Pea-n-Me
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- Jul 18, 2004
In general, you don't think a good breeder knows about nutrition for their breed? I would have to disagree there. My dog's breeder has 30+ years experience breeding and many years of ownership before that. We share ideas and I have questions for her all the time. Now if we're talking a fly by night breeder, then yes, I'd agree. But a very good breeder should have reliable information on their particular dogs.You need to look at the science and research that goes into these food and not just succumb to marketing ploys.
Most brands like Primal are not nutritionally complete and balanced when independently tested.
A *healthy* dog will not be found dead in front of a bowl of food. A toy breed puppy can be challenging in that hypoglycemia is a real risk and she may not be all that healthy right now if she’s vomiting as well, but in general, do not succumb to the “she needs x, y, and z added to her food to get her to eat”. Or “she won’t eat that food, I tried it”.
Get your nutritional questions answered from your vet. If they don’t know the answer, they at least have reliable resources to refer you to, like a boarded nutritionist. Not your trainer. Not your breeder. Not the internet. Not marketing. Not the guy at the pet food store. Good life lessons in general regarding pets.