Mary Harrsch: Dog food review site leads me to Blue Buffalo

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Dog food review site leads me to Blue Buffalo

Molly and Meggie as puppies. They are now 7 years old.

I really don't know how I ended up looking at dog food reviews today but I found a website that I thought was very helpful, Pet Care Education's Dog Food Reviews. My little miniature dachshunds, Molly and Meggie, love chicken, preferably the real thing, so I have always fed them Authority brand chicken mini chunks since they were puppies after it was recommended by a sales person at PetSmart. They seem to eat it fairly well, although, to be honest, my husband insists on cutting up real meat scraps for them when we eat so they only fill in with dry dog food, it is not their primary food source.

Anyway, I looked up Authority mini chunk chicken on the Review site and found that it rated fairly well for a store brand, 6.7. Then I saw the link for best dog foods and saw the really high ratings for Blue Buffalo, especially their Wilderness products (9.2). I noticed their Wilderness line had a chicken version so I checked their company website and used their distributor search tool to find that their dog food is sold at McKenzie Feed not far from my house.

My husband always insists on getting them something for Christmas so I think I will swing by McKenzie Feed on my next trip to town and pick up a small bag to see if they like it. It's about $5 more per bag but if they really like it perhaps I can try to wean them off of most of the table scraps and they'll be healthier in the long run. I see Blue Buffalo also makes chicken jerky dog treats so maybe I'll pick up some of them too. After all, it is Christmas!

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Terri Williams said...: Hi Mary, this is a good brand. A little more expensive. And PetSmart on Coburg carries it. Nice review. Let me know how the cuties like it. They are adorable.....; December 17, 2011 at 3:33 PM

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