Is Blue Buffalo dog food really all that great?

Blue Buffalo is a good kibble, yes. It's not the best kibble, but it's high above the rest. In my opinion, as long as you're doing some research as to what your dog is eating, then you're being a responsible owner. I don't know anyone who'd understand what is in kibbles and bits and still feed it, hence why people who do feed it grab the largest bag at the lowest price.

If you want to compare what is best in a dog's diet, the scale is something like this:

Prey-model diets >>> BARF diets >>> Homecooked diets >>> Grain-free kibble >>> Kibble with grains.

The last 2 of course are something to be looked into as so many brands fit into the categories.

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It's pretty good but it's not the best. I believe that its a bit overrated. There are many more dog foods better than Blue.

The other foods that you listed, I recommend those more than Blue Buffalo. Yeah, I think that this whole hype about Blue is too much. It has meat as the first ingredient, but it's not entirely made of meat and veggies/fruit like some other dog food brands.

There is nothing wrong with Blue Buffalo. All of the ingredients are completley holistic. It started as a family business and still is. It just has gotten more popular. It is a healthy choice for pets, and it IS one of the most asdvertised healthy foods out there right now. There are alot of good dog foods out there and people fight over what one is best but honestly as long as the ingredients are all natural and no **** is put in there whatever. Every dog is different and there are 100 different foods out there to match their needs.

You are right, there are so many foods, and really, it comes down to preference and what you dog likes the taste of. I have just been doing tons of dog food research myself and I have decided to go with Blue Buffalo. But Chicken Soup and Wellness were also strong contenders. To me, they were all very comparable, and while an ingredient or two lower on the list might be switched in order amounts the three, I found them all to be great foods.

It finally came down to just choosing on preference (which might be a purely marketing driven choice on my part). Since I found all three of these foods to be so close in quality, based on ingredients, feeding amounts, etc.

I went through similar research with my cat when he was a kitten. We put him on very expensive food, one of the best quality foods available in our area. It was more costly than we ever imagined after 2 emergency vet visits and a couple of weeks of prescription food during recovery ... The food we had put him on didn't have a "kitten" formula, only all stage, which we were assured was fine for kittens. Despite my reservations, I figured it would be okay. This was the exact reason for the vet's visit, the food was too rich for a little kitten tummy. So we switched him on to another highly recommended brand that had more specific formulas for kittens, active adults, indoor adults, senior, etc. And he's never had another problem.

This experience has affected how I did my research for Dog food brands. I know to some it might not matter, but I did want a brand that offered a specific puppy formula, and for adult years, a small breed formula, since we have a Papillion. I know many will argue that these types of formulas don't really make a difference, and that it is more marketing than anything, but based on my past pet owner experience, they do matter to me. It's a piece of mind thing I guess.

Wellness has a puppy formula, and a small breed formula, and Blue offers small breed puppy and adult. Right now, I am still wavering between the two brands (we will start the 14 day switch over the weekend). One thing that stood out as a big difference is the recommended feeding amount of Blue is 3/4 and Wellness is 1/12. I know it's based on weight, and I could reduce the amount of Wellness, but the fact that it isn't as clear and it is recommending so much more, just sticks out as a negative compared to Blue. But again, this is all based on personal preference which is affected by experience, marketing, convenience (Wellness would be more convenient for me, but Petsmart isn't too far a drive).

It's all up to you, but you shouldn't knock others, since as you said ... there are so many choices, they all seem equal.

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Blue Buffalo and Nutro are both very good foods. I work for Nutro so I'll give you a bit more info on the Nuto Company for your information :) Nutro is actually owned by Mars (not Diamond) and the Nutro company itself has been around for over 80 years, pioneering the natural dog food trend. Nutro makes all of its own food in Nutro owned factories as opposed to other companies that outsource the making of their foods to generic food factories. In owning its own factories, Nutro can carefully monitor the quality of ingredients and food batches with 600 quality checks per batch. Nutro sources and buys its own ingredients instead of hiring a middle man which also ensures that Nutro knows exactly where ingredients are coming from. I'm happy to hear your dogs are doing great on the Nutro food :) Olivia Pet Nutrition Specialist Nutro

First off it sounds like the Blue Buffalo rep needs to take a sales 101 course and learn that hype and half-truths isn't always what sells. The being said;

My dogs are fed a raw prey-model diet but the few times a year when I go out of town and can't take my dogs with me, I send them to friends or family with Blue Buffalo dog food. I honestly haven't don extensive research on dog food. Since I only feed it once or twice a year I want them to have something good but I don't need the "best of the best".

They like it and eat it with no problems so we stick with it. I actually feed them one or two pieces here and there and they think they are treats!

i don't like blue buffalo after reading the ingredients. i feed my puppy innova but will either switch to evo or orijen when he's older. they have a lot of protein which may be too much for your breed. I've looked into the ingredients of like all of them and comparing innova is definitely tops(and decent priced). The more specific the ingredients the better.

If looking into an alternative feeding style i don't like barf cause it's hard to find raw meats that don't have preservatives that need to be cooked out unless it is extremely organic. rare cooked meat is better. There is a guy that does breed specific recipes for cooked meals called the dog advocate. you buy a book for not too much and it has recipes for all life stages. I know people that do it and they rave about it.

We give our bear, foods we eat, prepared a bit different. Boil water shut off, insert enough chicken for 3 days,(remove skin?) and let sit for 10 mins.I don't believe in boiling it. This crazy lil thing wants to eat cats and squirrels...Anyhow. I add a change every few days, you will find some love carrotts, or use too. Some like a bit of apple, I think I like it better.A few almonds, loves em" virgin coconut oil,Slurp! I only give her max.tsp. a day. Well doneSteamed broccoli for a few days here and there. Vit K. Bones after I remove most of the fat marrow, I leave on the outer pork,or beef. She chews good and long on those. Good for the teeth. Fage yogurt,Plain". Once in a while she gets a bit o pasta.Overall, chicken and maybe 10-20 little kibble a day. I also cut up beef liver, into small chunks,freeze separately in wrap. I just cooked her piece 30 secs, or raw, Size of qtr. its very rich...she is 10-12 lbs. Stomach is golf ball size. much prudence, for the piglets.nospaceleft

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