tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post3746077457806113443..comments2023-12-31T03:48:13.578-05:00Comments on Life With Beagle: Merrick bought by Purina: The Pros and Cons of mergerslifewithbeaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951191178911920247noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-25889537077791933892016-06-19T10:34:11.175-04:002016-06-19T10:34:11.175-04:00when I first fed Merrick Whole Earth Farms all my ...when I first fed Merrick Whole Earth Farms all my dogs health issues went away, now 2 years later all of a sudden he has new issues so there is no need to speculate about whether the formula will change because it already has !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277678422784607187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-53323741078248880832015-08-31T05:48:07.328-04:002015-08-31T05:48:07.328-04:00I'm researching now. While I have the time. Me...I'm researching now. While I have the time. Merrick can still "claim" whole organic foods but will that be the truth? It's all about the almighty dollar here in the USA. Nothing to do with our actual pets. My scrying doggie water bowl vision is. Out sourced "whole meats" from countries like China. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-53530696021663997502015-07-27T17:19:25.249-04:002015-07-27T17:19:25.249-04:00I will Never buy Merrick foods for my dogs again.....I will Never buy Merrick foods for my dogs again....very dissapointed to hear Purina bought them out and will look into a whole new brand for my dogs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-55609239576833981842015-07-26T20:02:05.847-04:002015-07-26T20:02:05.847-04:00so sad. I am moving to Fromm. I will never trust w...so sad. I am moving to Fromm. I will never trust what a company like purina or nestle says the ingredients are. Check out all dog foods at dogadvisor.com Jotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357430947929218484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-22238417912312407652015-07-24T17:40:23.557-04:002015-07-24T17:40:23.557-04:00I agree w/ a wait & see approach. I don't ...I agree w/ a wait & see approach. I don't see Merrick letting their life's work go down the drain. I think big companies are realizing that more is expected of them in terms of high quality pet food & safer processes & QA. Its up to us to keep them (or get them) honest! Awesome post!!Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Themhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638529120659322412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-77584733177976777252015-07-23T11:42:17.790-04:002015-07-23T11:42:17.790-04:00I didn't know that until yesterday. But of cou...I didn't know that until yesterday. But of course I wasn't home to update. *sigh*lifewithbeaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951191178911920247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-69136564197105991702015-07-22T15:28:17.597-04:002015-07-22T15:28:17.597-04:00This is so disheartening for us. I'm not a fan...This is so disheartening for us. I'm not a fan of anything by Purina which means we'll be looking for an alternative to our moist food. Probably go back to Taste of the Wild. Very sad to see Merrick goes this route. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-58094533337995604422015-07-22T15:19:33.746-04:002015-07-22T15:19:33.746-04:00Disappointing is a good word for this. The financi...Disappointing is a good word for this. The financial pressures in the industry are huge, and the money is in the big companies, who are buying up the little ones.<br /><br />One note... Del Monte no longer owns any pet foods. They sold off their human foods and then renamed the rest of the business Big Heart Pet Brands in 2014. Early this year, Big Heart Pet Brands was bought by Smuckers, who now owns Milk Bone, Meow Mix, etc. We need a playbill to keep up with this stuff! Cats Herd Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571176442884334134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009262638280150202.post-59160872420166498862015-07-22T12:22:08.118-04:002015-07-22T12:22:08.118-04:00Excellent post! Thank you for sharing!Excellent post! Thank you for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435996813072478843noreply@blogger.com