Is Eagle Pack and Innova good foods

[mctraill]

Hi Guy's
I have been reading all the postings regarding dog food and was horrified to learn what was in the food I feed to my dog. I myself only eat organic so I was mortified to think I was feeding my dog god knows what.

Anyway, I went to a small independant pet store, where the lady there seemed to know what she was talking about either that or she reads the postings in this forum,as she echoed some of the things I had read about here.

She recommended giving my 2 year old lab, a mixture of Eagle pack and Innova both dry food and gave me lots of samples of both to try. I am concerned that I dont know enough still as to wether both of these products the right kind of food to be giving my dog, will they keep her healthy?

I also looked at the Mothers Nature biscuits which there were only about 6 or 7 ingredients and all of them I knew what they were so I assume that this are good also.

What are the things I shouldnt feed my dog? Can someone make it simple for me?


Many Thanks

 

[Tessthepest]

i'm not too fond of eagle pack, mainly because of the corn content, innova i like. i feed my dog a mixture of innova evo and timberwolf, i also really like a food called orijen. also dont feed them foods with soy in it.

check out this site, there is a tool where you can compare food ingredients
www.naturapet.com you can click on the ingredients and it gives you a definition of what it is and why its good or bad for your pet

 

[Lizmo]

Here are the best dog foods out there....

Eagles Pack
Canidae
Innova

Aslo check out Mordy's Website....The Dog Food Project

I am feeding Canidae All Life Stages Chicken and Rice Formula, and Lizzie had the runs and now she has a firm good stool!

 

[bigdaddyTank]

i'm not too fond of eagle pack, mainly because of the corn content, innova i like. i feed my dog a mixture of innova evo and timberwolf, i also really like a food called orijen. also dont feed them foods with soy in it.

check out this site, there is a tool where you can compare food ingredients
www.naturapet.com you can click on the ingredients and it gives you a definition of what it is and why its good or bad for your pet

Eagle Pack Hollistic does not have corn. I have had Tank on both Inova and Eagle Pack and he did the best on the Eagle Pack hollistic anchovy/sardine, his coat was soft and shiny and he slimmed down a little. Innova is a great food its just the my dog did better on the Eagle pack

 

[Tessthepest]

ya i just looked at the holistic, it doesnt seem too bad actually, i was talking about the regular eagle pack

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

They are both great foods.

Dulce built an allergy to Innova though, so she had to be switched to something else

 

[showpug]

I feed the Eagle Pack Holistic line and my dogs are doing fabulous. Eagle Pack puts a lot of research into their food and they have superb customer service. The regular Eagle Pack line that contains corn is very good quality as well, I just choose not to feed my dogs corn. You can't go wrong with either food, you just need to see which one your dog tolerates better...

 

[Adrienne]

Either are excellent choices but I would not mix the two at the same time. You can rotate foods on a monthly basis though. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a good quality corn ingredient in a food. The only problem with corn is if your dog is allergic to it or it is a main ingredient in a food taking over a protien source. Corn is an excellent carbohydrate and is easily digested in good dog foods like Eagle Pack.

Now if you were feeding something like purina then the corn is the left overs from the human foods produced, basically whatever is left over on the ground.

I really liked Innova but one of my dogs is allergic to chicken so we couldn't feed it. We did the Eagle Pack Lamb and Rice for a bit but have since switched to Wolf King from Solid Gold as the Lamb and Rice Eagle Pack does contain chicken fat.

Many dogs do great on Innova but for some it is to rich or too calorie dense.

 

[shazbot]

Eagle Pack Hollistic does not have corn. I have had Tank on both Inova and Eagle Pack and he did the best on the Eagle Pack hollistic anchovy/sardine, his coat was soft and shiny and he slimmed down a little. Innova is a great food its just the my dog did better on the Eagle pack

Is it the whole holistic line that doesn't have corn? or just the type you feed now. That's the reason I don't feed Eagle Pack is because I see a lot of corn in the other formulas they have.

 

[showpug]

Is it the whole holistic line that doesn't have corn? or just the type you feed now. That's the reason I don't feed Eagle Pack is because I see a lot of corn in the other formulas they have.

None of the foods in their Holistic line contain corn.

http://www.eaglepack.com/Pages/HS_Dog.html

 

[mctraill]

The Eagle packs the lady gave me were from the Holistic range but one of the ingredients on all the packs say " Chicken fat preserved with mixed tocopherols" is this alright

Many Thanks for your advice.

 

[Herschel]

Mixed tocopherols = Vitamin E. That's what you want to see.

 

[Herschel]

Either are excellent choices but I would not mix the two at the same time. You can rotate foods on a monthly basis though.

That's not true. According to a nutritionist at Canidae, a nutritionist at Natural Balance, and a vet, there is nothing wrong with mixing two high quality, balanced foods.

http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40458

(Pages 4 and 5 have the answers. Read the whole thread, though--it's interesting.)

 

[gypsysoul]

I've rotated between Innova, Canidae and Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken flavor.
They did well on all three, but they seem to love the Eagle Pack, so I've been sticking with that. They inhale it! Maybe later on I'll rotate again. But the only way I can get Eagle Pack is to order it online. No one carries it in this area.

I wanted to mix two brands of food, but was advised he not to. If it's okay I might try that in the future. I mix two brands with my cats with no problem.

 

[Adrienne]

That's not true. According to a nutritionist at Canidae, a nutritionist at Natural Balance, and a vet, there is nothing wrong with mixing two high quality, balanced foods.

http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40458

(Pages 4 and 5 have the answers. Read the whole thread, though--it's interesting.)

Thanks for the link, very interesting reading but again, rotating on a daily basis or mixing two foods from different lines is not a suggested practice. I digress. I have no interest in arguing the issue. Each to their own right?!

 

[misticaleclipse]

Thanks for the link, very interesting reading but again, rotating on a daily basis or mixing two foods from different lines is not a suggested practice. I digress. I have no interest in arguing the issue. Each to their own right?!

I believe I have read this on here before as well that it was not recomended to use a bit of both. I believe it was something about the different ingrediants and if the dog will still be getting a proper balanced diet? Maybe Mordy can let us know?

 

[Herschel]

I believe I have read this on here before as well that it was not recomended to use a bit of both. I believe it was something about the different ingrediants and if the dog will still be getting a proper balanced diet? Maybe Mordy can let us know?

Unfortunately, we haven't been able to track down a scientific answer on why it isn't good to mix foods.

Yes, hopefully someone will be able to shed some light on this.