I usually order my dog food online but had forgotten this time and ran out.   OH offered to pick up a bag as he was popping out, oh good I thought,  save me some time.

He comes back with 15kg of Dr john silver,  I should have known better than to trust him,  always keen to save money, credit crunch and all that.

What I need to know is whether this is an ok food to tide us over a tight spell.  I just need someone who uses it to convince me I'm not a bad person for feeding it. 

I mixed it with the last bit of usual food and the dogs actually ate the Dr J first!!

C

Hi , i feed my 3 newfies on dr johns gold and have done for the last 18 months or so , i know just because its cheap people think its rubbish but my lot thrive on it , one has a sensitive stomach and its the only thing that suits him , i show my young lad (was on royal canine ) till 18mths but was getting very porky and hyper , so he is now on it , his coat is lovely and it suits him very well , give it a go you never know , dont judge a  book by its cover .

I fed Dr John Silver to my dogs very happily until my local source could no longer get it. I would happily recommend it. I got great results with it and the dogs loved it.

Thank you for replying,   I do feel a bit more reassured now. :)

you can tell if a food is suitable for you dog by its faeces

Hi hayley123

determining suitability of a diet based on waste material is IMO only part of the info - dogs may appear to have perfectly normal bowel motions in formation and quantity but the dog's overall health on a diet requires that the coat and skin condition and general wellbeing of the dog is good too - i.e. recurring skin and ear infections for example, excessive moulting, dry/oily coats, biting at feet or anal gland probems are just some of the signs that could indicate an ill suited diet for any individual dog, regardless of how good the ingredients or the successes others enjoy with the food.  Any or all of these may or may not also be evident along with a general change in the dog's behaviour - more excitable or inclined towards being lethargic when compared to pre-food change over. 

This is not intended to be a direct criticism of your advice, merely broadening the info required when assessing the suitability of a food that a dog has been on for a few weeks or more.  Insufficiencies in the diet or intolerance to ingredients don't necessarily show up right away nor do they only show as loose or very frequent bowel problems.  It can take several weeks or even months to be sure that a food or particular diet regime is actually suiting the dog.

regards, Teri

Well,   We had HUGE GERT BIG POOS with the Dr Johns!!

I have taken it straight to the local shelter and have been an got a bag of skinners, which I know they do well on.

Sorry but my dogs didn't do well on this.  Their coats went awful and dull and the amount of poo................
Back on the Beta maintenance, I will never switch again

> Well,   We had HUGE GERT BIG POOS with the Dr Johns!!
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LOL thats one to avoid then!

When i visit my local farm store, I see alot of farmers buying this food,i would asume for farm dogs,it says for working and sporting dogs on the bag.