Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Pomeroy, Ohio
Posts: 2834

quote:

---

Originally posted by Dave Richards
Lol. That little story was not meant towards you in anyway, it's for all those folks thinking that the best feed ( cost wise) and all of the other perks, dog box, etc. Makes them a better hunter or better dog, it does not. I have fed Purina for many years at times to a real coon dog, mostly to a average coon dog and all my dogs have done and looked good eating Purina feed. Dave

---

__________________
John Smith
Ohio Valley Bluetick Kennel

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Mar 2016
Location: Central,illinois
Posts: 569

quote:

---

Originally posted by rdmedders
This is only my thought on high end dog feeds verses low end or those in between. If a guys hound doesn’t win a hunt , he can always blame it on there dog feed!
Lots of guy want to have the best tracking system , best dog box and feed the most expensive dog feed!
That goes with deer hunting or bass fishing .
This think what the coon hunters fed there dogs 40 years ago?

---

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: May 2016
Location: Palatka, FL
Posts: 5106

I got 55 gal drums of broken bag food from the rail yard. That was 50 years ago and 55 gal cost less than a bag does today.

Let me say this. I think there are some unknowns about the feed we give our dogs. Maybe some better facts will come out in 10 or 15 years. The explosion of Thyroid problems, just isn't because a Wipeout dog was bred.

How about the deceased dogs from Kill Centers being sold to dog food companies. Which is suppose to be illegal.

Phenobarbital is showing up in dog food. How and why.

Phenobarbital is used to as the drug for Euthanasia.

Phenobarbital and glucocorticoids can cause a "sick euthyroid" pattern of low thyroid hormone levels without an increase in TSH. The mechanism by which phenobarbital exerts its effect are not clear but may include a central component.

__________________
www.ConkeysOutdoors.com
"Boss Lights"

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 429

My granddaddy fox hunted every morning until daylight came in fixed 2 big pones of corn bread put bacon grease on it dogs stayed fat and slick

__________________
SR

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Feb 2017
Location:
Posts: 83

quote:

---

Originally posted by Bruce m. Conkey
I got 55 gal drums of broken bag food from the rail yard. That was 50 years ago and 55 gal cost less than a bag does today.

Let me say this. I think there are some unknowns about the feed we give our dogs. Maybe some better facts will come out in 10 or 15 years. The explosion of Thyroid problems, just isn't because a Wipeout dog was bred.

How about the deceased dogs from Kill Centers being sold to dog food companies. Which is suppose to be illegal.

Phenobarbital is showing up in dog food. How and why.

Phenobarbital is used to as the drug for Euthanasia.

Phenobarbital and glucocorticoids can cause a "sick euthyroid" pattern of low thyroid hormone levels without an increase in TSH. The mechanism by which phenobarbital exerts its effect are not clear but may include a central component.

---

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Feb 2017
Location:
Posts: 83

Rendering companies that supply dog food companies won't even except any parts from a beef that's over 30 months old let alone a load of euthanized dogs

Joe levan

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: May 2016
Location: Palatka, FL
Posts: 5106

Spend some time searching on the internet. I have talked several vets the past couple years that also think there is a link. I will say. I dont really know. But something is going on. Dog foods have been tested positive for phenobarbital. That is a seperate subject on the internet. Where is it coming from. This goes back over 20 years. Phenobarbital has some affect on the thyroid. Phenobarbital is used to humanely kill animals. All those things are seperate subjects. Put them together along with the increase of thyroid dogs. Then you have a possible problem. Like I said. I dont really know. Something is wrong and if isnt all genetics.

__________________
www.ConkeysOutdoors.com
"Boss Lights"

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: May 2016
Location: Palatka, FL
Posts: 5106

Read this
http://ottawavalleydogwhisperer.ca/...ood-ingredient/

__________________
www.ConkeysOutdoors.com
"Boss Lights"

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Feb 2017
Location:
Posts: 83

All sorts of things you can find and read on here. I would like to think that stuff like this isn't going on. Not sure how it would, but?

Joe levan

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Jan 2013
Location: Marietta
Posts: 10790

quote:

---

Originally posted by Bruce m. Conkey
Read this
http://ottawavalleydogwhisperer.ca/...ood-ingredient/

---

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Aug 2014
Location:
Posts: 162

purina dog chow 57 pound bag on sale through feb. 23 for 18.98 a bag at sam's club time to stock up.

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Nov 2004
Location: tennessee
Posts: 856

t me say this. I think there are some unknowns about the feed we give our dogs. Maybe some better facts will come out in 10 or 15 years. The explosion of Thyroid problems, just isn't because a Wipeout dog was bred.

I don’t know if thyroid and some of the other diseases are any more prevelant now than in years past or not. I think technology has advanced more people are having test ran that 15-20 years ago were very expensive and had to be done at a specialty clinic. 25 years ago how many people have a dog that just quit operations,like normal. You may have take. It to the vet had normal test,dome and dog had a clean bill of health. I would bet thyroid,lyres,heartworms etc played a role in some that just blew up.

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Feb 2009
Location: wi
Posts: 165

Does Sam's carry beef dog chow in any of its stores? It can be ordered on Sam's .com but my wife drives by one twice a day just easier to stop and buy it. I have switched to Purina one because the Sam's we shop at only carries chicken formula and I didn't like how my dogs were looking on it.

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Jan 2013
Location: Marietta
Posts: 10790

quote:

---

Originally posted by SHORN
Does Sam's carry beef dog chow in any of its stores? It can be ordered on Sam's .com but my wife drives by one twice a day just easier to stop and buy it. I have switched to Purina one because the Sam's we shop at only carries chicken formula and I didn't like how my dogs were looking on it.

---

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Feb 2017
Location:
Posts: 83

quote:

---

Originally posted by yadkintar
Put a little corn oil on it everyday when it’s cold you will see a difference.


Tar

---

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Apr 2015
Location: church hill tn
Posts: 5630

Ordered 3 bags and received today, reminds me of the old Purina Hi Pro, dogs seem to love this feed, I am excited and hope it turns out as goid as the old Purina Hi Pro feed was, it's 29.99 for 50 pounds at Chewy.com. Dave

__________________
Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Aug 2014
Location:
Posts: 162

yes i have bought beef flavor purina at sams but i don't see it there every time i go. i think there is a 12 bag limit when on sale i get the limit and store it in a six foot chest freezer .

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Jun 2004
Location: 3515-38st-moline ill.
Posts: 548

quote:

---

Originally posted by Dave Richards
Ordered 3 bags and received today, reminds me of the old Purina Hi Pro, dogs seem to love this feed, I am excited and hope it turns out as goid as the old Purina Hi Pro feed was, it's 29.99 for 50 pounds at Chewy.com. Dave

---

__________________
Always be yourself because the people that matter dont mind and the people that mind dont matter.Rock River Plotts

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Apr 2015
Location: church hill tn
Posts: 5630

Must be very new it's called PURUNA DOG CHOW HIPRO, I ordered mine from Chewys.com just received 29.99 50 pound bag. Hope this helps you. Dave p.s. regular dog chow is still available at a cheaper price, I hope to just feed Dog Chow Hi Pro by itself after getting my dogs switched over completely.

__________________
Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Last edited by Dave Richards on 01-31-2020 at 06:39 PM

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Sep 2018
Location: west ky
Posts: 195

Tractor supply shows they have it for $29.99
Look at the ingredient list. #1 is corn #3 is corn gluten meal. Lot of corn which is very cheap. Lamb is listed #8 so doubt very much lamb. They are using the double corn ingredient like many dog food companies. I do feed dog chow to my lgd and mix with my hounds feed. Fat still 12% i think. Might b more. Cold weather i like more fat. Not posting as for or against just that lot of cheap corn in this formula for $30. Just my observation. Especially when can get pride 27/20 for $26.75 a bag.

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Jun 2004
Location: 3515-38st-moline ill.
Posts: 548

Just got back from Sams.Already lost the receipt,dah but I got a 57 pound bag of dog chow for either $17 something or $ 19 something,supposedly with chicken.One third the price of pro sport.My old soup hounds may have to get used to eating a little junk food.

__________________
Always be yourself because the people that matter dont mind and the people that mind dont matter.Rock River Plotts

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Sep 2018
Location: west ky
Posts: 195

I plan on getting a few bags at sams club myself. Our Pyrenees/English mastiff lgd likes the dog chow.

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Nov 2011
Location: Freeport,TX
Posts: 1907

quote:

---

Originally posted by ov_blues
A lot of people feed their dogs Dog Chow and are super happy with it. The protein, fat, and ingredients aren’t exceptional compared to other feeds and would be considered in other brands to be a junk feed. My question is why does Dog Chow do a good job keeping dogs looking good when other comparable feeds don’t do as well or are considered junk feed?

---

__________________
Training dogs is not so much about quantity, it's more about timing, and the right situations...After that it's up to the dog....A hunting dog is born...

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Pomeroy, Ohio
Posts: 2834

Corn, beef and bone meal, and corn gluten meal as the first three ingredients in the bag that states made with real chicken.

Corn, chicken by products, and corn gluten meal as the first three ingredients in the bag that states made with real beef.

Corn, chicken by products, and corn gluten meal as the first three ingredients in the Hi Pro bag that states made with lamb.

On a Facebook post from Purina I asked the question how this was right to put on the bag that the different feeds were made with real whole chicken, real beef, or lamb when they weren’t even one of the main ingredients and were listed way down on the entire list of ingredients. The response from Purina was that the law was that they could list anything on the bag as long as it was greater than 3%, yes three percent, of the total ingredients.

Now how is that for marketing. Lol.

__________________
John Smith
Ohio Valley Bluetick Kennel

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged

Registered: Feb 2013
Location: Indiana
Posts: 4473

Dogs are just that.....Dogs...!!!
They will eat Anything Rotten, Anything that stinks, they Love drinking out of an old Mud Puddle and dont care whats in it.

I dont care if Purina has Chicken Feet, Feathers, Beeks, Guts, etc.etc. in it........Most Dogs Love it and do Great on it.
Purina has been doing this for a Long Long time.....they really do Excel at it ....!!!
Tim

__________________
Track B4 Tree









Quality, Dependable Coon Lights--Built by a Coonhunter for Coonhunters
==================================
** Superior Lights

** Sunspot Hunting Lights

** Zepp's--Quality Products

** Boss Lights

**Brighteyes Lights


** They Twist it until they start believing it themselves**















Purina Dog Food
** Proven Results **

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Competition Coonhunters and Politicians
** Win anyway you have to & tell everyone what they want to hear **

Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged