HOW GOOD IS YOUR DOG FOOD???

How to grade your dog's food:
Start with a grade of 100:

1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points

2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points

3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points

4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points

5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer’s rice", "rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points

6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points

7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points

8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points

9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points

10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points

11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points

12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points

13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points

14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to beef), subtract 1 point

15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

Extra Credit:

1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points

2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points

3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points

4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points

5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points

6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points

7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points

8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points

9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points

10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point

11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point

12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point

13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point

14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point

94-100+ = A
86-93 = B
78-85 = C
70-77 = D
<70 = F

Here are some foods that have already been scored. If you don't see your dog's food here, ask and someone will score it for you.
Dog Food scores:

Alpo Prime Cuts / Score 81 C

Artemis Large/Medium Breed Puppy / Score 114 A+

Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+

Authority Harvest Baked Less Active / Score 93 B

Beowulf Back to Basics / Score 101 A+

Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F

Blackwood 3000 Lamb and Rice / Score 83 C

Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice / Score 106 A+

Burns Chicken and Brown Rice / Score 107 A+

Canidae / Score 112 A+

Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+

Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F

Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B

Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A

Diamond Performance / Score 85 C

**** Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+

**** Van Patten�s Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice / Score 106 A+

**** Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+

EaglePack Holistic / Score 102 A+

Eukanuba Adult / Score 81 C

Eukanuba Puppy / Score 79 C

Flint River Senior / Score 101 A+

Foundations / Score 106 A+

Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B

Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D

Innova Dog / Score 114 A+

Innova Evo / Score 114 A+

Innova Large Breed Puppy / Score 122 A+

Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+

Member�s Mark Chicken and Rice / Score 84 C

Merrick Wilderness Blend / Score 127 A+

Nature�s Recipe / Score 100 A

Nature�s Recipe Healthy Skin Venison and Rice / Score 116 A+

Nature�s Variety Raw Instinct / Score 122 A+

Nutra Nuggets Super Premium Lamb Meal and Rice / Score 81 C

Nutrience Junior Medium Breed Puppy / Score 101 A+

Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B

Nutro Max Adult / Score 93 B

Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice / Score 98 A

Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B

Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Wheat Free / Score 86 B

Nutro Natural Choice Senior / Score 95 A

Nutro Ultra Adult / Score 104 A+

Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F

Premium Edge Chicken, Rice and Vegetables Adult Dry / Score 109 A+

Pro Nature Puppy / Score 80 C

Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach / Score 94 A

Purina Benful / Score 17 F

Purina Dog / Score 62 F

Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F

Purina One Large Breed Puppy / Score 62 F

Royal Canin Boxer / Score 103 A+

Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+

Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+

Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F

Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F

Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A

Solid Gold / Score 99 A

Summit / Score 99 A

Timberwolf Organics Wild & Natural Dry / Score 120 A+

Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+

Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A


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I don't see Bakers on the list.....

Did it fall off the bottom?

This list was taken of BulldogBreeds.com so Bakers wouldn't be there LOL

bakers isnt there cuz it wud be a minus F

then again i dnt recogonise hardly any of those foods

So what did your dog food get???

Cool.

If you google dog food analysis, there's a website that rates dogfoods. I try to source the 6 stars or 5 stars foods. I've cross referenced with various other info on the web and the data seems fairly reliable.

CarbriniTek...
You are obviously sitting there at a loose end - Half term and nothing to do...

So .. How about you go to the pets at home site, look up James well beloved and Wainwrights. (So we can compare)

Click on the ingredients, and do the math for us.

There are lots of peeps on the site who use it, I'm sure they would like to know how it rates.

An it will keep you off the streets and away from your playstation for half an hour...

Markey wrote:CarbriniTek...
You are obviously sitting there at a loose end - Half term and nothing to do...

So .. How about you go to the pets at home site, look up James well beloved and Wainwrights. (So we can compare)

Click on the ingredients, and do the math for us.

There are lots of peeps on the site who use it, I'm sure they would like to know how it rates.

An it will keep you off the streets and away from your playstation for half an hour...

Oh Very funny .. HAHA

No mention of Orijen, it rates as 6 star on dog food analysis. Ralph eats every kibble every meal.

Markey wrote:CarbriniTek...
You are obviously sitting there at a loose end - Half term and nothing to do...

So .. How about you go to the pets at home site, look up James well beloved and Wainwrights. (So we can compare)

Click on the ingredients, and do the math for us.

There are lots of peeps on the site who use it, I'm sure they would like to know how it rates.

An it will keep you off the streets and away from your playstation for half an hour...

Looked up James Well Beloved on dogfoodanalysis, hmm 3 stars....

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showcat.php/cat/5/page/18

Markey wrote:I don't see Bakers on the list.....

Did it fall off the bottom?

Almost right there Markey, there's more nutrition in what comes out of their bottom when you feed bakers

Bit technical for me.

My dog food choice is based on ..

Best food that I can afford, that my dogs will eat & I know they will benefit from.
Ran it past my trusted vet who never tries to sell me anything and it seems we are doing ok. I think many of the 100+ foods are beyond most peoples budgets, especially if you have more than one dog.

I don't eat 100+ human food myself

Very interesting thanks for that,

Excellent thanks. He eats whatever I eat and BARF

ooohhhh forgot to say cassie has burns and barf

wids wrote:

I don't eat 100+ human food myself

what do you eat Or have I read wrong lol

Emmalou wrote:

wids wrote:

I don't eat 100+ human food myself

what do you eat Or have I read wrong lol

ooops that doesn't read right!!!

I don't eat none human food...just don't always eat finest roast beef etc etc...

She means that sometimes she eats junk food

Well Chloe eats Chum so god help her.

Reuben enjoys JWB, he is in good health and has a nice coat. If he enjoys it then that is all that concerns me

ohhhhh lol sorry

Charlie had bakers for years,never did any harm lol.Wouldnt recommendit now though.