I also dont need a degree in nutrition to know what makes my dogs look, act, and poop healthy. Chicken Soup, made by Diamond by the way does all 3. Anything with corn and dont stand behind them as you might get blasted and dont forget the over the nose air filter cause its gonna stink. Anything that stinks like that on the way out cant be good for man or beast. Purina is not the only food with DHA in it anymore, other brands have jumped on that bandwagon a long time ago and Diamond is one of them. Every dog is different, some can tolerate corn, some cant. Some dont tolerate the holisitc diets as well. Even if your dog can tolerate corn I still wouldnt recomend Ol'Roy. Purina like Diamond has a very wide range of quality foods, some very poor and some are very good and most Purina products are found in grocery stores which for the savvy consumer can be a good thing. If Evo and the other "natural" diets work for those who use it then great for them and if PurinaOne works for another hurray for them too at least they found something that works for them and fits their needs. I am not for or against most brands of food, what ever works for you. By the way Purina does make the best horse feeds available hands down.

Ashley... in all honesty what happens to you when you eat corn?


That's what I thought.


Corn offers very little nutritional value.. and is really just a filler.

That was a good one Wandering!!!! Still,

I started my dogs (Shih-Tzu) on Avoderm their attitude changed for the better and theyno longer have allgerey problems, Ol'Roy,Purina most morseal's gave the allergey reactions and loss of energy. Just my opion.

Is goodlife recipe a good food?

No that's junk too. I'm sorry but I feel that if it can be found at Wal-Mart, Target, grocery store, etc.. then it is not quality dog food. I too agree that if you feel you absolutely MUST buy your food from Wal-Mart then at least get the Purina One, which is not really too cheap by the way ($27 where I live.) Just a little more money and you can get better. Pedigree is no better than Ol Roy if you ask me.
When you use those lower quality dog foods with corn fillers you will notice that there is far more stool output from your dog. That can only mean that obviously the dog could not make any use of those ingredients. If they can't digest it, they pass it. Pretty simple. Stool clean up alone is enough to make me pay extra. There is a rather new food out called "Taste of the Wild". My dogs liked the Bison/Venison formula but not too crazy for the Salmon. I believe Diamond makes it. Rather pricey though. I think I paid $11 for 5 pound bags, tried all 3 formulas. I wonder why Wal-Mart and the like don't carry any high end dog foods at all?