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:
www.topdogbehavior.com
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
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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. ruclips.net/user/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 ruclips.net/user/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!
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
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?
Thanks so much for making this video! Very good explanations and I learned quite a bit about dog food! :) Cheers!
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 would love to see a part 2 covering some other kibble brands like Fromm, Zignature, etc!
Would love to see a puppy food-specific video! Thanks for the helpful info.
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.
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!!
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
Remember guys, anyone can call themselves a pet nutritionist on the internet. Real animal nutritionists attended school for 8-10 years and are board certified (ACVN or ECVCN) or have a PhD in animal nutrition.
Thank you for this comment. But most people don't care. They are just looking for someone to confirm their preconceived notions. That's all this video provides. No substance or fact.
Thank you because my dogs veterinarian recommended the Purina pro plan for sensitive skin and he’s been thriving on it but I keep hearing negative things about it online
@@jayp1938 always feed whats best for your dog, every dog is different! don't listen to others opinions if your dog is doing great on it!
Very true. Now for everyone else. Here are the facts. Avoid corn wheat soy and preservatives. Use protein sources best for your dog. A lot of dogs do very very well on a fish diet and mercury isn’t an issue unless the food company messes up or you way over feed. The issue there is eating too much fish like in a given period of time. Not how long they’ve been eating fish. But duck lamb and other sources. Turkey. Are also good. No kibble isn’t as good as raw. Potentially. However an good kibble that is actually high quality in the formula and everything else is way better than just winning a raw diet and having huge imbalances and stuff. I feed my pit team dog salmon and herring. It’s great. Fromm is good too. Purina, science diet pet hills whatever. Look at the ingredients on all these big name brands. Corn wheat soy sugars all these things that your dog absolutely does not need. Ever. Dogs don’t need grains. They don’t. Carbs yea. Not from grains. And corn is cow and deer food. Neither us nor dogs should waste time eating or consuming corn. It’s a waste. Filler. Wheat is inflammatory to us and dogs. Soy isn’t good either. It’s really not that hard people over think it. Good kibble is better that shit raw. Stay away from the corn wheat soy preservatives all that. And also salmon/chicken/ whatever protein meal is different than “byproduct meal” the difference being “byproduct” don’t think I need to tell you “byproduct” is an automatic no go. Made from The shit nothing but vultures and bottom feeders should eat. But meal that isn’t made with byproduct is simply just meal. Bones, organs less desirable cuts of the meat (less desirable for removing and eating whole. )ect Do that you’ll have a happy healthy dog. Don’t over think it
@@timwatkins6559exactly. She’s just giving us label info. And I appreciate the quick reference.
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.
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.
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.
Doing some research for me and my fiance's new puppy- Very happy I found this channel!
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?
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.
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 😅
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.
Loved your informational video. It was very helpful and loving your fur baby
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)
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
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!
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?
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?
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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Thank you so much for your review! So helpful!
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
That was really informative. Thanks for that video! I will certainly be making a change
Although I didn’t know about the history of orijen I’m glad my puppy is currently eating it. Thanks for your video
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'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.
Please do an updated version of this, and include WELLNESS. I wonder where that brand falls on this list! Thanks!
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 !
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.
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.
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.
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.
I would like to see this same list but for different sized dogs, specifically giant breed. Great video, thanks!
make this video
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
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.
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.
That is very interesting, thank you! I have an elderly dog with digestion issues and I have been shopping around for dog foods and feeling pretty overwhelmed. This at least gives me a good starting point.
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.
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!
Hello, would love to see a review of best wet food toppers and also one for best puppy and senior food. Thanks.
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.
Such good information. For years I was feeding Taste of the Wild. When they had a recall the Pet food store advised me to change to First Mate so I did. I am currently feeding 50% first mate and 50% my formula, which is 50% meat (cooked ground turkey or beef, 25% pumpkin, sweet potato or squash, and 25% green vegetables. Supplement with fish oil.. there are a lot of recipes for making dog food, I chose the one I use because it came from a vet.
Thank you so much, this was extremely helpful!
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.
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
Really appreciate this video, I am happy that the Kirkland Brand made it to at least the cheers. We give her a bit of brown rice and boiled chicken breast also. Also putting a couple drops of olive oil. I am looking to get to a higher level for our baby Boston as long as don’t have to win the lotto first. Looking into freeze or air dried. So once again thank you!!!!🐶
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.
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.
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?
Yes please! Would love a full video on pet food rules!! ❤️❤️
Unexpected ranking for the Putin’s Pro. Our veterinarian nutritionist recommended it to us for the times we weren’t able to follow the home cooked prescription diet we usually feed our dog ( ie during extended camping trips in our tent)
Same here, my vet recommended Purina Pro for my puppy, we are currently on Eukanuba Chicken & rice, but it gives him diarrhea.
It’s because veterinarians are properly trained and know what they are talking about, unlike her.
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.
Makes me feel good about using blue buffalo. That's all I have fed my Scottie since she was 8 weeks and she is 3 now and loves it. She is also very healthy. Good middle of the road and does not break the bank.
Great video. My 15 yro Australian Shepherd just passed a couple months ago. Aside from the arthritis, he was an otherwise healthy dog. We never had any issues with his health. He ate Taste of the Wild w/ancient grains his whole like. We are picking up a brand new shinny Aussie puppy tomorrow and want to reevaluate the food situation. Would love to see an updated review!
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?
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.
Very helpful presentation so thank you!
What do you know about ziti dog food or bil-jac??
NOW THIS is exactly what i was looking for. you’re amazing, thank you for educating us for our new puppy. so sad my dog died in 2013 from cancerous tumors at 8 yrs old, we fed him beneful ;(
Feed your dog what they do well on. I have only seen a few bits from this video but in those every part of the decision was subjective. Things like “Doesn’t like that it monetized the word prescription” “owned by Colgate” speak nothing to the actual content of the diet and how poor or well dogs do on said diet.
Receiving a piece of paper that says you took an online course does not in any way qualify someone to speak to the nutritional benefits or deficits of a diet nor the lifelong implications of said diet. Please consult a board certified nutritionist if you want the best information
I had 2 Chihuahua for 13 and 15 years iams for 10 years then Purina soft food. I wish I had known my new 4 dogs are fed natural balance LID and they are stronger not just from additional siblings because each next dog gets stroger and stronger but the food allows them to do that very healthy but I can't find the food anymore and meed to switch
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.
As an employee of a holistic pet food company who sells a lot of the Cheers tier and above foods, this video was very helpful! A lot of our new customers tend not to stray from bigger brands just cuz they're familiar with them or their breeder/vet recommends them, but this video gave me a lot of great ideas!
Yeah I’m one of those people 😂
Get overwhelmed and just decide on the one I’m familiar seeing/hearing.
Listen to a board certified veterinary nutritionist who went to school for 8+ years to become an expert. She paid for an online degree that anybody could get. Listen to somebody who is actually knowledgeable and actually knows that nutrients are the important factor, ingredients are misleading. This woman is a sham and so are you
@@nikkilukowski3739 Stop spreading misinformation to people.
Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi! Thank you so much for your videos! Can you make a video reviewing Open Farm RawMix Kibble? I’m thinking switching from Hill’s to Open Farm :) and I would appreciate it! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain so well!❤
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!
Haha say hi to Daniel !
My puppy had gastrointestinal distress for a month and Hills was the only thing that worked to help her. Maybe the company is working to corner the market but in my experience their food is really good.
My dogs are very sketchy when it comes to dog food. They love Hills.
I only feed my dog hills because that’s what the place I adopted her from fed her but I needed reassurance im not feeding her trash
My dog gets so sick every time he eats hill but my moms dog literally can only have hills lol
Lots of ppl say hills don’t have much meat. Maybe it’s because your puppy can’t handle lots of meat, and the gluten inside helps
My dog had gastrointestinal distres too.. I agree with you, Hills was the only worked with him. The problem is the bag is small and my dog is a Husky, soooooo, and I think is expensive for only 8 kg.
Great video! Thanks so much for caring about what our pets eat.
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
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!!!
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.
This is great stuff!! I've fed NutriSource, Essence, PureVita, and Annamaet, with great success with my German Shepherds. I work for Silver Lining Herbs and would love to get this information to our customers who call us with dog health issues! Buying higher-quality dog foods can result in lower vet bills in the long run!
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?
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
Hills science diet actually has a prescription line that does have to be prescribed by a vet. Their prescription line is superior to their otc line due to them being formulated to feed to animals for different disease processes. I strongly believe in Hills brand due to their prescription line. Hills actually does feeding trials and can prove what is in their foods. Many brands do not do this. It does not come down to just the ingredients. There are many more factors when it comes to feeding a well balanced pet food. Many of the novel brands have too much protein as well. A non working dog doesn’t need tons of protein in a food. In the end the extra protein especially if not good quality protein can do harm to their kidneys in the long run.
And they also have a ridiculously high amount of recalls on both lines of their food. I know because I was the poor sap who would constantly have to check the shelves to see if we had any of the affected LOT numbers.
@@J10969 their canned foods did have a recall I believe it was back in 2019 due to excess vitamin D. They haven’t had a ridiculous amount to my knowledge. Many of the novel brands have had recalls as well though.
@@brittany1846 trust me when I say they’ve had more recalls. I used to work for petsmart and I was the one who was always having to go over each individual bag and can with a stack of papers with the affected LOT numbers to check them all. Was a royal pain in my ass. 😂 But yes you are right other brands had recalls too, never said that they didn’t. It’s just science diet/hills was the one that was more affected when I worked there.
Check out Farmina's Vet Line ingredients and compare to American vet recommended. As she mentioned, American pet food requirements are significantly lower than other countries. So while Hills may be doing testing for specific needs, in general, it's not a good quality food.
@@J10969 I 100% get your concern with recalls, but there are other brands that don't recall products at all even if there is a need to ( like salmonella) which is common in smaller lesser known brands.
Thank you so much for the information.😊
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.
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
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!
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.
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 RUclipsr to make a decision as important as that. Thank you as well!
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 worked in vet med for three years before leaving due to severe bullying and compassion fatigue. I was always appalled by most veterinary clinical and general diets. Blows my mind, honestly. I was thinking about going back to school to specialize in veterinary nutrition. I switched my dog who is an allergy dog to a new food after thinking that I was getting poultry free food, when poultry meal was the fifth ingredient. Ah! Though I'm still not satisfied with this new food, I healed her eye infection and ear infection by the food change. I wish more people took pet diets seriously.
good luck on your career thoughts. Hope dog remains healthy !
Thanks for this informative video!!! I was curious to know what are your thoughts about “American Journey”? Dry kibble?
Which veterinary school did you graduate from and where did you complete your nutrition residency after completing your DVM?
Probably the school of shitty advice and minimal research.
I do not believe she has any credentials unfortunately
Hmm
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.