If You Feed Pro Plan

Windkist · Post by **Windkist** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:22 am

Here are the ingredients in both purina ONE and proplan.

purina one 26/16

Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain corn, whole grain wheat, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), non-fat yogurt, animal digest, calcium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, caramel color, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
R-4154

Proplan 26/16

Chicken, brewers rice, whole grain wheat, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), corn bran, fish meal (natural source of glucosamine), animal digest, dried egg product, calcium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, Vitamin E supplement, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
Q-4455

HARRY TIMBERCRANK · Post by **HARRY TIMBERCRANK** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:57 pm

Purina Pro Plan is the best I've found.

Bar none

bpsburns · Post by **bpsburns** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:47 pm

Pro Plan is the best feed I have found. It does cost a bit more than some other quality feeds, but is the best feed around. Purina supports our sport also. No brainer for me.

EARLYBIRD · Post by **EARLYBIRD** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:26 pm

PURINA PRO 50# BAG. WACO TEXAS $16.98.

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:33 am

Wonder why Eukanubas Vet diet products have Cat Fish in one bag and Kangaroo in the other??? I'll bet Kangaroo'll start ya off on the road too a good jump dog,,, what do ya'll think????

Crew Chief

Jamie Rice · Post by **Jamie Rice** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:31 am

Two simple questions.

1. Has this $35 t0 $45 bag of dog food help you kill more rabbits?

2. Has this $35 to $45 bag of dog food led you winning or placing in more trials?

Guess you folks make lot more money than I, because frankly if it came to having to pay that for dog food guess I wouldn't be owning many hounds at all.

Post by **Aaron Bartlett** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:10 am

I agree Fuzz! What happened to the good old days when we went to the slaughter house and picked up a few barrels of meat and bone scraps, took it home and mixed it with some corn meal and water in a big overgrown pot and boiled it down. I can remember back when I was a kid and helping my grandfather do this about once a week! He kept around 50 fox hounds and they all kept good year around on it. Now everyone thinks they have to go to a Vet and buy some $50 bag of dog food just to get by.
I dont really have time to make my own but I think the $14 a bag Sportsmix I use is plenty good enough for my dogs!

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:51 am

Aron,, Jamie.. you're not seeing the whole picture here!!!!! We always schedule a pickup of our Euk Premium Performance for right after a good hunt!!!! Now me and the wife in our Camo's and the hounds in their Camo Hats and their bells and tritronics on em (Ole Scooter will wear goggles every now and then)!!! Its a hoot to be in Petsmart around all them Yuppies who think their dogs poop don't smell.. Dad gum we've had people say that's (Euk)the best there is isn't it??? Yup,, these Hunting Hounds get nothin but the best!!!!

Crew Chief

Jamie Rice · Post by **Jamie Rice** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:16 am

I'm not sure what whole picture I'm suppose to see. Other than some Vet is telling you that Eukanuba is the best and you're buying into it. However as I initially asked does Eukanuba, Pro Plan, or any other $35 to $45 dog food help you kill more rabbits or obtaining better trialing results?

Reason I ask such is because I have friends who feeds Eukanuba, Pro Plan, and other high priced like dog food as well. Needless to say I can't see any greater performance from their hounds than I do from mine, which are fed far cheaper priced dog food. And for sake of argument like Aaron I feed Sportsmix as well. Am not way saying it's better, but mine does fine on it, thus can't see any reason for paying $22 more a bag for something else.

One can feed whatever they like that's their choice. However just because some Vet tells me it's the best dang well doesn't mean I'm going to feed such. To each their own though I guess.

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:36 am

Jamie,, just havin some fun here!!!! If the truth was to be known here it's probably ALL THE SAME,, just different bags, ha,ha,ha!!!! We only switched to euk cause of the fish content, I'm dealing with one hound thats got allergies and thought it would help her,, it hasn't!!! Now we have to take the next step!!!! Before Euk all we fed was Purina foods...

Crew Chief

PS Oh ya,, no and no on your questions!!! We're in this just for fun runnin!!!!

Post by **Aaron Bartlett** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:48 pm

Jamie,
Which bag of Sportsmix are you feeding? Im currently feeding the light blue bag (26-18 i think). I switched from Diamond and I had to cut back on the amount I feed each day expecially to my small females.

Jamie Rice · Post by **Jamie Rice** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:51 pm

Aaron,

I'm feeding the black bag 24/20 as well as the green 21/12. Have been chasing a different type of cottontail over the summer, thus a few of my hounds had gotten a tad fatter than usually. Thus the low protien is going to those hounds that need. I switched from Daimond 24/20 to Sportmix 24/20 late last year. My hounds have done fine on both. Been a long time 2 to 3 years ago when I fed the blue bag. My hounds have always done good on Sportmix.

crewchf,
No harm no foul. Good running to you.

JIMMIE ABSHIRE · Post by **JIMMIE ABSHIRE** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:01 pm

crewchf wrote:Jamie,, just havin some fun here!!!! If the truth was to be known here it's probably ALL THE SAME,, just different bags, ha,ha,ha!!!! We only switched to euk cause of the fish content, I'm dealing with one hound thats got allergies and thought it would help her,, it hasn't!!! Now we have to take the next step!!!! Before Euk all we fed was Purina foods...

Crew Chief

PS Oh ya,, no and no on your questions!!! We're in this just for fun runnin!!!!

Hey people really not kill rabbits? Killing rabbits is a heck of a lot more fun than trialing aint it?

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:10 pm

Jimmie,, can you tell I ain't done many alignments today???? We are needing some bad weather so our body shop'll break loose!!! You busy up there??? Dang Toyotas,,, hardly ever break!!!!

Rich Piacentine

JIMMIE ABSHIRE · Post by **JIMMIE ABSHIRE** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:11 pm