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PeterbiltDave

Start feeding your rescued sheltie the same food the shelter was feeding. Do sum research then pick a food & gradually introduce it by mixing it in w\the shelter food.
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nosaj

This site gives ingredient lists,analysis and ratings.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/index.php/cat/1

Wellness,Taste of the Wild,Innova,Orijen,Before Grain,Blue Buffalo are some names to consider.There are many more that rate well.Availability,price and your dogs health and wellness on the food are individual to dog and owner.
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rich

feed it the food from the shelter. do some research on foods and then gradually mix the new food into the old food over a two week period, maybe less. watch their poop, if it’s runny then lessen the mixture, if it’s firm then speed up the process. how much do you want to spend on food? how many times a day do you want to feed them. there are a lot of foods out there and a lot of different theories on how and what to feed them. there are premium foods out there, but you are going to pay a hefty price. i would buy the best food that you can afford. i’d also stay away of very cheap brands as you get what you pay for. the theory is the higher the price the more nutrition and less feeding, meaning your dog is using up everything in the food and it’s not all just fillers that’ll make them crap multiple times a day. i’d go with a mid level food like iams, eukanuba, or pro plan. i’ve fed my huskies and lab iams for a while, but i’m switch to costco’s kirkland brand because it’s actually better then aforementioned foods and about $15 cheaper for a 40lb. bag. i’ve also fed them blue buffalo, real pricey so stopped feeding it. you also want to change their foods every couple of months so they aren’t starved of any nutrients that may be missing from one particular food. blue buffalo is known as a holistic food, meaning it’s all encompassing of all daily nutrients, but like i said, you’ll pay more. my dogs are very active and i feed them twice a day and once or twice a week they get real chicken or beef, usually leftovers, so it’s not that much. i’ll also mix tuna in with the food and they loooooove that so much. they also get raw vegetables when i’m cutting them up for my own salads, so a premium food is not really required for mine. for one, a sheltie is not really in "the wild" so they don’t need "wild’ food. if they were they’d be eating raw meats which is not healthy. go to the following site and read the reviews on all the foods. if you can afford the premiums then more power to you, but i think you’d just be wasting your money when a mid level food is all you need with a few supplemental feedings of meat and vegetables. many active dogs do just fine on the midlevel stuff. check out the costco kirkland brand, it’s actually rated higher then many of the other brands and i believe they even have turkey and salmon.
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http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

cat & jo

If you have the time and the interest, you could consider home cooked meals. Here’s one site with dog food recipe: http://www.monkeysee.com/play/6572-serving-dog-food
This way, you pick out the content yourself and have complete awareness of quality of product.
If you want a dog food, consider something that has no recent history of recalled product or repeat recalls in the past years. Some to consider:
http://www.sojos.com/europa.html
Some dog foods are labeled "organic" or "holistic" but some of these have been recalled due to inferior gluten products that were in other foods recalled during the massive series of recalls that started some years ago.
Here’s a site to keep updated on recalled dog foods:
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/default.htm
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