Hi All,
Forgive this topic, its prob been done to death but I cant find a post that answers my question, though Im sure its there somewhere. I'm about to get a GSD puppy whos breeder has recommended mostly a brand kibble diet, with the odd chicken frame or the like thrown in for good measure.
While I understand the "advantages" of a BALF diet, they look awfully complicated to work out, and A premium Kibble type food to my brain - while maybe balanced surely cannot be appealing for anyone. It also looks like it could be very time demainding which is ok - part of the responsibility of owning a dog so such is llife. However, surely its next to impossible to truely balance a diet in such a way? my other reservation is the actually quality of Australian kibble - how do you know that it is "premium" and not some fancy marketing in a flashy packet if you get my drift....
Being the type of lad that wants to do the best, but has such limited knowledge, and limited funds I was hoping that you experts would be able to direct me to better choices.
I was thinking of doing a "mix" of the two, (without naming the product as Im not sure if that is allowed on here or not, though Im happy to) with the thinking that the kibble would help provide puppy with essential nutrients that I might "miss" and the BALF component helping with variety and anything the kibble misses etc. While cost is a big factor at the end of the day - I just want to do the best I can.
Also - how in the world do you lot grind up bones etc .. my old food processer would become possessed and try to eat me if I threw a bone in it !
Thanks all for reading, and to those that are willing to help out a new dog, on the old block...
