Today, a lot of dog food is produced all over the world. And to choose from them a really good food is not an easy task. Most often when buying, we look at the information that the manufacturer gives to us on the label of one or another feed. However, this is not always complete information.
But even after carefully studying it, you can find that many dry feeds are made on the basis of plant material. But a dog is a predator by nature and needs meat first of all.
If you see information on the content of raw protein and raw fat on the package of dry food, then there will be no useful information. After all, the food is dry!
Plant cultures that are part of dry food contain protein, but not the one that dogs need: their body, inadequate special enzymes, poorly digests plant foods. Such plant ingredients are added to feed for cheaper products.
Do you know what your dog really eats and what does the feed that you feed consist of? Are you familiar with its composition, do you understand what ingredients are useful, and which are harmful to your pet's health? An independent rating of dry dog food, presented on the site "Feed the pet properly" will help in this sort out and pick up feed.
Let's try to find out together what the ratings of dry dog food presented in our market. Analysis of dry food for dogs allowed the most high-quality feeds to assign six stars, and the most substandard - one star.
- Dry food 1 star . In the composition of these feeds, there are no meat products at all, however, at their cost, fodder is far from cheap. This category includes such brands as:
- the entire Chicopee line;
- the entire Advance line;
- all the Pro Plan line feed;
- almost all of the Purina line feed;
- most of the Hill's Science Diet line;
- the whole range of Nutra Nuggets;
- all the feeds of the Pedigree line and many others.
- Dry food 2 stars . The main component of these feeds - millet, bran, meat waste, and almost no meat. Vitamins are also absent. This includes feed of such brands:
- the entire Belcando line;
- the entire Eukanuba line;
- many of the brand Happydog;
- part of Hill's line;
- the entire line of Nutro;
- the rest of the Purina line and many, many others.
- Dry food 3 stars . Feeds are of normal quality, but veterinarians do not recommend feeding them to puppies. It is better to feed dogs with such feed after two years of age. Feeds belonging to this category and occurring most often:
- part of the Diamond line;
- almost the entire line of Chicken Soup For The Dog;
- the whole range of Nutra Gold feeds;
- the entire Professional line;
- part of the feeds of the Royal Canin line and many others.
- Dry food 4 stars . It is a good food, in which there are almost no harmful components. However, the ratio of plant and animal components does not allow them to be classified as higher-grade feed. To "four-star" food can be attributed:
- part of the Acana line;
- part of the Eagle Pack Holistic Select line;
- part of the line Innova Large Breed;
- part of the line Nutro Ultra Holistic and some others.
- Dry food 5 stars . This is a very high-quality feed. Since the criteria for assessing the quality of feeds are constantly increasing, these feeds have shifted to a lower level. However, if your dog eats such food and feels well, then there is no need to change them. Among the "five-star" feeds are:
- A small part of the Acana line;
- the entire Canidae line;
- some of the Innova lineup.
- Dry food 6 stars . These feeds are the best and most useful for dogs. Excellent quality of them is achieved due to serious technologies and developments.
Feeds are perfectly balanced, therefore they are absorbed by animals almost completely. With the help of such feeds, you can restore the health of your pet, undermined by the use of poor quality feed. These feeds include: - A small part of the line Innova;
- the entire Orijen line.
As you can see, a comparison of dry dog food shows us that the most popular feed among our customers occupy the lowest ratings in the ranking of world trade brands of feed. So the choice is yours.