Ask the Frenchie Geek - Dog Food By Dog Size or Breed?

bullmarketfrogs May 17th, 2008

Hi there dog food geek! I was wondering if you believe in the companies that are marketing dog food based on size and/or breed of dog. Is this a valid way of choosing a dog food? If so, would a French Bulldog puppy eat food for a medium sized dog? Is there a Bulldog based dog food on the market?

I am very confused about all of this and want to get the best food for my dog.

Help!

Carol writes -

Personally? I don’t put much (or let’s make that ‘any’) faith in this marketing ploy. I believe that a good dog food is a good dog food, and that worth is proved by the quality and types of ingredients.

As I mentioned previously, when looking for a commercially prepared dog food I look for -

Meat protein first on the ingredient list. .
Meat solids, and not grains or meals or by products.
Grain free
Human grade, and preferably organic, ingredients.
I want to try to make sure that the meats and other ingredients are sourced domestically, and not from China
Finally, I think baking rather than extruding is a better process for the manufacture of kibble.

I should note, here, that there have been extensive studies done that the Northern Breeds (Sibes, Eskies, etc) do best on a primarily fish based diet, thus indicating that in some cases, breed evolution specific diets can be valid.

However, since a breed evolution specific diet for Frenchies would consist of absinthe, caviar, cream puffs and filet mignon, we’d do best to stick with a good raw or commercial diet.

Carol

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