Dog Food Review - BLUE Life Protection Formula Large Breed
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Dog Food Review
BLUE Life Protection Formula Large Breed
BLUE Life Protection Formula Large Breed Dry Dog Food Rating - Pet Food Danger Gauge 63% Dangerous and Toxic To Pets
What Blue has to say about BLUE Life Protection Formula Large Breed:
Our unique LifeSource Bits are formulated and processed to do exactly what their name implies. A precise blend of nutrients and antioxidants selected to strengthen your dog's immune system, help offset the negative impact of environmental toxins and provide support for specific life stage requirements.
Ingredients:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Whole Potatoes, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Natural Tocopherols), Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Lipped Mussel, Sea Cucumber, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Garlic, Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Fructooligosaccharides, Monooligosaccharides, Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Phosphate, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium.
BLUE Life Protection Formula Large Breed Dog Food Rating:
- Animal Digest - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No animal digest
- Corn - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No corn
- Wheat - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No wheat
- Soy - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No Soy
- Gluten - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No gluten
- Extra Goodies - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = Natural Chicken Flavor
- By-Products - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No by-products
- Animal Fat - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = Chicken fat
- Pet Food Recalls - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = Recalls for Blue Buffalo
- Class Action - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = Class Action - Blue Buffalo
Dog Food Rating for BLUE Life Protection Formula Large Breed:
Total Score = 6/10
Ask Susan Peters Dog Food Review:
BLUE Life Protection Formula Large Breed formula uses a lot of fancy ingredients that aren't needed in a dog's diet. I question why BLUE Life Protection Formula Large Breed formula needs to use chicken fat to lure dogs to eat the kibble.
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Comments
Carry,
I'll get a full review out for you in a couple of days. I've been gone to Florida to face the makers of Blue and other unhealthy pet foods and have been gone for the past 10 days. Needless to say, I'm a bit behind in my review requests.
Blue's list of ingredients is what I would call "fluffy" but not healthy.
Susan
I've been extremely satisfied with the product and seen amazing results. Depending on how the fat is used, typically as a binder so the kibble doesn't crumble in the bag vs used to spray over the top as an enticement for pets. I think you have the wrong idea about what the company is trying to do for pets.
On top of that, the recall was a voluntary recall based on a RUMOR that the manufacturer was adding things to the cans and treats that were not listed ingredients, so all the cans were separately tested. That kind of focus on quality cost the Blue company a lot of money only to find out there was nothing potentially dangerous in any of them, and the cans were able to come back, through a new manufacturer with stricter auditing schedules for quality control. The kibble itself was NOT recalled and therefore should not be rated as you have. You can give the company an overall rating if you like, but you can't single out a formula that wasn't recalled and subtract points. If you want to go with your rating system, the food should probably actually receive 8/10. But that's just my humble opinion based on a lot of research I've also done towards pet foods.
I would hardly call the ingredients fluff either. It sounds like you have a specific bias towards this company, and I would like to know why. Please. I am very serious that if you have information that I may be lacking I would like to hear it. Because I do try to be well rounded in my decisions. A company founded on principles to promote wellness in pets due to their own experiences with cancer from inferior quality foods shouldn’t be receiving a 6/10 rating.Jessica,
I'll take your challenge and rate this product using the pet food danger gauge.
Susan
Jessica,
Here is the Pet Food Danger Gauge Review of Blue Dog Food http://hubpages.com/hub/Blue-Healthy-Dog-Foods
The reviews I write are not biased as to who makes what. I use the product information the pet food company provides to write my reviews. I am sorry this company has upset you with the poor quality ingredients and recall history. I am often upset by companies I feel should use better quality ingredients.
Susan
I just ordered Blue and now read about the garlic in it is bad for my dobermans!!
What food is safe to feed my dobermans?
I have to agree with Jessica. I think your review is bias. I just looked at the Link for the danger gauge for the Blue dog food. You said you do your reviews from the information the company gives you. Do you ever go to any other reference other than the wikipedia encylopedia? Some of the ingredients and the explanations you gave were completely wrong. I took the liberty of looking all of them up myself and I found extremely different information from your explanation. Most of the ingredients that you listed as questionable actually are beneficial. Apparently you dont like companies that promote Holistic products. Are you getting something in your back pocket from Big Dog food companies to discredit this company. I would like to tell all of the people that read this website to look things up for themself. Be sceptitcal regarding these reviews, and do your own homework.
I have to agree with Jessica and Taylor! It sounds to me like Susan is completely and totally biased. Not to mention it sounds like to only "research" she's EVER done is on wikipedia. If she would actually look at a site that is dedicated to animal nutrition in any way she would actually know what is good for dogs. The fact of the matter is that yes dogs are MAINLY carnivores but in the wild are known to eat not only the plant material in their preys' stomachs but also fresh grasses and fruits and veggies. Ever caught your dog eating grass?
CERTAIN grains, like the ones used in Blue Buffalo have PROVEN nutritional value and provide your dog with essential vitamins and minerals that they would lack on a completely carnivorous diet.
As to her claim that chicken fat is bad, PLEASE! Everybody knows that fats are an essential part of ANY diet. Below is what Blue has to say about why they use chicken fat and what it's for. Also if you want to check this out farther visit http://www.bluebuff.com/health/ingredients.shtml. They have a complete breakdown just like this of ALL the ingredients they use in their foods.
Chicken Fat
A high–quality source of essential fatty acids and energy, chicken fat is also high in linoleic acid (source of Omega 6 fatty acids), which helps promote healthy skin and coat. The chicken fat in BLUE natural dog and cat foods comes from USDA–inspected facilities and is stabilized with natural, mixed tocopherols and rosemary to maintain freshness.
I have personally fed my dogs Blue for almost two years now and have seen such amazing results with it that I will never feed them anything else. My 5yr old siberian husky's coat is softer than it was when she was a puppy and my two smaller dogs' tear staining problems are all but gone. It's a great food and this woman probably just didn't get a free sample or something!
Carrie says:
2 years ago
What about all the other formulas from Blue Buffalo?? For instance, I've been feeding the Life Protection Formula chicken and brown rice for about three months now. Although I'm going to switch to Canidae, I'm curious to read your thoughts on the chick&rice formula. Thanks!