Is Costco dog food good?
I have read good reviews about Costco food then I saw a recall article. After reading a few comments (actually a lot) I saw a few of them said their dog died! I don't want that to happen to my pup (not he is 5 years old)! So is it good again or not?
Update:I meant will he die because of it sorry.
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If they haven't changed their ingredients, Kirkland Dog Food is not bad. It's not the best quality in the world, but it's not bad.
You should do a little research though and compare its ingredients to some quality brands such as Wellness, Merrick, TOTW, Blue Buffalo, Orijen, Honest Kitchen, Halo, etc. Then decide for yourself. You always want meat to be the first ingredient and it should NOT contain any by-products, fillers, corn, wheat or gluten. So check it and out that would give you your answer.
ADD: Dogs die - it's a fact of life. So, unless those folks whose dogs died had necropsies done to prove it was from the food, I wouldn't necessarily put much weight on that.
Here's a method for reading the food package labels.
Feeding Commercial Dog Food
Choose a high quality food by going to a pet supply or feed store and reading the labels. Remember “high five” or “give me five” as you read. The first five ingredients should be meats and vegetables and grains (unless your dog is itchy or chews himself, then go to a grain-free food). The very first ingredient is a meat. A second meat in the top five is very good. (Thanks to The Whole Dog Journal.)
Not in the top five ingredients is any by-product, corn, wheat, or soy. A by-product is usually very low quality, such as chicken by-products are the feet, beak, and feathers. Not much nutrition there! Corn, wheat, and soy are cheap fillers and not easily metabolized by the dog.
Use the package feeding guidelines to measure the daily amount of food for your dog’s weight. Divide that measured amount into separate meals. Puppies up to 10 or 12 weeks need four meals per day. Older puppies need three meals per day until they are adolescents and stop growing taller. Then the adult dogs can be fed in two meals per day for life.
At each meal, put the measured amount of food in his dish and add a spoonful or two of warm water to enhance the aroma. Call the dog over and let him eat. In fifteen minutes or when he has cleaned the dish, whichever comes first, take up the dish. He gets no other treats or snacks until the next meal. Training treats can be pieces of his regular kibble.
This should create a healthy, eager eater.
I researched the Kirkland brand dog food and it seems to be a good mid quality food. Much better than the big box stores sell and at a very competitive price. Even dogfoodanalysis.com gave it a decent rating.
I tried it with my dogs and it gave them really soft stools so I stopped. But if your budget is low it is definitely better food than the other options in the same price range. Much better.
We use Blue Buffalo for our 9 year old Standard Poodle. He loves it, and it's not super expensive (about 40 dollars for a 35 lb bag). Well worth the cost, and you'll notice that your dog's poops are smaller because there is more digestable food in a good quality food (Blue Buffalo, Science Diet, Royal Canin, etc.)
It's a fairly decent dog food, much superior to cr@p like Purina/Pedigree/IAMS, or other dog foods that can be obtained in markets and places like WalMart. I tried it, but it gave my dogs a gas problem.
Yeah, I feed it to my family 2 - 3 times a week.