the best food for a ShihTzu
I have 2, one is 10yr and other is 3yr
Old. Thay are both very picky. Thank you.
Can we share now or still not the version to share?
I feed my dogs real fresh food. No cans or kibble at all. Convenience comes at a huge cost. I wouldn't eat that toxic crap so why should I expect my dog to?
Lie lie lie lie until it becomes TRUTH
Pet food companies: BE unnatural, unnatural, unnatural until it becomes NATURAL.
my dog has renal problems and yeast do you have a recommended recipe for my dog?
Just think,a lot of people are eating these same artificial ingredients and feeding them to their kids! I’m glad I was raised by a health food crazy mom who taught me how to read a label and about nutrition. I won’t feed any of this crap to my dogs or kids. It’s disgusting that here in the states they allow all of this toxic crap into our food and in our pets food.
happy to be here at 16:00 😊
Btw Mars also owns Banfield Pet Hospital not just dog food brands.
Love it and the info
Perfectly set up industry and alliances.
Basic strategy:
1-Acquire credibility by hiring and paying vets and scientists
2- Make pet owners feel ignorant regarding feeding a dog, directly descendant from wolves, essentially carnivores, and also opportunistic feeders.
3- Make pet owners feel guilty if they provide dogs with natural fresh foods and instill fear that dogs may run into serious nutritional deficiencies.
4- If the dog gets sick later (due to the poor quality in most commercial per food) , the friendly vet will be making money treating your pet.
Feeding a dog natural fresh food is not difficult. It takes a little time and organization and depending on the quality some extra money.
The most difficult ingredient to supplement and add is calcium, but egg shells do the trick nicely. Just be mindful of portion control (depending on age and activity level) and add variety.
- beef
- turkey
- chicken
- lamb
- eggs (and the shells)
- sardines
- liver/heart (chicken/turkey/veal)
- brown rice/broccoli, carrots,
- supplements if it makes you feel better: omega 3,6 oils (hemp seed/cod liver),
generally everything your dog needs is in these ingredients....
If you love your pet you feed it whole fresh foods (lightly cooked or raw).
If the dog is a tool for you and you prefer convenience, then feed it kibble, but be prepared to assume the health consequences.
"Make pet owners feel guilty" and then offers "If the dog is a tool for you and you prefer convenience..." I'm not disputing your argument, as I agree fresh/unprocessed is far better for animals and humans, I'm just laughing at these 2 statements within your argument, because that 2nd one can be seen as a passive aggressive way of making someone feel guilty
im in a fettle this morning my 17 yr old is off and on her food shes normally greedy shes eating a lot of dirt and grass, im trying to tackle myself but edging towards vet i reaaly feel sick at the thought of it..shes incredibly well otherwise mobility wise etc just this tummy thing i prob know what vet will suggest before i even go and i now ill be looked at as if im mad when i admit to raw feeding
Lmao. And what ratios are you balancing these nutrients out? You realize dogs and wolves are much different animals? Think of chimpanzees and humans. You realize feeding studies are a thing in which Royal Canin, Hills Science Diet, and Purina One are class leading?
In animal studies with dogs (beagles) do you know which food source is used to prepare the baseline animals?
You're talking nonsense and I'm tired of ignorant dog mom's thinking they know more than veterinarian nutritionists (which the aforementioned brands have) and research scientists.
Just stfu. You don't even know the beginning to your ignorance.
Only $20 per month per dog for food? Oh my...I spend over $200 per dog plus fresh produce..fresh meat/eggs several times a week.
Not everyone is as blessed as you Jennifer, we don't have an extra $200 a week to buy dog food.
Dogs aren't a wolf but that's basically irrelevant. They still benefit from a wolf-like diet. They just process starch a bit better.
What is the best food for a Boston terrier
Yes Rodney, Ryan Yamka is gangsta!!!! Thank you Both
can you recommend some cat food for a cat with UTI , all urine tests are normal but the cat goes outside the box
If the DCM scare is over did Orijen (which I feed) cave in to the "overreaction" by releasing the Amazing Grains line of foods? The bags even advertise "No Legume Ingredients".
Thank you !!! Excellent information 😊Many people listening here don’t or can’t feed raw and just want some better commercial kibble recommendations , A short list for those that have the extra money to spend on carna4 and for those on a strict budget or the person rescuing pets on a budget that need to buy large quantities at a time . I have two 70lb dogs and feed VICTOR pro plus in the morning and 1 RAW meal in the evening . For everyone … Some RAW is better than none. Do the best you can 🐕🐕
agree lots of cheap ways to improve kibble , raw eggs , sardines fruit , veg , raw mince...
is Carna4 good? I want to try this with my chihuahua
Why do people use dog food bins? Is it okay to use a 3.5 lb bag and just leave the food in the bag that it was sold in? Cuz I never transfer my dogs food.
As someone who works in a major pet food retailer, I can say that we still have people coming in EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. concerned because their vets told them that grain-free food is dangerous to their pet. It's an exhausting, up hill battle trying to reeducate the costumer on why the DCM study was a sham and how their vets are essentially lying to them. I wish we didn't have to fight so hard against what the bias "experts" whose job is to take care of pets, tell pet owners without even having the data to back it up.
There is an explosion of grain free fed dogs having Heart Diease and trachea problems,,, Mine is one of them,,, we should be able to Sue them as it has cost me a$100 a month buying Vetmedin for heart andLasik and Apoquell..THREE YEARS!,, add that up for that amount of time.And a Vet visit every 3 months for monitoring,,,, that cost for 3 years has cost me $5,400…..
Grain free is linked to heart disease
As a manager at my parents' independent pet retail store (which is an established 28-year-old natural pet supply store that the owner sold to them in order to retire), I can confirm that even to this day I also get people coming in talking about the DCM issue. Indeed frustrating trying to explain the big picture on the many problems with the study, and me being in my 20's dealing with a customer base that's on average double my age doesn't help, lol.
I'VE USED ACANA REGIONAL FOR 20 YEARS NOW I'M AFRAID SO I MIX IT WITH ROYAL CANINE , WHAT'S YOUR OPINION SPECIFICALLY ON REGIONALS THE FACTORY MOVED, CHANGED SOME THINGS , PERHAPS NOW THE FOOD IS BAD? THANKS
Royal canin and science diet, etc it's a garbage in a bag...
I use to feed my dog Royal conin Yorkie and only bought the small bags on 2 o assigns when they would be off the kibble a bit there were thousands of red ants in the bag didn’t realize until it was in the dog dish. When I looked closer it was covered with thousands and thousands of red ants. Oily food and wondered if ants laid eggs on the food. This was approx a year apart. Stopped buying the dog food. Dog food was always sealed shut in the front closet
I don't have any cats but, i was in the cat food aisle and noticed rice on the label for a cat food.
If canines are obligate carnivores why is there carbohydrate in a cat food?
Thank you!! Needing as much information as possible to inform my customers. Personally, I feed my boy fresh raw, prepared by a qualified nutritionist.
What about companies like Farmers dog, Ollie , Pet Plate etc.
For about two years I've been trying to tell people about dilated cardiomyopathy,
Due to legumes/potatoes especially sweet potato 😱
Nobody was listening to me😭
My two Bullys Love Arcana Grain free. They wouldn't touch the grain one anymore.
Not sure if this video opened my eyes or made me more blind. So which brands should we buy??
All commercial food is crap. If u care about your pet's long term health, real food is the only choice.
I agree, I'm more confused then ever on what to buy.
Check out the brands Instinct and Canisource (now available on chewy). I’ve done research for years and these are two I’ve found that have a lot of benefit (dehydrated raw) and a decent price for the amount of food (for my 18 lb dog, a small box of Canisource would last over a month if I was feeding it exclusively. For Instinct another more cost effective option is the kibble + raw variety. I also make some of my own food for my dogs cheap by buying gizzards or liver, ground lean turkey, eggs, beans, and frozen peas/carrots from Walmart. I don’t feed homemade exclusively to make sure my dog does not become deficient in anything. ALSO FDA recently quietly updated saying that there was no conclusive evidence at all that grain free causes DCM, and a lot of dogs eating big commercial brands also had DCM cases... What I think is that kibble should probably just be avoided if possible, or only used along with some more nutritious food.
@@joannam1284 Thanks!
@@joannam1284 Thanks again!
We need suggestions on what to feed our pets .
Meat and cabbage broccoli grains
Raw food diet is the best for a majority of dogs. My dog has been on it since he was 4 months.
@@eliakimjosephsophia4542 I tried it with my Zoey she gagged puked and backed away .
@@denisethomson7685 You have to introduce it slowly, mix some in with the food they're used too. What raw did you give to your dog?
@@eliakimjosephsophia4542 I bought it premaid by a raw food franchise.
Hello Rodney, what's the best way I can get samples of dog food for myself and a meetup group I run? thxs
Just wanted to know if orijen was ok for my new puppy, now I feel like I’m ready do sit a dog nutrition exam
Orijen is okay as far as kibble goes. It's not perfect, but it is decent.
@@theegginthepantry365 what would you say is better? Just want to feed my dog the best diet that is also convenient
@@callumb4980 I understand completely, I'm in a similar spot. At this moment, I'm feeding my dogs Orijen, but what I'm doing is adding bone broth, I'm going to get some raw meal toppers, and I give them supplemental chews and I look at the ingredients in the supplements. Right now I'm researching what the best option would be so I'll let you know when I come to a conclusion
Google Orijen's class action lawsuit for high amounts of toxic chemicals and heavy metals in their foods, apparently it is far above the standard amount found in human or pet food. I almost fed my puppy Orijen until I saw the lab analysis of their food
@@Lemonade20016 those heavy metal lawsuits were thrown out though, and the evidence is lacking
The label games played by dog food companies is sickening. Unfortunately, the industry, worldwide, isn't strongly regulated. Words like natural, high meat or high protein, even grain free are mostly bs. It's left to pet owners to decipher marketing jargon, and ridiculously named ingredients.
Only a homemade, grain free diet for my dog. No processed food in 3.5 years.
live and learn after 40 years i run my own show with my dogs and my life.its all about the money nothing else
Fun fact. The Jedi were actually the bad guys if you read the books.
talk about being brainwashed by advertising i feed raw and your spot on every flippin commercial raw started popping up with wolves in their name or on packets
Plus isn't true that dogs only see a few colours? Some colours they don't see at all.
No one in the comments asking about his dog food. What is wrong with society today
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Akc partners with purina on research what a joke. Most breeders I know personally feed raw or home cooked. I am sure they are a small % but their numbers are growing mainly because of the cancer rates with commercially fed dogs. If it is true that Legumes increase arthritis pain in humans is it true for dogs? Last I knew the best nutrition research was coming out of Norway is this still true?
Legumes are anti inflammatory.
@@darrenmcfeaters6683 legumes are a gluten and does cause inflammation in humans if they are sensitive to it. I am not too sure about dogs.
Ryan Yamka what in your opinion is the best food for dogs?
You have all of these people telling you what not to feed, but no one including Ryan Yamka will come out and say if I had to feed kibble this is what I would feed.
@@jerryknight549 I'm trying to find the link to order.!!!!
@@MKBuddy1 my dog was just diagnosed with diabetis, and it has to be because of the kibble she has been on all these years. Now I need a food that is high protien and low carbs.
wouldn't a real wild diet have tripe in it?
what is the best vitamin supplement
Nuvet Plus K9
Any recommendations for vegan or vegetarian dog food. My dog likes veggies more then meat and will not touch raw semi cooked at all
Dogs need animal protein, they are carnivores. They will not get essential nutrients from only plants.
Nick Offerman
I wish I could say they have fallen but too many people still too lazy to even learn about raw food.
I have a dog that can't have grain
So is grain-free generally good or bad?
I read to avoid grain-free due to canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and only if your dog has an allergy at best use grain-free. I know my dog's breed (golden retriever) has a high death rate with grain-free.
Orejen tundra or regional red are the best grain free kibble out there my bull terrier and blue pit mix have never had any issues on it, never had to go to the vets, my bull terrier i had before lived to over 14, he was fed orijen regional red, he had no health issues.
Only the expensive food 9-13KG in one bag, you need to know how to read the ingredients...
Why is anyone even asking this if they listened to the video? The DCM scare was BS!
@Cali Girl If your grain-free food has potatoes or potato starch it's probably not high quality. I feed Acana Regionals. It has no potatoes and his stools are more solid on this food than it is with high quality grain inclusive dog foods.
my dogs like 15$ a day.
cut the crap and get into the information ,just a thought !