Dog Food questionnaire

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Dog Food questionnaire
Topic Started: Sep 4 2009, 01:17 PM (87 Views)
Nic	Sep 4 2009, 01:17 PM Post #1
Competition Manager Posts: 2,685 Group: Competition Manager Member #484 Joined: June 20, 2007	Hope no one minds if I put a questionnaire I have put together for work on here? We keep thinking about doing our own label and I am trying to find out what peoples views are on choosing dog food....anyone who fills it out I would be very grateful and a big advanced thanks :) Dog Food Questionnaire How do you decide which food to choose? •Low price •Specific ingredients, E.g. To help skin problems, sensitive stomachs etc •Natural/Holistic •Advice from friends/Breeder/Pet shop staff etc •Advertised products •Other – Please state What price and quantity do you usually purchase? Would any of the following persuade you to buy a food? •Hypoallegenic •No unhealthy additives •Holistic •Gluten/Wheat Free •Price incentives •Flavour E.g. chicken or lamb etc •Packaging •Organic ingredients •Help for teeth, skin, bones From the above list what is most important to you? Do you look at ingredients/analysis carefully before buying a food? Do any of these ingredients persuade or dissuade you to buy the food; •Beet Pulp •Corn •Cereals •Meat & animal derivatives •Wheat •Maize •Poultry fat & digest •Added oils •Glucosamine Sulphate •Green tea extract •Probiotics •Meat meal •Added vitamins Does packaging matter? If so what attracts you/deters you to a product? Which food do you use currently? Edited by Nic, Sep 4 2009, 02:13 PM.



JRT	Sep 4 2009, 02:30 PM Post #2
Admin Posts: 11,986 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 30, 2004	How do you decide which food to choose? • Low price • Specific ingredients, E.g. To help skin problems, sensitive stomachs etc • Natural/Holistic • Advice from friends/Breeder/Pet shop staff etc • Advertised products • Other – Please state What price and quantity do you usually purchase? I normally buy enough for the week, or two weeks if I'm feeling flush! I buy Naturediet so I get it whenever I'm near a stockist. That's usually Pets at Home 20 miles away and it's 79p per pack there (but if I buy more than 5 they seem unable to count that many and under charge me :D ) Would any of the following persuade you to buy a food? • Hypoallegenic • No unhealthy additives • Holistic • Gluten/Wheat Free • Price incentives • Flavour E.g. chicken or lamb etc • Packaging • Organic ingredients • Help for teeth, skin, bones From the above list what is most important to you? Gluten/Wheat free as this seems to be what brings on Yoyo's funny turns! Do you look at ingredients/analysis carefully before buying a food? I have to, but I rarely vary from Naturediet/Chappie (though he's not overly keen on Chappie!) Do any of these ingredients persuade or dissuade you to buy the food; • Beet Pulp • Corn • Cereals • Meat & animal derivatives • Wheat • Maize • Poultry fat & digest • Added oils - Persuade! • Glucosamine Sulphate • Green tea extract • Probiotics • Meat meal • Added vitamins I buy the food I know works best for my dog, I don't tend to look at any others. Don't fix it if it's not broken! Does packaging matter? If so what attracts you/deters you to a product? Packaging makes no difference to me, though I don't like tins. The Naturediet packs are great as once opened they can be stored in the fridge with a bit on clingfilm over the top. Just wish they had peelable tops!



Linda & Fred	Sep 4 2009, 04:26 PM Post #3
Chatterbox Posts: 915 Group: Full Members Member #571 Joined: November 28, 2007	Dog Food Questionnaire How do you decide which food to choose? •Low price •Specific ingredients, E.g. To help skin problems, sensitive stomachs etc •Natural/Holistic •Advice from friends/Breeder/Pet shop staff etc Note - advice was from people who work with dogs and have done for many years. •Advertised products •Other – Please state What price and quantity do you usually purchase? I buy as trade, so ten cases of 18 packs at a cost of around £100 a time. I prefer this, as I can order loads and not have to keep faffing about. Before I ordered as trade I was getting 6 cases at a time anyway, direct from stockists (Nature Diet) Would any of the following persuade you to buy a food? No •Hypoallegenic •No unhealthy additives •Holistic •Gluten/Wheat Free •Price incentives •Flavour E.g. chicken or lamb etc •Packaging •Organic ingredients •Help for teeth, skin, bones From the above list what is most important to you? None of the above Do you look at ingredients/analysis carefully before buying a food? Yes Do any of these ingredients persuade or dissuade you to buy the food; •Beet Pulp •Corn •Cereals •Meat & animal derivatives •Wheat •Maize •Poultry fat & digest •Added oils •Glucosamine Sulphate •Green tea extract •Probiotics •Meat meal •Added vitamins I don't think I'd like to see any of those, written as they are, in a food I was feeding my dog. Does packaging matter? If so what attracts you/deters you to a product? I have to say it, but there are so few foods out there I'd feed the dogs that I can't afford to be picky about packaging. I'd rather have what ND already sell than a tin, but I wish they'd sell it in big packs as well. Beauty has 3 a day, so I get through loads and loads of the little tray things! My recycling has nearly doubled since I started feeding it, as using 4 a day for both dogs. What attracts me to a dog food is knowing that it's good, plain healthy food that the dogs enjoy. I dislike dry dog food and would never feed it again on a regular basis, although all these sodding plastic trays mean I may move back to Burns for a short while next time we go camping. It soaks really well! Edited by Linda & Fred, Sep 4 2009, 04:33 PM.



Tafia	Sep 4 2009, 05:37 PM Post #4
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 6,015 Group: Full Members Member #134 Joined: November 17, 2005	Dog Food Questionnaire How do you decide which food to choose? •Low price •Specific ingredients, E.g. To help skin problems, sensitive stomachs etc •Natural/Holistic •Advice from friends/Breeder/Pet shop staff etc •Advertised products •Other – Please state What price and quantity do you usually purchase? Bulk Would any of the following persuade you to buy a food? •Hypoallegenic •No unhealthy additives •Holistic •Gluten/Wheat Free •Price incentives •Flavour E.g. chicken or lamb etc •Packaging •Organic ingredients •Help for teeth, skin, bones From the above list what is most important to you? No additives Do you look at ingredients/analysis carefully before buying a food? Yes Do any of these ingredients persuade or dissuade you to buy the food; N/A •Beet Pulp •Corn •Cereals •Meat & animal derivatives •Wheat •Maize •Poultry fat & digest •Added oils •Glucosamine Sulphate •Green tea extract •Probiotics •Meat meal •Added vitamins Does packaging matter? If so what attracts you/deters you to a product? Not at all Which food do you use currently? Not sure that my questionnaire is particularly relevant as they have a raw diet BUT they do have prepared dog food on holiday - Butchers Tripe.



Nic	Sep 8 2009, 04:26 PM Post #5
Competition Manager Posts: 2,685 Group: Competition Manager Member #484 Joined: June 20, 2007	Thanks :)



zandd	Sep 8 2009, 06:11 PM Post #6
Moderator Posts: 23,512 Group: Moderators Member #48 Joined: February 5, 2005	Knew I'd forgotten something ..... How do you decide which food to choose? •Low price - only if special offer eg 3 for 2 •Specific ingredients, E.g. To help skin problems, sensitive stomachs etc - senior/light version •Natural/Holistic •Advice from friends/Breeder/Pet shop staff etc •Advertised products •Other – Please state What price and quantity do you usually purchase? Buy 2kg bags at £6.75,usually buy 2 bags at a time,also buy Naturediet/Caesar/JWB pouches to add variety Would any of the following persuade you to buy a food? •Hypoallegenic •No unhealthy additives •Holistic •Gluten/Wheat Free •Price incentives - on brand I currently feed •Flavour E.g. chicken or lamb etc •Packaging •Organic ingredients •Help for teeth, skin, bones From the above list what is most important to you? No unhealthy additives Do you look at ingredients/analysis carefully before buying a food? Do read them but only if a new variety or new product Do any of these ingredients persuade or dissuade you to buy the food; •Beet Pulp •Corn •Cereals •Meat & animal derivatives •Wheat •Maize •Poultry fat & digest •Added oils •Glucosamine Sulphate •Green tea extract •Probiotics •Meat meal •Added vitamins Highlighted would persuade,others dissuade or have no effect Does packaging matter? If so what attracts you/deters you to a product? I loved the Border on the JWB new variety and did buy it - but not because of the BT,because it's what I normally feed them anyway.It doesn't matter what it looks like to me at all as long as relevant info is clear and prominent Which food do you use currently? James Wellbeloved



dawnie	Sep 9 2009, 08:02 AM Post #7
Chatterbox Posts: 988 Group: Full Members Member #13 Joined: December 15, 2004	Dog Food Questionnaire How do you decide which food to choose? •Low price •Specific ingredients, E.g. To help skin problems, sensitive stomachs etc •Natural/Holistic •Advice from friends/Breeder/Pet shop staff etc •Advertised products •Other – Please state what the dogs enjoy and eat What price and quantity do you usually purchase? I buy a months supply at a time - just found cheap supplier at £11.95/box with free delivery Would any of the following persuade you to buy a food? •Hypoallegenic •No unhealthy additives •Holistic •Gluten/Wheat Free •Price incentives •Flavour E.g. chicken or lamb etc •Packaging •Organic ingredients •Help for teeth, skin, bones From the above list what is most important to you? No unhealthy additives/natural ingredients Do you look at ingredients/analysis carefully before buying a food? Yes esp as Milo cannot tolerate anything with seaweed oil in Do any of these ingredients persuade or dissuade you to buy the food; •Beet Pulp •Corn •Cereals •Meat & animal derivatives dissuade •Wheat •Maize •Poultry fat & digest •Added oils •Glucosamine Sulphate •Green tea extract •Probiotics •Meat meal •Added vitamins Does packaging matter? If so what attracts you/deters you to a product? Not really altho wish Naturediet packs could be opened easier! Which food do you use currently? Naturediet NOTE all those that feed naturediet - try www.petnetshop.co.uk - cheapest i've found and free delivery if spend over a certain amount - very very good service



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