Re: help with dog food

"Dale Atkin" <labrador1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> What do you know about 'Pet Promise' (I know nothing about it). Who
makes 
> it? Who decides what goes in to it? How do they decide? Personally I'm a

> little leery of 'small market' foods (I don't know if "Pet Promise"
falls 
> in this category), as you don't know if the person making it up just
threw 
> together a bunch of things in a pot and hoped it was nutritionally 
> complete and balanced, or if they actually knew what they were doing.
>

It was during the pet food scare and I read about Pet Promise on a 
newsgroup. It was probably a dog group. Everyone was talking about what
they 
fed their pets and I was feeding wet and dry Hills. I googled PP and it 
seemed safe. They promise no byproducts.  Zip ( he came with the name) Had

had heart worm and urinary tract infections. I always feed him the same 
amount and it always contains the same ingredients. Sometimes I add an egg

or cottage cheese.  He could lose a pound or two. He is not a very active 
dog but we do go for a walk everyday and play fetch.  The dog with skin 
problems was sad beyond belief. He was my son's and he came to live with
us. 
I fed him alpo or something like that. He was a mixed breed  with long
hair. 
He itched and would tear at his skin. I did everything the vet told me but

he really never got much better.  Finally it was  cortisone shots every
few 
weeks. He was a sweet dog and I wish I could have helped him more. Looking

back I really believe he would have done so much better had I prepared 
his 
food.