which food would you choose.......

here are the ingredients. I wont tell the name till everyone tells me which they would choose. We are switching foods and its down to these choices we feed dry and canned food mixed so I will put the ingredients for both as one choice....

food #1 dry

<table border="0" bordercolor="red" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Ingredients:
Turkey, Oatmeal, Barley, Chicken Meal, Chicken, Duck, Whole Brown Rice, Chicken Fat - (preserved with mixed tocopherols - a source of Natural Vitamin E and Ascorbic Acid, a source of Vitamin C), Potatoes, Carrots, Peas, Dried Chicken Liver, Whole Apples, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Lysine, Guar Gum, Salt, Choline Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Whole Blueberries, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Whole Clove Garlic, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Dried Chicken, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterocococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Natural Celery Flavor, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Natural Color (tumeric), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite. </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Guaranteed Analysis:</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td>Crude Protein (Not Less Than) </td><td>24 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Fat (Not Less Than) </td><td>13 </td></tr><tr><td>Moisture (Not More Than) </td><td>10 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Fiber (Not More Than) </td><td>3.5 </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table>

canned:
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (Min.) 9.00%
Crude Fat (Min.) 4.00%
Crude Fiber (Max.) 1.00%
Moisture (Max.) 81.00%


Calorie Content
965 kcal/kg - A 13.2 oz. can provides 364 kcal of metabolizable energy, calculated value.

Ingredients: Turkey, Chicken, Chicken Broth, Duck, Fresh Sweet Potatoes, Fresh Carrots, Fresh Green Beans, Fresh Granny Smith Apples, Potato Starch-modified, Olive Oil, Barley Flour, Flax Seed Oil (For Omega -3), Cassia Gum, Carageenan, Potassium Chloride, Poultry Seasoning (Thyme, Sage, Rosemary), Choline Chloride, Salt, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Lecithin, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Mixed Tocopherols, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

 

food #2 dry

<table border="0" bordercolor="red" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Ingredients:
Bison | Salmon Meal | Brown Rice | Millet | Cracked Pearled Barley | Oatmeal | Rice Bran | Canola Oil | Flaxseed Oil | Garlic | Amaranth | Blueberries | Yucca Schidigera Extract | Taurine | Carotene | Choline Chloride | Vitamin E Supplement | Iron Proteinate | Zinc Proteinate | Copper Proteinate | Manganese Proteinate | Potassium Iodide | Thiamine Mononitrate | Ascorbic Acid | Vitamin A Supplement | Biotin | Calcium Panthothenate | Selenomethionine | Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | Vitamin B12 Supplement | Riboflavin | Vitamin D Supplement | Folic Acid | </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Guaranteed Analysis:</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td>Protein (min) </td><td>22 </td></tr><tr><td>Moisture (max) </td><td>10 </td></tr><tr><td>Fat (min) </td><td>9 </td></tr><tr><td>Fiber (max) </td><td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table>

canned
<table border="0" bordercolor="red" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Ingredients:
Turkey, Turkey Broth, Turkey Liver, Ocean Fish, Carrots, Brown Rice, Sweet Potato , Cottage Cheese, Flaxseed Oil, Guar Gum, Olive Oil, Potassium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Garlic, Alfalfa Meal, Carrageenan, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, A-Tocopherol, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Calcium Panthothenate, Vitamin A Acetate, Niacin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Selenomethionine, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Guaranteed Analysis:</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td>Moisture (maximum) </td><td>78 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Protein (minimum) </td><td>9 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Fat (minimum) </td><td>5 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Fiber (maximum) </td><td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table>

 

food #3 dry
<table border="0" bordercolor="red" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Ingredients:
CHICKEN MEAL, TURKEY MEAL, BROWN RICE, WHITE RICE, LAMB MEAL, CHICKEN FAT, ( PRESERVED WITH MIXED TOCOPHEROLS AND ASORBIC ACID ,VIT.E & C ), FISH MEAL, FLAX SEED, DEHYDRATED ALFALFA MEAL ,SUNFLOWER OIL , LECITHIN , BREWERS YEAST , NATURAL FLAVORS, MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE , CHOLINE, LINOLEIC ACID, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, SAGE EXTRACT , FERROUS SULFATE , DL - ALPHA TOCOPHEROL (SOURCE OF VITAMIN E) ZINC OXIDE, SODIUM SELENITE, MANGANOUS OXIDE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT ( SOURCE OF B2), YEAST CULTURE, DRIED ASPERGILLUS NIGER FERMENTATION EXTRACT, DRIED ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE FERMENTATION EXTRACT, DRIED LACTOBACILLUS ACIDIPHILUS FERMENTATION PRODUCT, DRIED STREPTOCOCCUS FAECIUM FERMENTATION PRODUCT, ZINC AMINO ACID CHELATE, MANGANESE AMINO ACID CHELATE, COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE, COBALT AMINO ACID CHELATE, IRON AMINO ACID CHELATE, NIACIN, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE , D-BIOTIN SUPPLEMENT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6) , CALCIUM , IODATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE , FOLIC ACID , PAPAIN , BACILLUS SUBTILI , ASPERGILLUS NIGER , YUCCA SCHIDIGERA EXTRACT. </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Guaranteed Analysis:</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td>Crude Protein (minimum) </td><td>24 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Fat (minimum) </td><td>14.5 </td></tr><tr><td>Moisture (maximum) </td><td>10 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Fiber (maximum) </td><td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table>

canned
<table border="0" bordercolor="red" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken Broth, Lamb, Chicken Liver, Herring(source of Omega 3), Brown Rice, Egg, Sunflower Oil(source of Omega 6) Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Flax Seed Oil(source of Omega 3), Guar Gum, Choline Chloride, Salt, Rosemary Extract, Carrageenan, Lecithin, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Ascorbic Acid(source of Vitamin C), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, d-Calicium Pantothenate, D-Activated Animal Sterol(source of Vitamin D3), Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotine, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite. </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Guaranteed Analysis:</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td>Moisture (maximum) </td><td>78 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Protein (minimum) </td><td>9 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Fat (minimum) </td><td>6 </td></tr><tr><td>Crude Fiber (maximum) </td><td>1.5 </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table>

 

IMO I'd go with the Canidae #3, over the Wolf or Solid Gold stuff (not sure of exact names of the last two).

 

canadea isn't food #1

 

I would say 2, but I don't think it as a high enough fat content. So, I'm going with 3.

 

Didn't say #1...said #3

 

oh ok I got confused lol

 

I would have to taste each one first.

 

what eva your dog likes best

 

lol...Me too probally.

 

i know that chicken soup is the first one but i would go with the canidae

 

chicken soup is not the first one

 

Honestly,I'd go with the third one.

 

i to would go with #3.

 

LMAO....

 

I wouldn't go with the 3rd one mainly because the 1st ingredients are meal, meal, rice, rice and meal...where's the real meat?? Here's a few good sites if you've got time to sit down and read for a bit http://www.mordanna.com/dogfood/index.php?page=li101 & http://www.mordanna.com/dogfood/ & http://www.mordanna.com/dogfood/index.php?page=list1 . They explain why 3 would be a bad idea and gives tips and hint on how to choose the most nutritious dog food. Hope that helps

 

Have you ever fed Canidae? There's a lot to be said for first hand experience. This is a top notch food. Even works great for keep.

 

no I actually hadn't heard of it until I just read about it a few min ago. Sounds great though - I went to their website to find a store that sells it around here but it didn't come up with anything...Somone somewhere said that petsmart would order it if you put down a deposit 1st and we have several petsmarts - I just think I might try that next time we have to buy food.

 

I would not support PetaSmart for anything!