whats the story with eagle pack???

[Kendall Aliza]

For some reason I have noticed that if people are going to adamently swear by a food it is usually Eagle Pack, why is this?? I dont see how they are superior to other super premium foods. It seems like they have quite a few sources of grain, they have beet pulp kinda high on the list, they have brewers yeast (allergan), dried egg product, etc,.
Understanding labels is still new to me so I am not asking to start an arguement. I am genuinely confused. If I had to guess its the probiotics and other vitamins that are in the food that make is so much more special than other brands. But it doesnt seem to be better than other foods that have the probiotics and vitamins. Does this make sense?

[Grace Erick]

Kendall, I'm on the fence about this food, or maybe I'm not since I don't seek out their canned food for my dog.

I've seen people at other chat forums say they like the food because they feel Eagle Pack uses high quality meats and poultry, but as you say there is a good amount of grains and some forumulas mention corn twice in one formula. Ground corn is not supposed to be bad unless your dog is allergic or if there is too much of it in the food. I think I would rather seen rice listed 2nd and not corn as I think rice is healthier if you don't mind feeding a grain.

I also think it depends on which formula you are looking at. They have a canned tuna that I would not feed my dog since tuna is a high mercury content fish.

This is what they say about their chicken:

Our Chicken Meal originates in facilities handling chicken for our dinner table. Our Chicken Meal is antibiotic free and has no added hormones.




Okay, "orginates", but where or how does it end up? I feel the wording is very deceiving. I have read that foods will orginate from USDA facilities or from being human grade but somewhere along the way, it changes. Why don't they use the term "human grade"? I feel because it ends up not to be human grade or fit for our dinner table since it just "originates" that way.

They mention grain is naturally pesticide free, but grains can be kept in storage and that is where they may use pesticides for storing purposes. Why say it's naturally pesticide free and not just say it IS pesticide free. It seems their products start out good, but turn bad somewhere along the way.

Am I being too cynical? I don't like the wording at all.

Bye, Grace

[Rebekah Hartman]

I think Eagle Pack states that they don't say "human grade" because there is no standard for what such a claim might actually mean. They have some info on their website.

I also believe that they have two lines and only the holistic blend is recommended by the Whole Dog Journal. I think the holistic is their more top-of-the-line food and has better ingredients. This is the one (although they have several varieties within the holistic category) I've seen recommended most often on the different forums I've looked at.

Apparently a lot of people have had more success with Eagle Pack after trying different "super premium" brands, but I personally can't weigh in because I haven't fed it myself. It is on our list of foods we may try at some point, though.

[Rowena Fry]

Hello!
I remember that 'the list' on Doggie Door listed Eagle Pack HOLISTIC as a good dog food for adult maintenance. It didn't say anything about the other 'normal' Eagle Pack line, so I assume that it's not as good. Well, Eagle Pack Holistic is the only good brand from 'the list' that I can get ahold of easily in Hong Kong, so that's what we feed Gum Gum, and she's doing really well on it!