We spent 6 weeks earlier this year testing Pedigree complete both wet and dry food. To start with I was a little put off at the amount of wet food they had planned for us - 3 pouches a day. I am not keen on wet food, neither the cats nor the dogs have ever been fed, I am not keen on the smell nor am I keen on when you inevitably get some on your fingers, I just find it a bit yucky! However on our nutrition day (post here) I learnt about how beneficial it is to feed them wet food as well as dry.
Actually the wet wasn't too bad as it looks quite appetising, it has little chunks of meat and veggies in it - actually looks a bit like a Sunday roast! However it probably isn't something I would continue to feed, the pouches are easier than tins but they do still smell the bin out a bit so you have to take them out to the dustbin. When you are running round after a 3 year old, a couple of dogs and cats as well,it really isn't something I can be bothered with. Sweep enjoyed it though and I think if I didn't have so much going on in life or if I had a dog that was suffering from crystals in the bladder etc then it would be the food I would want to use as it does look better than anything else!
The dry, Sweep can be a bit of a picky eater but he enjoyed the dry also and they are decent sized biscuits so they can't just be inhaled and do have to be crunched which in turn is good for their teeth.
Dentastix - all of my dogs get on well with these apart from Sweep, they did make him sick and I am not sure why. I ended up giving them to my sheltie and my welsh sheepdog and they are fine with them. Possibly it may have been he was rushing them and not taking his time, I would like to have tried him on the Dentaflex as they are a bit harder to chew so he may have been better with these.
I did find that his stamina levels increased during the trial and now the trial has ended and he is back on a different food I have noticed they have dropped slightly. While he was on Pedigree he didn't seem to tire easily when throwing a ball or agility training however now he does tire a bit quicker as he did before the trial. Otherwise I didn't notice an awful lot of difference, he enjoyed his food more though! His coat was as shiny as it has always been. However you don't know what is going on inside, he may have been healthier inside but that is something we will never show because there weren't any outward signs that his health had changed. At the end of the day it does come down to cost and with three dogs to feed I couldn't afford to feed them all Pedigree. If you can afford it I would say go for it, it has changed my opinion of Pedigree and I really believe in the company in that they are trying to feed the good!
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