Registered: Jul 2008
Location: East Tenn.
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I have been feeding Sportmix High Energy in the black bag for about 3 years now.In the last few weeks I have noticed that my dogs have lost a little weight and are not eating it as good as they were.I have also noticed a couple have seemed to have some diahrea.I worm my dogs every month with a good wormer and my pups more often than that.Has anyone else feeding Sportmix noticed this.I think they may have changed their ingredients and if they have they lost a custumer that buys a lot of feed.I have already stopped feeding it and my dogs are eating good again.I was just curious to know if anyone else is experiencing this problem.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Troy Iowa
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but my dogs never did like the green stamina bag. I do notice that the size of the nugget will change on the black from time to time.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: N.E. Arkansas
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I tried Sportmix for awhile. Most of it came out the back of the dog. I didn't care for it.

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Location: Strunk, KY
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I have been feeding sportmix in the black bag and have been haveing good luck with it. I used to feed Tops in a red bag, dogs loved. Got some more tops one day nothing would not eat it. Thought that I maybe just got a bad bag went to another store and got a bag same way. A friend told me that they had changed the formal to keep from going up on the price, don't know if that was the case but somthing happened. I hope the sportsmix is not doing the same.
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I have been feeding the blk bag for over a year now. No problem here. Very little stool and keeps my dogs up very well.

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Registered: Jul 2008
Location: East Tenn.
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I hope they haven,t changed the formula and it was just a bad batch that got sent our way.I really liked it up untill thiis happened.I have asked a couple of local people and some of them have switched for the same reason.

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Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Bloomfield Iowa
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A year ago I bought 4 ton, and thought the 26-18 was good. Then they raised the price $4.00 a 100 lb. so I quit them and
went back to a feed I had fed for a long time. I have 8 ton on
order right now that I was getting out of MO. The company had a breakdown and i had to get a ton of other feed to keep our dogs
going. 10 bags were the 26-18 sport mix. The dogs acted like I
was trying to get them to eat junk. They ended up loose as gravy.
No more of that. I got the 26-18 Diamond now and hope I don't have to buy any more before I get my regular feed.

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I haven't had any problems with it, my supplier does keep fresh stock.Maybe you just got a bad batch.

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Registered: May 2010
Location: GEORGETOWN,KY
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I had the same problem a few months back switch feed never went back

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Registered: Dec 2010
Location: coalgate,ok
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I fed it for 4 months blue bag over summer no prob then switched to victor dog looks way better on victor and less stool, but my buddy feeds black bag sportsmix and he likes it to each their own I guess

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Location: Senatobia Mississippi
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I won a bunch of it in 09 and wasn't willing to give it a try and just gave it away.

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i fed it a few yrs back and my dogs got to where they didnt want to eat it so i changed feeds havent tried it again

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Registered: Apr 2010
Location: East TN
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I switched to the cam bag which has the same protein and 2% less fat content dogs doing great actually getting fat on it, stool is still consistent and best part is 18.50 for fifty pounds. The black bag is 21.50 a bag so three bucks a bag savings for two percent less fat pretty good feed, I will probably switch back to black bag next time though because of colder weather. But to answer your question I have been feeding it for past 6-8 months and no problems. Give em a call and see what they have to say. One more thing though I do add Diamond to mine every now and then just to mix the flavor up for em, I think as much as I like to eat I would probably get tired of same old thing every day? That is just my opinion though.

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I fed the 26/18 for a couple months. I didn't care for it, dogs didn't do that good on it, and wouldn't eat it have the time.

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Registered: Mar 2009
Location: wisconsin
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i started buying sportmix instead of Diamond back in late August because the Diamond was pushing $32 a bag and Sportmix (blue)bag was $22.50ish......the stools have been real firm and coats soft and shiney. 2 weeks ago I switched to the black bag of sportmix and all's well ! Unless something changes I'm thinkin this is the feed I'm going to be using for a while .........

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Registered: Aug 2011
Location: Pickens County, Ga
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been feeding the black bag for 5 or 6 years dogs have always done real good and look good on it.

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Registered: Nov 2009
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I use the blue bag of 26/18, no problems..... I sell Sportmix and haven't had any complaints..

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I have fed Sportsmix 24/20 in the past with good results. You have to give your dogs time to adjust to it. I feed Native Dog Food now and I am very happy with it . There is nothing wrong with Sportsmix I just like Native better.

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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Neenah,WI.
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Been feeding Diamond(26/18) but they were out last time so I
am feeding Sportsmix this time. Went from two stools a day to
at least three. Will go back to Diamond!

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