I don't know much about the food, but I do know it was one of the brands that was part of that big recall a few years back. There was a class action lawsuit against them...
Couldn't have said it better.Diamond is one of the largest and oldest dog food manufacturers around and sells the foods under many different labels. They have had some recalls in the past on certain formulas. People have varying levels of trust in the company as a whole.
They sell Diamond and Diamond Naturals under their own name. They also own, make and sell: Taste of the Wild, Chicken Soup, Premium Edge and Professional. They are under contract to make the food for: Solid Gold, Natural Balance, Canidae, Costco's Kirkland and perhaps others.
I tend to look for formulas made by smaller companies that only make pet food and control the process from beginning to end. I look for meat-based quality protein sources and very few fillers, if any. For puppies, I wouldn't want to feed a formula with any less than 25-27% protein and a minimum of 15% fat.
I have a better opinion of the IAMS company than Diamond and I'm sure your puppy will be fine eating it at the breeders. I'd personally be looking to change to a more meat-based formula a couple of weeks after bringing the puppy home. By weight, cornmeal is the primary ingredient in IAMS Puppy, once the moisture is extracted from the #1 ingredient chicken. Cornmeal has a much lower "protein digestibility" percentage than something like chicken meal or lamb meal. Protein digestibility is the amount of protein absorbed into the body relative to the amount that was consumed. It would take a lot more cornmeal to get the same amount of utilized protein compared to chicken meal. I don't believe that corn is a horrible ingredient in a dog kibble, but I also don't think it should be the primary source of protein.First - Thank you for all the suggestions.
Second, I just received an email from the breeder and she wanted to let me know she has switched to IAMS puppy food. IAMS is a better food right?
Ingredient list is decent. I just can't get over all of Diamond's past problems with the recalls-even if it just was the moldy corn. Still don't trust them.My daughter justr got a new puppy this past Wed. The breeder is feeding Diamond Natural small breed puppy. The first 5 ingredients are Chicken, chicken meal, ground rice, chicken fat, egg product...I do not see corn or corn meal anywhere in the ingredents.
We were going to switch her to something else, but this food looks fine too me ( the untrained eye) What do you all think about this food?
Is this what the OP uis feeding her pup?
I believe that the Diamond Natural formulas are a lot different from the Diamond Original Puppy formula which the OP's breeder was feeding. That formula listes chicken by-products, ground corn and wheat flour as the first 3 ingredients.My daughter justr got a new puppy this past Wed. The breeder is feeding Diamond Natural small breed puppy. The first 5 ingredients are Chicken, chicken meal, ground rice, chicken fat, egg product...I do not see corn or corn meal anywhere in the ingredents.
We were going to switch her to something else, but this food looks fine too me ( the untrained eye) What do you all think about this food?
Is this what the OP uis feeding her pup?