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07-07-2006, 10:15 PM
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lifestyle and breed specific diets

What do folk think about all the diets around for not only different lifestages, but also different breeds. I feel sorry for my local petshop, it must be difficult to work out where to put them all!
Are they necessary?
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07-07-2006, 10:20 PM
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Hmmm I'm not sure really. I think it is perhaps necessary for "large breed" dog foods due to their rapid growth rate.

Puppy food is needed, but perhaps not for a slong as they make out. Also senior/light food has been a god send for keeping the weight off Woody.

Not sure it's really necessary for different breeds though, not sure if I've ever seen any?
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07-07-2006, 10:24 PM
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Believeme, I've seen foods for labradors, poodles, german shepherds and daschunds - I'm sure there are probably others but it does seem to stretch credibility to say that until recently all these breeds were not being fed correctly
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07-07-2006, 10:29 PM
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Believeme, I've seen foods for labradors, poodles, german shepherds and daschunds - I'm sure there are probably others but it does seem to stretch credibility to say that until recently all these breeds were not being fed correctly
Labs???? :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 All a Lab needs is a rubbish bin and a good sense of smell!

Seems very strange to have foods for specific breeds and a tad unnecessary. Can imagine some people would be taken in by it though.
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07-07-2006, 10:33 PM
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Seems very strange to have foods for specific breeds and a tad unnecessary. Can imagine some people would be taken in by it though.
Its amazing what people can be taken in by. There is a boxer specific food with special shaped kibble because boxers find it hard to eat normal kibble Try telling that to my two
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07-07-2006, 10:40 PM
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Indeed, on holiday mine thought it had found Rick Stein's doggy restaurant in heaven when it found dried up dogfish on the beach - bit unpleasant afterwards though
I can see the sense in larger kibble for larger mouths, but that's about it surely?
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08-07-2006, 11:39 AM
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Call me a cynical but I see it as a marketing ploy for one particular company to obtain the majority of the shelf space in a shop and therefore looks like that particlar brand dominates the market.
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08-07-2006, 12:23 PM
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Its amazing what people can be taken in by. There is a boxer specific food with special shaped kibble because boxers find it hard to eat normal kibble Try telling that to my two
That made me laugh Carole-has anyone been sucked in to that marketing ploy then??? Boxers are much the same as all Bullbreeds and i havent ever seen any difficulty in Vegas's eating!!!

I feed Vegas though on Aurtarky working dog food cause he's very energetic and tends to loose weight when being fed on food like Burns,JWB etc etc.
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08-07-2006, 05:24 PM
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But surely these companies check out their audience first? Don't they go in for focus groups and the like, after all a product launch must cost thousands... or maybe the bemused dog owners they asked were taking them for a ride
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