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It would be nice to see Diamond support hunting ... or Purina or Blck Gold come up with something competitive .

But , if Diamond did that and had to either take shortcuts on their feed or hike to prices ... then there wouldn't be much point.

I'd love to see Purina make a version of ProPlan that was a little cheaper and pushed at feed stores.

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I unfortunately listened to all the hype on the EA band wagon on how much less it took to feed my dogs look pathetic on it and I don't just mean one all of them my biggest regret was buying 3 bags I will be going back to the dog food that supports this great sport Black Gold

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I still use it, and am still happy with it. I did feed something different for a couple weeks during the recalls, but had been feeding EA all along and that's what I went back to. My horse feed dealer orders it for me, and she charges me $30.99. There is no other feed that comes close to that in quality for that price, for MY dogs anyway. Have had folks say some pretty nasty things to me about feeding it, but I've yet to see those same folks have dogs that looked as healthy and in shape as mine do at any given time.

If the corn is an issue and you absolutely don't want to feed Diamond, Tractor Supply 4Health Performance is good too. Of course, it's also manufactured at the Diamond plant. LOL.

As far as amount fed, I average 2-2 1/2 cups for each dog a day. A couple that are high energy and hard keepers, or that are working hard, eat 3-4 broken down into two meals a day. But they are the exception, and I'd be feeding them a LOT more of other feeds.

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No matter what you would like to believe, you are paying for that support of our sport everytime you buy a bag of feed from those companies that support our sport. With that being said, are they really supporting our sport or are we and they are just taking credit for it. Think about that for a moment.

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I still use it, and am still happy with it. I did feed something different for a couple weeks during the recalls, but had been feeding EA all along and that's what I went back to. My horse feed dealer orders it for me, and she charges me $30.99. There is no other feed that comes close to that in quality for that price, for MY dogs anyway. Have had folks say some pretty nasty things to me about feeding it, but I've yet to see those same folks have dogs that looked as healthy and in shape as mine do at any given time.

If the corn is an issue and you absolutely don't want to feed Diamond, Tractor Supply 4Health Performance is good too. Of course, it's also manufactured at the Diamond plant. LOL.

As far as amount fed, I average 2-2 1/2 cups for each dog a day. A couple that are high energy and hard keepers, or that are working hard, eat 3-4 broken down into two meals a day. But they are the exception, and I'd be feeding them a LOT more of other feeds.

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Originally posted by Dirtdevil
This pup's momma is on EA along with milk , eggs and raw meat ... and they are eating it now and even chunkier .

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Originally posted by Frankenstein
No matter what you would like to believe, you are paying for that support of our sport everytime you buy a bag of feed from those companies that support our sport. With that being said, are they really supporting our sport or are we and they are just taking credit for it. Think about that for a moment.

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I'm still not going to feed a lower quality dog food just because they give you an opportunity to win a bag here and there.

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I like it.

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From our top GRNITECH to my World Show Treeing Walker female and everyone else in between they all get EA. Mike loves the way his hounds perform in the woods and how their muscle tone and stamina last night after night. I love it because I work my show hounds nightly for several miles and the muscle tone I can achieve with EA is amazing. I have searched and searched to find a food that gives me such amazing results and so far it has been the best. When I raised a litter of pups out of Lorybell the vet told me after looking at the food she was eating NOT to change her to puppy food. I will never change a female to puppy food again! Healthiest litter I've ever had!

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I am feeding 2 1/2 cups of EA right now I was feeding around 3 1/2 cups of black gold that's great that it is working for you the bottom line is it is not working for me

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I feed 2 cups a day to this 75# male. How much are you feeding with Black Gold?

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What would someone say to you about feeding diamond? I do not understand. Do you mean because of the recall they could not believe you were still feeding it?

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We almost lost two grown hounds due to Diamond. We also have a dear friend who DID loose his hound from it.

What you feed your dogs is your own choice. Our experience was not a great one as we choose not to relive the very expensive experience.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. For now anyway.

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