Have you switched brands because of taste?

[Hondo]

I feed my 1 year old lab Loyall Active Adult. I have no complaints with the food. I just don't think that my dog likes the taste. I feed her 3 cups a day and she always leaves quite a bit food in the bowl. There are some days I don't think she even eats. She isn't losing weight but I don't think she likes the food.

Is this reason enough to switch foods or should I just feed it to her? I realize she will eat the food when she gets hungry enough, but should she be eating food that she likes better?

Have any other forum members had similar experiences?

-Hondo

[kninebirddog]

I find my dogs do not need as much loyall feed as they do other feeds if she is maintaining weigt and is active looking good be thankful you wont have to buy as much food

[Cajun Casey]

I've never found a dog food I cared for the taste of, so, "No."

They are dogs. They eat dog food. I buy it, so they can either come up with their own money or eat what's put in front of them.

[mcbosco]

I have never switched brands because I thought the dog didn't like the taste, but I have noticed some differences in palatability. Pro Pac and Blue Seal Pork and Barley are two of most palatable brands out there. They both have a very strong porcini mushroom smell and my dog will more eagerly (for him) eat those. Foods with sweet potatoes also rank very high on the palatability scale.

My dog will often leave food in the bowl when its warm out, nothing to do with taste.

I have yet to hear of a Lab that leaves food, so maybe she isn't crazy about it.

[ezzy333]

Recent test have confirmed the old theory that a dog has never died of starvation with feed in front of it. It also confirmed that some dogs will quit eating when they aren't hungry. And a dog that is in good shape isn't starving. Conclusion is look at your dog and if it is doing well you don't have a problem but if you can find a food it likes better and keeps eating when it isn't hungry you will have a problem.

Ezzy

[nanney1]

Over the years, I've fed a variety of foods and some different varieties of the same food. I found that when I fed Pro Plan, my dogs loved Pro Plan Puppy and Pro Plan Chicken and Rice. However, they were never enthusiastic about Pro Plan Performance. For whatever reason, they would never dive into a bowl of Performance, sometimes hesitating before eating. And more often than not, they wouldn't clean their bowls. With the Puppy and C&R versions they were always ready to eat and looking for more. Just something I noticed.

And of course, if you switch foods, your dogs will always seem to go crazy for the new over the old.

[markj]

I havent tasted it, but I have tried different foods and they always seem to like the PMI I use best. with the exception of any meat/rice comdination.

[GUNDOGS]

I figure the way mine love poop, no food should ever be an issue when it comes to taste ....ruth

[Hondo]

I figure the way mine love poop, no food should ever be an issue when it comes to taste ....ruth

Hahahahaha

-Hondo

[buckshot0074]

I have actually done 'taste test' with my dog. I get 2 small plastic bowls put an equal amount of food (different kinds) in each, and put them down call my dog in and see what one he eats first. Then do it again but switch the placement of the bowls. Each time he would smell each bowl before eating the food. I did this three time in about an hour an half, and my dog ate a different kind of food (first) each time, He did eventually eat both bowls of food all gone.

[Duckdon]

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[Winglish]

I have yet to hear of a Lab that leaves food, so maybe she isn't crazy about it.

My Lab won't touch Royal Canin for Labradors. He sniffs it and walks away. I got some free bags and I even tried mixing it in with some other food. He would methodically pick through the food and leave the Royal Canin nuggets behind. This is a dog who snarfs everthing in sight. He literally attacks a bowl of food.