The Doggie Spot - Rating the quality of your dog food.

We carry made in the USA food and treats for your pampered pooches
and curious cats. We carry high quality food for your pet. If we wont
feed it to our pets, why should you? We believe that knowledge is power.
Please take the time to read your pet food labels.
We use a grading system set up by The Puppy Dog Place. This dog food
analysis technique featured on this page will show you how to 'rate' any
food according to the quality/type or absence/presence of certain
ingredients. It's easy to find an ingredient list for any particular food on
the manufacturers website, or use the one on the dog food bag.
Start with a 'Grade' of 100 points, then......
For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points
For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or
fat) reference, subtract 10 points
If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source subtract 5 points.
If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five
ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer's rice", "rice flour" are all
the same grain), subtract 5 points
If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats
in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points
If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to
other protein sources), subtract 2 points
If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn't allergic to
wheat), subtract 2 points

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If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn't allergic to beef),
subtract 1 point
If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

Extra Credit:
If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5
points
If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
If the food contains barley, add 2 points
If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first
one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein source, but
"chicken" and "fish" as 2 different sources), add 1 point
If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free,
add 1 point

Your dog food's grade/score is....

94-100+ = A
86-93 = B

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78-85 = C
70-77 = D
69 = F
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The products in RED are what we carry at The Doggie Spot.
Best Dog Food Ratings - In Alphabetical Order:
Acana Pacifica / Score 134 A+
Authority Harvest Baked / 116 A+
Bil-Jac Select / 68 F
Blue Buffalo Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Food / 106 A+
"Canidae All Life Stage Formula Chicken, Turkey, Lamb, and Fish Meals Dry Dog
Food" / 112 A+
Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul Senior Dog Formula / 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance / 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / 99 A
Natural Balance Ultra Premium Formula for Dogs / 122 A+
Natural Balance Grain Free Potato & Duck Formula / 106 A+
Eagle Pack Holistic / 119 A+
Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken / 114 A+
Eagle Pack Large and Giant Breed Puppy/ 94 A
Eagle Pack Natural / 94 A
EarthBorn Holistic Grain Free/125 A+
Eukanuba Large Breed Adult / 83 C
Eukanuba Natural Lamb and Rice / 87 B
Flint River Ranch / 92 B (non-specific fat source)
Foundations / 106 A+
Horizon Legacy Adult / Score 121 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog Food / 93 A
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / 73 D

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Iams Large Breed Adult Dog Food / 83 C
Instinct by Nature's Variety/133 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / 110 A+
Kirkland Signature Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable / 108 A+
Merrick Grain Free Duck and Sweet Potato/102 A+
Merrick Grain Free Buffalo and Sweet Potato/102 A+
Merrick Grain Free Chicken and Sweet Potato/102 A+
Merrick Classic Puppy Real Chicken with Brown Rice & Green Pea/ 102 A+

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Adult/108 A+
Puppy/108 A+
Senior/108 A+
Large Breed Adult/108 A+
Small Breed All Ages/108 A+

NutriSource Adult Dog Lamb Meal & Rice Formula / 87 B

NutriSource Adult Dog Chicken and Rice Grain Free Formula / 92 B
NutriSource Adult Dog Heartland Select Grain Free Formula / 92 B
NutriSource Heartland Select / Score 123 A+
NutriSource Puppy Small and Medium Breed /84 C
Nutro Natural Choice Chicken Meal, Rice & Oatmeal Formula Adult / 85 C (nonspecific fat source)
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Lamb Meal & Rice Formula
Ol Roy / 9 F
Orijen Regional Red/ Score 137 A+
Pedigree Complete Nutrition / 42 F
Pedigree Adult Complete / 14 F
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / 23 F
Pro Plan All Breed
Pro Plan Selects Natural Turkey and Barley Formula Adult Dog Food / 103 A+
Purina Beneful / 17 F

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Purina Dog / 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It / 16 F
Royal Canin Bulldog / 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / 106 A+
Sensible Choice Adult Chicken Meal & Rice Dry Dog Food / 97 A
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / 63 F
Science Diet chicken adult maintenance / S 45 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / 69 F
Solid Gold Bison / Score 123 A+
Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain / 123 A+
Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream / Score 123 A+
Taste of the Wild Wetlands / 123 A+
Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream / 123 A+
TimberWolf Lamb and Venison Formula / 136 A+
The Honest Kitchen-Love/114 A+
The Honest Kitchen-Thrive/109 A+
Wellness Super5Mix Complete Health Chicken Formula/ 110 A+
Wellness Core Reduced Fat/97A
WolfKing Adult Dog (Bison) Dry Dog Food/ 97A