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We believe in feeding
our adult dogs (over 6 months of
age) two times a day. Free
choice feeding is not an option at
Alderwood. We also recommend NOT
feeding your
pup a prepared puppy food, start
them on adult food right away, if
possible feed 3
times a day for the first 6 months.
Feed a little more (1/2 cup) than
the
manufacturer recommends, but don't
let your pup get fat. We feed a
quality
dry dog food that is moistened with
warm water, meat broth, soup, pasta
water,
cabbage water, etc. Table scraps are
great and the dogs love them (see
sidebar to
the right for foods dogs should not
eat). Vegetables are good for dogs
and provide
lots of good fiber. Last year we had
a bumper crop of spaghetti squash,
every day
one goes in the microwave for 20
minutes, they look forward to it
mixed with their
kibble. In season they love apples
and blackberries. We also plant our
garden with
the dogs in mind, they love veggies!
Dog cookies (see recipe to right),
are baked
every few days and handed out for a
snack at lunch..... are you getting
the picture?
Use the list below (no particular
order) as a general guideline for
choosing a good dog food. Generally stay
away from the supermarket dog foods, and
be careful about those foods with big
advertising budgets. The first four
ingredients on the bag label are the
ones to pay most attention to. We are
currently feeding Costco's Kirkland
Chicken & Rice.
|
Manufacturer |
Brand |
Approx Cost (in
our area) |
| Natura |
Innova |
$45.00 |
| Natura |
Evo |
$54.00 |
| Diamond |
Chicken Soup for the Soul |
$34.00 |
| Diamond (Costco) |
Kirkland Lamb & Rice |
$23.99
(40 lbs.) |
| Solid Gold |
Millennia |
$36.00 |
| Nutro |
MAX |
$28.99
(35 lbs) |
| Purina |
Pro Plan |
$26.00 |
| PMI Nutrition |
Exclusive |
$32.00
(35 lbs) |
| Wellness |
CORE |
$47.00 |
| Flint
River Ranch |
Adult |
$50.00 (40 lbs) |
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