Ask Susan Peters Dog Food Review:

Exclusive Brand Exclusive® Chicken & Rice Performance is no better than Ol' Roy just more expensive. Look at the junk Exclusive wants us to feed our dogs.

A dab of chicken packed in an over used amount of grains. I know Exclusive wants us to believe these grains are good for our dogs but we know our dogs are meat eaters and many grains are toxic to our dogs.

Lets take a look at Exclusive's use of corn, for example. Exclusive incorporated corn in the form of corn gluten meal and ground whole corn. Corn is a cheap filler used by pet food companies to reduce production costs. Gluten is a super concentrated mix as is "meal". So the corn in this mix is actually at least 5 times or more the amount listed.

We should take time out from this review to remind ourselves of the good and bad effects of corn 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, inflamed liver, inflamed kidneys, bladder problems, heart problems, and death. Oh yeah, for the good effects of corn - reduces the cost of pet food production.

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.

Powdered Cellulose - Recycled news print. Do I really have to tell you what I think of newspapers being in my dog's food?

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 dog food to taste like. Yep, Exclusive Chicken is flavored with chicken manure.

Exclusive Brand Dog Food tells us:

Fresh Chicken - Our #1 Ingredient

Designed to provide optimal nutrition for hardworking and highly active dogs.

Working closely with top professional trainers and competition enthusiasts our leading Nutrition Professionals developed this 100% complete and balanced diet for active dogs of all breeds. Energy-On-Command System supplies the nutrients required for quick sprints, sustained endurance and rapid recovery. Fresh chicken provides an excellent source of high quality protein for building strong muscles, high digestibility for small stool volume and is rich in essential fatty acids for healthy skin and coat.

• FRESH CHICKEN #1 Ingredient
• Energy -On- Command System
• Glucosamine for Healthy Joints
• Naturally Preserved with Vitamin E
• High Digestibility, Smaller Stools
• Controlled-Ash Formula for Good Health

Exclusive® Chicken & Rice Performance Dry Dog Food Rating

• Animal Digest - Plus 1 point = No animal digest
• Corn - Minus 1 point = corn gluten meal, Ground Whole Corn
• Wheat - Plus 1 point = No Wheat
• Soy - Plus 1 point = No Soy
• Gluten - Minus 1 point = corn gluten meal
• Extra Goodies - Minus 1 point = Egg Product, Powdered Cellulose, Beet Pulp, Natural Chicken Flavor, salt
• By-Products - Plus 1 point = No by-products
• Animal Fat - Minus 1 point = chicken fat
• Pet Food Recalls - Plus 1 point = No Recalls Exclusive Brand Pet Food
• Class Action - Plus 1 point = No Class Action Exclusive Brand Pet Food

Exclusive® Chicken & Rice Performance Dry Dog Food Rating

Total Score = 6/10