I took it with a pinch of salt at first, but I then noticed on forums how vehemently some breeders push their food on people. For example, someone asked about food recommendations for their puppy, as, like with Cooper, their current food was not agreeing with them. A few people commented and said that their dog had had exactly the same problem on that particular brand of food and gave their advice on what food to move to. Then there was the breeders that use that food… at least 3 breeders straight out accused the vet of been wrong about it been the food, told everyone else who had problems that they were also wrong and how they’d raised 10’s of litters on that brand and they were all amazing dogs that pooed out gold as a result! (Maybe not, but you get the gist!) If they had no investment in the food I’m not sure why they’d have such a strong reaction to anyone wanting to switch… 

 

Then there’s the pet stores. Our local pet store was great in helping us when Cooper was suffering with his old food, and to be fair to them, the food they recommended did clear the problem up straight away! However, after working out that the issue in the food was grain, I decided to switch Cooper onto Orijen. Aside from being top of list below and a lot higher rated nutritionally, it’s also almost £25 less per bag than his current food, and due to smaller portion sizes, it works out considerably less per day price wise. Cost wasn’t a factor in changing his food, but the pet store were suddenly very anti him changing onto it, even using the ‘smell of the food’ to try and discourage me from switching. I then noticed in store how much they push the more expensive food. It’s at that point that I smelt the rat a bit! 

 

I really recommend using the site www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk and it’s where I got the below recommendations from. You can tailor your search depending on your dog breed/size/age, whether you want raw/dry/wet food recommendations, if your dog has any allergies or problems- it basically covers everything! 

 

Basically waffle aside, when it comes to dog food, do your research and don’t be swayed too much by some people ‘in the know’ because you don’t know where their loyalties lie! 

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The list below is compiled from the highest rated dog foods from all about dog food- although not exactly the same, I also factored in ease of buying it as soon of the foods seem like gold dust to find- even online!