i raise Catahoulas and all i feed is the Diamond brand.........not any problems what so ever and the dogs love it......2 thumbs up here

I had always fed all of my dogs Purina (since the 70's). But, my lab/rot mix started developing issues with her hair about 1 1/2 yr ago. We couldn't figure out why her hair was thinning on her back, her tail was almost bare and she was constantly chewing at her back or rubbing against the bricks or fence. It was obvious she was unfomfortable and itchy. No sign of fleas. We tried several other brand foods, Ole Roy, Pedigree, Beneful and a couple of others. We talked to a friend who owns a pet place and they said that many of the manufacurers were slowly increasing the corn content in their processing and many dogs are allergic to it. She said to go with more natural foods and to closely read the ingredients on the label. Seems almost all dog food available at discount stores like Walmart have corn as the #1 ingredient on the list, regardless of brand. We ended up going to a pet shop and finding Ultra. It's more expensive for sure, about $42 for a 40 lb bag. But, corn is about the 5th or 6th ingredient listed. After about 2 months, my dogs coat came back thicker and more shiny than ever before. She looks awesome now and we always get comments on how pretty her coat is. We also mix the dry with can Ultra Max now to give her more flavor.

Had the same exact experience after YEARS of Purina products. It is not JUST the corn, but the fact that they are using GMO (Genetically Manipulated Organism) corn which is not natural corn. GMO is a laboratory developed line of 'mutant' plants (a majority of which is corn, but a lot of veggies & grain, too) owned and patented by large chemical companies like Monsato and Dupont. It cannot naturally reproduce on it's own and if it did, the grower/farmer must pay a royalty to the chemical companies for growing it (even if it grew unintentially - ie, his natural corn cross pollinated with the GMO corn from a neighboring farm.)

The same is true with human food. In other countries, by law, GMO food must be labeled and consumers warned, due to allergic/health reactions to it. But the chemical companies have enough money to convince legislators that here in the good ol' USA, it's buyer beware or too bad. So, think about this when your kids develop food allergies... likely GMO. It is the big issue which TRULY underlies the controversial "Food Health SAFETY(???) Act."

I have been feeding Diamond Naturals to my Lab and JRT with no problems. They both look very healthy and are very energetic. They have tried the Beef, Chicken & Rice, and also the Lamb & Rice. They seem to like the Lamb & Rice the best. Does it hurt anything to switch between the three?

CW

Does it hurt anything to switch between the three?

CW