Registered: Jan 2009
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I am going to have to switch feed due to availability. Three grown walker hounds is what I feed. I have it narrowed down to Diamond brand and the SportMix brand, both of which I think are the best feeds that I can get within reasonable driving distance of my house.
Which one would you all choose and why?
Thanks for the input!!

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Registered: Mar 2009
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I have feed both and I think the best two foods that you can get at a good price is sportmix and pzazz I would feed pzazz if I didn't have to go to far to get it but I think there both petty comparable I feed the 24/20 sportmix and I happy with it I got a dog on a feeder and it don't take me long to tell how things is going with diffent kinds of foods good luck!!!

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I feed diamond maintenance in the summer and hi-energy in the winter. I am very satisfied. I also used the extreme athlete for one of my dogs in the winter to help keep the weight on her.

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I have a Plott on Diamond Lamb & Rice because he's allergic to corn. All other dogs are on Sportmix (Black & Gray bag) & dogs do very well on it. I fed Purina for 20+ years but Purina stopped delivering to my feedstore because Wal Mart became their only customer, based on (per my feedstore owner) the fact that Wal Mart gets 26 truckloads of Purina a month vs the feedstore's 2 truckloads per month & I can't put up with loading & unloading dogfood & also standing in line to pay for it so switched to Sportmix after reading ALL the nutritional labels at the feedstore for a final decision. The Diamond is about $3 a bag more for 10lbs. less in the bag.

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Registered: May 2009
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I feed Diamond maint. in the summer and high energy in the winter, have had good luck with both.I have also used Diamond puppy food on pups or lactating females.

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I feed the Sportmix Premium 26/18 in the blue bag year round. Good feed and I am very satisfied with it. I have fed Purina Dog Chow, Pride, Joy and Black Gold before and the only one that compares to the Sportmix was the Black Gold but they are very close.

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I prefer the SportMix 24/20 over Diamond less clean up and the hounds looked great on it.

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SportMix is what I feed and been happy with for the last few years now..........I am trying the Southern States Advance feed on a couple dogs right now to compare the differences.

skyblu, SportMix makes a L&R that is corn free.

http://www.sportmix.com/dog/premiumLambMealRice.tpl

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I'll check with my feedstore on that.

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I feed the Sportmix 24/20 after Diamond killed the dogs I've stayed clear of it ever since.
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sportmix what i feed 26/18 i like the lower in fat year round

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sportmix what i feed 26/18 i like the lower in fat year round

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Thanks for all the replies...They are both the same price. $21.99 for 50lb bag..Maint formulas..Still not sure..Kinda leaning to Diamond..Thanks again for the input!!!

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TRY exceed dog food you will like it

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I am feeding the Diamond premium adult and I am fixing to throw it in the dumpster as well. My dogs are losing weight, stool is runny, and they dont seem to have any energy anymore. I was feeding black gold but my local feed store ran out so I tried the diamond brand. I will NEVER buy it again. I have heard good things about Exceed and one of my hunting partners swears by it. Hopefully I can get back on the Black gold. Thats my opinion on Diamond feeds.

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We fed the Diamond Naturals Line for four years and loved the results. Recently we had to switch because of it's increasing cost. ($27.99/40# bag) We switched to the purple bag (26/18) of Hi-Standard and couldn't be more pleased. The dogs do great on it and there's minimal clean-up/small, solid stools. We can get it for $19/50# bag so that's a lot better too....

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i wouldnt want to feed something that killed a bunch of dogs...jmo. i feed black gold and i like it better than anything ive fed.

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..Sportmix...............black bag...........

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I feed diamond High Energy 24/20.I managed a co-op for five years and sold both diamond and sportmix.There is really very little difference in the two.I never stopped feeding diamond even during the bad feed scare.The bad feed was linked to one bad batch of corn that had alphatoxin in it.However it was only used in one plant and only in certain variety's of the dog food.I am aware that some dog's were made sick or killed but I think Diamond handled the whole thing very well.That being said my hounds do great on Diamond.

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We have a female that is hard to keep weight on and we tried Diamond and Black and Gold and she didn't do all that well on either. We've had her on Pzazz now and are really happy with it. She has kept her weight up - even with nursing 8 good sized puppies - and all the dogs have good energy and are easy to clean up from. Only costs us $21.50 for an actual 50 pound bag. Couldn't even get a 50 pound bag of either of the others closest we came to was 44 and they cost more!

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Been feeding Hi-Standard Dog Food for years now and believe me i have tried everything that comes along----still cannot find anything that beats Hi-Standard for quality or price.

I wil stick with Hi-Standard

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I feed Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice due to my 3 yr old Plott being allergic to chicken and corn. Both the pup and her are doing great on it...shiny coats, small stools not runny at and TONS of energy.

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We feed blue bag of sportmix, LOVE IT.. good , easy scoop stool. $18.sumthin a 50 pound bag...Have gtried everything else and nothin compares, And it is made at it own fazctory right here in Indiana....

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Sportmix black bag.Way better than anything Diamond makes,including the naturals.

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If you want to feed your dog chicken beaks, feathers and feet go for it.

Not me.

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