Hill's Science Diet Puppy Small & Toy Breed Dry Dog Food - 15.5-Pound Bag Review

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(More customer reviews)I'll try to be as succinct as possible with this review.
1. Hill's (the makers of Science Diet) spends an enormous amount of money on marketing and veterinary scholarships, training etc.
2. The vets that carry Science Diet get a commission from the food.
3. Do your research on ingredients that should NOT be in your dog's food and you will find that ALL of Science Diet dog food formulas have them as their FIRST (in other words, what the food has most in it) ingredients. This particular formula has whole grain corn and chicken by-product meal as it's number 1 and 2 ingredients. Dogs do not need grain of any kind in their diets. Chicken by-products are the things essentially considered not fit for human consumption (beaks, etc).
4. Science Diet is EXPENSIVE and is PERCEIVED as a TOP food. You see it in every undereducated vet's office in the United States. To put it quiet frankly, I would check and DOUBLE CHECK what your vet says if he has bags of this in his lobby. DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. Before you go out and buy something that you THINK is incredibly good for your beloved dog, search for GOOD and BAD dog food ingredients. If you are willing to spend top dollar on dog food, (and I respect anyone that takes care of their animals) shouldn't you be getting your money's worth? Check out these alternative brands at similar or LOWER prices:
Blue Buffalo
Orijen
Natural Balance
Newman's Own
(and more)
Most are available online and at Petco and Petsmart. Look at the reviews, do the homework and you will soon discover what I found a few years ago: Even though I grew up THINKING that Science Diet was the *best* dog food (because AFTER ALL, my vet carries it!) it is NO BETTER than Walmart Old Roy brand GARBAGE.
As it turns out, having a vet's waiting room stocked full of Science Diet is like having a pediatrician's waiting room stocked full of chicken nuggets and regular soda (with a vitamin pill, because that will make the other ok).
Remember, dog "food" is a relatively new idea. A few generations ago, dogs were fed table scraps. Now we have a VERY loosely regulated dog food industry. I applaud those companies listed above for offering balanced, quality foods. For those of us who consider our dogs irreplaceable, it is the MOST important thing to know that we are doing our best for our dogs.
***Simple rule of thumb for ANY dog food: if it lists CORN or by-products, put it back.***

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Hill's Science Diet Adult Small & Toy Breed Dry Dog Food - 15.5-Pound Bag Review

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(More customer reviews)Hill's Science Diet Puppy Small & Toy Breed dog food provides precisely balanced nutrition to meet your small breed dog's special needs.It is the only brand with an exclusive blend of clinically proven antioxidants.This formula is specially designed to boost immune defenses and support the long life expectancy of small and toy breed dogs.
There a myths that allergies are caused by ingredients such as corn but that is not the case. To say that something is a filler would imply it has no nutritional value; when in fact corn is a superb source of nutrients. There is a misconception that whole corn is used - in fact the corn is baked and is much like ground corn you buy. When cooked it is highly digestible.We hear many concerns about by-products in pet food. We need to understand how they are defined and what they really are and what is their nutrient value.
By-products is really a play on words. Virtually all ingredients in pet foods are by-products. No one for example uses real chicken breasts as we know it.It's neck and backs of a chicken.
Another common myth is that meat should always be the first ingredient, inferring that if that was the case, there would be more meat than anything else in the food. Often the carbohydrates levels are higher than the meats because of the way they are listed in the ingredient panel.Meat first is often the first ingredient only to please the consumer look st the ash levels and mositure levels, and ingreident spliting.I have fed Science Diet to my two dogs and I am very happy with the results. They love the food, it seems to have a good nutrient profile, my dogs have not had any gas or loose stool, in fact the clean up has been minimal so far, poop is much smaller and less of it that ever! I keep searching the yard with the scooper several times a day and there just isn't much to clean up! I can honestly say that they are going HALF as much as they were before! I never would have believed it, considering that there is a considerable amount of corn in these formulas.
My dogs were itching, had greasy coats and dandruff all at the same time! I was frustrated and worried for them...after a relatively short time, one of the dogs has virtually stopped itching and the other has decreased her itching intensity.I do wish the food was less expensive.


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