Wolf King or Hund-n-flocken? (or better??)
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:24 am
So I've been trying to read through all these nutrition posts, and it seems that the Solid Gold food is mentioned numerous times as one of the best dry foods for Chows. I dont really know the nutritionist reasoning behind it all, but I like that fact that it contains natural ingredients and seems to help their coats look better.
Honey was previously fed Pedigree dry food where we bought her, so I thought it'd make the most sense to keep her on the same food. Now that I've been doing more research, it sounds like Pedigree is one of the worst lines out there of food. She hasn't been eating a ton in the first week we've had her, so I figured that might actually be a decent time to migrate the new food into her diet before she begins chowing down again. Also, it seems that most of the dogs instantly like this food from what you all have said as well.
The part that confuses me is which of these lines to use. The solid gold has Hund-n-flocken and Wolf King as their lines. Are chows alright to eat large breed dog food? Does the Hund-n-Flocken (funny word) still contain all the oils and omega-3's that are beneficial to their health? Is Wolf King better suited for male dogs since they have a bit more mass and size to them? I know there are a lot of other premium quality foods as well, but the Solid Gold brand seemed to be mentioned the most as a premium food in other threads.
Honey is 47lbs which is a decent weight, but she's what I'd definitely call a "medium" dog since she's not very tall at all. She had puppies back at the end of April before we bought her from the breeder, but I think it's been long enough that we no longer need to worry about special foods since she isn't nursing now. (We bought her because the breeder decided to retire her from breeding since she had a hard time with the litters, she's 4-1/2 now).
I mainly want to get her off the pedigree and onto a high quality food, and thought we'd give Solid Gold a try first.
Honey was previously fed Pedigree dry food where we bought her, so I thought it'd make the most sense to keep her on the same food. Now that I've been doing more research, it sounds like Pedigree is one of the worst lines out there of food. She hasn't been eating a ton in the first week we've had her, so I figured that might actually be a decent time to migrate the new food into her diet before she begins chowing down again. Also, it seems that most of the dogs instantly like this food from what you all have said as well.
The part that confuses me is which of these lines to use. The solid gold has Hund-n-flocken and Wolf King as their lines. Are chows alright to eat large breed dog food? Does the Hund-n-Flocken (funny word) still contain all the oils and omega-3's that are beneficial to their health? Is Wolf King better suited for male dogs since they have a bit more mass and size to them? I know there are a lot of other premium quality foods as well, but the Solid Gold brand seemed to be mentioned the most as a premium food in other threads.
Honey is 47lbs which is a decent weight, but she's what I'd definitely call a "medium" dog since she's not very tall at all. She had puppies back at the end of April before we bought her from the breeder, but I think it's been long enough that we no longer need to worry about special foods since she isn't nursing now. (We bought her because the breeder decided to retire her from breeding since she had a hard time with the litters, she's 4-1/2 now).
I mainly want to get her off the pedigree and onto a high quality food, and thought we'd give Solid Gold a try first.