February 2001 Review
2002 and 2003 reviews available for purchase at Whole
Dog Journal's web site
| Food Name: |
Manufacturer & Location: |
Whole Dog Journal Comments: |
| Back to Basics |
Beowulf Natural Feeds
Altmar, NY |
"Human grade & hormone-free ingredients.
Delivered fresh from manufacturer....Very
high fat content (19%) reflects company owner's philosophy
that more fat is good for dogs. Also offers a pork-based
formula." |
| Best In Show Power Food |
Best In Show
Jupiter, FL |
"Two meat sources in top three spots! Yay!" "Kitchen sink
approach to formulation: fruits, vegetables, herbs, etc. added." |
| California Natural Chicken & Rice |
Natura Pet Products, Santa Clara, CA |
"Simple, short ingredients list. Great for allergy-prone dogs."
|
| Canidae |
Canidae Pet, San Luis Obispo, CA |
"Four major proteins ensure complete amino acid profile. All
ingredients are whole, not fragments. Date of manuafacture printed
on label." |
| Eagle Pack Holistic Select |
Eagle Pet Products, Inc.
Mishawaka, IN |
"Three major proteins ensure complete amino acid profile. All
ingredients are whole, not fragments. Inclusion of organic
chicken to be commended." "Kitchen sink approach to formulation
(throwing a little of everything good into the pot)."
"Eagle has made a giant leap forward with this product." |
| Flint River Ranch Dog Food |
Flint River Ranch, Riverside, CA |
"Fresh product shipped direct to customer from factory... Twice
oven-baked quality"
"Ordered
through independent distributors." |
| Innova |
Natura Pet Products
Santa Clara, CA |
"Three proteins top the list; hurray! All ingredients are whole;
company claims all ingredients are human-grade." "More kitchen
sink formulating, with lots of what must be small amounts of
fruits, vegetables, dairy products, supplements." |
| Limited Diets Duck & Potato |
Innovative Veterinary Diets (division of Heinz Pet Products)
Pittsburgh, PA |
"Unlike Science Diet's prescription foods, these products contain
no artificial preservatives. These foods, with their
novel proteins (duck, rabbit, venison, whitefish, plus lamb)
make elimination diets for allergy dogs easy." |
| Lifespan |
PetGuard, Inc. Orange Park, FL |
"Chicken in the first two spots." "Corn gluten meal in the
formulation." |
| MMillennia |
Solid Gold Health Products for Pets, El Cajon, CA |
"Two quality proteins in top four ingredients. Date of manufacture printed
on label." "Maker does not add preservatives of any kind,
but does not disclose preservatives added to fat sources
before manufacturing, either." |
| Natural Balance Ultra Premium |
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance, Pacoima, CA |
"Three quality protein sources in top four ingredients. Mostly
whole grains and vegetables used. Company donates a portion
of profits to local animal charities." "We don't like any
unnamed flavor enhancers, even if they are purportedly
"natural." Amounts of trendy supplements (vitamin C, glucosamine,
yucca) not qualified." |
| Prime Life |
Owen & Mandeville Pet Products, Oxford, CT |
"Two proteins in top three ingredients. Maker claims chicken
and turkey meals are antibiotic-and hormone-free. Label lists
kilocalories per cup of food." "We don't like unnamed
flavor enhancers, even if they are purportedly "natural." |
| PHD Canine Growth and Maintenance |
Perfect Health Diet Products, Inc., White Plains, NY |
"Company encourages owners to supplement dog's diet with
real foods - radical!- for live, healthy gastrointestinal
bacteria and other nutrients." "Use of "poultry" rather
than single-source protein such as "chicken." " |
| Pinnacle |
Breeder's Choice Pet Foods,
Irwindale, CA |
"Two proteins top the list. Most ingredients are whole. Great
enzymes (papain and alpha amylase) and probiotics added. Kilocalories
per cup provided." |
| Wellness Super5Mix |
Old Mother Hubbard
Lowell, MA |
"Three protein sources top the list; that's awesome. Maker
says lamb is hormone-free. Filtered water is used in
food production. Food is baked; probiotics and prebiotics added
afterward." "Kibble is very dry and hard. More kitchen
sink formulating, with lots of what must be small amounts of
fruits, vegetables, herbs, supplements." |
| Wysong Maintenance |
Wysong Corporation
Midland, MI |
"This food appears to contain less meat than any other food
listed here; perhaps a helpful option for dogs who are intolerant
of meat proteins." "We'd prefer to see "chicken
fat" rather than the potentially mixed "poultry fat"
ingredient." |
