hollythegoldenretriever Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hi, I have been feeding Holly my 12 week Golden Retriever, Nutro - Large breed puppy and have been happy with it. A friend of mine is wanting to start feeding Innova to his 15 week Labrador and from what I have read it seems to be a very good product, maybe even better than Nutro. Just wondering what your thoughts on Innova are. As far as I am aware it is only available here in Australia from Pets Paradise stores and for a 15kg bag it cost $155.00. Also it has not been affected by the Product Recall in the U.S. The link to the product is: http://www.innovapet.com/products/default.asp?id=1259 Thanks, Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shihzoo Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 (edited) Hi Adam, I think the brand/food itself is good but the fact that you have to buy it from the PP stores is a massive down side. These guys sell cross breeds by staff that are not qualified and often don't know what the actual cross breed is. And by buying anything from them, you are supporting their business and making it possible for them to continue to sell BYB and puppy farm puppies. I think that they are just as good, if not better kibble out there - I LOVE Nutrience Holistic and Cibo is thriving on it. Even my sisters super fussy greyhound absolutely loves it! Edited for spelling - 3 times! Edited June 3, 2007 by Shihzoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollythegoldenretriever Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 I know thats the bad side of buying Innova from Pets Paradise. It's a shame that there are no other stores that sell it in Melbourne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez the Norfolk Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 In my opinion, Innova is a great food, but you have to make sure your puppy can handle the high levels of protein, so as long as there is a clean bill of health, esp the kidneys, and you watch carefully for any signs of problems, you are oding well. It is a shame about it being sold at PP, but m aybe an email to the company might help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ons Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 I fed it to my golden retreiver Tilly when she was a pup, I bought it from Pet Food Direct which is an affiliation with Pets Paradise but the Pet Food Direct in Tamworth does not sell any live animals. It was awesome stuff The vet told me at Til's 3rd injections that she had never seen a healthier pup, right weight, great teeth, shiny coat, and her fur was so so so soft. I did change her at 6 months over to Eaglepack though because I wanted her and my boy on the same food. Gomez I did email the company about the problem of it being sold at Pets paradiese but never received a reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielover Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 It looks like a great food, but i won't purchase it for the same reasons as written above. The large breed puppy is 24% protein i think which is better than most puppy formulas. I have also emailed the company. I think the more people they get emailing them the more chance that they will let other retailers sell Innova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez the Norfolk Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 goldielover, you are rigt, 24% protein or so for regular Innova, it's the "Innova EVO" that is the super high protein and grain free that I was mentioning above... Off to write an email! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kitakins Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 excellent food, bad shop. PP is enough to make me not buy it. i wish pet supply shops would sell it. last time i enquired about other shops selling it, naturapet told me PP had exclusive rights to sell innova. that was years ago though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollythegoldenretriever Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 I am the same and really don't like the idea of buying it from a Pets Paradise store. I spoke to my mate about it today, and he wasn't aware of the way puppies are purchased to be sold in the stores, so he ain't going to buy it now. The more people aware of how Pets Paradise and other pet stores operate the better! Hopefully some independent pet food stores will stock it eventually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarian Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Innova have an exclusive arrangement with PP - no changes in sight as of fairly recently. While a good food, there certainly are a number of other excellent choices out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollythegoldenretriever Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 (edited) Ok seeing he doesn't want to buy Innova from Pets Paradise he is going for the Nutro or Advance, personally I advised him to go with Nutro, seeing Holly is doing really well on it. Edited June 3, 2007 by hollythegoldenretriever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogz4eva Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 goldielover, you are rigt, 24% protein or so for regular Innova, it's the "Innova EVO" that is the super high protein and grain free that I was mentioning above...Off to write an email! Can you buy EVO here? I tried to do a search a while back but looked like it was only available in US and Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez the Norfolk Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Yes, but only at Pets Paradise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffi Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Yes, but only at Pets Paradise... Do you think that if a lot of us approach innova they are going to change their policy about PP? Has anyone emailed them recently and what did they say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle wrangler Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Why do you want to change, if your pup's doing well on their current diet? $155 per 15kg bag = >$10/kg . Is that about 40% more than you'd pay for Nutro? Is it really a 40% better food, or are you paying a premium because of the PP markup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffi Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Why do you want to change, if your pup's doing well on their current diet? $155 per 15kg bag = >$10/kg . Is that about 40% more than you'd pay for Nutro? Is it really a 40% better food, or are you paying a premium because of the PP markup? I was looking at http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/ and was quite impressed with the Innova review but I don't want to buy it from PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) i was told in the past that pets paradise is the sole importer of innova in australia so emails to the company in the usa won't do any good i know a lot of people that won't buy innova as they don't want to support pets paradise as they use backyard breeders and puppy farms Edited June 7, 2007 by larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez the Norfolk Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Well, I emailed Natura Pet Products, makers of Innova, and while they did not address the sale of their products at Pet's Paradise, they did send me a list of alternate retailers that sell their products as follows: Global Pet Products 24-26 Wedgewood Road Hallam, VIC, VIC 011-03-796-4555 Pet Goods Direct Shop BG012 Stockland Forster, Breese Parade Forster, NSW 2428 Pet Goods Direct/Tenancy 4 274 Maroondah Highway Chirnside, VIC 03 03 9727 4933 Apparently they should also be able to order any specific [roducts made by Natura Pet if they don't have them in stock... I do not know anything about these stores, nor do I know what they stock. Anyone else? Hope this helps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielover Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I'm not 100% sure, but the Pet goods direct in Cranbourne is owned by Pets Paradise too.. not sure about the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloss344 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 They are all owned by the same company. A staff member at PGD told me they were owned by Global Pets which also owns PP and Warner Bros World and a Coffee Shop franchise as well. I think they are all franchises but technically all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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