Skip to content
Basenji Forums
  1. Home
  2. Basenji Feeding
  3. Dog Food Brands

Dog Food Brands

Basenji Feeding
  • SweetpeaelfS

    I just recently became a dog owner for the first time and I start looking into dog food brands. I had always thought that a name brand dog food was a good dog food. Wrong!! When I received Roo from the breeder, he was eating Authority. I did some research and came across Whole Dog Journal. They put out a yearly list of good quality dog food.(No corn, byproducts,dyes, etc.)
    I have now switch to Candiae and Merricks. What I relaized is most high quality food is not sold at PetSmart or Petco, but at feed supply stores!
    I recommend checking it out to see your dog food made the cut.

    0
  • Ninabeana26N

    It was actually through this forum that I came across the world of dog food. I was given tons of info about dog food & finally we decided to begin feeding Dallas Merrick's. We are just now finishing up the Eukanuba that we bought because that is what the breeder was feeding him. I am hoping that Merricks not only tastes better to him but helps clear up the little bit of dry skin he has had over the past week :) I go to a special store to buy the Merrick's but I actually prefer the speciality store over Petsmart since they already know Dallas by name & give him a treat whenever we go :) He's their "favorite" puppy customer!

    What flavor of Merrick's do you use?

    Nina & my baby boy Dallas

    0
  • SweetpeaelfS

    I feed Merricks canned and Candiae dry. Roo loves the Chicken Pot Pie. Its looks like something I would eat. Roo had bad gas on Authority but not anymore:)

    0
  • Ninabeana26N

    Hm. We're trying the Wilderness Blend. My boyfriend chose it out since he thought it was cool that in the ingrediants it said "buffulo". Think as long as you keep your dog on Merrick's you can switch between the flavors?

    Nina & my baby boy Dallas

    0
  • SweetpeaelfS

    I would think so. My roo has a sentsive stomach but he seems to tolerate Merricks flavors just fine. I only feed him half a can at a time. I try to give him a varatity. On the weekend , I like to boil fresh chicken and mix in brown rice. This is by far his favorite meal.

    0
  • AlexA

    Our Basenji has a very sensetive stomach, we tried all kinds of food with him. He would not eat for days, have constant diarreah and constipation. We tried rice and chicken and other human food, but nothing worked.

    Later we learned that basenjis are known to have allergies to grain, corn and other fillers found in generic dog food. We then tried several brands of natural grain free dry and wet dog food and now we have no more issues.

    Here is what we are feeding him and he seems to like it
    (Evo small bites, grain free): http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1488

    Sometimes we mix it in with the evo venison wet canned food and he loves it.

    Basenji Forums Staff

    0
  • KebasmomK

    I went to two health food type pet stores yesterday and asked a bunch of questions about the different types of holistic dog foods and other foods that they had. I came away from both stores with several brochures and tons of food samples!! From one store I got a plastic grocery bag FULL of Timberwolf Organics and from the other store I got a bag full of EVO Innova samples. Enough to feed these guys for more than a week!! I had no idea that you could get samples from the stores!! The dogs seem to love both brands. We're taking it slow though so I can keep track of the reactions. They currently eat Nutro Max Ultra Puppy.

    0

Suggested Topics

  • B

    How many rotate dog foods?

    Basenji Feeding
    8
    0 Votes
    8 Posts
    4k Views
    LyshL
    i stay with the same brand, good quality kibble. thats all Hope gets with maybe a raw bone and/or bits of left over meat (such as chicken) and pumpkin to have in the evening. when i was working in a grooming salon she used to get other premium kibble (samples for our customers) as "treats" - she was none the wiser and thought "yummo!" hehe and never had issues with it :) also -when we have fostered dogs she has had some of their kibble and had no issues with eating it. im pretty lucky i dont have a fussy eater :)
  • A

    "human" food or dog food?

    Basenji Feeding
    30
    0 Votes
    30 Posts
    14k Views
    P
    I once had a pup under treatment at the Bristol Veterinary hospital. When they finally sorted the problem I was told now you'll be able to give him real food meaning kibble!1 I always feed raw and whatever but never complete dog food. Having said that it seems that over here we get a new dog food manufactutrer every month and all claim that theirs is the best!!
  • misspodhradskyM

    NutriSource Dog Food!

    Basenji Feeding
    8
    0 Votes
    8 Posts
    6k Views
    Buddys PalB
    Hey Jeff, Thanks for the information, and PS: really enjoyed your website. All the pictures of all the dogs, but of course the ones of the Basenjis being used as they are from your litters, OUTSTANDING WORK! Wish I lived closer!
  • J

    Survey of Dry Dog Foods

    Basenji Feeding
    32
    0 Votes
    32 Posts
    10k Views
    tanzaT
    @agilebasenji: To clarify, I'm not feeding my dogs differently because they are show/performance dogs; I'm feeding them differently because that is what works for the individual. Where I see feeding a dog differently because it is a performance/working dog (NOT a conformation/show dog) is where the dog is burning TONS of calories. Examples would be a working border collie/kepie or, perhaps, a greyhound that is being run many times a week (I don't know how they work things at the track), a working military/border patrol dog that is logging in miles of work daily, etc. My performance/show dogs are more weekend warriors by comparison. Training less than an hour everyday (not that I really train 7 days a week), hardly needs a special diet (IMHO). I will say I feed the basenjis more in the winter than the summer; they need more calories when it's cold. I also cook an egg on show/agility/coursing mornings, but that's because Digital is a picky boy and I need him to having something in his tummy when he's performing in agility/coursing. And it has just sort of carried over even though Miss Zest would never turn down food of any sort. Of course that's not too different from most weekends since I usually cook a big breakfast on Sat and Sun and everyone gets a bite of egg then. However, I will say I know of some people who do feed their current show dogs a better diet than the non-show dogs, which I find very sad. Well put, especially your last comment… I totally agree.... and pets/companions deserve the best we can feed them... no different then show/performace dogs...
  • BlueBellB

    Dog Food Screts by Andrew Lewis

    Basenji Feeding
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    2k Views
    nobarkusN
    The truth is all dry dog food has been processed and heated to death as to make it a poor food item no matter how good the ingredients are. Just look at it. That dry, crunchy pellet was actually meat, veggies, etc at one time.
  • YodelDogsY

    Petropics Tiki Dog food

    Basenji Feeding
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    2k Views
    snorky998S
    HAHAHAHA…....Basenji's in coconut (maybe walnut shell) bra's. I see it in my minds eye during one of those kangaroo boxing type matches my 2 get in when they are playing--standing on hind legs and slapping each other up-side the head!! Hips and b. tails wiggling within grass skirts. What a video that would make. Sorry, back to topic. That food looks great. I'd also like to hear what those out there think.