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Post by Mattylee Mon Feb 25 2013, 13:34

Afternoon all. I know a bloke who has a dog groomers and he gets his own range of food made. Could you have a look at the nutritional values etc of the puppy food in this link and let me know what you think. Cheers.

http://www.bettyandbutch.co.uk/puppy-375-p.asp
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Post by Guest Mon Feb 25 2013, 13:39

Had a look, it looks ok, I'm wandering what percentage of meat is in comparison to grains?

Logan has been on a different diet lately to cut down the amounts of grains in his diet.

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Post by Guest Mon Feb 25 2013, 13:41

Hypallergenic is always good, and the price is attractive.

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Post by johneva Mon Feb 25 2013, 13:43

It looks ok but seen better, second third and forth ingredient is:

Rice, Maize, Oats

Ideally top 2 or 3 ingredients should really be protein source.

Also the main ingredient is Poultry Meal which although nothing wrong with that, its not the best for the main ingredient really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultry_by-product_meal



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Post by rebeccaleanne Mon Feb 25 2013, 16:13

i would agree with matt, but im no expert on dog feeding but there will be some one who will know if this is a quality food Smile
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Post by Kathy Mon Feb 25 2013, 20:31

A couple of dodgy ingredients there for me:

Fructooligosaccharides - used as an alternative sweetener

Sugar Beet Pulp - again used as a sweetener

Apart from that I have seen worse foods around
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Post by Guest Mon Feb 25 2013, 20:38

It's not bad, but not the best.

MatLogan wrote:Had a look, it looks ok, I'm wandering what percentage of meat is in comparison to grains?

I'd be interested to see that as well. If the meat content is less than 25% I wouldn't bother with it.

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Post by Fez Mon Feb 25 2013, 22:05

Is the price £6.99 for 2kg??
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Post by Mattylee Mon Feb 25 2013, 23:30

£38 for 15kg he's said.
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Post by Guest Tue Feb 26 2013, 07:52

I have mis-understood the pricing then lol! That is quite expensive imo. Albeit, I understand that profit margins are harder to find for smaller businesses.

I feed James Wellbeloved and it is £13 for 2 2kg bags. So much the same price. I find that the JWB is one of the better foods I've ever used though.

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Post by rebeccaleanne Tue Feb 26 2013, 08:05

MatLogan wrote:I have mis-understood the pricing then lol! That is quite expensive imo. Albeit, I understand that profit margins are harder to find for smaller businesses.

I feed James Wellbeloved and it is £13 for 2 2kg bags. So much the same price. I find that the JWB is one of the better foods I've ever used though.

How long do these bags last you matt?
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Post by Guest Tue Feb 26 2013, 08:12

Quite a while if I'm honest Rebecca. 5 or 6 weeks, maybe more...

I always have a lot of fresh veg from work which Logan loves, I add potatoes/broccoli to every meal as it fills him up with very few calories. I also have small bags of mince in my freezer and I make him 2/3 meats balls with it. He gets basically a handful and a half of JWB dry food. Two meatballs from the mince, & two tablespoons of mashed broccoli which is cooked in the meat stock. I then mix it up with some of the water I boiled the meat in and he laps it up!

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Post by Fez Tue Feb 26 2013, 09:23

Same as you mat I think near £7 is not that cheap! And other better foods out there for simular price! Out of interest mat how do ya cook the meatballs without them getting too greasy? #Just spotted ya boil them# how long for mate?
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Post by Guest Tue Feb 26 2013, 09:27

A lot of our members feed raw, but because it isn't a good idea to mix raw and dry food because of the different digestion rates, I boil mine.

I roll them into meatballs because it's easier to gather them up after they cook just lol, just slightely smaller than a golfball. I put them into piping hot water for probably 4-5 minutes, maybe slightely less. Then I take them out and spilt them in half on a bit of tin foil and let them cool for a few minutes. I find that the tin foil is full of grease after but the meat it self is just right.

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Post by Fez Tue Feb 26 2013, 09:30

Nice 1 cheers mat al try Buddy wi some as a treat
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