Retreiver

Does any one know any thing about the retreiver dog food they sell at tractor supply?I know its cheap but I switched from nutro to diamond due to financial reasons.But the problem is my dogs never adjusted to diamond the crap cleanup was horrible they never got over the squirts.Almost three weeks later of shoveling twice a day a little anal about yard cleanliness LOL.Dogs where also very lethargic.I decided to try something else the guy at tractor supply said he feeds his bulldogs retreiver Hi protein & had no problems.I mix it with a little white rice & low and behold problem solved.Does any one have any experience with this dog food?

 

I read the ingredients on the bag and it didn't look to good to me. I think corn something was the first 2 ingrdients. If I remember correctly.

 

How to grade your dog's food:
Start with a grade of 100:
1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points
5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer’s rice", "rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points
9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
Extra Credit:
1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points
3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point
13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point

94-100+ = A 86-93 = B 78-85 = C 70-77 = D <70 = F

Dog Food scores:

Alpo Prime Cuts / Score <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:metricconverter ProductID="81 C">81 C</st1:metricconverter>
Artemis Large/Medium Breed Puppy / Score 114 A+
Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+
Authority Harvest Baked Less Active / Score 93 B
Beowulf Back to Basics / Score 101 A+
Bil-Jac Select / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="68 F">68 F</st1:metricconverter>
Blackwood 3000 Lamb and Rice / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="83 C">83 C</st1:metricconverter>
Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice / Score 106 A+
Burns Chicken and Brown Rice / Score 107 A+
Canidae / Score 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="64 F">64 F</st1:metricconverter>
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="99 A">99 A</st1:metricconverter>
Diamond Performance / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="85 C">85 C</st1:metricconverter>
guy thing Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+
guy thing Van Patten's Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice / Score 106 A+
guy thing Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+
EaglePack Holistic / Score 102 A+
Eukanuba Adult / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="81 C">81 C</st1:metricconverter>
Eukanuba Puppy / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="79 C">79 C</st1:metricconverter>
Flint River Senior / Score 101 A+
Foundations / Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D
Innova Dog / Score 114 A+
Innova Evo / Score 114 A+
Innova Large Breed Puppy / Score 122 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+
Member's Mark Chicken and Rice / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="84 C">84 C</st1:metricconverter>
Merrick Wilderness Blend / Score 127 A+
Nature's Recipe / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="100 A">100 A</st1:metricconverter>
Nature's Recipe Healthy Skin Venison and Rice / Score 116 A+
Nature's Variety Raw Instinct / Score 122 A+
Nutra Nuggets Super Premium Lamb Meal and Rice / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="81 C">81 C</st1:metricconverter>
Nutrience Junior Medium Breed Puppy / Score 101 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B
Nutro Max Adult / Score 93 B
Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="98 A">98 A</st1:metricconverter>
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Wheat Free / Score 86 B
Nutro Natural Choice Senior / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="95 A">95 A</st1:metricconverter>
Nutro Ultra Adult / Score 104 A+
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="23 F">23 F</st1:metricconverter>
Premium Edge Chicken, Rice and Vegetables Adult Dry / Score 109 A+
Pro Nature Puppy / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="80 C">80 C</st1:metricconverter>
Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="94 A">94 A</st1:metricconverter>
Purina Beneful / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="17 F">17 F</st1:metricconverter>
Purina Dog / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="62 F">62 F</st1:metricconverter>
Purina Come-n-Get It / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="16 F">16 F</st1:metricconverter>
Purina One Large Breed Puppy / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="62 F">62 F</st1:metricconverter>
Royal Canin Boxer / Score 103 A+
Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="63 F">63 F</st1:metricconverter>
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="69 F">69 F</st1:metricconverter>
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="97 A">97 A</st1:metricconverter>
Solid Gold / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="99 A">99 A</st1:metricconverter>
Summit / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="99 A">99 A</st1:metricconverter>
Timberwolf Organics Wild & Natural Dry / Score 120 A+
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score <st1:metricconverter ProductID="97 A">97 A</st1:metricconverter>

 

If you just go by ingredients, then naa, it's not top notch, but I have fed my dogs, and am currently feeding it to them again (the other food went up on price, so, we went back to R), and all my dogs do well on it.