?? I am confused if as you say Annamaet is " the best" kibble why don't you feed it to your dog? Maybe if your dog doesn't like it - it's not the best????

With regard to raw I think if you are going down the route of buying meat to feed your dogs then feed it raw, after all in the wild animals can't cook their food

If you insist on cooking the meat, I think probably the best thing to do it just sear it very quickly so it is barely cooked and use all the meat juices too.

Do you give your dog raw meaty bones at all?

Tori,
Thanks for the link looks like I need to find my neighborhood pet shop as the big chains do not seem to carry these foods, I think I might try TOTW and EVO and see what works best, I think Jack needs a no grain food. Would it hurt to just always mix the Kirkland food with a new food, just thinking about keeping food cost down and having it last longer, I am doing that now with Sierra, mixing her lite food with the Kirkland food as I was hoping to wean her on to it completely when her lite food runs out? As it is now Jack and Sierra are on different foods and it is a pain to keep them from eating each others even when the food is in their own crate.

It wouldn't hurt, I know of people who do that. Both are good brands, so your dogs would be getting the nutritional value that they need.

Yeah... I don't go to the big stores anymore. Local places always have a better selection. I was surprised when my local Agway didn't have the TOTW. They have a better selection than Tractor Supply though. Just the luck of the draw I guess. Some of the smaller chains carry the good brands, but in General Petco and PetSmart don't carry most- just a select few like Wellness.

Good Luck! And let us know how it goes

what other usless info do you have to share i love knowing those kinds of things!

A bit Curious Here: I have taken Sinatra to 3 different Vets since I have had him. Each Vet has asked what food I feed him, and when I respond with Iams; they say "Great" or "Good." Some my curiosity is how much better are these "premium” brands really are? Sinatra seems really healthy, gets a clean bill of health from the vet, has plenty of energy, and has a wonderful shiny coat. What am I missing?

I will keep my ears open then

Evo (our GS/Husky) has been on raw food since he was 8 weeks old. His German Shepherd tummy won't allow any kibble and he is healthy as can be. He's grown slower than other dogs his age who are on store bought kibble but at 11 months is now 100+ pounds and about 35" in height - and still growing! On a side note - is it common for Husky (or Husky mixes) to go off food for a day or so?

Our Jack Russell had coat problems for most of her life and we switched her to raw and she doesn't itch anymore. No grains was a good thing! She's excited about her food and she hasn't been that way for years!

The cats all eat raw - they will kick the dogs to the side for their food! It's unbelievable! We find it is about the same price to feed raw as it is to feed the Human Grade kibble such as EVO, Innova, Orijen... and our dogs enjoy it more!

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I tried feeding my kids the premium dog foods and they would just turn their noses up at it. They seem to like Purina the best and I free feed them all. I give a raw egg to everyone once a week and I will mix some Bill Jack in with their food once in a while as well. They get Brewers Yeast pills everyday as well.

I give the two wolf-dogs a raw turkey leg each once a week as well.

Tonight I am going to try mixing in some plain yogurt with their food.

Everyone has a nice shiny coat and maintains a good weight.

So Gunny hasn't been eating his dry food lately. Does that mean I need to try a dog food consisting of smaller pieces or a different brand? He still favors wet over dry but I'd like him to eat dry as well.

Koda doesn't always love his dry food, which is why I try to mix it up. I'll throw in some chicken broth, eggs or yogurt to entice him to eat it. However, I find that if I do this, he will eat the dry regularly without an additive once in a while too.

I think some dogs just like variety.

Ever since I've had Sitka he's controlled his own food. He may not eat it all at once, but if I leave it out he'll pace himself with his eating. I'm fairly certain that it's a husky trait. They're not really known to scarf down their kibble, rather take a few bites when they're hungry.