Well it's more subtle than that Bob. Obviously I am not an NB "un" fan, but we have to remember I have a puppy here not an adult dog. For starters, I am not thrilled with the protein level. Now i know you think a few percent doesn't matter, but I think it can for puppies.
I have to admit I got hooked by the almost carnival way DVP sells his food. I see nothing detrimental in it by comparison to other foods, but I do have a problem with "all breed" food for my puppy to begin with. Maybe it's pyschological. So in my mind, the foods that have the most "Chops" right now tend to make me think they are the best for her. By "Chops" I mean the foods the greatest number of hard core dog people feed.
Ok The truth is: Tosca looks Great! Her coat is beautiful (as do Smokey's and Hudson's). I have to give at least half that credit to NB as half her food is NB. But Tosca is a kid and I am just maybe a little too paranoid about the food that is best for her and sometimes wonder if I am doing right by her by not using that food which the most people find the greatest result with puppies.
I am also an Eagle Pack fan for my cats, having consistently had cats live well past average age, in some cases in the twenties, so the fact that Tosca doesn't think it's all that great bothers me, and so I bought NB to mix with it to stimulate her appetite. So NB was an accident so to speak. The fact that she's doing great on it, at least outwardly, is a pleasant side effect, but I am not sure at this stage in her life I want to feed only NB to her. down the Road is important. Maybe if she were an adult, I wouldn't be thinking this way.
So you see, I am at a crossroad.
I have to admit I got hooked by the almost carnival way DVP sells his food. I see nothing detrimental in it by comparison to other foods, but I do have a problem with "all breed" food for my puppy to begin with. Maybe it's pyschological. So in my mind, the foods that have the most "Chops" right now tend to make me think they are the best for her. By "Chops" I mean the foods the greatest number of hard core dog people feed.
Ok The truth is: Tosca looks Great! Her coat is beautiful (as do Smokey's and Hudson's). I have to give at least half that credit to NB as half her food is NB. But Tosca is a kid and I am just maybe a little too paranoid about the food that is best for her and sometimes wonder if I am doing right by her by not using that food which the most people find the greatest result with puppies.
I am also an Eagle Pack fan for my cats, having consistently had cats live well past average age, in some cases in the twenties, so the fact that Tosca doesn't think it's all that great bothers me, and so I bought NB to mix with it to stimulate her appetite. So NB was an accident so to speak. The fact that she's doing great on it, at least outwardly, is a pleasant side effect, but I am not sure at this stage in her life I want to feed only NB to her. down the Road is important. Maybe if she were an adult, I wouldn't be thinking this way.
So you see, I am at a crossroad.