i have a 6 month old puppy he is a cross labrador, we think.  The only food he will eat is bakers complete but it is the adult food. It is alright for him to eat adult food or should he be still eating puppy food.

I would remove your dog off Bakers complete as it has added sugars, salt and colours none of which your dog needs.  There are better foods on the market which have less additives eg Burns, Naturediet, James Wellbeloved

to tohmewhy do you  say three brands in particular are better than the rest i have noticed you always say that certain food brands are better than every other,

angela, Your puppy could really do with a puppy food but its better to have him eating someting rather then nothing!  When I had a pup that would only eat adault food we gave him something called 'stress' which gave him all the goodness he needed!

I also have a bitch on bakers light and she is doing BRILLIENTLY on it! and dog that are on backers adult and also loving the food and the food loving them!

Thome, I don't no what it is with you but ok you like natural foods for the dogs and not cheep foods but I used to have 4 dogs on nutro, I food that everyone raves over and says is brillient, didn't agree with one dog and didn't do much for the others.  Now on pedigree nugarts and coat is beautiful, skin is cool and poos are firm!

Rox

The best food for your dog is the one that your dog does well on.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it ;)

liberty :)

I know nothing about dog foods, but I do know that my puppy was on Bakers for a few weeks and she was crazy during that time, hyper, agressive and scary - looking at all the little coloured pieces, green pea shaped bits, red bone shape bits, so on and so forth, I had the common sense to realise that they were adding unncessary additives to make the food look appealing, and as soon as I took her off it she calmed down.

Its known that with human foods, lots of sugar and additives makes a person hyperactive, and a healthier diet of food with natural ingredients is more beneficial to good health, so would it not be fair to expect the same to apply to dog food?

My point exactly ;) If your dog is not doing well on a particular food, then you need to find something that suits your dog ;) I know several people who swear by Chappie, and Bakers, Butchers Complete, Pedigree etc, etc.

liberty :)

I  have always said that everyone should feed their dog what suits the dog and them :D  I happen to recommend Naturediet and Burns first because it is my personal belief that they are the most "natural" and have the least additives in after extensive market research on the brands available in the UK. 

There will always be dogs who do better on some foods than others because each dog has a differing metabolism and, like us, can be intolerant of either certain ingredients or the AMOUNT of certain ingredients; therefore because a dog does well on Brand A it may not do well on Brand B even though at first glance the contents are the same; they may be but the balance of them may be different.

I will always point out that some foods are not as good, this is not necessarily just my opinion but supported by evidence.  It is a fact that extra salt and sugar is not good for health and in dogs is absolutely unnecessary.  Colourings and other additives have been linked to all sorts of health problems both physical and mental. If you look at the Bakers label it clearly states added sugars and salt.  Other foods contain this too.  The colourings are not there for the dog, they are colour blind!  It is only to persuade us the buyer to purchase it!

If people wish to feed certain foods despite this knowledge that is their decision just as it for those who decide to ignore healthy eating advice and spend their lives consuming processed convenience foods and smoking.  However dogs are not in charge of their feed bowls, we are and all of us want what is best for our dogs so that their health and welfare is optimised (and it can often have the beneficial side effect of not having to visit the vet so often) :D