Whole Dog Journal food recommendations

Whole Dog Journal Kibble Recommendations for 2005:

The Whole Dog Journal (the Consumer Reports of dog articles) is out with their yearly rating on dry dog food (kibble). The article that accompanies the list is excellent and explains thoroughly why some foods are chosen and why others are not. Some of the interesting facts are:

- It is hard for many people to believe that dogs have NO carbohydrate requirements.
- Carbs are inexpensive.
- Upgrade your dog's food and you will notice he/she stops licking his feet, ear infections go away, anal glands don't require squeezing, eyes clear up and coat gets thicker and shinier.
- If a food mixture contains more than 45% animal products goes through an extruder (kibble making machine) the machine literally gums up and grinds to a halt.

Criteria for choosing the foods they did:
- They look for foods that contain a lot of high quality animal proteins.
- They reject any food containing meat by-products or poultry by-products.
- They reject foods containing fat or protein not identified by species. (ie animal fat or meat meal...)
- They look for the use of whole grains and vegetables.
- They eliminate all foods with artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
- They eliminate all foods with added sweeteners.

The list in alphabetical order:
Artemis
Azmira
Back to Basics
Bench & Field Holistic Natural Canine
Blue Buffalo
Burns by Nature Brightlife
California Natural
Canidae
Canine Caviar
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul
Cloud Star Kibble
Drs. Foster & Smith
Eagle Pack Holistic Select
Evo
Evolve
Flint River
Foundations
Fromm Four Star Nutritionals
Go! Natural
Hund-N-Flocken
Innova
Karma Organic
Lick Your Chops
Lifespan
Limited Diets
Merrick Pet Foods
Mmillennia
Natural Balance Ultra Premium
Natural Choice Ultra
Newman's Own Organics
Organix
PHD Viand
Pinnacle
Prairie
Premium Edge
Prime Life
Royal Canin Natural Blend
Timberwolf Organics
VeRUS
Wellness
Wellness Simple Food Solutions
Wysong

NOT RECOMMENDED KIBBLES:

- Abady Stress & Maintenance Formula
- APD Lamb Meal & Rice
- Bil Jac
- Cornucopia Super Life
- Diamond's Premium Adult
- Eagle Pack Natural Formula
- Eukaneuba Adult
- Iams Maintenance Adult
- Natural Life Adult Formula
- Nature's Receipe Maintenance Lamb & Rice
- Nutro Max Naturally Preserved
- Perfect Health Diet G&M Formula
- Precise Foundation Formula
- Purina ONE
- Science Diet Maintenance
- Sensible Choice Adult Dog
- Pedigree Prime

Interesting reading.

Thanks Lizzie

Hi Jeanette,

I hoped somebody might find it interesting! How is Luna?

Hope you are well,

Liz.

I'm fine and so is Luna... thriving on raw;.)

Hope you and and all your gorgeous doggies are good aswell

I didn't know that you'd changed her onto raw!!!!!! Brilliant!!!

I did 2 months ago

So still very new

got any good tips, I'm all ears