Pet Nutritionist Ranks Dog Foods | Tier List
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- I am a certified dog trainer and pet nutritionist and focus on holistic wellness and force-free, positive reinforcement based training methods. I have been training dogs and horses for the last 7 years or so, and training/consulting full time for the last 2 (going on 3) years. I am very passionate about animal health and wellness and my goal for all of my clients is to have their dogs as healthy and happy as possible.
If you have any nutrition questions or wish to get a customized nutritional consult form me, you can get in contact with me at:
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Brands Mentioned in this Video:
Purina Alpo Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Ground yellow corn, beef and bone meal, soybean meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, animal digest
Purina (Nestle)
Diamond Naturals Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Beef meal, grain sorghum, ground white rice, dried yeast, egg product
Diamond Pet Foods (Schell and Kampeter Inc)
Purina Beneful Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Beef, whole grain corn, barley, rice, whole grain wheat, corn gluten meal
Purina (Nestle)
Hills Science Diet Prescription Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal
Hills Pet Nutrition (Colgate-Palmolive)
Taste of the Wild Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Water Buffalo, Lamb Meal, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Peas
Diamond Pet Foods (Schell and Kampeter Inc)
Orijen Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Deboned chicken, deboned turkey, atlantic flounder, whole eggs, whole atlantic mackerel
Moves to Kentucky in 2016
Starts selling to Petco in 2019
Champion Pet Foods (Bedford Capital)
Rachael Ray's Nutrish Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Chicken, Chicken Meal, Dried Peas, Soybean Meal, Whole Ground Corn
Ainsworth Pet Nutrition (M. J. Smucker Company)
Carna4 Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Fresh Chicken, Chicken Liver, eggs, organic sprouted barley seed, salmon,
Caran4 Inc, Independent
Nutrisource Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, barley, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols and citric acid)
Tuffy’s Pet Foods, KLN Family Brands
Kirkland Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, cracked pearled barley, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols),
Diamond Pet Foods (Schell and Kampeter Inc)
Purina Pro Plan Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Chicken, rice, whole grain wheat, poultry by-product meal (source of glucosamine), soybean meal
Purina (Nestle)
Iams Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Chicken, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken By-Product Meal, Dried Beet Pulp
Mars, Inc (P&G)
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine), Peas, Pea Protein, Tapioca Starch
Blue Buffalo Pet Products (General Mills)
Farmina N&D Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Chicken, Dehydrated Chicken, Whole Spelt, Whole Oats, Chicken Fat
Farmina Pet Foods Holding
Royal Canin Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: Corn, chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, brown rice, corn gluten meal
Mars, Inc (P&G
Essence Dog Food
First 5 ingredients: GUINEA FOWL, DUCK, TURKEY, CHICKEN, DUCK MEAL
Pets Global, Inc
The topics discussed into this video are my opinions, formed by my own personal research and professional experience. Differing opinions are always welcome on this channel, as long as discussions are civil and science-based research is available to support factual claims
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Who else bought a bag and now waiting on the review results to reinforce that decision. 😂
For reals haven’t watched the video but I got Orijen baha
I got the Blue Wilderness and I've heard bad reviews. Im a new mama dog and i want to give her the best. Also, I got her Merricks raw country. Who knows about this brand?
@@fridakalota370 if you want to go the extra mile, try out raw dog food!! There’s happee dawg, rawsome revolution, big country raw, we feed raw, etc. for the best species appropriate foods!
@@marissasun77 i was giving her that then changed to Active
@@marissasun77 I stupidly changed the raw brand (merricks raw country) for Activa. My vet sucks and Im change her to another one. The vet clinic is always in a rush.
These meditations are perfect. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxR50id-GIBIDuBvuBGenhx1O5zKIfCVNK him has a gentle, warm, pleasant voice (with a slight Scots accent). The words are simple and clear. The timing is perfect... just as you start to find your mind wandering, he says and if you find that your mind is wandering... . There is no background music and no noise in the background, only his peaceful and engaging voice. The length of the meditations (about 1/2 hour each) works well for me. I find that I tire of some meditations after frequent repetition, but that hasn't happened with this one. The metta lovingkindness meditation always feels right. Some meditation CDs I have tried have not felt right. The voice seemed hurried, or sounded tense; the background music seemed intrusive, or there were noises that interfered with concentration. This is just perfect as an introduction for new meditators, and it's also a meditation that I return to again and again. I'd give this more than five stars if that were an option. Even my students, who are not ordinarily very receptive to meditation, relax when they hear this one!
Would love to see a 2022/23 version of this video! Especially with all the grain free “cardio myelopathy” hype.
I don't believe grains are critical need for dogs..or they have enlarged hearts...seems counter intuitive
My dog died from heart failure too young after years on Zignature. Experts suspect the high pea/pea fiber and/or potato/potato fiber is blocking taurine absorption. Can’t win.
Correlation doesn't equal causation but both of my dogs of same age, different breeds have enlarged hearts and have been on grain free for half their life. Its enough to give me pause at least.
@@ceeelle9672 YES! Me too! 3 out of my 4 developed Dilated Cardiomyopathy from being on a grain-free diet their whole lives 😓 People think they are doing what’s best by giving their dogs grain-free food but little did I know, I was slowly killing my family 💔
Good video. I am in rescue and try to teach people and my adopters the importance of ingredients! These vets are putting animals in jeopardy by lying to people when they suggest these companies. What they don’t tell their clients is they are getting a kickback from these companies! Shame on them for putting that before the animal! But hey……by feeding them crap, they are a guaranteed client right??? It’s like a dentist selling candy at the front desk….you know they’ll be back eventually once they get a cavity! 🤬
I watch his show every saturday and bought the book th-cam.com/users/postUgkxGQVgV21bQ7B9b9duQ1ByImyT9xHbjOKq because i like his method. He's very talktative in the book about his dog training experiences with several different breeds over the years. When he does get to the training chapters, you need to read more slowly, take mental or written notes and try to apply his advice to your pet. That's where i'm at now. Another review is in order aftet i've trained my blue mountain shepherd with brandon mcmillan's method.
*Chef’s kiss:* Carna4, Essence
*Oh, hell yeah!:* Original by Orijen, NutriSource, Farmina
*Cheers!:* Diamond Naturals, Taste of the Wild, Kirkland Pet Food, Blue Buffalo
*Yucky:* RachaelRay Nutrish, Purina Pro Plan, IAMS
*Pee Pee Poo Poo:* Purina Alpo, Purina Beneful, Hill’s Science Diet, Royal Canin
for anyone who needs the tierlist in text :)
Thank you! The fact she put blue Buffalo in the Cheers section has deterred me from watching more then 25 seconds into the video, thanks for saving my time!!
@@sydneyrhoades no problem! but what do you mean, is blue buffalo not an okay dog food? i'm no dog nutritionist, but most of what she said in that video seemed very logical and i've heard a lot of the same/similar info from my vet/dog nutritionist. i'd say the video is very worth watching (put it on 1.5x speed if you're low on time), especially because you didn't hear the reasoning for blue buffalo's placement, if i'm correct :D
What a god thank you sir
This is inaccurate 100% victor pro plus isnt on there.. 🚩🚩🚩 it is proven that purinanpro plan & victor are wayyyyy better the kirkland, diamond, taste of wild, blue buffalo one ones that are correct on that list are carna4 essence orijen nutrisource and farmina.. hills needs to be in the cheers completely inaccurate and misleading
@@BLACKOUTF30 dont listen to him…majority of that list is inaccurate ill gladly make you a better list!
Loved the video. Would love to see a video on "nerdy" dog food labeling rules. Also, my decision to go the homemade route was reinforced by the video. My pup has what our vet thinks is a mild allergy to his current food (biljac frozen) so we were advised to go either "prescription", which as a registered pharmacist I found a bit perplexing (also reinforced by the video so thank you) or to go with something whole/fresh/limited ingredient. Anyways, thank you so so much for the valuable information!
ziwi is the best
Probably none because she said wheat is the #1 food allergen and that’s absolutely not true
@@caitlinceynar6594 , if you do some research you will see that wheat is a very common food allergen for dogs
I've followed your recommendation for the Essence brand and there was a huge difference in my two dogs fur coat and overall health. I appreciate the work that went in to researching all of these brands. Would like to see a more updated video regarding for 2022. Mahalo
I'm so glad they are doing well on the new food!
How about Tracker Supply Company 4HEALTH dog food?
Would love to see a puppy food-specific video! Thanks for the helpful info.
Recently switched up my puppies food to Farmina N&D and he was instantly in love with it. He finishes up his meals and is slightly higher energy. I was feeding him SmartHeart, since that what he was being fed by the owners of his mom
You should give a list of the best ingredients to look for in dog foods as well as things to avoid!! 😀😀
Noted!
Dogs are scavengers, they will eat anything!!!
@@jimmyjames6267 clearly you must of cared for your dog…. Or it peaked your interest Why else watch this video and look through the comments
@@jimmyjames6267 Yeah but not everything is good for them. You want your dog to die of a vitamin deficiency from a dog food? Huh?
@@the.sun.flower8447*piqued
Thanks so much! I’m getting a Yorkie next month and the pet store nearby has mainly Hills dog food and that would have been what my puppy would have eaten if I was not an avid researcher and found your channel! Thanks again!
What did you end up buying to feed yorkie. We just bought one and not sure what to get.
Thanks so much for making this video! Very good explanations and I learned quite a bit about dog food! :) Cheers!
I would love to see a part 2 covering some other kibble brands like Fromm, Zignature, etc!
I love that you dig deep for information & don't just share what you've been taught, but you really really research and are open minded! I've been looking for someone who advocates for raw but also reviews dry & wet dog foods as well, although they're not 100 % ideal. Subscribed!!
Doing some research for me and my fiance's new puppy- Very happy I found this channel!
First off, thank you so much for this video. I keep coming back to it (along with the other dog food videos). I think it would be great if you made a video about the useful life of certain dog foods once opened (exposed to oxygen). I was one of those people who bought the big bags to save on $/lb - but then I did some research and learned about rancid fats... now I buy smaller bags and use the food within a week for foods that contain fish/fish oil. Anyway, thanks again for your videos. Please keep them coming.
Excited to see essence so high on the list. When I was limited on my spending I found large bags of their food for $15 or less and bought probably 30 bags 😂
I’m now back to feeding inukshuk so I’m curious where you would put it. My dogs seem to do really well on it, a couple of them are super hard keepers, so I’m hoping it’s in a decent spot 😅
Thank you for this video, really helpful. Would love a second video 🤞🏻covering brands like Acana, Lily’s Kitchen, Purizon, Taste of the Wild, Wolf of the wilderness, Eukanuba, Arion, Belcando and Alpha spirit which are brands that can be bought in Europe as well.
She was covering Taste of the Wild
Agree. I personally was hoping Acana would have also been covered. Seeing as they are partnered with ORIJEN, they *probably* fall under "Oh, hell yeah" or at least "cheers"
She did Taste of the Wild in this video
Speaking on vet diets. I work in a hospital and have seen diet changes genuinely work for pets. Royal Canin absolutely is a big brand in most vets but they DO have the quality control staff to make sure their product is quality. I just fixed a GI issue with my dog by mixing in a prescription wet food from Hills. My dogs feeling fantastic and her stools are lookin good so idk🤷🏽♂️ I trust my doctors
The gastrointestinal royal canin does wonders!
YUP these foods are formulated by nutritionists, veterinarians and scientists! I've seen all of these foods help not even dogs but cats as well!
My vet wants me to euthanize my dachshund. He’s losing weight and weak, but always hungry and they can’t figure out what’s wrong with him-their answer? “He’s just really, really old” -no vomiting, no diarrhea-just weight loss. His lab work looks great for his age! Thyroid, heart, liver, kidneys-all normal!
a month ago he could get around pretty well-now, he can’t stand or sit without support. I wish I could find a competent vet!
@@jacquiej5330 then go to school to be a competent vet?
@@S-sj2vi Do you just go to school to be a doctor every time you're sick?
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. New dog owner. I am so glad you have this out so I can start with the best quality food for my new furbaby.
If you haven't yet please do one on pet food rules. I own a small pet store I'm actually a franchise called Earthwise Pet and we specialize in nutrition so I'm always trying to learn more about pet food so I can better help my customers and I love how you explain things so it's easy for people to understand. Thanks for doing these videos in the first place. 😊
Feel free to reach out through my website! I do employee trainings via zoom on just about any topic I am certified in! (training, pet food, raw feeding, pet first-aid, etc)
I'm not a purina stan. Truth be told i in general don't entirely trust purina products. But, a sensitive skin and stomach formula was given to me by my vet. It did really well for my pup an his specific issues. I agree with you about adding wet food. Most people think it's silly to give wet and dry food.
I do that all the time my puppy does not eat enough if I mix dry and wet dog food he likes it more
its just better to add moisture to the dogs food, imagine eating dry food everyday because your owner is lazy.. jesus a sad life
@@gayjesus999 exactly, it rehydrateds their kibble.
Yep! I add frozen chicken feet, chicken livers or chicken gizzards to my Doberman’s Dry Purina Pro Sport.
@@spiderpimp33 i've never met a dog that would turn down gizzards.
So glad I found this channel!!! Such good info I can share with others!!! I feed my Dodson pet plate! Beat decision I ever made!
Oh totally makes sense why I've heard so much about the Purina pro plan so much. It has been recommended to me soooooo much by so many people. Thanks for the review! Very helpful information.
The vet gave me purina pro plan the medical kind when my dog was really ill. It worked my dog was better. It's best to listen to a licensed vet sometimes
Don't listen to this lady!! My Siberian Husky and Golden doodle have been on PPP for 7 plus years. I started them on the trendy grain free stuff like blue buffalo,origen,etc. they did awful my husky was under weight. We just added a new Newfoundland pup to the fam. Started him on PPP large dog breed puppy kibble and he's doing great. Purina is a tried and true brand that dogs have ate for years and lived long healthy lives. It wasn't until all these grain free formulas came out then all of a sudden all these allergies popped up in dogs.
Very cool vid! I would like to see a discussion about homemade food.
I've been cooking for my dogs for about 10 years. I feel like not many people do this, even as raw feeding has gained popularity. It does take some work, my vet originally helped me put together a recipe.
OMGGG I have literally been trying to figure out a way to do this but dont know how to or where to can you pleaseee give some advice or anything to guide me!! Im sure if you even make a video alot of people would watch it 🙃 just a thought but hopefully you get to read this
Great job! Your pets thank you for consulting your veterinarian 😊 Just make sure you are adding supplements to a home cooked recipe. Sasha’s Blend is a great option. Just make sure to let your vet know, to make sure it’s appropriate for your pets.
Wow! Thank you so much for your explanations. I’ve been using Canidae, but interested in others brands for back up. Stella and chewy has caught my attention but haven’t tried it.
Loved your informational video. It was very helpful and loving your fur baby
Omg so lucky I found this channel thank you so much!!! 💖 and yes would be awesome you make a video of prescription food hehe - also food for obese dogs I have been months doing my research and was funny and rare to me that these vet prescription meal for weight lose were the worst filled with junkey stuff but still looking and trying hehe thanks girl
I would love if you made more videos about different kinds of dog food. I’m always looking to improve my dogs food to the best of my ability
her YT home page has lots more info, too. Subjects can be searched and the video page/tab is organized. Great sources !
Yes! Please do canned, raw foods and vet foods!
Just be careful with vet foods because not all vets take the time to study nutrition
My vet highly recommended royal canin and told me dogs NEED CORN!
@@kaili5823 That's almost disturbing
@@kaili5823 your vet needs to be fired 😬
How would you store dog wet food? How long can it be refrigerated?
Thank you so much for your review! So helpful!
From experience working at the plant Dog food is made with: leftover chicken parts feet, beak’s, scraps added to a mixer with dried corn dried peas, grain powder heated and cooked and it stinks horribly but it’s shipped and bagged into different label bags.
Don't forget about the "beef" juice spray before baking. Gotta get the flavor in there somehow.
What about Nature's recipe? I have the salmon....sold at Walmart
I think it's pretty good, is it?
While she does go over the ingredients, it seems like she is ranking them based on the company as well not only the quality of the food.
The company's ethics and sourcing is just as important as the ingredients themselves! Especially in an industry that allows for so much room for interpretation in their ingredient panels.
Yeah, I was pretty shocked to see Pro Plan ranked so low. My toy poodle only ate Pro Plan his entire life and lived to the ripe old age of 17. He didn't start slowing down until 6 months or so before he passed and the vet was always effusive about how healthy he was.
All the foods that I have mentioned are AFFCO certified so I'm not sure what the point is in your statement. AFFCO also isn't as morally sound as you may think considering they technically allow roadkill and euthanized animals to be used in pet food.
@@TheTattooedDogTrainer no they don't.
I'm not claiming that any brand uses these as ingredients, but according to AFFCO, ingredients listed as by-products are not required to be slaughtered.
This is GREAT! Thank you SO much. Please make one for wet food and raw food. Love the names on your rating system. You are a Chef's Kiss ! A++++++++++ A true 10.
Thank you so much! I am definitely putting together lists for raw and wet food, as well as a cat specific one, so stay tuned over the next couple of months!
Please do an updated version of this, and include WELLNESS. I wonder where that brand falls on this list! Thanks!
New to your channel. Thanks for the video. I mat need to spend a little more on my two. They vomited Taste of the Wild undigested. So my small town vet sold me on Hills. But hearing you read ingredients opened my eyes since I read my food labels,lol.
Love this video and the wet food video. Thanks to you my Cavalier King Charles eats Essence Air & Gamefowl mixed with the Zignature duck wet food. We started adding goats milk on occasion too. Please update the kibble ranking video annually! I know things change over time. I’d also love to know your thoughts on Stella and Chewy Magic Dinner Dust?
Dear god... your poor cavie's heart.
My dog, as a young pup, was fed Diamond Natural adult food. When I got her at 9 weeks old, she was the smallest pup and malnourished (according to two different vets). At that age she should have been around 20lbs, but was just under 6lbs. I changed her diet to a little kibble with homemade beef & rice 'stew' (with carrots and either apples, sweet potatoes, or pumpkin). She's a year and a half now, and she gets two meals a day with the same 2:1 ratio of homemade stew to kibble, topped with a few frozen bites of raw liver. . She's a very healthy 92lb BRT now.
What kind of dog?
Large
I really really love this informative video about the dog foods. I do have one question but what is your opinion on the Nutro dog food brand?? I noticed it wasn’t listed since it doesn’t have corn, soy, corn and wheat in it.
thank you for this tierlist. I would be great to see a 2023 version. Here in Canada I'm buying Nulo and my dog is enjoying it.
Sorry I’m a bit confused about why you don’t like hills. My take from the video is it’s mostly about the whole labeling of “prescription” but I’m welcome to any additional reasons you can give. I think from a veterinary perspective, you are correct in saying that there isn’t anything in the foods that would make them need to be prescribed in the traditional sense because they don’t contain medicine, but the specific formulas and what they contain are different for different needs. The regular hills foods are not made with any specific condition in mind other than vague weight control or sensitivities. However they have foods specific for, say, animals with chronic kidney problems. I think it’s important to distinguish these foods from regular foods because the contents can be so different. Perhaps prescription isn’t the right word, but what do we use in its place? I also think hills as a company is incredibly research based and they have entire institutions studying animals in their care and on their food in order to develop these diets for these specific conditions. Maybe hills isn’t in the top category for ethical reasons but to put it at the very bottom doesn’t seem to take in the brand as a whole and what it encompasses as far as needs go.
I have a dog that requires Royal Canin vet Rx food for a liver issue. The vet and I monitor her condition. The food formulation has proven beneficial in controlling her condition. The company vets are readily accessible to answer questions we may have about the nutritional composition. My other dog is healthy and eats Orijen.....Happy with both.
I'm a new Dog owner. I now own 3 stray dogs and I've been looking for the best food for them. If Hills is best for certain reasons I'll have to lool into it for sure.
@@living2day617 it sounds like your dog in particular has allergies, which isn't the case for every dog. I'm glad you found something that works for you and your pet though. Also, I've never met a vet that gets a commission for selling a certain dog food brand out of their clinic. Selling most medications and food actually have minimal profits for the vet, the bulk of profits for the clinic as a company come from procedures and exam fees. Pet owners are all welcome to do their own research but Hills/Purina/RC in particular have fantastic studies about their pet food in relation to health conditions which are then able to be used by vets to aid in managing that condition. So no... they are not "one of the worst" lmao. I'm sorry you had a bad experience with whatever you were feeding but to use that experience to apply to the brand as a whole is misguided.
cuz it is CRAP...
@@savannahsmiles1797 you saying that doesn't make it true, it's simply an opinion that you haven't provided any reasoning for
Very informative video thank you! My pup recently had a bout of diarrhea and my vet said that it might be due to feeding him a raw diet. So we switched to open farm kibble which we got from our local pet store and the ingredients look great and he loves it. The only thing is that it’s grain free so we put a little rice and chicken with it. My vet said that grain free diet can lead to kidney disease. And it kinda makes sense that dogs do need a well balanced diet and not just meat.
Very informative list! We were feeding rachael ray to my girl for a good while but just recently become more vigilant about reading the ingredients. We're switching her over to a brand called simply nourish, only slightly higher in price to the old food but no corn or soy, they also make great freeze dried treats! Was curious if you've heard of the brand and what your thoughts on it were?
Hello! Appreciate the informative video.
I’m in the process of adopting a 10 wk old Golden Doodle (male) and been looking for the best food to feed him. I’m interested in the Carna4 or any other suggestions you may have. I’m trying to do as much research as I can in the meantime.
Thanks again.
Would love a part 2 with premium brands: FROMM, Simply Nourish, Merrick, Only Natural Pet, Nulo, 4Health, etc
And pedigree! 🤣🤣
Yes, i would love to know what she thinks of fromm, thats what i feed because i always come back to it when i research brands
Wanna stay tune for this
Just sharing info that I know. 4health is also made by diamond and has the exact same ingredients. Its just rebranded for tractor supply and I've found it cheaper then the exact same diamond brand
Please, yes!
Hi, thanks for the video :) when I researched about Carna 4, I wasn’t convinced that it would be that high in your list. The reason is they don’t add any vitamins or minerals to their food. On their website, it says “We don’t need to add supplemental additives because our certified organic sprouted seeds are alive with antioxidants levels and bio-available vitamins and minerals that exceed AAFCO standards. And we add enough fresh organ meat and fish to supply essential levels of natural taurine.”
They don’t have scientific evidence to back this claim though? Please let me know what you think :)
The scientific evidence of vitamins and minerals come from which fruits and veggies has been widely availably for decades. The real question you should be asking is do you sprinkle vitamins and minerals on every one of your meals every day? No because that would be silly. The combination of foods in your diet have what you need, (assuming you are eating a well rounded healthy diet). Only an inferior kibble would need to add vitamins and minerals. Those recipes inherently do not have adequte sources of those vitamins and minerals to allow the animal to survive so AAFC requires they be added. It should be a significant clue for you to determine the best formulas. AAFCO would not certify a formula if it did not meet it's minimum thresholds which unfortunately are too low.
Hi! I just found your channel and I’m very grateful for your insight on a topic that is so hard to understand. My dog really struggles with allergies and For the past 2 years I have tried everything to help him and I’m lost on his diet. My vet has me getting him Hills and Royal Canin hydrolyzed protein dog food but there’s not much improvement and the food is INSANELY expensive. He has much needed medical treatments but I’ve spent all my savings on his food these past 2 years, I can’t afford his procedures anymore. I was wondering if you can make a video on veterinary brands because I feel a bit scammed and taken advantage of…. Also if you have dog food you recommend for skin sensitivity and allergy prone dogs that would be soooo helpful!! I just hear a lot of contradictory information on ingredients, and would love advice. Again, lots of love!
I like victor hi pro. All meat diet. My jack Russell use to eat pedigree she use to inch a lot she doesn't now.i also cook for her..
I thought for the longest time that as long as I was choosing brands that said grain free that I was doing good. After watching this video and looking at the back of the food bag and not being able to understand what the ingredients are on the first 5... I immediately decided that if I'm not going to eat healthy then at least my dog will because one of us needs to do something 😅 I'm trying out Orijen. The top like 12 ingredients are straight protein and fat content, I'm also going to try pairing it with some canned orijen food as well, since the video recommends a little wet food as well. Rocco will be eating like a straight king tonight. I hope he finally starts actually looking forward to eating. Most of the time he pushes his food with his nose and knocks it out of the bowl. I can't wait to see his reaction tonight! Thank you for the information and I appreciate your research!
Meal means that it is a by product and not good for pets just like by products . What about BHT and BHA additives? Do your top foods have a lot of these?
@@dianepowell5315 that's not true. Meal is mostly organs and bones, which are GREAT for dogs. Don't believe everything you read online.
I’m confused by your automatic placement/preference for Diamond foods brand. Especially considering it’s history in recalls and it’s company size makes it automatically better? (when you referenced Mars and candy bars and General Mills and cereal, I’m not sure why you did that). While many brands have been recalled (especially when the independent brands sold out to conglomerates), larger parent companies don’t automatically make each brand within the umbrella bad/good imo. I agree that ingredients are most important, safety of the manufacturers processing/production and sourcing are as well. I appreciate your views.
I agree about diamond. Diamond killed my cat, made my other cat sick, and the company refused to recall because not enough people complained. Meanwhile I knew at least 2 other people who had a problem around the same time I got my bag.
Loved the video! But was wondering how you feel about ACANA? Heard it’s the cheaper version of orijen but I’m not too sure if it’s as good?
Acana is Orijen's less expensive sister. The main difference between the two is that Orijen uses a "whole prey model" (meat, organs, no meat meals) while Acana does not. Both belong to the same company though and follow the same company ethics.
After watching this video, I change my Yorkie Terrier food. I was feeding him Pedigree and switched to Nutri Source. I was having some issues with him being consipated. I was educated about which dog food was better for your dog and which ingredients to look for in your dog food.
Pedigree is awful, so I’m so thankful you made the switch for your dog to eat something better :)
Lol pedigree is some cheap crap, I never fed my dogs that before even watching this.
I was not educated about dog food before. I fed my puppy pedigree and she got sick. Immediately changed it and now she's a strong and happy 9 year old dog!
I have an 8month American Bully. I started out feeding her Blue Buffalo but after some research switched to Orijen so I don't feel bad. I am now going to see if you have a video on the best can foods to mix with the kibble. Glad youtube's algorithm sent you my way!! Thank you.
I would like to see this same list but for different sized dogs, specifically giant breed. Great video, thanks!
make this video
I would love a UK (or Scottish) version of this! or ranking the foods pets at home sell! I struggle to come across people who have such enthusiasm who also make this type of content!
I would love this too
That was really informative. Thanks for that video! I will certainly be making a change
Thank you ma’am you’ve helped me make a decision based on your education and I appreciate your time and your effort thank you very much
Getting a new puppy soon and if I were to go for Kibble, it would be Carna4, so I’m glad they’re on your top tier! Would you be able to do a pre-made raw dog food review?
I love Carna4! especially the Goat and Venison formulas. My dog does better when I add bone broth and fish oil on top.
I like this format of review but it seems like it is actually skewed by brand name and reputation vs actual food quality and ingredients.
I find it important to your choice honestly. And from what I noticed, the brands doing sketchy marketing usually also have bad ingredients. You need good marketing ploys to get people to buy your food if your ingredients aren't the star. Like RC is horrid in ingredients but have manipulative marketing towards ignorant/unread people because of their packaging, "vet approved" marks and etc
I think it is brand and reputation is also important to know, larger brands have more likeliness of cross contamination, lower quality food sources (eg. chicken sources) and more frequent recalls. I had no idea IAMS was owned by P&G. She stated food ingredients for all so I suppose it is up to the viewer to make their own opinion, this was just her tier list on her opinion.
also she doesn't seem to have much qualification, I suppose this is just one big opinion.
I don't agree, she focuses on the ingredient list.
@@chriss.3740 I don't agree, she has certification, lots of research and WANTS to help. Her info is spot on.
Yes please! Would love a full video on pet food rules!! ❤️❤️
I've been feeding my dogs Nutri Source for the last couple of years. They were eating Taste of the Wild before. Nutri Source Chicken and Rice seems to do the best on their tummies.
Skylar - Would you update this for 2022 with Stella and Chewys kibble, Zignature, Fromm, Merrick, and so on? Also could we get your thoughts on comparing Frozen and Freeze Dried Raw foods? Love the videos! Thank you!
maybe also do a whole vid on freeze dried kibble and raw coated and all that sort of stuff. :)
yesss pllllzzzzz
Add Nulo to that updated list please.
If you need help choosing better dog food ill gladly do it! Her list is completely out dated
Gentle Giants also!!!
Awesome information! Thank you! Could you review wellness CORE, Merrick as well! Would love to know where they fall on your list!
We started a month ago with wellness core as well. Could you give us a brief overview of this food?
Thank you so much, this was extremely helpful!
My vet has been pushing us to use science diet. They are a military vet and I don't believe there is any financial reason they would recommend that food. They also recommend only kibble and no wet food or fresh/human food.
For a long time I was making my dog's food. I made a meatloaf with ground chicken and veggies, with oats and an egg to bind it. That worked for him for a few years but then one year he started getting diarrhea a lot. The vet had us switch to Science Diet and he has not had any issues with diarrhea since then. I have been sold on Hill's Science Diet since then. Of course, my opinion may change, but for the time being, my dog is doing well. He is healthy and doesn't seem to get sick very often.
Once criticism I have of this video is that you tend to be harsh on what company creates the food. You seem to be harsh towards big companies. This might be a valid concern, if you could demonstrate a correlation between the size of the company and the quality of the food. Instead, you should focus on the ingredients and the effects the food has on dogs. Does it prolong their life? Is it healthy for them? Are dogs getting sick and/or dying because of the food? This, for me, would be much better information then just analyzing the ingredients. Since you are a "pet nutritionist," do you have any data on which foods your pet owner customers have the best experience with?
Keep in mind she is not a veterinary nutritionist. To be a veterinary nutritionist, you must undergo 4 years of veterinary school, 1 year rotating internship, and 2-3 years in residency. I would look to the veterinary advice and WSAVA guidelines. I don't know what credentials this woman has to recommend dog food. As a current veterinary student, I'm curious about her credentials "as a nutritionist." I've seen other people question her credentials on here and have yet to see a response. I definitely think you are doing the right thing for your pup by taking your veterinarian's advice.
@@keeleighjenkins1049 Yeah I ain't gonna just listen to some random TH-camr to make a decision as important as that. Thank you as well!
What do you look for when you evaluate a dog food? I am looking into some brands that aren't super common (SportMix Wholesomes & Victor - both at Tractor Supply Store), so there aren't many analysis/review videos, and I would like to know how to evaluate those myself.
It would be helpful if you do a video where you quickly run through a list of good ingredients you want to see in the first 5-10 ingredients and some bad ingredients you don't want to see in the first few ingredients or you don't want in the food at all. Also, maybe an analysis of the different protein, fat, other nutrient and vitamin % breakdowns on the back.
No colors, flavors, grains, by-products, avoid anything with bha and bht,bone meal, unnamed meat sources,peas or lentils,corn,feed raw, for cats only 100% the only time they should ever get fruits or vegetables is if it's in tripe, Sincerely a vet.
If you want kibble feed a raw brand such as Stella and chewy,raw instinct, or essence, fromm is the lowest quality I'd ever go.
We feed Orijen exclusively when it comes to kibble food to our two lagottos. We switch between different types for variety and also depending on the time of the year. During summer when they swim multiple hours a day they get the higher calorie count ones, and during winter when all of us are just lazy bastards they get lower calories. We also give them raw and cooked meats, fish, eggs, rice, vegetables and whatever else we eat that’s dog safe. All of us are hunters so a lot of wild game gets into their diet as well. They never had any health issues in their 11 and 8 years respectively. Good food really is the most important part of keeping a dog healthy.
I hope you have reseaeched grain free but orijen Amazing grains is great dog food it's loaded with more carbs and does something to there heart it is realy realy bad ask your vet dogs are dieing due to grain free
@@davidleeroth9846 Your sentence literally makes zero sense.
Aww! I love your white GSD! I have one too! Also, great video! I learned a lot!!
So i just started today to feed farmina to my corgis today, i want my dogs to not only eat because they are hungry, but because the food tastes good and it is also good for them, and i was looking for reviews, happy to see they are up there in your list.
I'm so glad that this video popped up in my recommendation! :) thank you, as a uneducated dog owner I needed this.
But its inaccurate information, talk to your vet
Look at better and more reputable sources for your information if you want to educate yourself properly.
@@katerinazalidis9883 dont just say that give me what to search on google or websites that I can go look.
@@katerinazalidis9883 idk because I just found her and in my opinion she is pretty spot on.
@@colleenroux1512 I completely disagree with you. I talked with my vet and my vet as been a veterinarian for 26 years and she is pretty much spot on with what he recommends and all the years of research I've done have lined up to hers.
I'd love to see this concept for large breed puppy food!
I am waiting for a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy to be weaned and old enough to come home with me. It seems like the large breed puppy kibble has less meat ingredients than adult dog food. Am I wrong or right? What do you recommend?
Hello, I love watching your videos. How ever I am from Australia. I know a lot of the food choices for dogs are different in aus. And every time I look up food reviews for dogs there isn’t a lot of reviews for the Australian market and I was wondering if you were able to have a look into any of them to see if they are decent quality foods
What do you think of wellness and bark eats? You should do a follow up video, this video was fun.
Also some things to watch out for in food.
I think you should clarify why a certain brand goes in the “poo” category. For example, you put Hill into that category because you didn’t like that they trademark the word “prescription”. You never mentioned what is wrong with their dog foods.
she read the pee pee poo poo ingredients too.
Interesting as some of these company do ongoing testing on dogs to see the results from these diets. Veterinarian would rather advice people on buying these brands (iams, eukanuba, RC or Hill or purina) than the other “premium ish” brands listed here. Go figure. I’m going to still listen to my vet in France Lol
My previous dog on hills lives 4 years past her life expectancy without any issue.
When you see the amount of recalls and lawsuits some “recommended” brands may have, it makes you wonder what’s going on. Costco, diamond and blue buffalo having lawsuits. And some hardcore recalls ongoing. Not going to risk it.
@@ameliebellefille4616 Yeah me too. No offense to her but I prefer a veterinarian's advice.
@@ameliebellefille4616 I don’t know whether to trust a person who studied dogs or to trust a person that studied dog foods
it has corn and wheat gluten and she said anything with wheat and corn goes in pee pee poo poo automatically
she also said anything "shady" goes in there and she said the use of the word prescription is a read flag
Although I didn’t know about the history of orijen I’m glad my puppy is currently eating it. Thanks for your video
Awesome video! You are full of knowledge!! Thank you.
I'm happy to see that the brand of dog food I feed my puppy is in the cheers category. I feed my dog kirkland dog food but it's specifically the Kirkland Nature's domain puppy food. I also mix it with wellness just for puppy wet food or wellness puppy bowl boosters 1-2 times a day. I would like to see where you rank wellness.
Hello, would love to see a review of best wet food toppers and also one for best puppy and senior food. Thanks.
Great list! I worked for Pets Global for three years and it was some of the proudest work I’ve ever done. I love a lot of the foods on this list - I’ve heard great results from everything from Carna4 to Taste of the Wild. It’s so nice to have SO many options for dogs now!
Absolutely!
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This was SO HELPFUL!
Thanks for this informative video!!! I was curious to know what are your thoughts about “American Journey”? Dry kibble?
Curious to see where you rank Wellness. I was feeding my dogs the Kirkland brand. Unsure if I upgraded/downgraded/ or stayed in the same category.
Canadian here! Our Orijen & Acana sold here is still made in their Alberta kitchen :)
I just bought a bag of Acana to try for my pup. Great ingredient list!
A daughter has a GRT Dane... which is nutritionally best for him. He always seems hungry.
@@KCATWIL My dog is soooo picky and it’s the only food she absolutely loves!! And I feel so good about what’s in it too 🥰
acana is the worst and linked to DCM
@@RobotronOG While there is NO proof that grain free diets cause DCM, I feed my dog the grain inclusive, pea/potato/legume free formula.
Great video! Thanks so much for caring about what our pets eat.
What do you think of zignature lamb limited diet....not canned and dry?
Really enjoyed your video. Love that you answered the reason every vet recommends Purina pro plan and Royal Canine... I always thought the vets got a kick back.
Please talk about “prescription” food! Side note: I was a vet tech for 3 years and I have never met a vet who doesn’t advocate for these brands... it’s so hard because when I look at labels they have terrible ingredients! I don’t understand them at all. If you can address how you can get your dogs off of these foods I would really appreciate it!
Believe me not all Vets make the best food choices for your dog, 1. You know your pet the best 2. You don't have to be a genius to know how to study the ingredients in food. 3. Be aware of food, treat recalls always, watch the best nutritional videos for pets and even inquire on google 4. Good Luck to you and your pets.
The lack of knowledge is strong in this one.
@@bomega2818 me?
I’m a raw feeder and I post about it all of my social medias (mostly because my pages are covered with pictures of my dogs) and the amount vet techs that say I’m killing my dogs because I’m not feeding Hill’s is ridiculous. Lol. Keep in mind my meals are balanced.
I know that directly stems from the vets they work under. I’ve never understood how clinics are fine with pushing those brands so hard, especially the prescription brands. My senior dog had some crystals in his urine and the secondary vet immediately prescribed Hills for his lifetime. I rebalanced his diet and made sure he was drinking more water. His symptoms cleared up in a week. But I feel sorry for owners that don’t know better and are pretty much scammed into spending $80+ a bag because their vet said it was the cure for their dog.
They’re taught in vet school by these big corporations just like a big pharma situation.
NutriSource just came out with a new line of foods, would love to hear your opinion on it vs their other formulas!
Thank you! So helpful. Is it ever good to mix kibbles? example: chef kiss and a cheers? Or good to switch brands here and there?
Just wanted to say that the Orijen and Acana (Champion's less expensive line) that I buy in Canada still say Made in Canada! Don't know about all the meat sources, but I know that their fish (which is the protein I buy due to allergies) is sourced in Canada and I think wild
I was a manager at a premium dog food store and I was just AGREEING with everything you said. the amount of times i had to tell old people spending $90 on royal canin that they’re feeding their dog Pee Pee Poo Poo..... too many times...
“Old people”?
And yet the entire veterinary industry advises against BEG diets and premium boutique stores for a reason...
You Mean that Royal Canin is crabby food? Please share more information.
Royal canin is not Pee Pee Poo Poo. It has been balanced by multiple dog nutritionists to have both AAFCO's approval and meet WSAVA guidelines.
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For the Essence brand, do you recommend feeding for a large breed puppy (golden retriever)? I get so caught up in the large breed puppy vs. puppy foods...a video on that would be great!
Large Breed puppies are mainly Great Danes, Mastiffs, Cane Carso etc.. I would not put Golden retrievers in the large breed category.
Thank you for making this, I am getting a small dog and I love him and I want to give him the best of the best. If you can you do dog treats 🙏🏾 that'll be so awesome
Thanks for your perspective. I used to own a feed store that sold pet foods, but that was a decade ago and so many different foods and manufacturers have come on the market. I always told my customers to turn the bag over and look at the ingredients. I’m still researching but I’m moving my Karma off of Taste of the Wild to either Carna4 or Orijen or Essence.
Update - switched her to Orijen Regional Red. The smell is delicious and my picky Karma took to it right away. Thanks again for your video 💓
From what I’ve heard Carna4 is probably the way to go, haven’t heard much about essence though to be honest. But Orijen’s company recently got bought by Mars (the company who does IAMs) so I’d be careful with that. 😊
I understand what you’re saying and totally get where you’re coming from and all of this information. What I find difficult though is yes my vet told me not to feed grain free yet I did and my dog was on nutrisource then taste of the wild for his first year of life then he develops a new murmur then we get an ekg that looks off then we end up at the cardiologist for an echo and his left ventricle is dilated borderline to dilated cardiomyopathy at only 1.5 years old. I work as a physician assistant I can read an echo. Sure that sounds like there’s probably a genetic component since he’s so young I get that. So they recommend changing the food to one of the vet “brands” so we go to purina pro plan. Follow up echo one year later and his left ventricle is almost back within normal limits. All I did was change his food that’s it. I eat healthy I get why corn sounds like a horrible ingredient in dog food but until they figure out what’s causing DCM and how it relates to food I’m sticking to the ones that have the least amount of cases which are the “vet brands”
From what I've read they think it's the legumes and lentils + low taurine causing all the DCM.
good choice. I have seen quite a few dogs die of diet related DCM over the last few years. Unlike the kind associated w/ the genetics in specific breeds, this one is preventable and reversible. With a better. grain inclusive diet.
@@armanmancini1712 I’ve read that as well but they still aren’t sure. And the foods he was eating all said “added taurine”
I love pro plan, all my dogs have done great in it. I've also used Diamond Naturals and never had any issues with it.
DCM is directly related to grain free foods (shown through studies) Royal Canine is not a great food and Purina isn't either but they don't come in grain free (when recomended by vets) it's not that the food is higher quality it's that the food isn't grain free. The grains absent in grain free food are vital to a dog's heart health. That being said Purina and royal canine are not great brands and most vets know and reccomend them anyway- but they will typically steer you away from grain free and that is what has happened in this case it seems. Purina and HSD have recalls that other brands on the list do not. They are not high quality foods and have trace amounts of the drug used to euthanize animals in them as many shelf brand dog foods do.
Would like to see canned dog foods! Thinking about switching from Blue Buffalo kibble to Diamond Naturals (because apparently it’s just as good and more affordable) and then adding a good wet food with it. We have two rescues, a German shepherd mix and a husky mix. :)
Blue Buffalo is terrible!
I literally just did the exact same thing with my long haired German Shepard and Siberian husky. I got the diamond naturals skin and coat formula with salmon and potato recipe. My German Shepard struggled with dry skin and dandruff and let me tell you, only after one week of being on it, his dandruff and itching has gotten so much better. I just added Purina pro plan sensitive skin WET dog food the salmon kind, to it tonight and he seemed to love it! Still trying to do research on the wet food though! But I definitely recommend switching to the diamond natural!! Better bang for your buck most definitely. It’s also filled with antioxidants like blueberries and probiotics! Also The first ingredient is salmon!
For working retrievers, I feed the highest fat, highest protein kibble on the market: Red Paw Poweredge 32k. First ingredient is menhaden. A favorite kibble among mushers up here in interior Alaska. Expensive but worth it...525 kcal/cup.
Thank you for this video! I would honestly love to hear more of your thoughts on different brands and kibble ingredients! I have a question: can I feed my dog (curently a 3 months old puppy) grain-free N&D food and at the same time give him raw food with grains? For example, kibble in the morning, raw in the evening? He digests rice well (that's what his breeder was feeding him) but I don't like the quality of that kibble or what the other companies are offering where we live. I think, N&D is our best option. Thank you!
I find what you say about requiring a prescription for the veterinary foods very troubling. General diets by the veterinary brands do not require a prescription and they don’t claim to. However, there are many diets within the veterinary brands that do require prescriptions because of their ratio of their nutrients and other factors. While they do not have “medication” in them, they are formulated for specific needs of animals who might be having issues. For example, many of the brands have a renal diet that have lower protein levels (and other changes) that are aimed at protecting the kidneys. They require a prescription because animals who are not having renal issues, should not be on this diet. There are tons of other formulations that these veterinary brands have to help patients that need specific nutritional changes due to a wide variety of issues pets can have.
Yes! My cats hills prescription diet saved him from having to go under an invasive procedure. My poor baby was having issues with a partial blockage from crystals in his urinary tract. I fed him name brands like origin and whole canned wet food (turkey and duck) his entire life yet was struggling to pee. I didn’t agree with the ingredients with the prescription diet at first, but I can’t argue with the results. It cleared his blockage and now he’s back to normal. Trust your vet!
Thank you. Very good response.
These prescription food products are all researched by board-certified veterinary nutritionists which do have the education to back up the products they promote and help produce. I think many people think all vets and veterinary staff get a profit from these brands. I wish that were true! I'd be a heck of a lot richer!
Idk girl..... I could see the difference in my dogs when I fed them royal canin large breed... their coats get shiny, teeth white, play time was awesome, vets check ups went perfect. Poop looking good. And no tear marks in my white american akita. Most american akita breeders recommend royal canin.
I'm not doubting your certifications.
But is illogical that breeders with 30+ years of experience, give royal canin to their own dogs. And their dogs have long healthy lives.
She is off her rocker royal canin is one of the only ones that runs feeding trials to prove that the food is beneficial to the breed.
I’m using royal canin boxer puppy for my obvious boxer pup. It was the food that my breeder used for her pups and other boxers as well and also highly recommended by my vet. He is growing perfectly, no gas, all his check ups are great. So I dunno if she’s right or wrong but I will continue to use it.
Whole heartedly agree with u. I work in a vet clinic and I see more obvious and faster changes in the dogs with allergies when they go onto RC hypoallergenic food. I’m also not too sure why she said that you don’t need a prescription for food when you absolutely do for certain types for both Hills and RC. You can’t just go to a store where I live and by a renal or urinary diet without seeing a vet prior. Even then, you shouldn’t be feeding these health specific food for the rest of ur dogs life unless otherwise specified by a vet. I agree with her “Cheers” rating and above but below is, imo, “i don’t like big companies therefore their products are bad”. I’m not saying that’s wrong but it should be looked at on a case by case basis and not a generalised distaste.
How do we know you don't work for Royal canin 🤨
@@alisonzappey9111 🤣🤣🤣 I do sound like I'm promoting them huh? I don't work for them tho lol
Thorough, educational, helpful and clear. Appreciate your work. My dogs have been on Costco food for years and been healthy and happy so your comments give me confidence to continue. I do change it up now and then for variety and interest. (My new and new-born Weimaraner ate food recommended by the breeder for almost a year before transitioning to Costco). One point you might make is price. Your top-rated foods (which sound great) cost $10+ dollars per pound (!) while at Costco the same money buys 30+ pounds. That is not a small difference. I love my dogs and their health is paramount. Thank you.
Dog food can be pretty ridiculous. Chicken starts at $2 lb and hamburger starts at about $5. Even at those inflated prices, why would anyone pay $10lb for kibble? I know. They do.
Thank you for this content. I haven't seen much like this. However, I have never seen or heard of any of the foods (except Blue) from the cheers row up. Where can I find these foods? Are they at specialty stores? Are they more expensive vs some of the bigger names?