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Posted by MJRKENNELS on 04-22-2011 07:11 AM:

diamond dog food

is anybody feeding it any more

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Posted by ahinsch on 04-22-2011 09:08 AM:

I feed Diamond Naturals chicken and rice, it's a great feed, 3 cups a day, dog looks great, muscled up maintains perfect weight, minimal cleanup, dogs love it. I hunt about 3 nights a week, If I hunted more I would probably feed the Naturals Extreme Athlete.

Posted by Mike Donaldson on 04-22-2011 01:21 PM:

That is sort of a loaded question. Since Diamond came out with the naturals line you have to be a little more specific when you ask if someone is feeding Diamond. There is no comparison in the quality of Diamond Naturals and the the other Diamond formulas.
I feed Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice and can say that I have never been more pleased with a feed. It may cost a little more than some of the other feeds, but when you consider that you feed less of it, it is probably cheaper in the long run.
You can check out almost any feed on http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/

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Posted by breezyoaks on 04-22-2011 01:52 PM:

Diamond

I have fed the diamond "high energy" food for most of the winter and the dogs did well as long as they didnt get fed too much. Seemed that if they got a bit too much, they would get a loose stool in a hurry. Recently I decided to try the (extreme athlete) on one hound just to compare the two......I do agree that there is really no comparing the high $$ diamond with the regular.....I have never been one to feed the cheapest dog blends or spend all of my paycheck on the big money feeds, but it is easy to see that the higher end Diamond runs circles around any $20-25 dog food. I paid $32 a bag for a 40 of the Extreme athlete.

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Posted by SCBluetickGal on 04-22-2011 03:28 PM:

I swore I would never feed Diamond, but my dogs have been on Diamond Naturals Extreme Athlete since a little before the new year, and I've had good results. I'll buy this or the TSC brand 4Health before I go back to Purina.

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Posted by l.lyle on 04-22-2011 04:29 PM:

I'm not saying high dollar blends are not better. I have been feeding yellow bag Diamond Maintenance year yound for twenty odd years. Four cups a day on average sometimes more sometime less. If I could find an "all-natural" ,certified organic, produces no methane, save the planet, and whatever else code words that blows your frock up that one cup per day supplied 100% of their needs, I would feel like I needed to throw in a bale of hay for a filler. The dog would still think you are starving him to death without a filler. How would you like to be penned up and only get one cup for your belly?LOL If my dogs didn't do good on Maintenance, I would change to something else. I'm still strong enough to tote a fifty pound bag just about as easy as a 40 pound bag. Maybe when I get older I'll change my mind.

Posted by Jason Baldwin on 04-22-2011 04:32 PM:

Re: diamond dog food

quote:
Originally posted by MJRKENNELS
is anybody feeding it any more

After the little "incident" around here a few years ago. Dogs turning up DEAD left and right all over the place. NO WAY would i ever feed that stuff.

Posted by Poison on 04-22-2011 04:34 PM:

Naturals........great feed................good price.

Posted by l.lyle on 04-22-2011 04:46 PM:

Re: Re: diamond dog food

quote:
Originally posted by Jason Baldwin
After the little "incident" around here a few years ago. Dogs turning up DEAD left and right all over the place. NO WAY would i ever feed that stuff.

It was about ten years ago. A load of aflatoxin corn slipped though the screening. I was feeding Maintenance formula at the time. Maybe the high dollar blend is the one that got that run. The only dog I heard of in this county that died was a $5,000.00 coondog, yea right. And Diamond made good for the dog.

Posted by Lone Pine JB on 04-22-2011 04:53 PM:

lyle, it was about 5 years ago. I know, I lost the best coondog I've ever had to it. And Diamond did not make right on it!

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Posted by s/s on 04-22-2011 04:56 PM:

I've fed Extreme to a couple of mine for over a year..Very pleased with it.

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Posted by l.lyle on 04-22-2011 05:19 PM:

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You are right, batch prior to Dec. 10 2006 formulated at the plant at Gaston SC.

Posted by Buckshot on 04-22-2011 05:46 PM:

Re: Re: Re: diamond dog food

quote:
Originally posted by l.lyle
Maybe the high dollar blend is the one that got that run.

Their high dollar blends (Naturals) does not contain corn.

The feed affected from the Aflatoxin was:

Gaston Facility Products Removed From Sale
Diamond Low Fat Dog Food
Diamond Hi-Energy Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Dog Food
Diamond Performance Dog Food
Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food
Diamond Puppy Food
Diamond Maintenance Cat Food
Diamond Professional Cat Food
Country Value Puppy]
Country Value Adult Dog
Country Value High Energy Dog
Country Value Adult Cat Food Professional Chicken & Rice Senior Dog Food
Professional Reduced Fat Chicken & Rice Dog Food
Professional Adult Dog Food
Professional Large-Breed Puppy Food
Professional Puppy Food
Professional Reduced Fat Cat Food
Professional Adult Cat Food

Posted by COONDOG on 04-22-2011 05:54 PM:

I have been feeding the high energy for about 8 months and I cant complain. Dogs stayed up on it all winter, and they have more then enough go to wear me out before they get tired. lol

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Posted by GorillaPound on 04-22-2011 06:08 PM:

I believe because of what happened then is why the came out w/ the natural line. been feeding EA for a little over 2 mo. now and like it.I have 3 hounds here feed each one 3 cups a day,40# bag last me 18 days. I have a hard keeper,I have been adding a half cup of dried rice(boiled turns into about a cup an a half).He looks better than he ever has.he is full of energy,hunts for 6 hours with no problem.

Posted by Buckshot on 04-22-2011 06:43 PM:

They already had the Natural line before the Aflatoxin issue. Lamb Meal & Rice, Chickin & Rice, Beef Meal & Rice, and etc...

I would say after the Aflatoxin issue, they promoted and advertised the Natural line harder than before it happened. The emphasis was put on the Natural line and expnaded on what they already had.

Posted by l.lyle on 04-22-2011 06:52 PM:

Rice is as subject to aflatoxin as corn. Heat and humidity and ceral grain. Somebody was asleep at the wheel at the unloading dock a day or two in the fall of 2006. Simple as that.

Posted by ahinsch on 04-22-2011 06:55 PM:

Re: Diamond

quote:
Originally posted by breezyoaks
I have fed the diamond "high energy" food for most of the winter and the dogs did well as long as they didnt get fed too much. Seemed that if they got a bit too much, they would get a loose stool in a hurry. Recently I decided to try the (extreme athlete) on one hound just to compare the two......I do agree that there is really no comparing the high $$ diamond with the regular.....I have never been one to feed the cheapest dog blends or spend all of my paycheck on the big money feeds, but it is easy to see that the higher end Diamond runs circles around any $20-25 dog food. I paid $32 a bag for a 40 of the Extreme athlete.

I fed High Energy for a while and have no complaints except the stool issue you brought up, any extra little bit and my kennel looked like a cow pasture! Since feeding Naturals I only clean up a couple hard turds per day.

Posted by MJRKENNELS on 04-23-2011 07:33 AM:

natural

meat meal is all i could find around here 22 dollars a 40lb bag

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Posted by Mike Donaldson on 04-23-2011 11:59 PM:

Re: natural

quote:
Originally posted by MJRKENNELS
meat meal is all i could find around here 22 dollars a 40lb bag

Meat meal is a good ingredient. Better than meat. It doesn't have near the moisture content, so it contains more protein.

Posted by CSnowgren on 04-24-2011 12:39 AM:

Re: Re: natural

quote:
Originally posted by Mike Donaldson
Meat meal is a good ingredient. Better than meat. It doesn't have near the moisture content, so it contains more protein.

Nothing is added to meal to make it contain more protein. It contains the same amount as meat, it is just in a greater volume due to removing the moisture. I think thats what you were trying to say.

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Posted by MJRKENNELS on 04-24-2011 12:53 AM:

my bad

it is beef meal and rice

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