Best dry dog food available in Ireland?

thesaturdayman wrote: »

Any suggestion what best “off the shelf” food would be in terms of nutrition for an adult dog? Bakers seems good value at moment....?

Bakers is quite possibly the lowest quality dog food available on the market. Our last dog was on Pedigree and lived to 15 but back then Pedigree was the go to brand. But knowing more about food now we go to a pet shop for dog food.
The answer to your question really depends on budget and type of dog.

ITgirl73 wrote: »

FDA in US are now advising not to feed grain free dog food as they are identifying this as the leading causes of a particular heart disease in dogs. Apparently food containing sweet potato, lentils, peas are to be avoided. My dog suffers itchy skin as well & I was feeding this type of food to my dog. My vet sells Royal canin hills etc but the reviews are really bad. My dog loves her food at the moment. What else can I change her to? Small dog, thought I was doing the right thing feeding her grain free

You can supplement with taurine rich foods eg sardines

AFAIK they are not advising anyone to change diets yet, and while DCM can be related to taurine deficiencies there is as y et no clear evidence that taurine deficiency was the cause. https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/newsevents/cvmupdates/ucm613305.htm

Zurbaran wrote: »

Found this thread very useful, thanks. I see that there have been a few class action lawsuits against taste of the wild so will be avoiding that.

I notice zooplus don’t seem to stock acana or orijen anymore so wondered if people are still buying the same food now or if there are newer recommended brands?

When I was feeding my rescue orijen six fish got mine here:

https://www.petstop.ie/orijen-dog-food?gclid=Cj0KCQiA0fr_BRDaARIsAABw4EsLYrwpssvvAgUfc7-rn7FXjGBIWoivlZkp2nCz1-zqF_SoxL4J8goaAgpLEALw_wcB

No issues and super quick delivery

And also here:

https://www.pet-bliss.ie/brand/orijen/

Personally I haven’t purchased from zooplus in a few years ..

Zurbaran wrote: »

Thanks. My pup of 5 months is currently on return to the wild puppy so was wondering if it’s any good? Forgot to ask that in my previous post.

Origen does seem the best from what I’ve read but I’m open to other suggestions.

Return to the wild? Not sure I’ve heard of it OP

Zurbaran wrote: »

Found this thread very useful, thanks. I see that there have been a few class action lawsuits against taste of the wild so will be avoiding that.

I notice zooplus don’t seem to stock acana or orijen anymore so wondered if people are still buying the same food now or if there are newer recommended brands?

I feed my fella Skinners
Wouldn't go past it

I need to find a regular source of Hypoallergenic dry dog food for my 35kg Newfoundland/Heinz 57 5 year old dog who has been diagnosed with a digestive problem for which Hypoallergenic food is part of the solution.

I'll be needing 15kg bags on a regular basis.

Can get 15kg of Dr John Hypoallergenic Chicken delivered to the door for €45 or so.

Is there any comparable Irish alternatives?

Dtp1979 wrote: »

What has taste of the wild in trouble?

Somebody tested it and found high amounts of arsenic, heavy metals and other toxins.

Anyone used Seven dog food?

54and56 wrote: »

No Irish offering for Hypoallergenic dry dog food which comes close to €45 for a 15kg bag delivered?

Bosch poultry on zooplus - would be pretty similar. Two 15kg bags delivered €60

Feed for activity level the dog is doing - I've used the Lupo 24/10 for my working dogs before and found it good

Locotastic wrote: »

I get Orijen from Petstop.

Going to try this next. Not a fan of the fishy breath even though orijen uses fish as well it doesn’t seem to be the main protein. It seems expensive but gets good reviews.

Sometimes I think I should just go with a basic one as I also feed him eggs and meet we eat.

Tautological wrote: »

Anyone had issues with canagan?

Our 18mth old Westie is thriving on it.

She was starting to get the signs of A topic dermatitis that westies are prone to. She’d gotten a few cytopoint injections and it was a path we didn’t want to go down long term without trying other avenues first as it costs a fortune. She’d been on royal canin and we then tried Hills Derma Defence as recommended by the vet and that drove her even more crazy with itching and paw chewing even with the cytopoint injection. She didn’t even complete one 2kg bag it was that bad.

We looked into the ingredients in dog foods and decided to try a grain free one and ended up with Canagan after looking at various forums and reviews. It also has a good variety of small bite flavours. Since she started it back in September her coat has really filled in and haven’t had an signs of itching or paw chewing and hasn’t had an injection since last August.

we have a 18 week old golden retriever and his breeder had him on this

it seems to be rebranded according to the shop you buy it from , to be honest she's doing great on it , just getting concerned after reading the articles about grain free problems , the only thing is that her output is quite a lot , even though its firm and since we have her no tummy problems whatever , her sire's breeder recommends raw or platinum which is basically dried raw with some rice , any suggestions appreciated .

I use Naturo grain free and my dog seems happy out with it.

From what I can see it seems to be a decent enough a one. I think it's a tenner for 2kg

We give our cavapoo bakers dog food from dunnes, he was on hills science plan which he enjoyed, but so far he's more enthusiastic about the cheaper bakers! I'm not too happy about giving him the cheaper stuff but if you look at reviews even royal canin and science plan get poor (lawsuit) reviews. Our King Charles died after 8year and he spent his entire life on royal canin so.......

I'm thinking to change to red mills leader puppy food, good ingredients, good reviews, good price and made in Ireland.

Question, why do vets recommend hills science plan?

Our fella has been on lily's kitchen since he was a puppy and zero issues with it.

Bar the fact you can't get it here anymore due to Brexit etc. You occasionally get wet food in tescos. But we go to newry maybe 3 times a year and stock up.

I heard there's a temporary supplier issue at the moment for us to get it in the South, it's something that's being worked on to get fixed. Have you heard differently?

I find there is an issue with any coming from UK suppliers, Lily's Kitchen, Canagen, Aatu, not to mention that their prices are gone too expensive, so they are not worth purchasing unless you take a trip north.

My fella eats Acana, but there is mixed feedback on grain free. Any opinions?