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I have recently switched a dog onto Eagle Pack Holistic Select or Holistic Select as it is now known. Is anyone still using it? After I purchased a bag of the lamb one, a friend mentioned that it has changed from what it once was and when the company was sold the food quality went down. I was frustrated to hear this as this dog is very fussy but really liked the Eagle Pack. I realise that the company has had supply issues as my friend has warned me, however my local pet stock had multiple backs of the full range so I am not interested in hearing about supply issues. If you are still using it, are you happy with it? What are your dog's coats like?

Thanks everyone for the replies. I decided to stick with it. I was using Maxi Adult which mentions corn and wheat twice. I purchased a bag of German Shepherd specific today which I was pleasantly suprised to see it contains no wheat at all and reads MUCH better than the Maxi Adult! Fuzzy, I have seen that website and dont think much of it. They only highly rate holistic foods. Im not looking for a holistic food as I am not interested in feeding an American food and this is where they all come from. A long time ago I fed Nutro (American version) which was pulled from the country, had to find something else so went to Orijen which was also pulled from the country as well so I am looking for something more reliable. I also wouldnt touch Eukanuba or Iams, another American food because they are constantly being recalled.

Thanks Poodlefan for the answers. Yes I know there is no perfect kibble and im not looking for one. I am just questioning the grain content in the food. As I said, it reads similar to Science Diet and most people on this forum wouldnt touch the stuff because of the grain content...but RC seems respected? I'm not the crazy dog food lady, just wanted to discuss ingredients As I said, my dog is eating RC, just trying to work out whether a food with such a grain content and sketchy ingredients is worth over $100 a bag or whether I should be looking for a better alternative Royal Canin sold here is made in France and isn't irradiated. You're never going to find the "perfect" kibble. If your dog is doing well on it, in my opinion, that's the best recommendation a food can get.

Thanks for the replies but I am no less confused I now understand that dehyrated meat is good, however like others have said, I have always been told to stay away from foods that dont name the type of meat. eg; chicken instead of poultry. It lists "animal fats" instead of specifying which animal the fat is from. Maize (corn) in there twice (split ingredients) and also wheat. Other brands are steering clear of wheat, and some of corn. I picked up a brochure today from the local pet store and had a read, unlike other brands, there is no mention of whether this food is irradiated, it says that food manufactured in Europe contains no GMO, however this concerns me about RC manufactured in other countries. Does anyone know if the RC in Australia is imported from Europe or another company with one of their factories? I am not saying this is a bad food, just trying to understand it a bit better. People on this forum are forever giving Science Diet a bad review, however it doesnt seem to read much differently to RC! My dog loves this food and I would like to keep her on it, I just want to make an informed decision. I know I can contact RC directly with questions, however I am sure they will have a great answer for all of them

My dog is nearly finished her first bag of Royal Canin. I have always been led to believe this is a good brand. We are close to finishing a 15kg bag and after going onto the RC website and actually reading the ingredients (my husband threw the packaging out when we stored the food in a tub), I am having second thoughts about purchasing another bag. She loves the food and a lot of people recommended it to me which is why I tried it but I am confused about how this is a super premium food? The ingredients are listed below: Maize, dehydrated poultry meat, maize flour, animal fats, dehydrated pork protein, maize gluten, hydrolysed animal roteins, beet pulp, minerals, fish oil, soya oil, yeast, egg powder, ydrolysed crustaceans (source of Glucosamine), taurine, hydrolysed artilage (source of chondroitin). Maize as the first and third ingredient instead of meat as the first ingredient, poultry meat....doesnt specify which animal and not in "meal" form like a lot of other premium foods, beet pulp, egg powder instead of whole eggs......I am paying over $100 a bag for this stuff! Can anyone please fill me in? It doesnt read well so why do so many people on this forum recommend it?

Ive been reading this with interest. It sounds like something I would like to try my dog on. My dog is not fussy, but I am looking for another alternative to Royal Canin and love that this is locally owned and made. Just a question for the distributer/owner of BH, you made a comment quite a few pages back that said "what the label says should be what you get in the bag" I just have concerns that because it is in plain packaging and you are small company where other foods (possibly of a lesser quality) are also packaged in the same plain bags in the same factory, I could be sent a bag of something else instead? I mean no offence at all, but this is the first thing I thought of.

Lol thankyou. I will feed them for now as no one has raised an alarm. Maybe the person I heard from has misinformation.

Can I ask what brand you use for the dogs? Is it Wild Salmon or farmed?

Thankyou I think the concern was the fact that this is Wild Salmon and not farmed Salmon. It sounds great on the label and is apparently free from any toxins typically found in farmed Salmon. Still not sure

Im new to the forums. I usually give my dogs 2 Fish Oil Capsules every day. When I went to the pharmacy to buy another bottle yesterday they didnt have any which contained Vitamin E. I prefer to give the capsules with Vitamin E included which saves me giving extra Vitamin E capsules incase I forget. I purchased a bottle of Swiss Cold Pressed Wild Salmon Oil 1000mg capsules but someone mentioned afterwards that this may not be ok for my dogs?? The ingredients are: Omega 3 Marine Triglycerides 200mg eq. to EPA 80mg eq. to DHA 80mg D-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL 33.56mg eq. to Vitamin E 50IU Can anyone tell me if this is ok to give my dogs instead of normal Fish Oil capsules? I thought the Salmon Oil would be great for them but now i'm confused.