One dog food that doesn’t get pushed around…Alpo Prime Cuts
Written: Oct 29 '03 (Updated Oct 30 '03)
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Pros: dog likes, flip-top can
Cons: smelly
The Bottom Line: Dog loves it!
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| kld718's Full Review: Alpo Prime Cuts Canned Dog Food |
My aunt’s black lab mix is a picky brat. If he doesn’t like something, he prefers not to eat and will push the bowl halfway across the garage, with his nose, until it is away from where he likes to lay. But can you blame him? No, because I definitely would not eat the things that I do not like. But yes, because he seems to be overly picky. But that’s not all his fault, I have never seem a dog eat as much table food that this dog does. He’s constantly getting leftovers. And heaven help you if you walk out into the garage with food in your hand.
In a quest to find something that he would not push away, my aunt has often turned to Alpo. Simply put, he eats only Alpo and Skippy, without contemplating it for to long.
Alpo Prime Cuts is definitely a dog food that my aunt’s dog has grown to like very much. The food itself is for adult dogs and puppies, and comes with chunks of meat mixed in with gravy. My aunt buys this stuff in a 13.2 oz can with a flip-top easy open lid. Alpo claims that this food provides complete and balanced nutrition for the growth and maintenance of dogs.
~ Directions ~
1. Lift tab
2. Push tab to rim
3. Pull back slowly
~ Ingredients ~ …taken from bag
Water, poultry, beef, meat by-products, wheat flour, poultry by-product meal, wheat gluten, corn starch-modified, animal plasma, salt, caramel color, potassium chloride, tricalcium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, iron dioxide, zinc sulfate, vitamin e supplement, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, copper sulfate, manganese sulfate, vitamin a acetate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, vitamin b12 supplement, vitamin d3 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, potassium iodide, folic acid, sodium selenite, biotin
~ Feeding Chart ~…taken from can
Weight, canned food (13.2 oz.)
4, 2/3
10, 1-1/4
25, 2-1/2
50, 4-1/4
100, 7
~*~ My Thoughts ~*~
Alpo and Skippy have been the two brands that my aunt’s dog has seemed to enjoy the most. Of course, he gets fed twice a day. But he only gets canned food at night, mixed in with some dry food. It’s dry food all the way in the morning…and the dog doesn’t seem to appreciate that much. But he is getting old, and the Vet has recommended that he limit is intake because he doesn’t get around much anymore. But, of course, you should adjust feeding quantities to meet your own dog’s diet.
Mugsy seems to really enjoy both Alpo and Skippy. He usually will let you know when he doesn’t like something. He has been known to push the food bowl across the garage, out of his view, when he doesn’t like something. He’s very picky, but both Alpo and Skippy seemed to have past his inspection.
The favorite flavor in our house is the Prime Cuts. He likes chicken also, but eats up the beef quicker. So we assume that he likes it better. My aunt usually pays around $.69-$.79 regular price for this Alpo, before using a coupon. But she has also found this stuff on sale 2 for $1 at odd times.
I am thrilled that Alpo has managed to come up with a nice flip-top can. This way, we never had to use a can opener to open the dog’s food. It sure can get a little messier that way. And the best part is that the can is made of steel, which is recyclable.
As with most dog food, Alpo is not the best smelling stuff in the world. It’s not as bad as some other brands, but it definitely doesn’t smell appetizing to me. More often than not, the Alpo comes sliding out of the can pretty easily.
Widely distributed, cheaply priced, and the dog seems to love it. What more could you want?
Distributed by Nestle Purina Petcare Company
St. Louis, MO. 63164
Made in the USA
www.alpo.com
~ Happy Eating! For your dog, of course.
Kim
Skippy
Purina T-Bonz
Recommended:
Yes
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