Ask Susan Peters Dog Food Review

Ground corn and corn gluten meal are cheap fillers used by pet food companies to reduce production costs. Gluten is a super concentrated mix as is meal. So the corn is this batch is actually at least 5 times the amount listed.

We should probably take time out from this review to remind ourselves of the good and bad effects of corn, wheat, and soy in a cat or dog's diet. *Corn, wheat and soy are resonsible for fever, ear aches, ear infections, bad bread, dental disease, hair loss, dry and itchy skin, bloat, tumors, warts, moles, abnormal nail growth, arthritis, deafness, blindness, digestive problems, siezures, inflamed liver, inflamed kidneys, bladder problems, heart problems, and death. Oh yeah, for the good effects of these three grains - reduces the cost of pet food production.

Brewer's rice and brewer's dried yeast are by-products of beer production. There you go, your little pet gets what is left over after a beer run, the stuff not fit for human consumption.

Beet pulp is another cheap filler used by pet food companies. "Beet Pulp" sounds good, doesn't it? Well it's not. Just because Grandma told us we had to eat our beets as kids doesn't mean it is good for our dogs. Grandma didn't take the nutrients out of the beet and leave us just the dried fiber to eat, did she? Beet pulp is junk!

Natural Flavor. I always like the way pet food companies hide the use of manure in the ingredients. Natural flavor is made from the manure of the animal the pet food company wants the pet food to taste like.

Brandon Farms Naturals Puppy Dry Pet Food Rating

• Animal Digest - Plus 1 point = No animal digest
• Corn - Minus 1 point = Ground Corn, Corn Gluten Meal
• Wheat - Plus 1 point = No wheat
• Soy - Plus 1 point = No Soy
• Gluten - Minus 1 point = Corn gluten meal
• Extra Goodies - Minus 1 point = ground barley, rice bran, ground oats, ground beet pulp, natural flavor, yeast culture, salt, dried yeast fermentation solubles
• By-Products - Plus 1 point = No By-Products
• Animal Fat - Minus 1 point = Chicken Fat
• Pet Food Recalls - Plus 1 point = No Recalls Brandon Farms
• Class Action - Plus 1 point = Class Action Brandon Farms

Pet Food Rating for Brandon Farms Naturals Puppy Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Total Score = 6/10