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Blackwood Company Dog Food

reviewed by Eastgsd

Eastgsd
12/09/2007

Blackwood Company Dog Food 5

I have dealt with this company for 5 years now and had nothing but good dealings and success. I have fed the 2000 formula to my breeding bitch in whelp and to my dogs and puppies with nothing but awesome results. This food is one of the best IMO and you cannot beat the price for the quality...comparable diets are priced at almost twice the amounts. The company is knowledgeable, friendly and always helpful. As for anyone taking exceptions to some of the ingredients...I am also glad that Blackwood does not buy into the internet and dog food myths by changing their foods to what uneducated consumers think is best as compaired to what science and success have proven works and keeps costs down. (not meant to be insultive, but believing corn is a horrid ingredient would be an uneducated comment as true facts prove differently)In Blackwood sticking by their convictions and not playing to consumer emotions regarding myths they help keep the cost of their products down, not only that but their products succeed due to their true concern for animal nutrition and not for ratings. ****add on*** Just wanted to state again I think it is pointless for people who have not tried a product or had some type of interaction with the company to rate it. There is nothing wrong with Blackwood ingredients, it is not equal to McDonalds, oh and the Whole Dog Journal doesnt do anything but look at labels....just as certian other people are doing. Too bad the best sounding ingredient panel doesnt equal success, it would make pet food selection a lot easier if that were the key to the cure. I think a number of people are going to foods they do not approve of and marking them as low as they can in an attempt to screw up the ratings on this forum.....if 100 people rate Blackwood as great it is what it is and they are happy....let it stand for what it is, a bunch of happy consumers and their pets, dont litter the forum with screaming comments about McDonalds and what YOU like to bring down the ratings of feeds you simply have never tried because you dont like the ingredient panel and the company does not bend to your paranoia......

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Jakesire commented 979 days ago.
Wow this person is so far off in her ratings. Read first page of her reviews and it is enough to show she doesnt have a clue. Eg: she says Felidae and Timberwolf are poor (wrong they are excellent) and the kicker... Wysong, Nutro and Iams are good (these are terrible foods, read my review of Wysong). Backwards. CORN IS A TERRIBLE FOOD FOR DOGS....PERIOD. NO MYTH. Protiens are made up of 8 essential amino acids.. all need to be naturally balanced or they are not utilized properly. Weight lifters eat eggs, red meats, fish, chicken and milk. Dogs need the same. Soy and corn are cheap substitutes for meat to increas the protein percent on the label. They are crude proteins that are not balanced in the amino acid percentages for the dogs to assimilate properly. I do not experiment with poor quality foods on my dogs. I can read the label and know to stay away from foods like this one.

Eastgsd commented 979 days ago.
Hey buddy, I would put my knowledge and experience up against yours any day. My reviews are based on usage, results and actual research not a bunch of propaganda and pet food marketing strategies. I am not one of the lead sheep like you and my reviews are for the most part based on my actual experience. I am educated on the industry and know why foods are constructed the way they are. I read peer reviewed studies and know the facts, you should try it. At least I even have my own opinion and am NOT copy and pasting reviews from another site that are misinforming and full of propaganda. Oh....there are 22 amino acids that make up proteins. 10 of them are essential to canids and felines. I suggest you purchase nutrition and chemistry books if you really want to be able to have a valid conversation about these topics. Also, go to www.pubmed.com and research corn and dogs.....eye opening and amazingly none of the research states that corn is ill digested by dogs....no ingredient causes allergies, faulty immune systems cause allergies..... Have a nice day ;)

Jakesire commented 979 days ago.
I stated essential amino acids, not total. (The 8 essential "or 10 that you state" is an arbitrary number. If you know this then why are you feeding your dogs corn? (I guess animal torture is part of your experience and usage?) My dogs eat "California Natural Lamb meal and rice puppie", "Merrick wilderness blend", and "Nature's variety". Try these brands, your dogs will thank me. Bottom line....when you give Iams a 4 star rating you lost any credibilty you might have.

Eastgsd commented 979 days ago.
Lol no, it is a specific number it is not "abitrary" 10 is a fact. Animal torture? I don't think so buddy. You disagree with me so have to stoop to attacking me? That's mature ... I don't feed my dogs corn, I feed them a kibble product as you do. Corn is a excellent source of energy and many other nutrients as well as being well digested and tolerated by dogs, do more research. My current kibble has no corn lol But, I would not care if it did. The presence of corn in a product does not make it garbage. I do not use Merrick produced products. Research the "Go Natural" recall from 3 years ago and the lawsuit that is still pending in regard to Merrick's quality control and their refusal to accept responsibility for the deaths of companion animals killed by a product they produced. BHA was found, it was not even listed on the label. Not only was it found but was found in 12Xs the reasonable amount normally used in some of the recalled lots. Garth Merrick's handling of this situation is disgusting IMO, you should see his replies to some of the pet owners. I refuse to support such a company. here is the FDA report http://www.fda.gov/cvm/Documents/HHEGoNatural.pdf Merrick is also a rendering plant....think about it. I do not care what you feed your dogs, your implication that I should be impressed by your brand name selection is a huge part of the problem in this industry. You are but a sheep being led right into a purchase based on consumer desires that have little to do with actual results and nutrition (and they know this and that is why they market the way they do.) I am not manipulated like this, not since my dog died due to that manipulation on your beloved Wellness (which I feel is a poor product, talk about a lot of grain content....phew) Your ignorance is very obvious. Do some more research and stop being led around by your emotions. The products I use work for me and my dogs. My dogs have no nutritional issues and are quite healthy. No torture is going on here and I refuse to use them for experiments to make my self feel all warm and fuzzy.

Eastgsd commented 979 days ago.
There is so much in this industry under the surface...but one has to be willing to open their eyes and see.

Eastgsd commented 979 days ago.
Link to Garth Merrick letter to the FDA arguing for the use of downed/euthed cattle in animal feed https://web01.aphis.usda.gov/regpublic.nsf/168556f5 aa7a82ba85256ed00044eb1f/b5773ca9a76035d487256edf00 540410/Body/M2?OpenElement

Jakesire commented 979 days ago.
For your lol pleasure..please read and learn: This definition is from the McGraw Hill Professional Science and Technology Dictionary: Library > Science > Science and Technology Dictionary essential amino acid. (biochemistry) Any eight of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids that are indispensable for optimum animal growth but cannot be formed in the body and must be supplied in the diet. So as you see your source says one thing, my source above says 8 essential. As I said before arbitrary, as not definitive.

Eastgsd commented 979 days ago.
Jake...HUMANS have 8 essential amino acids....dogs have 10 ;)Read some more....

puppyloverkb commented 978 days ago.
As far as reading the labels go, kinda makes sence when you think about. I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but if a guy lives to be eighty with a diet of soley Fruit Loop Cereal, one would consider him VERY lucky. Its not rocket science that that is a poor food, but hey, he lived a healthy life so it must be ok. That is what is happening with our animals today. Pet owners today beleive that 10-15 is a great old age for a dog, when dogs have to potenetial to live well into their 20's. Unfortunetly, healthy kibble is fairly new to the world and has only been around for the past 10 years or so. Thats not even mentioning the raw food diets which are only just begining to get noticed. My guess is that if someone were to feed their animals a diet of real healthy kibble w/ a mix of raw that there animals would live to be much longer. As far as experience goes with some of these foods, my last dog maggie died at the age of 5 from kidney cancer. We fed her a mix of Nutro and Hills Prescription Diet. HMMMMMM.

puppyloverkb commented 922 days ago.
Ok, why is it that in your oppinion, I am not allowed to review foods I haven't fed, but it is ok for you to? You ramble off on the first part of your review that you should try the product before you rate it and then on your abady reveiw you state why you would never try it! The fact is, we are allowed to review foods that we haven't tried based soley on ingredients. Because, most of the ones we wouldn't try are horrible for our pets but a lot of people don't know that. Therefor, stop being a hipocrite!

Eastgsd commented 922 days ago.
Figures an 18 year old is more interested in trying to discredit people than in trying to address the actual nutritional information.... my 17 yr old knows better. Quit stalking me. I will never agree with you, I know more than you about this subject and people are intitled to hear what I have to say, deal with it. Either address what I post and prove me wrong or let it go. Attacking me does not change the facts.

Eastgsd commented 922 days ago.
Oh and in case you have trouble reading here is *exactly* what I said "Just wanted to state again I think it is pointless for people who have not tried a product or had some type of interaction with the company to rate it." Get it? Interaction with the company? Do you need me to explain that to you? Or are we done now?

puppyloverkb commented 922 days ago.
For the record, I am meerly defending myself from your attacks as you were the one that started making comments on my review like: "Please go review things you have actual experience with and stop cluttering up the site by hating every food that does not support a bunch of propaganda. How in the heck can people think it is ok for them to read about something and then mark it bad? As if they used it and it was "bad"... Very arrogant and illogical and frankly really getting on my nerves.....If you visit my profile you will notice just about even numbers on my rating and reviews because I only review things I have experience with...I dont run around the forum marking things down to boost my preferred products. People like you are ruining the purpose of this site. If you want to discuss ingredients and pet food go to a message board.....this site is about people rating products based on their experience". You stop attacking me and I will stop defending myself. . . .Deal?

puppyloverkb commented 922 days ago.
And again, for the record, you accuse me of being arrogant when you write comments like the one below "I will never agree with you, I know more than you about this subject ". What do you call that anyway. If thats not arrogant, then I don't know what is.
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