Fady Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 So as a summary (because I'm completely confused about what to feed the boy), Artemis is a good product, so is Eagle Pack (if you're looking for a dog food without grains). Nature's gift is out for me as it contains sugar (Henschke reacts badly to sugar). The 'Z' product from New Zealand sounds good - but oh, my, the price...Best to try, try and try again to see what product suits your dog. My problem is that we have a 6 month old and are about to get a young adult - is there something I can feed the both of them without having to buy 2 different food types (i.e. puppy and adult)? Eagle Pack has grains. Sometimes the only difference between puppy and adult foods is the size of the pieces, check the ingredients of the ones you had in mind they could be the same. Cheers, Fady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Time Puppy Owner Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) So as a summary (because I'm completely confused about what to feed the boy), Artemis is a good product, so is Eagle Pack (if you're looking for a dog food without grains). Nature's gift is out for me as it contains sugar (Henschke reacts badly to sugar). The 'Z' product from New Zealand sounds good - but oh, my, the price...Best to try, try and try again to see what product suits your dog. My problem is that we have a 6 month old and are about to get a young adult - is there something I can feed the both of them without having to buy 2 different food types (i.e. puppy and adult)? The only grain free food not stocked by Pets Hell is Artemis Fresh Mix Maximal Dog. Poochmad - I would contact Judith on [email protected] , also it is not irradiated and my understanding can be feed to puppy/adult. Also do be aware that it does not contain Beet Pulp - a substance found in most dog foods to make stools firm, so a change to it may take the dog's digestive system a little while to get use to. edit 4sp Edited December 1, 2008 by First Time Puppy Owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fady Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 So as a summary (because I'm completely confused about what to feed the boy), Artemis is a good product, so is Eagle Pack (if you're looking for a dog food without grains). Nature's gift is out for me as it contains sugar (Henschke reacts badly to sugar). The 'Z' product from New Zealand sounds good - but oh, my, the price...Best to try, try and try again to see what product suits your dog. My problem is that we have a 6 month old and are about to get a young adult - is there something I can feed the both of them without having to buy 2 different food types (i.e. puppy and adult)? The only grain free food not stocked by Pets Hell is Artemis Fresh Mix Maximal Dog. Poochmad - I would contact Judith on [email protected] , also it is not irradiated and my understanding can be feed to puppy/adult. Also do be aware that it does not contain Beet Pulp - a substance found in most dog foods to make stools firm, so a change to it may take the dog's digestive system a little while to get use to. edit 4sp What about ZiwiPeak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocow Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Ziwipeak isn't officially a kibble if you want to get technical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poo d'état Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I got another reply from Ziwipeak:Hello FadyIt is definitely not irradiated by AQIS. We ship direct to our distributor in a locked, sealed container. We dry to Australian standards and they have no need to irradiate ZiwiPeak and don’t. I can assure you ZiwiPeak is not irradiated!! Thanks again for your thoughts and concern. Geoff Thanks for that Fady. I was completely oblivious to all this until a couple of days ago, and i was wondering why my delivery of Orijen came with a sample of Ziwipeak the other week... The puppies loved Ziwi though, so it's good to know they're safe to switch to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopuppy04 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Got my bags of artemis yesterday and am slowly switching my dogs over. Looks quite good. Spoke to Judith and she assures me that Artemis does not go under any irradiation or gassing. So there! Also - be careful with your Aussie products too. Spoke to a few people about this and there is a plant in Melb that does irradiate/ gas a lot of *australian* dry food also! So be careful with whatever you buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aziah Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Actually I'm really over the whole kibble debate. Since Nutro was taken off the market I've tried three different dry foods and haven't been completely happy with any of them. I'm currently using Orijen, but after three months the dogs are still getting the odd runny poo which they never had with Nutro. I'm seriously considering ditching dry food altogether and feeding a home made diet. Miranda - ditto! We switched to raw a few months back now and I'll never look back...dogs look fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I am going back to raw too, well BARF but not those patties. Just deciding if I will use the Phuds as it does have alot of the supplements I would give anyway. The cats are a problem though as they are fussy little buggers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopuppy04 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 for those looking for a good australian brand of food - anyone heard of natural balance/ used it?! I think it still has cereals as it's first ingredient, but it is supposed to be all natural etc,etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 The WA owned Natural Balance is pretty shitty but they do have a range so you will get better ingredients in the super premium version. The kibble is flat little disks. The poo was pretty average. Nothing to write home about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Spots Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Has any one tried "My dog" - I know it is a nasty supermarket one and I can't find the ingrediants on the internet. The ocean one the fussy fussy whippet loves and it has lots of actual little fishies in there. Figuired it couldnt be too bad as a back up. Hmmm - what recipes do people use for their barf instead of patties, hard to find info easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moggy Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I have been mixing mince steak, chicken necks (cut into 1/2 inch pieces) veges and eggs mixed together and frozen in small portions for Sophie. She is doing very well on it but wonder if I should give her some dry food as well. Will look for Great Barko, Uncle Albers or Natures Gift tomorrow. Are they all sold in supermarkets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Bonnie dog foods good, made with roo and chicken. I dont know if its been mentioned yet. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBella Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I used to have my two on bonnie but their coats and condition declined at some point. Ingredients were changed if I remember. Now I won't feed it to them. Their coats become dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Spots Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Hi all while I was at the local fresh dog food place I found a product by Petco Pty Ltd Australia (they make enduro), its called Vitalife - hypoallergenic I checked the ingredients and the first ingredient is Roo meal, sorry can't remember the rest off hand. But they were good The fussy whippets love it and look good and of couse the ever famous poos are good. 1kg $10 - which isn't too bad since the orijen disaster have been having trouble so for all those out there in the same pile of S*#t. If you want more info on ingredients etc PM me and I will write them down. I bought it in Sunshine Coast at TLC in Yandina if anyone up here is interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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