I have question about dog food? Maxximum Nutrition Walmart Brand...any good?

jaded_illusions78 · 24-08-08, 21:01

Hello,

Just a question to those who know more than I. I have been trying to get myself more educated as to dog food, especially, since this recall.

I have a 4 year old chow retriever who is slim, fit, and happy on what he is. It is not the cheapest dog food because I think all that stuff is just crap pretty much. I was looking at this Maxximum Nutrition Walmart brand and was curious if it was any good.

To other dog owners out there I am a little paranoid about the recent dry dogfood recalls I was wondering if someone could point me in the directions of a good dry dog food brand that should be completely safe. Some of the local stores in my town do not even have full recall information out. So anything you have that may help me will be really appreciated.

Thankyou so much for your time I do appreciated it.

Sincerely,

Jammie a concerned dog owner.

Brandi L · 08-11-08, 19:36

what i understood, was it was the canned dog food alonely but about dog food in general what my vet told me and it makes sense, the 3 out of 4 of the first 4 ingredients should be meat, or meat based. Dogs are meat eaters, they don't need veggies, rice or corn. Rice products are better than corn (which both are used as a base to hold the food together,

Hope it helps

Lizzy · 08-12-08, 01:50

NOTHING is completely "safe" right now. They STILL don't know what's causing it. Not a big fan of the store brands, but if he's doing OK then so be it. The canned foods are being hit much harder. Avoid wheat or wheat gluten if you can, read the ingredients.

www.menufoods.com/recall for the food list

dogperson · 23-12-08, 02:31

Read the ingredients. The first thing should be chicken or turkey or lamb or beef. Stay away from any food that uses by-products. Like, chicken-by-products, meat-by-products. Avoid foods with wheat, corn or soy. To be safer, buy a food that uses human grade ingredients.
I shudder reading the labels of foods in grocery stores. I really doubt Wal-Mart is selling a premium food.

thetruthisoutthere · 23-12-08, 17:25

It's not good to feed ANY brand that Wal-Mart sells, much less Wal-Marts brand.

And recalls only effected the cheap brands of pet food that aren't good for your dog to begin with. It didn't effect of the high-end brands.

Elena · 12-04-09, 09:12

Don't feed your dog any crappy Walmart brand. As far as I know, that hasn't been recalled but go to http://www.menufood.com to see what HAS been recalled. You should get her on to something like Innova EVO or California Natural. They are very natural brands and use human-grade ingredients (would you ever eat left over meat parts?).

24-08-08, 21:01	#1
jaded_illusions78 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	I have question about dog food? Maxximum Nutrition Walmart Brand...any good? Hello, Just a question to those who know more than I. I have been trying to get myself more educated as to dog food, especially, since this recall. I have a 4 year old chow retriever who is slim, fit, and happy on what he is. It is not the cheapest dog food because I think all that stuff is just crap pretty much. I was looking at this Maxximum Nutrition Walmart brand and was curious if it was any good. To other dog owners out there I am a little paranoid about the recent dry dogfood recalls I was wondering if someone could point me in the directions of a good dry dog food brand that should be completely safe. Some of the local stores in my town do not even have full recall information out. So anything you have that may help me will be really appreciated. Thankyou so much for your time I do appreciated it. Sincerely, Jammie a concerned dog owner.

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08-11-08, 19:36	#2
Brandi L Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1	what i understood, was it was the canned dog food alonely but about dog food in general what my vet told me and it makes sense, the 3 out of 4 of the first 4 ingredients should be meat, or meat based. Dogs are meat eaters, they don't need veggies, rice or corn. Rice products are better than corn (which both are used as a base to hold the food together, Hope it helps

08-12-08, 01:50	#3
Lizzy Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 57	NOTHING is completely "safe" right now. They STILL don't know what's causing it. Not a big fan of the store brands, but if he's doing OK then so be it. The canned foods are being hit much harder. Avoid wheat or wheat gluten if you can, read the ingredients. www.menufoods.com/recall for the food list

23-12-08, 02:31	#4
dogperson Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7	Read the ingredients. The first thing should be chicken or turkey or lamb or beef. Stay away from any food that uses by-products. Like, chicken-by-products, meat-by-products. Avoid foods with wheat, corn or soy. To be safer, buy a food that uses human grade ingredients. I shudder reading the labels of foods in grocery stores. I really doubt Wal-Mart is selling a premium food.

23-12-08, 17:25	#5
thetruthisoutthere Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1	It's not good to feed ANY brand that Wal-Mart sells, much less Wal-Marts brand. And recalls only effected the cheap brands of pet food that aren't good for your dog to begin with. It didn't effect of the high-end brands.

12-04-09, 09:12	#6
Elena Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9	Don't feed your dog any crappy Walmart brand. As far as I know, that hasn't been recalled but go to http://www.menufood.com to see what HAS been recalled. You should get her on to something like Innova EVO or California Natural. They are very natural brands and use human-grade ingredients (would you ever eat left over meat parts?).