Have had dog since was little kid. We just fed them cheap food.
No more!!
You save zero $ doing so as they eat twice as much and cheap food will have em crapping more often.

Spend a bit more and have healthier dogs that crap less.

I use iams brand.

Fromm only

I had a Wirehair pup once I went a long ways into N.Dakota to buy. I fed it the Lamb and rice Purina Black label when it got older and it lost a lot of weight. I don't believe in "lean meat & vegies" dog foods anymore.

Victor - Feed it to my beagles and Mountain Curs with good results.

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Grain Free, Large Breed, either chicken or salmon.

Taste Of The Wild, they have a puppy blend. I have had my Cur on it since she was three months old, Have changed her to the adult blend they have several different blends so. I will feed one blend for two or three bags then change to another, I get tired of eating chicken everyday and want something for as a change.
There is a dog food website that show how all the dog foods compare to each other and what is best.

web site is" Dog Food reviews by brands "

I think it is made here in Wisconsin. We buy it at a local "Pet Me Scratch Me" store for about $44 for 40 lbs. If I am not mistaken Fromms is available nationally but you may need to check their website. It's 25% protein, 16% fat, and 10% moisture which is a good formula in my opinion. As far as I know it has not been the subject of recalls like a lot of the high-end big name brands have.

Like I said he's been on it from before we got him at 10 mos. and sure seems to do very well with it. Not sure if it will be the same for a little pup but he's over 2 years now and has a coat you would not believe and has never had an ear infection or anything which is a good indication of a healthy dog.

Good luck!

Moosetrot

We have 2 Chocolates ....they get nothing but Science Diet food period. At one time I did cheap out and started feeding them the cheaper Purina dog food to save some bucks. After a month of purina food...their coats went in the dumpster..it was awful ! So Back on the Science Diet...and their coats shimmer like a velvet Elvis Painting.

good looking dog right there NESSMUCK!
and thanks again for the replies guys it really does help out!

the only reason i started this thread is now that i am a bit older "36" i am watching what i put in my body and i got to reading the back of my dogs food the other night and it is crazy what they put in that stuff!

blue bag sportmix
26 bucks a bag my crazy cur loves it

Just bought a bag today...41.95...It ain't cheap....but it works for the Labs.

Blue Buffalo grain free

Here's my boy, Trapper, hard at work on the Mississippi.

Moosetrot

I feed Alpo dry dog good or Diamond brand if I can find it at a good price. When it cold outside I also give my dog a can or two of Alpo canned food. And he gets scraps from deer or whatever I put in the freezer when I cut up my deer... elk ... antelope. The good meat is for me... he gets the scrapes and fat.

I used to feed my dogs Alpo.
My opinion but it's nothing JUNK!

Merrick but if i had to choose another it would be Science Diet

Pork chicken or beef add veggies and rice no commercial dog food

board stretcher-I took a look at the Fromm website and their products are available in several cities in Idaho.

Moosetrot

look at the ingredients the first one should be meat not corn that is what our vet tells us. with that we feed Joy dog food.

We fed Fromms for years and were happy but they switched distributors a year ago and we switched to Victor Professional. Very similar and we are very happy. In my opinion it pays to feed good food no matter what the brand name. Our dogs recover after hard hunts much better and heal much faster.

https://victorpetfood.com/product-items/professional/