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i can tell you a little secret about southern states dog food i worked for them six years you think you are getting a deal but you are not your buying forty pounds for what the cost 50 pounds before they changed the bag and some ingredants in the bags it is not the same dog food

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If the last dog died today the dogfood debate would more than likely continue................kinda like who has the prettiest wife..............starts as a legitimate question and instantly becomes a wasted effot. Kin to WHAT STUD SHOULD I BREED TO?

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Should try enhanced professional athlete or native very good feeds NO CORN either one of these feeds should try may cost more per bag but will save u money over a months time

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If the last dog died today the dogfood debate would more than likely continue................kinda like who has the prettiest wife..............starts as a legitimate question and instantly becomes a wasted effot. Kin to WHAT STUD SHOULD I BREED TO?

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i am feeding diamond naturals, chicken and rice, i have been trying other feed to put weight on one of my dogs, what is the difference in the extreme athlete and what im feeding .maybe i should change?

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how does meat and bone meal compare to chicken by product

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CSnowgren,
I work in the feed industry and you may be greatly suprised by the feed you are feeding. You say that you research, but I am in it every day. I agree the meat based foods are something each dog owner should strive for. But, consider alot of things. Dry dog feed must be cooked at the right tempatures, and they can print what they want on a bag. I have been in the business for many many years and I don't trust some companies, (and Im not saying I trust Southern States or Purina any more than any other company) but Southern States and Purina does buy some of the best ingredients out there. One thing I like about Southern States and Purina is they buy most of their ingredients from local farmers which in turn creates fresher feed. Most other companies buy ingredients from China. (not being smart, but call up most dog food companies and ask them where their ingredients are from and how long they hold the ingredients before they use them, I doubt very seriously they will tell you) So, when some folks get different looking feed than the bag before, it is almost certain that it is not fresh. But, Southern States and Purina has probably the best meat by- product feeds on the market, because they are fresh, and if it is not fresh that in turn can create worse problems, than a feed having by-products, corn, or wheat. So, which is better, it is up to the owner and how their dogs react and perform. I have fed them all and Southern States feed keeps my dogs up just fine and I hunt 3-5 nights a week, and my dogs perform, look, and feel fine. I have won several major events and my feed holds up just as good as the other feeds, and I hunt with folks who feed the holistic feeds and I am tickled that mine holds up just as good or better. I do not work for Southern States or Purina, Just the feed industry and I know what goes on in the industry.

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CSnowgren,
I work in the feed industry and you may be greatly suprised by the feed you are feeding. You say that you research, but I am in it every day. I agree the meat based foods are something each dog owner should strive for. But, consider alot of things. Dry dog feed must be cooked at the right tempatures, and they can print what they want on a bag. I have been in the business for many many years and I don't trust some companies, (and Im not saying I trust Southern States or Purina any more than any other company) but Southern States and Purina does buy some of the best ingredients out there. One thing I like about Southern States and Purina is they buy most of their ingredients from local farmers which in turn creates fresher feed. Most other companies buy ingredients from China. (not being smart, but call up most dog food companies and ask them where their ingredients are from and how long they hold the ingredients before they use them, I doubt very seriously they will tell you) So, when some folks get different looking feed than the bag before, it is almost certain that it is not fresh. But, Southern States and Purina has probably the best meat by- product feeds on the market, because they are fresh, and if it is not fresh that in turn can create worse problems, than a feed having by-products, corn, or wheat. So, which is better, it is up to the owner and how their dogs react and perform. I have fed them all and Southern States feed keeps my dogs up just fine and I hunt 3-5 nights a week, and my dogs perform, look, and feel fine. I have won several major events and my feed holds up just as good as the other feeds, and I hunt with folks who feed the holistic feeds and I am tickled that mine holds up just as good or better. I do not work for Southern States or Purina, Just the feed industry and I know what goes on in the industry.

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Purina One here and it always looks the same. Purina One is the only feed I have feed that doesn't have ill affects on one of the dogs. I have guys ask me what I feed my dogs because they look good (build and coat). They tell me Purina is too expensive I tell them to try it for a month and you will see that you save money buying a better feed and less trips to the feed store.

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Buckshot...SS feed has what nearly every other feed has it in. Corn , chicken by products....(which is feathers, beaks, etc).I know....I work in the poultry industry and we sell tractor trailer loads of wet feathers and what is removed prior to evisceration to protein companies that render it down and sell to dog feed companies.

No doubt some dogs appear to do fine on that type of feed. I fed it for years...Then I tried a true meat based feed and had my eyes opened.

Everyone said I was crazy paying $34 for a 40# bag of feed...But I feed LESS feed and make a 40# bag of feed last longer than 2-50# bags of the corn based feed....nd I save money.

I see the difference in my wallet, the waste no longer left polluting my pens , and how much better my dogs look.

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What brand do you feed your dogs?

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thanks guys for your input just wanting to know how it was doing i feed it and work for them too. like the way my dogs look and perform on it. also!

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also i will be at the grand american with pallets of dog feed alot cheaper than u can buy at the store. will see some of u there.

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we are going to have the complete sport, advanced sport,advanced puppy, and the brown bag ssc dog food, cedar shavings, pine shavings, live traps and more. the dog food will be around 2 dollars a bag off good price difference. just wanted to let you all know that feed it. see you all there.

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I have ss for two years ane i loved it.

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Tim, thanks for getting things squared away. Happy to be going back to Southern States Advanced Active.

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One thing I have learned is real quick look at the ingredients, Dog food manufacturer's are required to list the ingredients where the ingredient that makes up most of the feed has to be first on the list of ingredients, The second most used has to be second,so on and so forth. A dog is a carnivor in other words they are meat eaters and a dog feed that starts with corn or wheat or any sort of grain is not a good quality feed. Another thing I have learned is when corn is number one it will tend to over heat your dog in the summer months. Dont know about yall but If I am going to kennel a dog then I am going to feed a good quality feed not just a filler. I feed my horses corn and my dogs a good meat product, The pride dog food has a good feed that is chicken and rice, it is a good feed 26% protein and 20% fat. Dont worry to much about the protein rating be more concerned with the fat, the fat is meat and dogs are carnivors.

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Oh my......looks like a bang up feed!

Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Meal, Brewers Rice, Animal and Vegetable Fat, Ground Wheat, Corn Gluten Meal, Beet Pulp, Soybean Oil, Yeast Culture, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Dried Pasteurized Eggs, Brewers Yeast, Natural Flavors, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Ammonium Hydroxide, Acetic Acid, Sodium Bentonite, Calcium Bentonite, Verxite, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Propionic Acid, Citric Acid), Rosemary Extract, L-Lysine, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Yeast Fermentation Solubles.


Calorie Content: Metabolizable Energy (ME)=3820 KCAL/KG (Calculated)

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I looked at the ingredients listed on a bag of SS last night and it said meat and bone meal. Nothing about chicken by product meal and it said chicken fat nothing about animal and vegetable fat.

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I have been using the complete sport for a while now and have been very happy with it and dogs like it and seem to be doing well but after reading all of this I guess I might still be feeding them junk.

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I have been using the complete sport for a while now and have been very happy with it and dogs like it and seem to be doing well but after reading all of this I guess I might still be feeding them junk.

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what % is it and price?i was feeding the 27-15 at 15.95
a bag.i didnt thank there was enough fat in it for the winter
mths and went back to my reg. feed.i like it.

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seems like bull limit is 18% on the fat.we had won some
20% pride he just cant handle it.

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I looked at the ingredients listed on a bag of SS last night and it said meat and bone meal. Nothing about chicken by product meal and it said chicken fat nothing about animal and vegetable fat.

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ROFL, Yep, I must be a cheapstakes for feeding it......Proud to admit it.

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