Pet Nutritionist Ranks Dog Foods | Tier List

Chef’s kiss: Carna4, Essence Oh, hell yeah!: Original by Orijen, NutriSource, Farmina Cheers!: Diamond Naturals, Taste of the Wild, Kirkland Pet Food, Blue Buffalo Yucky: RachaelRay Nutrish, Purina Pro Plan, IAMS Pee Pee Poo Poo: Purina Alpo, Purina Beneful, Hill’s Science Diet, Royal Canin for anyone who needs the tierlist in text :)

These meditations are perfect. youtube.com/post/UgkxR50id-GIBIDuBvuBGenhx1O5zKIfC… him has a gentle, warm, pleasant voice (with a slight Scots accent). The words are simple and clear. The timing is perfect... just as you start to find your mind wandering, he says and if you find that your mind is wandering... . There is no background music and no noise in the background, only his peaceful and engaging voice. The length of the meditations (about 1/2 hour each) works well for me. I find that I tire of some meditations after frequent repetition, but that hasn't happened with this one. The metta lovingkindness meditation always feels right. Some meditation CDs I have tried have not felt right. The voice seemed hurried, or sounded tense; the background music seemed intrusive, or there were noises that interfered with concentration. This is just perfect as an introduction for new meditators, and it's also a meditation that I return to again and again. I'd give this more than five stars if that were an option. Even my students, who are not ordinarily very receptive to meditation, relax when they hear this one!

I watch his show every saturday and bought the book youtube.com/post/UgkxGQVgV21bQ7B9b9duQ1ByImyT9xHbj… because i like his method. He's very talktative in the book about his dog training experiences with several different breeds over the years. When he does get to the training chapters, you need to read more slowly, take mental or written notes and try to apply his advice to your pet. That's where i'm at now. Another review is in order aftet i've trained my blue mountain shepherd with brandon mcmillan's method.

Would love to see a 2022/23 version of this video! Especially with all the grain free “cardio myelopathy” hype.

Who else bought a bag and now waiting on the review results to reinforce that decision. 😂

While she does go over the ingredients, it seems like she is ranking them based on the company as well not only the quality of the food.

Speaking on vet diets. I work in a hospital and have seen diet changes genuinely work for pets. Royal Canin absolutely is a big brand in most vets but they DO have the quality control staff to make sure their product is quality. I just fixed a GI issue with my dog by mixing in a prescription wet food from Hills. My dogs feeling fantastic and her stools are lookin good so idk🤷🏽‍♂️ I trust my doctors

Doing some research for me and my fiance's new puppy- Very happy I found this channel!

Would love a part 2 with premium brands: FROMM, Simply Nourish, Merrick, Only Natural Pet, Nulo, 4Health, etc

I understand what you’re saying and totally get where you’re coming from and all of this information. What I find difficult though is yes my vet told me not to feed grain free yet I did and my dog was on nutrisource then taste of the wild for his first year of life then he develops a new murmur then we get an ekg that looks off then we end up at the cardiologist for an echo and his left ventricle is dilated borderline to dilated cardiomyopathy at only 1.5 years old. I work as a physician assistant I can read an echo. Sure that sounds like there’s probably a genetic component since he’s so young I get that. So they recommend changing the food to one of the vet “brands” so we go to purina pro plan. Follow up echo one year later and his left ventricle is almost back within normal limits. All I did was change his food that’s it. I eat healthy I get why corn sounds like a horrible ingredient in dog food but until they figure out what’s causing DCM and how it relates to food I’m sticking to the ones that have the least amount of cases which are the “vet brands”

My vet has been pushing us to use science diet. They are a military vet and I don't believe there is any financial reason they would recommend that food. They also recommend only kibble and no wet food or fresh/human food. For a long time I was making my dog's food. I made a meatloaf with ground chicken and veggies, with oats and an egg to bind it. That worked for him for a few years but then one year he started getting diarrhea a lot. The vet had us switch to Science Diet and he has not had any issues with diarrhea since then. I have been sold on Hill's Science Diet since then. Of course, my opinion may change, but for the time being, my dog is doing well. He is healthy and doesn't seem to get sick very often. Once criticism I have of this video is that you tend to be harsh on what company creates the food. You seem to be harsh towards big companies. This might be a valid concern, if you could demonstrate a correlation between the size of the company and the quality of the food. Instead, you should focus on the ingredients and the effects the food has on dogs. Does it prolong their life? Is it healthy for them? Are dogs getting sick and/or dying because of the food? This, for me, would be much better information then just analyzing the ingredients. Since you are a "pet nutritionist," do you have any data on which foods your pet owner customers have the best experience with?

From experience working at the plant Dog food is made with: leftover chicken parts feet, beak’s, scraps added to a mixer with dried corn dried peas, grain powder heated and cooked and it stinks horribly but it’s shipped and bagged into different label bags.

Skylar - Would you update this for 2022 with Stella and Chewys kibble, Zignature, Fromm, Merrick, and so on? Also could we get your thoughts on comparing Frozen and Freeze Dried Raw foods? Love the videos! Thank you!

I'm not a purina stan. Truth be told i in general don't entirely trust purina products. But, a sensitive skin and stomach formula was given to me by my vet. It did really well for my pup an his specific issues. I agree with you about adding wet food. Most people think it's silly to give wet and dry food.

Which veterinary school did you graduate from and where did you complete your nutrition residency after completing your DVM?

Thanks so much for making this video! Very good explanations and I learned quite a bit about dog food! :) Cheers!

You should give a list of the best ingredients to look for in dog foods as well as things to avoid!! 😀😀

Yes! Please do canned, raw foods and vet foods!

Thank you so much for your review! So helpful!

Thanks so much for this informative video!