Is pedigree good??? Something not too expensive sinceI'm not rich or anything I'm just middle class but I want to know. What do you feed your dog??? How do you know that is good?

start your dog one a strick diet only one type of dog food do not feed him any table food feed him only pedigree dog food it's the best

You know it's a good food if the first ingredients are meat Meals, rather than just plain meat (Chicken Meal, rather than just Chicken -- meats are mostly moisture, and will dry up during processing. Meals are primarily dry, meaning the food is truly meat-based, rather than grain-based, as they don't dry up as drastically during processing.) You also know it's a good food if it doesn't contain any fillers (ie, corn), by-products, or non-specific ingredients (ie, meat meal). It's even better if it doesn't contain preservatives like BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin. It's better to have natural preservatives.

The top brands of dog food include Canidae, Innova, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Fromm, and Solid Gold.

Cheaper (but good) foods include Nutro, Natural Balance, and Wellness.

Pedigree is not a good food -- the first two ingredients are corn and chicken by-product meal, two no-nos. Basically, anything that can be purchased at a superstore or grocery store has a tendency to be a not-so-good food.

I, personally, feed my dog Canidae (and yes, we're middle-class like you). The medium-large bag lasts my 80lb dog about a month and a half, and it costs $25. Considering how much we spend on our food monthly, I don't think it's such a stretch or budget-blower to buy our dog good-quality food.

Home cooked or Raw diet is the best, after that well your picking from the fast food of dog food.

Mountain dog is supposed to have a good raw food.

I worked at a kennel for 3 years and we were really serious about a dogs diet. Most popular dog foods, such as Eukanuba, IAMS, and Pedigree, have corn meal and animal by-product as the top ingredients. Corn breaks down into glucose for a dog, so imagine giving a kid nothing but candy all day, so over time all this sugar can actually lead to behavioral problems such as chewing, etc. because that dog has all that extra energy. Below is a link to the diet sheet we gave our new clients, feel free to look it over, ignore the stores you can buy the foods at, unless you're in the Austin, TX area.

http://www.dogboys.com/documents/dietsheet.pdf

If you can't find any of these brands in the store, or they're a little pricey for you, just look for foods that don't have corn, wheat, soy, and egg in them. You want to look for foods that have brown rice as a base, as it's the easiest thing for a dog to digest and it won't break down into sugar.

Look at places like Petsmart and Petco. These stores have a decent selection of good foods for your pet, as well as their rewards cards that let you earn points towards coupons and discounts on future dog food purchases.

I use a brand called Nature's Recipe. It runs about $22 for a 40 lb bag. Also, with the better food, you generally have to feed less, so you may be paying more, but you're feeding about 1/2 a cup less per serving. Check the label to see what it suggests as a serving for your size dog.

Good Luck!