Archive for the ‘Dog Nutrition’ Category

Satin Balls

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

I am on an organizing binge!   I found this old recipe that I got from a member of the English Shepherd club.  It is supposed to be delicious and nutritious for dogs.  Some breeders use it when their dogs need to put on weight or are a bit “under the weather”.

Ingredients

10 lbs of hamburger meat

l large box of Total cereal or comparable brand

l large box of oatmeal

1 jar of wheat germ

1 1/4 cup of vegetable oil

1 1/4 up of unsulfured molasses

10 raw eggs

1- envelopes of unflavored gelatin

pinch of sale

Mix all ingrediens together, much like you would a meatloaf

Divide into freezer bags and freeze.  Thaw as needed.

According to the source:

It will put on the weight in a few days.  Makes coats soft and blue black in black dogs.   Also stops  dogs from  itching and chewing at their  coats/skin.  Can be used as a total canine diet or as a supplement.  Good for picky eaters.

Grading Commerical Dog Foods

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Here is a list of dog foods graded by Boston Terrier Hub .  To learn how they determined their grading system and to grade your own dog food visit them at  How to Grade Your Dog Food.

Dog Food Name Total Points Dog Food Rating
Acana Premium Adult 102 A+
Alpo Prime Cuts 81 C
Artemis Large/Medium Breed Puppy 114 A+
Authority Harvest Baked 116 A+
Authority Harvest Baked Less Active 93 B
Beowulf Back to Basics 101 A+
Bil-Jac Select 68 F
Blackwood 3000 Lamb and Rice 83 C
Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice 106 A+
Burns Chicken and Brown Rice 107 A+
Canidae 112 A+
Chicken Soup

Senior

115 A+
Diamond Maintenance 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula 99 A
Diamond Performance 85 C
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Ultra Premium 122 A+
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Potato and Duck 106 A+
Dick Van Patten Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice 106 A+
EaglePack Holistic 102 A+
Eukanuba Adult 81 C
Eukanuba Puppy 79 C
Flint River Senior 101 A+
Foundations 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold 93 B
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium 73 D
Innova Dog 114 A+
Innova EVO 114 A+
Innova Large Breed Puppy 122 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables 110 A+
Member’s Mark Chicken and Rice 84 C
Merrick Wilderness Blend 127 A+
Nature’s Recipe 100 A
Nature’s Recipe Healthy Skin Venison and Rice 116 A+
Nature’s Variety Raw Instinct 122 A+
Nutra Nuggets Super Premium Lamb Meal and Rice 81 C
Nutrience Junior Medium Breed Puppy 101 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice 87 B
Nutro Max Adult 93 B
Nutro Natural Choice Oatmeal 101 A+
Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice 98 A
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Lamb and Rice Puppy 98 A
Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Wheat Free 86 B
Nutro Natural Choice Senior 95 A
Nutro Ultra Adult 104 A+
Orijen Adult 109 A+
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice 23 F
Premium Edge Chicken, Rice and Vegetables Adult Dry 109 A+
Pro Nature Puppy 80 C
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley 103 A+
Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach 94 A
Purina Beneful 17 F
Purina Dog 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It 16 F
Purina One Large Breed Puppy 62 F
Red Flannel Adult Formula 83 C
Royal Canin Boxer 103 A+
Royal Canin Bulldog 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult 106 A+
Science Diet Small Puppy Bites 68 F
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies 69 F
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice 97 A
Solid Gold 99 A
Summit 99 A
Timberwolf Dog Food Wild & Natural 120 A+
Wellness Super5Mix Chicken 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold 97 A