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Need to switch from black gold I am not happy w it anymore! Have a dealer here that sells Joy what are your thoughts?

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You have some one in your area that sells Pro Plan at a fair price. I was heading home last summer to tn, stopped in Avon to fill up and saw a truck loaded with Pro Plan. I asked him where he was going with all the food and he was a coonhunter heading to Richmond. Said a fella in Danville sold the feed to him. BUT to your question Joy has been around a long time and is a fair feed.

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A little worried about switching over I got a gyp due in 3 weeks

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U want a good quality feed try this http://enhancedogfood.com/ I been on it since winter and brad, its good stuff. Good enough you can still gradually make the change even with her about to welp. BTW I have family in Brownsburg and visit from time to time. Take me huntin next time I am there?

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A buddy runs bird dogs and he said he gets 2-3 hours more out of his dogs with joy

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Need to switch from black gold I am not happy w it anymore! Have a dealer here that sells Joy what are your thoughts?

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Joy is junk!!! Tryed to feed it a month or so ago never agin went back to enhanced best feed to buy

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Lee I grew up in b burg, would love to take ya huntin! These patch woods are alot easier than them hills!! Thanks for the web address

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Try Hi-Standard dog food. I feel this is the best dog food on the market today. Go out Hi-standarddogfood.com and find a distributor near you. I never had any luck with Diamnond or joy dog food.

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Try Hi-Standard dog food. I feel this is the best dog food on the market today. Go out Hi-standarddogfood.com and find a distributor near you. I never had any luck with Diamnond or joy dog food.

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Get this imixed the joy 24/20 with black bag black gold to get the dogs started on the switch over, they was a hand full left over in my 6 month old pups feed bowl and it was all black gold!!! The pup picked out the joy and left black gold lol!

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Location: Indiana
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I have to agree with the Hi-Standard statement, I was reluctant to make the switch. It is the best dog food that I have fed in the last 20 years, dogs have excellent energy, stool volume very low and the dogs hair is very shiny.

Been feeding the Hi-Standard 26-18 and I love it.

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I have Some guys feeding Joy 24/20 they just LOVE IT !! Cheap good stools and you will have to feed alot less food. Doen't take my word for it just buy a bag for around $20 and see for your self.

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I WON SOME ONE TIME, DID NOT FEED IT TO MY DOGS. USED IT IN THE COON FEEDER. THE REASON I DID NOT USE IT WAS I HAD BEEN FEEDING MY USUAL BRAND FOR OVER A YEAR AND DID NOT WANT TO MIX IT.

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I'M IN THE SAME BOAT AS YOU ARE I HAD A WEIGHT PROBLEM WITH A GYP I HAVE AND I WENT AROUND THE WORLD TRYING DIFFERENT FEED. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING I HAVE FEED THE JOY MAINTENANCE AND NOW I'M TRYING OUT THE JOY PROFESSIONAL 26/18 I TOOK HER OFF OF HER AUTO FEEDER YESTERDAY TO THIN HER DOWN BEFORE HAVING HER PUPS. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I HAVE FEED JOY MAINTENANCE,JOY REGULAR IN THE RED/WHITE BAG AND A JOY THAT WAS IN A YELLOW BAG NOT SURE OF THE NAME BUT NOW I'M ON THE JOY PROFESSIONAL NOW AND SHES DUE IN AUG. BUT I HAVEN'T HAD NO OTHER ISSUES WITH JOY ITS JUST OK NOT NOTHING TO AWESOME. THIS JOY PRO IS MADE WITH TWO DIFFERENT MEATS AND I PUT SOME IN THERE TODAY AND SHE JUMP ALL OVER IT AND SHE USUALLY DOESN'T EAT IN FRONT OF ME. SO WE'LL SEE HOPEFULLY THIS WILL WORK.

I HAVEN'T TRIED THE ENHANCED OR SPORTMIX OR BLACK/GOLD CAUSE YOU CAN'T GET IT AROUND HERE THAT I CAN FIND I HEAR SPORTMIX IS REALLY GOOD FEED. TRYED DIAMOND,OLD BLUE,ALPO,OL ROY, AND SOME OTHERS I CAN'T REMEMBER BUT EVERYONE HAD ITS DOWN FALLS THAT YOU COULD REALLY TELL SOME MADE THEIR STOOL LOOSE,SOME MADE THEIR COAT DULL,OTHERS LESS ENERGY, I THINK UNTIL YOU GET OUT OF THE $20 RANGE THEY ALL WILL LACK A LITTLE BUT I JUST CAN'T AFFORD A $35 BAG OF DOG FOOD.

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Hi-Standard for sure. I get mine from Ritchie Phillips near Corning, AR. Compares to Black Gold but at a much better price. Joy feed is worthless because it all ends up on the ground.

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Hi-Standard for sure. I get mine from Ritchie Phillips near Corning, AR. Compares to Black Gold but at a much better price. Joy feed is worthless because it all ends up on the ground.

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if you're not happy with the Black Gold, don't go with Joy....

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The Joy, BlackGold, Hi-Standard, Dog Chow, etc.etc. are all just a decent dog food, nothing to brag about...........I have tried them all..............you get what you pay for, feed what you can afford.

I feed Purina, some get Dog Chow, some get Purina One, every once in a while I will get a bag of Pro-Plan Performance.........the Diamond Extreme Athelete is a GREAT dog food, as well as Native 3 and 4..................... these feeds cost alot more, but you use less.

Just my 2 cents worth, to answer your question Brad, I wouldnt feed Joy........................Tim

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I THOUGHT ALL OF IT ENDED UP ON THE GROUND WHERE DOES HI STANDARD END UP I MIGHT NEED TO GET ME SOME.J/KING

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I HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH PURINA. DOGS SEEM TO TO WELL ON IT. I HAVE TRIED A FEW OTHERS AND DOGS SEEM TO GET POOR. ALSO BEING IN THE PURINA PRO CLUB HAD SOME ADVANTAGES. I CASHED IN SOME OF MY PURINA POINTS AND PICKED UP MY GARMIN ASTRO. BUT I MUST AGREE WITH SOME OF YOU THE PRICES ARE GETTING RIDICULOS.

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Boys I have tried them all, I have beagles, coonhounds, and fox hounds----and I am still feeding Hi-Standard Dog Food. Switched to Hi-Standard from Black Gold years and years ago.

Like i have said on here before, as long as they do not change the ingredients in this dog food, I will not switch. I order 5 tons at a time from local distributor and they deliver it to my barn door. Cant beat it!

Just tried Hi-Standards new 30-20 formula on my fox hounds and I love the results---little pricey, but a great food.

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My female has always stayed real skinny. I tried alot of different feeds, & would feed her 4 or 5 cups a day sometimes more. Then I decided to try Diamond Extreme athlete, & she looks great on it, even acts better. I feed her 2 cups a day & she is in great shape! I want feed anything else!

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i feed mine SHOWTIME. not HBO but SHOWTIME. they get half of a 13 ounce coffee can a day. maybe that is 6 and a half ounces. well the ones that don't hunt much are too fat, the rest are looking good. 19.00 dollars a bag with little cleanup.

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