I would like to switch from Natural Balance to either Solid Gold or Life's abundance since the Natural Balance recall. Both of the these dog foods seem nuturional however I would appreciate comments and comparisons from someone who has fed these to their dogs…. I have border collies
SOLID GOLD by far!!! I have fed my Rhodesian Ridgeback Sold Gold wolf king his whole life. It has real Bison (the top ingrediant) and Salmon and is very great for the coat. My sister also has a Chihuahua and I got her to switch to solid gold. Obviously not he wolf king, but you get the idea. It is a very Nutritious food and they only use the best ingrediants and it is packed with protien and no fillers. For Border collies, I can image they are very active and they need that protien for the reason alone. I would suggest the newer food Solid Gold came out with, I think it is called 'Over the Moon'…. It is a teal bag and has a little dog jumping over a moon (who'd have thought??). This is their new food that has more protien that their regular food and is aimed towards dogs with high energy. It packs the dogs full of usabe protien and instead of fat!!!! It may seem alittle more expensive, but since it is so full of protien, you may even end up feeding them alittle less then you have before since all you used to feed them were fillers so it evens out.

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2007 Apr 22
steaks, hams, pork chops is better.
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2007 Apr 22
I checked my Whole Dog Journal Feb 2007 issue; it lists their picks of the Top Quality Dry Dog Foods. 70 foods were included, Life's Abundance was not among them but several types of Solid Gold were. Then again, Royal Canin is on the list…
I too have heard good things about Life's Abundance. Personally I feed Canidae, and Wellness (to a dog with severe allergies)
See answer #5 on this other question page; this individual posted a test that helps you grade your dog food: I am trying to copy and paste it to a word document at the moment!
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsE6SsnzRWWR7kVKonvGXnzty6IX?qid=20070422174107AAfpHpP&show=7#profile-info-899f544325b4129ab626891a33d74fa1aa
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2007 Apr 22
I feed my dog Solid Gold Wolf King, and have given him Barking at the Moon. I like Solid Gold because it does not have any Animal Fat in it (this is the only food that I have found that does not have it), it does not have any by products in it, and it does not have any sunflower seed oil in it which has been found to increase the risk of cancer in dogs.
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2007 Apr 22
Both are very good but consider changing to California Natural or Innova as they are better than both of those.
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2007 Apr 22
SOLID GOLD by far!!! I have fed my Rhodesian Ridgeback Sold Gold wolf king his whole life. It has real Bison (the top ingrediant) and Salmon and is very great for the coat. My sister also has a Chihuahua and I got her to switch to solid gold. Obviously not he wolf king, but you get the idea. It is a very Nutritious food and they only use the best ingrediants and it is packed with protien and no fillers. For Border collies, I can image they are very active and they need that protien for the reason alone. I would suggest the newer food Solid Gold came out with, I think it is called 'Over the Moon'…. It is a teal bag and has a little dog jumping over a moon (who'd have thought??). This is their new food that has more protien that their regular food and is aimed towards dogs with high energy. It packs the dogs full of usabe protien and instead of fat!!!! It may seem alittle more expensive, but since it is so full of protien, you may even end up feeding them alittle less then you have before since all you used to feed them were fillers so it evens out.
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2007 Apr 22
Of the 2 brands, Solid Gold is by far the best food. I have fed the Solid Gold Hundenflaken to my shih tzu and lhasa apso, and they love it. Other good brands are Wellness, California Natural, Innova, Evo, and probaby others I have forgotten. I'm glad you are feeding premium dog food!
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