Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food ~ Great Food for Growing Puppies!
Written: Aug 01 '03 (Updated Jan 19 '04)
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Pros: a great puppy food
Cons: a little pricey
The Bottom Line: a great puppy food well worth the few extra dollars
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| MumMumMum's Full Review: Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food |
In May we had the adventure of taking BabyGirl on a field trip with her class to a petting farm. During our visit BabyGirl fell in love and begged, pleaded, and asked “Mrs. Farmer” very politely if she could bring home the “little black puppy with no hay on it” that she discovered in the barn. After consulting with us, Mrs. Farmer informed BabyGirl that she could take home the “little black puppy with no hay on it” in six weeks, when it would be ready to leave the farm. BabyGirl went home counting the days, and we started planning for the “new arrival”. Purchasing dog toys and crates and snacks and food proved to be a daunting task, but we wanted to “do it right” and we researched and comparison shopped and finally felt that we had all the necessary items to make our new family member happy in his new home.
“Hobbes” is the name of the “little black puppy with no hay on it”, (as in Calvin & Hobbes), and he’s a mixed breed, mother is a black Labrador retriever and father is unknown. (Although we’re pretty sure we know whom the “unknown” is, the Border collie on the neighbouring farm. The colour and markings have us pretty convinced.) The little black puppy wasn’t so little anymore, but he was “hay-free” as promised by a laughing Mrs. Farmer, and we brought him home. We decided to try Nutro MAX Puppy Dry Dog Food after speaking with several dog owners, as well as several staff members of various pet stores. Well, we love that dog food and had no intention to change food at all, until I saw an offer for a free bag of Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food! I’m no fool, and a free bag of dog food sounds like a great deal to me, particularly when it’s a Nutro product, a name I’m developing a loyal relationship with. So I brought our free bag of dogfood home to find out what Hobbes thought of it.
Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food ~ Is it Just Promises?
Nutro claims Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food to be the best for your dog, combining great taste with the highest nutritional benefits using only the finest ingedients for premium nutritions and superior performance. Their claim is that the fewer ingredients means less chance of digestive problems. Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food contains only lamb for the meat protein to aid in muscle development and body maintenance and uses wheat-free rice as the only cereal grain, a quality carbohydrate that’s good for stamina and energy. It is the most digestible cereal grain. They claim that this dog food has balanced nutrient levels for puppies, combining the amounts of protein, fat and carbs to meet a puppy’s energy levels. The blend of vitamins and minerals is specially formulated for puppies and pregnant or lactating mothers. This is to aid in developing strong bones and teeth. Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food also contains up to 44% more linoleic acid, and this combined with other vitamins and minerals helps ensure a dog will have healthy skin and a shiny coat. So much so that Nutro guarantees it. Nutro also uses sunflower oil and poultry fat to provide a taste that dogs love. Great taste means a dog will eat as much as it needs to. Nutro claims Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food is 100% complete nutrition, and they use Natural Vitamin E to keep the food fresh and tasty without using synthetic preservatives. This dog food doesn’t contain any ground yellow corn, and Nutro uses no chicken by-products in this dog food. No feet, no heads, no guts, no chicken by-products. That’s important to me and to my dog.
Other product claims (from packaging):
~Balanced nutrient levels for growing puppies
~All natural fortified with vitamins and minerals
~Develops strong bones and teeth
~Guaranteed to improve skin and coat
~Antioxidant protection for a healthy immune system
Hobbes, do you give this paws up or paws down?
Hobbes loves Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food. Those small round bits and bites of food disappear faster than you can say “Good Dog”, and he’s had no problem with digesting the food. We’ve found the easy to digest claim to be true, and we have had no problems with “clean-up” when walking Hobbes. Nutro also provides clear, easy to understand feeding guidelines using age and weight on the packaging, as well as guidelines for lactating dogs, so you won’t be over or underfeeding your dog. They suggest moistening and feeding regularly for small newborn puppies, serving the recommended amount in two or more meals a day, and also recommend that any diet changes should be gradual. Hobbes is quite happy with our choice of Nutro dog foods. Nutro claims Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food will promote healthy skin and coat, as well as clear eyes and strong muscles. Our dog is growing bigger by the day, and he’s a happy, energetic, and very lovable puppy with no sign of any health problems and definitely no lack of energy! It would seem that the Nutro brands of dog foods, including Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Dry Dog Food are living up to their promises. Hobbes gives it two paws up!
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min.) 26.00%
Crude Fat (min.)12.00%
Crude Fiber (max.) 5.00%
Moisture (max.) 10.00%
Linoleic Acid (min.) 3.50%
Calcium (min.) 1.40%
Phosphorus (min.) 1.00%
Vitamin E (min.) 160IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid (min.)* 35.0mg/kg
Taurine (min.)* 0.065%
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles
Ingredients
Lamb Meal, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Rice Gluten, Ground Rice, Dried Beet Pulp, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Natural Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Dried Kelp (source of Iodine), Dried Egg Product, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Biotin, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Manganous Oxide, Garlic Flavor, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Calcium Iodate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Sodium Selenite, Folic Acid.
Nutro supports the safe, ethical and humane treatment of all animals, including those used by our suppliers who provide our ingredients.
Nutritional Adequacy Statement:
Animal feeding tests using AAFCO procedures substantiate that Nutro Max Puppy provides complete and balanced nutrition for all life stages.
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