Kibble, fresh and freeze-dried, read against the AAFCO statement rather than the front of the bag.
AAFCO caps calcium at 1.8% DM for large-breed growth formulas, not the usual 2.5%. Here is why, and how to check a bag against it.
Puppy, adult, large breed and senior. The five dog foods worth buying, judged on the AAFCO statement, the feeding trial and what owners report at month six.
1,382 reports, no established cause, and a headline that got the ingredient wrong. What the FDA data supports, and what it does not.
The chart on the bag is a starting guess for a dog that is not yours. Here is the calculation that replaces it, and the check that beats both.
Four lines of small type decide whether a food is complete, who it is complete for, and whether a dog ever ate it before it went on sale.
