What do we think is the best diet for a dog?

does anybody have their dog on a homemade dog food?have you noticed any benifits? what kind of diet are they on?I have a labrador and i have been reading about different diets they can be on it looks to be such an improvment to the shop food. My dog is on a dry food diet at the minute 'eukanuba'what have people found to be the best diet for their dog?

We all have our own idea about what works best - as you'll find out here! My best advice is to find something that works - beginning with using what the breeder of your puppy used and stick with it. Chopping and changing can cause problems. I'd also be careful with a so-called home made diet because it's difficult to get the balance right, and you may not be feeding a complete diet.I reared all our UK-bred litters on Eukanuba, but as you may find here, these days it seems to get a bad press. I didn't have any problems at all with it, and liked it because it produced minimal output, relevant with a large breed puppy!! I can suggest you always choose something that lists meat as the first ingredient, and also with a medium to large breed, keep the protein level no higher than 26% - lower as the dog becomes an adult. 22% is plenty high enough.If you are in the UK, I can recommend Burns, and Arden Grange which is what I have my two hounds on. I used to feed them Chudleys when we had numbers, for a maintenance diet. Again with no problems.

My dog is on Pedigree Chum, there has never been any allergy issues and he is perfectly healthy and does not have any tartar, not enough to be worth removing according to the vet. His coat shines and I am happy to say he is a healthy 8 year old dog.Its best not to mess around with diets, dogs nutritional needs are fairly straightforward and are catered for by the vast majority of complete dog foods.

My dogs Are fed taste of the wild dog food. Its a wonderful 5 star food with great ingredients. My pups seem to enjoy this. http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/140286/recipehomemade-dog-food http://homemadedogfood.com/You need to make sure your adding absolutely everything they need into their you food make. I would recommend adding it on top of the kibble

I personally feed raw. No grains, very minimal vegetation. A dog is physiologically a carnivore so I choose to feed a carnivore's diet.Raw feeding is actually very simple. You figure out a percentage of their body weight and just feed that over the course of the day. That bit of math never changes once they're beyond the young puppy stage. Feed them in their crate or over a towel, wiped down afterward with Lysol if you're concerned about contamination, et voila! You're good to go. You feed a variety of organ meats, muscle meats, bones, and offal (other bits of the animal not normally found at the supermarket, such as tripe and skin.) There is no need to supplement with vitamin powders or root vegetable smoothies or whatever else that people freak out about. There are basic outlines - for instance, raw prey model is 80% muscle, 10% bone, 5% organ meat and 5% offal. You need to make sure there is a good percentage of fat included, otherwise the initial glorious sheen and health you see will start to fade to a dull coat and possible health issues.Once the detox is over you'll see a tremendous difference. Not to mention you'll SMELL the difference. A raw-fed dog does not have a 'doggy' smell, generally. You'd be hard-pressed to smell their fecal matter (I literally had to have my nose 1 foot away to smell anything, and it was an earthy dirt type of smell.) I tried my last pup on a good quality grain-free kibble in between raw, and holy cow could he clear a room in 2 seconds flat! Stunk to high heaven. Dental issues are pretty non-existent, because the dog is eating food that properly massages the gums and cleans the teeth. You know how when you eat bread-type foods, even crackers and potato chips? You'll get some stuck to your teeth, adhered like glue. Kibble is no different, only dogs can't whip out a toothpick to clean it out.Predators in the wild - feral and true wild animals - have a very varied diet. They don't eat the same thing every day and I believe that is what Nature intended and how I'll continue to feed my pets. If you're interested there are a ton of websites out there now, but here's a good overview of the diet at a glance: http://preymodelraw.com/how-to-get-started/I haven't had success with high quality kibble but others have. Hope this helps you!