I Rate Dog Food Kibble | Best and Worst Brands
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2019
- Reviewing popular dog kibble brands to find out which dog food is best for protein, ingredients and price.
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I love the shade “for some reason people decide to feed their dog kibble” like not everyone can afford to feed a raw diet everyday.
Ive calculated it, depending on what you get if you go for on sale meats it can average out about $1.50-$2.00per lb of raw foods where as a decent kibble brands can be around $2.50-3.00
So it breaks even or can be cheaper depending on how you do it. The only sucky part for raw foods is the prep and clean up.
@@Okamisou you also have to calculate the cost for vegetables and others to get the missing nutrients that meat doesn't provide right?
@@671TechReviews it depends which you are doing. Are you doing Barf diet? Also what grocery stores are nearby? I found that aldis have very decently priced veggies and berrys. Especially if you decide to get berrys in the frozen smoothies packets.
No shade. There are many reasons why someone might feed kibble. Convenience, budget, what they are comfortable with, etc and none of them are reasons for you to be offended
If someone saves a dog from the streets or a shelter, I understand that they "dp what they can".
If you buy a dog from a breeder you should feed them the very best they can get which is a Balanced Raw Diet.
OMG thank you so much for this video, I’ve been doing research for a good dog food for the past week and this video helped me to decide 100% on one. My new havanese puppy will be fed well❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for this video!! I’m so glad I purchased Taste of the wild yesterday lol
Just the video I was looking for! So much detailed and comparison to other brands!!! Thank you!!!!
Love you, love this, so helpful, Thank you!
I love this video! Great and originall 💗💗
Great video! This is really useful, Thank you Happy Tails!
You did a great job in helping me decide, I loved how you went through each dog food. I'll definitely keep you as a good reference for my three fur buddies 🥰
I feed my crew Taste of the Wild and add some leafy green vegetables, broth, some organs for treats, coconut oil and turmeric paste - not all at once, though. I mix it up to give them some variety. Great video with terrific information!!
Terri McCarthy i love this idea!! Thank you 🙏
This sounds great I would love to start a new feeding regimen for my 4 boxers, can u send me some pointers?
Thank you!!!❤️
I’m thinking of feeding my dog Taste of the Wild, but I noticed it has Copper Sulfate in the recipe. Do you know if that is dangerous to dogs?
Menhaden is a baitfish, also known as bunker. We use them a lot in Florida. It amazes me that these fish would be in dog food, but in all honesty it probably is nutritious.
Excellent video content! Forgive me for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Parlandealey Pets Yummy Process (search on google)? It is an awesome one off guide for discovering healthy recipes for dog food minus the headache. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my old buddy Taylor at very last got cool success with it.
And probably a cheap easy to attain option.
Fish oil
Thanks for the review! I like the way you bring the facts and analysis. Could you review Adgard&Cooper as well?
Thank you for being honest!!
YOU ARE AMAZING! You have clearly put so much work and research into every video, and it really pays of. I have 6 guinea pigs and you've really helped me with them and learn about other animals. Keep up the great work!
I had bad experience with hamsters
Hi I'm glad I found you thank you for sharing your videos my dog eats healthy thank you so much for your videos it really helps
Great video! Would have loved to see brands like orijen/acana, canagan and pure natural. Especially pure natural really, it's been popping up everywhere in the stores here lately and have some interesting ingredients 😅
Origin and acana even have organs. Only problem I see is some of them have alfalfa.
Look up instinct if you can, many of them have organs like acana, with freeze dried raw or frozen raw
@@kathryncox7775 I get no results when I Google it. I don't think it's sold here in my country 😅
@@TheDesiLiter where do you live? Canada? I don't think acana and orijen are in Europe
@@kathryncox7775 I live in Norway, and feed acana. Both acana and orijen are common here 😊
@@TheDesiLiter oh wow! Cool
Just switched to Tase of The Wild not to long ago, this video gave me the reassurance I needed with my choice ! Thank youu
URIEL VALENCIA do you add water to your dogs food ?
Be careful with that brand because it's been on recall a few times. I stop feeding my GSD that brand
Didnt know whether to trust the info here or not. Then I saw the Star Wars decal on your laptop...trust in you, I do.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great review,Thank you.
Great video, so informative, i think a lot of people and dogs will benefit from this! :) xx
This video was really easy to pay attention to for some reason. Good stuff
27:30 to 28:55 Is the best part !
Did she recommend Orijen? I think I’ll probably get taste of the wild with vege/fruits or coconut oil depending on the day and meal for kibble food but will be researching and thinking more though
Wow! You're thumbnail almost made me not click this video. I'm watching your video and is very informative. Good-job 🙂 I have seen some other companies come up like Halo and Soulistic. I watched this video through the end.
Thank you for sharing this, it's really educational and helpful for first time dog owners.
Also, I did see research about the issue of Taste of the Wild and confirmed that some of their products contains heavy metals which causes medical issues with your dogs.
I read the shared document about the lawsuit and I have to return the dog food that I ordered because I can't risk my dog to get sick.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to ruin the brand, I'm just sharing and raising awareness.
Up until, the case is still ongoing. You can try to do a research about this as well, you'll most likely be directed to the main source where the shared lawsuit file can be checked and read.
Very informative, thank you!
Thanks for the info. I just rescued a 3 year old dog from a shelter. I bought him that same exact iams mini chunks. I'm sure they were eating worse at shelter. You should do more of these videos. I'm on a tight budget. Maybe some big box store foods.
At one time, Iams was really popular with vets! I still feed my dogs Iams lamb and rice formula. I had one dog that lived to be nearly 20, and she was med-large range. I am thinking of switching because I have small dogs now.
Our old dog developed kidney issues due to a poor quality kibble, we didn't know better and trusted the vet until she hit kidney failure (age 15). At that point we switched to a high quality grain free filler free food as well as some more homemade stuff (eggs, vegetables, chicken, turkey and brown rice) to supplement. She lived until 20 but the food change made it so she no longer needed all the meds. Our puppy now has addisons and is incredibly picky food wise. We got her to finally eat a dehydrated raw food after trying a bunch of kibble and wet foods. It's expensive but she's small and a little goes far. We noticed a big change.
Vet schools are funded by big pet food manufactures. It's so sad
This was very informational! Just a suggestion but could you please do this with guinea pig and rabbit pellets ? :)
Oxbo is the best food for Guinea pigs
This is very useful information! I will keep your suggestions in mind the next time I order on Costco or Petcarerx.
SO HELPFUL, thank you 🙏
just to let you know anything that comes after salt is less than 1% the farther the list the less there is
Thank you so much my dogs have been eating pedigree there whole life it’s time for a change 😘
Thank you! This is very useful information! 😻
This was very helpful thank you
Something to add, when switching dog foods it can help prevent tummy trouble to give supplemental probiotics.
Thank you thank you, my mom buys all of my dogs food so next time i will buy the best one on here. Also can you reccommend high quality dog food, I really want the best for my aussie. Thanks!
Hi thank you for sharing these info.
Thank you so much for all that information
Hi, did you have a video for wet food? Or any suggestions? I see that nutro is good for dry food, but for the wet?
Meghan: "Hills is one of my favorite brands-"
Me: Oh hell no
Also Meghan: "Favorite brands to hate on."
Me: Oh okay
😂
Hills is total garbage.
I bought 2 bags cause it was an offer and they said it was good... my dog didn't eat it.
Having done minimal research when I asked my vet about dog food for my new puppy I was disappointed when he mentioned Hill’s and Eukanuba which are filled with corn. It’s so hard to find good food for a decent price.
@@polarbarr21 honey, depending on your breed, look at champion pet foods and Farmina N/D.
Great video ! Have you thought of Trying to make a review for store brand raw food? I’ve been doing Instinct chicken recipe for my Amstaff puppy and it’s amazing but it’s so pricey, currently keeping him in there till 6 months until I transition to a freeze dried kibble or 50/50 raw/kibble mix . Btw great Bubs ;P
Thank you for the information
So glad I watched this! I just changed over my new dog's diet to homemade cooked and a little bit of taste of the wild. I feel like I'm on the right track
My one suggestion would be to talk w a vet nutritionist to make sure the homemade diets you are creating are properly balanced :)
Thank you!!!!! I was buying my puppy (now age1) Royal canin and switching between many of these brands since my husky can be a picky eater and get bored of the same diet. I’ve been considering going back to Royal canin but WOW not anymore!!!! Definitely keeping taste of the wilderness and Nutro in the top 2 🙏 😃😍
Very helpful info. Thank you! 🐾🐾😃
I love this video you are very thorough we also have a rabbit absolutely correct about alfalfa and it was great to learn that they're now putting it in dog food 🤯 also mind blowing that even premium dog foods are looking for loopholes to charge more and give our pets less with crap filler ingredients
My dogs now eat rachel ray im glad to hear its good for them!!
Great video! What are your thoughts on “Orijen”?
Better than any kibble in this video, supposed to be one of the best.
Thanks for all the work you put into this video. Great info!
😊 Thank you for your videos I really enjoyed them
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, I WILL BE FEEDING ON THE GREATEST DOG FOOD THERE HAS EVER BEEN! :D
I’m getting a puppy in six weeks, I’m so happy that my plan to feed Nutro is a good one!
Have you heard of Stella And Chewy’s?I’ve been researching dog kibble for a few months,And Stella And Chewy’s seems to be the best that I can find for a somewhat reasonable price (Compared to Orijen 😬).They also have a line of kibble with grains,called “Wholesome Grains”,which I appreciate as I prefer dog food with grains.Thinking of switching my dog,but It’s not a super popular food so I still don’t know too much about it.I think I’ll need to do a little more research before I switch.
What a fantastic video. You are hilarious!!! Thank you for such useful information.
Do one on “Gentle Giants” the ingredients look good to me
Finally, found the video I was looking for.
what video are you talking about because this is a paid video
Thanks for the video. It was super informative. Can you please review 'Victor pro plus' brand? I am using it for my large breed puppy. thanks.
I have a question. Is the back of your computer Star Wars theme? With death Vader and the Death Star? I know this is super random but I’m curious😂😜❤️
It was. Its so cool!!
Thank you for this review. My dogs veterinarian recommended Royal Canin I am going to change it.
🔥Pure balance is great for my LABRADOR🔥. I really recommend it, my lab looks amazing and his energy when playing is awesome.
Loved this vid ty!
My dog lived 14 years on Nature's Recipe Dry dog food. He was very athletic, never had ANY skin, coat and health issues....
Thank you for making this video. I knew royal canin and hills science diet are complete garbage but my 2 vets recommend both of them. I always look at the ingredients of kibble to check for fillers. What do you think of Merrick? Also Victor is popular amongst my friends and I wanna try it for my dog
Say what you will about hills. My basset hound struggled with allergies, dry skin, shedding quite a bit. Tried multiple foods and hills works for him. He’s happy as hell. Doesn’t chew his feet anymore after being in the grass. His coat is shiny and he doesn’t have dry skin anymore. Simply from hills. Just like diets for humans, dogs are all different as well. What works for one may not work for another. I’m grateful for hills giving me a happy basset. I’ll stick to experience vs someone reading online and then passing it off as original content.
Exactly. This isn't orginal. What I say doesn't matter at all. It's what's in the food that matters. I'm only reading the garbage you are feeding your dog.
@@HappyTailsAnimals you do understand you are no where near educated enough or understand the science behind nutrition to be throwing your opinion out there as facts. And if it is your opinion and not facts, anyone can disagree with it. You being toxic and/or sarcastic about it is just you being insecure and showing your inferiority complex.
@DOBBS she's just a privileged self entitled girl. Doing what she doesn't understand at all. Living in the disbelief that her opinion matters or that people should agree with her opinion lol
My dogs have been on Fromm and Farmina for years. My chi recently got sick, his vet switched him to hills prescription for now and he’s getting better… I agree with you.
@@HappyTailsAnimals I mean your advising people on feeding kibble 😂 you don't have any room to open your mouth...your advising people on what's the best garbage to feed their dogs 😂 what a joker you are
Omg you are truly🙏🏾 heaven sent because I have literally been wrecking my brain trying to find the perfect puppy food for my little guy 😩 I learned so much watching this🤗 video but I do have a question because you were rating adult kibble can you please recommend a good dog food for a puppy I don't know if it matter what breed but it's Morkie
Thank you for the informative video. What about purina pro plan?
Blue Buffallo is one of the worst rated dog foods as "expensive as it is".
It has been recalled several times and with many dogs causes either constipation/ diareahh.
If you guys are wanting a GOOD price dog food at a local box chain petstore- Candid and Taste of a Wild is amazing ❤
wow i didnt know that x.x ive been buying it for my dog for her whole life, 2 years old
It's had alot of issues. I've worked boxed retail for awhile and it was all over our newsletters.
Caused my dog to have bloody stools. Never again.
THEY HAVE GARLIC AS A FILLER in their dog regular brand
Edit* to clarify, blue Buffalo is the one with the garlic filler.
Blue buffalo is definitely not good, I work at a boarding kennel and find that the dog hates it and will refuse to eat it until it absolutely has to. If the dog does eat it long term it has a bad coat is constantly shedding overall very dull fur and flakey skin. I have seen 7 dogs so far that is fed this food with the same appearance.
I work at a petstore and LOATH Royal Canine! Pedigree most people know is bad news, but people shelling out $60 a bag feel like their giving them something good. Especially since their vet is pushing it. Pisses me off. I LOVE educating people on good food!
Is there something you can recommend for a Jew puppy? I’ve been looking at the instinct brand kibble with raw boost but it’s impossible to know what’s good and what isn’t. There is so much conflicting information. I use to feed my dog blue Buffalo and she died at 8 years old to sickness so I wanna pick something better this time :(
I have 4 boxers from 1. -3 years old . I have been feeding them
Royal canine boxer breed but after recent videos I need to change asap. Do u have any suggestions for me ? Thank you !!!❤️
Thanks for this info. What do you think about Bil Jac?
Interesting stuff. Hey, you should make a head 2 head comparison Costco dog food vs Sam's club dog food.
I’m so glad seeing this video because I feed my dogs taste of the wild and my vet always gives me heck for feeding that rather then science diet which is a brand she stands by. It’s funny though that she also sells that brand in her clinic and not the one I feed🙄😂 I’ve given my dogs science diet in the past but they always ended up having dry skin really bad and my one dogs allergies would act up, but they really do well on taste of the wild so that is what I go with for now. I do wish I could feed them a raw diet but I just simply couldn’t afford to do it properly. I’m not sure if you have ready made a video like this and I just have t seen it, but could you make a video on the expenses of feeding your dogs in a week? Like all the ingredients that you generally use in their weekly meals just so I could get an idea of how much it would be for my two boxadors? I have a 1 & 3 year old boxadors and they are my babies😍 Love your channel keep up the great work!!!!!!
God vets can be so annoying 😑
Science diet is sadly not good quality food. They use corn gluten meal which is not fit for human consumption but it's actually a "leftover" after making corn syrup and sweeteners. You can Google all this it's all there.
Not to scare you but ToTW is currently or maybe always was very high in lead, heavy metals and other toxins. The worst offenders usually in all food in general is fish heavy foods and in this case the boar/beef is high in lead more lead then a house in the US someplace. You'll need to look it up on The Truth About Pet Food for more info.
Clean Label Project shows toxin levels but they also say that Ol'roy is good so I think they are a bit biased, but the tests themselves aern't. It's based on a really weird star system, best to just press on the food and see the results.
Happy Tails I just ignore them when it comes to bad pet food brands.
You do realize TOTW IS causing Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Your really helping me. Thank you so much!!! Your my hero!!! And your extremely BEAUTIFUL!!
Please Can You Tell Me What are Your Thoughts on "Victor Premium Dog Food: High - Pro Plus"?
Which would be the best for a Yorki 4lb do you recommend? I was doing royal canin, thanks for the info!
Solid gold is pretty good too, it’s not on the FDA list of dog foods. Taste of the Wild is high up on that list now, unfortunately. I liked that brand.
Hola mire que tienes un Maltipoo en tu foto de perfil que tipo de croqueta le compras a tu mascota ya que yo tengo un maltipoo yes muy difícil encontrar una comida que le guste nose si la que tú compras dice grain free ya que el veterinario me dijo que le tengo que dar croqueta que tenga grain
@@margaritanunez5554 estoy alimentado el sabor naturaleza de nuevo
with this video i just relized why my dog is constantly itcing... he proabbly allergic to grain. hes a 70 pound Australian Shepard eating Pedigree loaded with grains..ill be switching him to Nutro
I use pedigree, at first i used a really bad brand that had no meat or fats what so ever,all grains and oils,etc. i will definitely be changing my little best friend’s food! When i saw that you made this video i clicked on it IMMEDIATELY because i trust you, i was having a little trouble before I watched this video finding channels that i know are pretty good with that kind of stuff. So thanks for the help! You’re doing an amazing job, keep it up!!
Pedigree is crap
Pedigree chum etc is bad
What dog food do you recommend that's really great but also not too expensive?
Sad that there was nothing about WSAVA guidelines in this video which is as important as ingredients and more so then price
There is nothing because she doesn’t know anything about it 🤷♂️ she is just a victim of boutique companies marketing
I'm suprised in a lot of video and online review comment people asking if they can purchase science diet over the counter or prescription only?? Name branding is Very deceiving to say the least but I'm sure they see it as great advertising, smh
Some of Hill's Science Diet formulas are by prescription only. I had a cat with struvite disease and had to feed him a certain formula of Hill's with a prescription only.
@@jonesy2892 agreed , royal canin has a gastro and hydrolized perscription dog food thats like 110$ for a 30lb . both need perscriptions to buy
I just looked up the Nutro Essentials on Chewy. They've taken out the fruits and vegetables. Would you still give it five stars?
I feed my puppy with Royal canin Professional puppy , pro plan small & mini and brit care puppy . My puppy love it.... Thank you for this information.
What dog food for small dogs you highly recommend
I'm sooo happy I found this video. I was just about to buy Purina One dry puppy food. I been feeding my puppies this dry food when they turned 2 months old they are 4 months and a few weeks old now. And I just can't believe it no wonder my babies coats are soo dry. I'm so upset with my self, but I'm happy that right now I can make a better choice and feed my babies the right way. Soo thank you soo much Nutro is where I'll goo 👍🏽
Please do some research on DCM before feeding your dog nutro.
Thank you really helpful x
What do you think of Stella and chewys raw coated kibble?
Can you do a video on where you learnt about animals/ when you started ‘collecting’ animals
It's crazy that vets RECOMMEND these foods! Thanks for this video
Because they’re greedy corporates
I use taste of the wild and am so glad I use it! Could you do a video on what dog foods are more filling and also still healthy at the same time?
No food is going to be more filling than the other.
Can add low carb and high water additives to the food like a few cut up green beans to make it more filling-commonly used for dieting dogs to make them feel more full as their kibble amount is decreased.
Just got a German Shepherd yesterday and I got blue buffalo. This video was helpful! Thank you :)
Blue is trash lol I just got a Shepard she’s on instinct raw along with raw meat and crave for dry food
Any thoughts on Merrick?
I did some research of my own. royal canin has a vet "elite" program where vet will make commission if their patient buy the PRODUCT!
Not surprised!
Hey! I would love to hear your opinions on Edgar & Cooper! It’s not a popular brand but I’ve veen feeding it to my whippet for a while. I’m not an expert on food so I would love to hear an opinion, I want only the best for my love. He’s an older dog, gonna be 10 this spring, if that matters :) I’ve been liking the food because it’s eco friendly and they give 10% of their profits to charity, but of course, I want to know, if the food is actually good for my dog!
Anyone have some insight on Authority(tender blends), I’m trying to decide on sticking with it, or changing it up, especially since my dog is 3 legged, and don’t want something too high in protein, from what I just learned from this video.
I feed my dog Eukanuba, it’s one of the best in my opinion but could you also do a review on that ? But we mostly give him Rice and curry
If 30% protein is over kill than how it the raw diet not over kill it’s all protein. Serious question
you need to consider that the raw diet also has water in it. kibbles don't. kibbles have ashes in them, raw meat don't ;)
Bryan De La Pera 🤣 can I know where I said that you CANT give water to your dog?
Bryan De La Pera i was answering the question. It’s not an "argument". In raw diets, it’s not 100% protein. You need to consider much more than what you can just see in dog nutrition
Bryan De La Pera oh ok you’re one of them, who thinks wolves eat plants🥴
Joy Of Avey they are both and make sure to buy meat that is cleaned
Is Fresh Pet a good raw food option? I used to feed my dog eat and he thrived on it! But I’ve heard they’ve been recalled a couple of times and that wet food isn’t great for dog’s teeth!
What do you think about blue seal? I don’t see many reviews on this food. I’ve been giving it to my German Shepherd for quite some time.
Thanks. My dog only looked at me when I gave him pedigree it's the garbage now..but he was disappointed.
Can you do this with dog treats
That would be amazing😍
Yes! Thats one of my biggest dilemmas! What kind of treats to give my new puppy. And how much is too much especially when I'm using treats to train.
C. Ann big tip, most puppies will work for their daily kibble @ meal time if you dont do crate feeding (or you can do half n half)
@@lizsun261 thank you!
Yea sure best
Cooked plain chicken. Worst anything in a bag
For someone who said grain free isnt necessary you sure do include quite a few grain free dog foods. And id agree most dog food brands have variety of of products and some are better quality then other. Thanks for your time in making this video. I can tell your passionate about what your doing
Thank you. I mostly feed mine fresh venison and other meats and she loves vegetables too. However I need another source for travel because she is definitely my road dog.