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I believe Im going to switch feed just not pleased with my current feed. Looking towards black gold....just wanted to see which black gold yall feed your hounds.

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I feed my dogs the 26-18 year round and love it !! I raise my pups on the 26-18 also !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Also more stores cary the 26/18 all black gold is good but in my dogs and my buddys dogs we have better luck whith black bag and the blue bags . I also feed the 26/18 year round sence last march like any other feed in winter i up all my dogs feed a cup or more and i noticed whith the black gold they held there weight better and keept shineyer helth coats even in winter the 26/18 works realy good for me.

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Try hunters special 26/18. Same stuff pretty much but Cheaper. Black gold has went way to high for what it is. I fed the black bag for 10 years and swapped. I was skeptical about swapping but its worked out.

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Fed Black Gold for years and really liked it. Just seemed every time i bought it price went up a dollar. Switched to feeding The Pride 26/20 Orange bag and am very satisfied. $7 cheeper a bag helps too.

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Thanks.....Anyone else?

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Diamond Naturals Extreme Athlete is all I feed my coonhounds right now, but if I was to look for something in a different price range I'd use Pride instead of Black Gold. We alternate between the orange and black bags of Pride for the deer pack, and like it a lot. I've only used Black Gold when I won it, but it didn't do much for my dogs. They're all different though, of course...

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I feed the black bag 26/18 as well. Excellent feed and little waste. Another reason to feed Black Gold, is the fact that Black Gold is not afraid to support the hunting dog sports. I feel it is important to support the businesses that support us.
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Whats the diamond 31/25?

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Black bag 26/18 year round.

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Any more, I think this whole dog food thing comes down to two types, feed with cereal (corn,wheat, soy) and feeds without cereal.
You got Diamond Naturals, Native, Victor, Taste Of The Wild, Blue, etc without cereal and you got Black Gold/Ultra Advantage/Purina/Pride/ Sportdog/etc with cereal.
I believe the most significant difference between dog feeds today is cereal/no cereal. I don't think there is a dimes worth of difference between BG/Ultra/Dog Chow/ Pride types of feed. Other than price and availability. Chose your poison.

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Yes, the Diamond EA is 32/25. I use it year round, haven't had any problems in the heat or such. My big male dogs are staying in shape on no more than 3 cups a day of it during the summer.

Mr. Jim, I somewhat agree with you there. I prefer a grain-free feed for my coonhounds simply because I've had a couple that seem to not tolerate corn well. I can only take about half of my hounds with me when I leave for work every week, and my significant other isn't a big fan of having to feed different dogs different feeds....so I just found one feed that worked for them all instead. It's not to say some of them wouldn't do just as well on the Pride as the deer pack does, but I guess as long as I can afford it, it makes me "feel" better to feed them the more expensive feed LOL.

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Purina Pro Plan Performance. pricey yes. Best YES. when it comes to having a dog ready to perform, no other feed will do what this one does. JMO. and it counts for me.

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I don't like black gold. I had a lot of problems with it. Switch to Native and you won't ever feed anything else!

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Purina pro plan all the way!

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Which pro plan yall feed the most.....

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I feed my dogs the 26-18 year round and love it !! I raise my pups on the 26-18 also !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Another good thing to remember is , SUPPORT those who SUPPORT your Sport !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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BlackGold they support us and I will support them Black Bag dogs perform and look great

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They should be able to support us. In 8 years or so its went up 14 dollars a bag!!! Pricing themselves right outta business. That's where they are headed.

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All feed has gone up as the cost of ingredients have. I don't care if you are feeding cows, horses or deer. The feed companies have to make a profit or Black Gold cannot support us. Example, shelled corn that these deer hunters feed here in Texas was bringing $4 for a 50# bag three years ago. At the present time, the same 50# bag is selling for $10. Makes the jump in dog food prices look pretty small.
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Any more, I think this whole dog food thing comes down to two types, feed with cereal (corn,wheat, soy) and feeds without cereal.
You got Diamond Naturals, Native, Victor, Taste Of The Wild, Blue, etc without cereal and you got Black Gold/Ultra Advantage/Purina/Pride/ Sportdog/etc with cereal.
I believe the most significant difference between dog feeds today is cereal/no cereal. I don't think there is a dimes worth of difference between BG/Ultra/Dog Chow/ Pride types of feed. Other than price and availability. Chose your poison.

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Yeah lets venture in to that subject that's a good question.

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JiM,

What is the difference between cereal (corn, wheat, & soy) vs. Whole Grain Sorghum, Rice, Oats, & Barley? Call it cereal or call it filler, all dog foods seem to have one & it is one of the top three ingredients. I guess folks perceive some of the fillers to be of a better quality than others. I am ignorant to the pros & cons of these fillers. Maybe someone could offer some insight on why some fillers are better than others.

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If you Google "dog food analysis", you will find that in fact there IS a big difference in the cereals. Some are far better than others.

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