Dog Food Ingredients - Exclusive Chicken and Rice Large Breed Adult

Ask Susan Peters Dog Food Review:

Exclusive Brand CHICKEN & RICE LARGE BREED Puppy For Dogs 50 Pounds and Over Dry puppy food is no better than Ol' Roy just more expensive. Look at the junk Exclusive wants us to feed our large breed puppies.

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. Corn gluten meal 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 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? Junk, that is all beet pulp is.

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:

The Large Breed Puppy has unique needs. During his first two years, he's forming the skeleton and muscles that will support his large frame for the rest of his life. Exclusive^® Chicken & Rice Large Breed Puppy Formula has a 27% protein to 14% fat ratio that encourages a normal growth rate and optimal body condition. It contains Glucosamine for joint health, plus calcium and other minerals for strong bones and teeth. DHA is a nutrient found in mother's milk for brain and vision development. Easily digestible ingredients result in small, firm stools for easy cleanup.

FRESH CHICKEN - OUR #1 INGREDIENT

Exclusive^® Chicken & Rice Large Breed Puppy Formula is specifically designed for Large Breed Puppies. It is made with Fresh Chicken as its #1 ingredient along with the goodness of wholesome grains such as brown rice and oatmeal.

• Optimal Protein To Fat Ratio For A Lean, Healthy, Large Breed Puppy
• Glucosamine For Joint Health
• Balanced Nutrition Helps Promote A Strong Immune System

What a load of bunk! I wouldn't feed this over priced bag of Ol' Roy to my dog. Exclusive brand puppy food would be an awful way to start your puppy out in this crazy world of ours - Susan Peters

Exclusive CHICKEN & RICE LARGE BREED Puppy Dry Dog Food Rating

• Animal Digest - Plus 1 point = No animal digest
• Corn - Minus 1 point = 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 = Cracked Pearled Barley, oatmeal, beet pulp, egg product, 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 LARGE BREED Puppy Dry Dog Food Rating

Total Score = 6/10