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How Good
Is Your Dog Food?
How to grade your dog's food
Start
with a grade of 100 |
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For every listing
of "by-product" |
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-
10 |
| 2. |
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For every non-specific animal
source reference ("meat"
or "poultry", meat, meal or fat)
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- 10 |
| 3. |
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If the food contains BHA, BHT,
or ethoxyquin |
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- 10 |
| 4. |
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For every grain "mill run"
or non-specific grain source |
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- 5 |
| 5. |
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If the same grain ingredient is
used 2 or more times in the first 5 ingredients (I.e.
"ground brown rice", "brewers rice", "rice
flour" are all the same grain) |
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- 5 |
| 6. |
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If the protein sources are not
meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients
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- 3 |
| 7. |
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If it contains any artificial
colorants |
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- 3 |
| 8. |
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If it contains ground corn or
whole grain corn |
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- 3 |
| 9. |
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If corn is listed in the top 5
ingredients |
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- 2 more
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| 10. |
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If the food contains any animal
fat other than fish oil |
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- 2 |
| 11. |
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If lamb is the only animal protein
source (unless your dog is
allergic to other protein sources) |
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- 2 |
| 12. |
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If it contains soy or soybeans
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- 2 |
| 13. |
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If it contains wheat (unless
you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat)
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- 2 |
| 14. |
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If it contains beef (unless you
know that your dog is not allergic to beef) |
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- 1 |
| 15. |
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If it contains salt |
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- 1 |
Extra
Credit:
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| 1. |
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If any of the meat sources are
organic |
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+ 5 |
| 2. |
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If the food is endorsed by any
major breed group or nutritionist (not
always a true endorsement–I would not add this) |
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+ 5 |
| 3. |
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If the food is baked not extruded |
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+ 5 |
| 4. |
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If the food contains probiotics |
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+ 3 |
| 5. |
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If the food contains fruit |
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+ 3
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| 6. |
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If the food contains vegetables
(NOT corn or other grains) |
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+
3 |
| 7. |
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If the animal sources are hormone-free
and antibiotic-free |
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+
2 |
| 8. |
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If the food contains barley (some
would not agree with this) |
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+
2 |
| 9. |
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If the food contains flax seed
oil (not just the seeds) |
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+
2 |
10. |
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If the food contains oats or oatmeal |
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+
1 |
11. |
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If the food contains sunflower
oil |
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+
1 |
| 12. |
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For every different specific animal
protein source (other than
the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal"
as only one protein source, but "chicken" and "fish
meal" as 2 different sources) |
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+
1 |
13. |
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If it contains glucosamine and
chondroitin |
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+
1 |
| 14. |
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If the vegetables have been tested
for pesticides and are pesticide-free |
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+ 1 |
| Scoring: |
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94 to100+ = A
86 to 93 = B
78 to 85 = C
70 to 77 = D
69 or lower = F
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Here
are some foods that have already been scored:
Authority Harvest Baked
/ Score 116 A+
Bil-Jac Select
/ Score 68 F
Canidae / Score
112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior
/ Score 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance
/ Score 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice
/ Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula
/ Score 99 A
Dick VanPatten's Natural Balance
Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+
Dick VanPatten's Duck and Potato
/ Score 106 A+
Foundations /
Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb)
by Solid Gold / Score 93 B
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula
Premium / Score 73 D
Innova Dog / Score
114 A+
Innova Evo / Score
114 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice,
and Vegetables / Score 110 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice
/ Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed
Puppy / Score 87 B
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb &
Rice / Score 23 F
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley
/ Score 103 A+
Purina Beneful
/ Score 17 F
Purina Dog / Score
62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It /
Score 16 F
Royal Canin Bulldog
/ Score 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult
/ Score 106 A+
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice
/ Score 97 A
Science Diet Advanced Protein
Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies
/ Score 69 F
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken
/ Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by
Solid Gold / Score 97 A |
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Recipe
- Dog's Favorite Treat
This
is the home made version of a commercial treat called
"Frosty
Paws"
32
oz. Vanilla Yogurt
2 Tbs. Honey
2 Tbs. Peanut Butter
1 Banana
Mix in blender, pour into ice cube trays. Put into freezer
until hard.
Serve outside...
Enjoy, you good doggies! 
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