Booster Dog Food Review | Rating

When you visit any retail store to buy a dog food, you'll be surprised at the different brands that are neatly packed and arranged on the shelf. Booster dog food and other foreign brands with proper product descriptions can be easy to understand but others can be confusing to choose. Without proper care, the confusion can lead you into buying the wrong dog food based on impulse. But before you buy any type of dog food, it's better to consider its health effects on your dog.

Besides, recent study has shown that dogs can act as an early indicator of toxic chemical exposure at home. If this finding can be applied to dog food then, the contaminants in some dog food can as well find its way into your home through your dog. This is because you share your home with your dog and also have a closely related genome with them. 

We carried out this product review because of concern for your welfare and that of your dog. We believe that by reading this review, you'll be more informed about Booster dog food as well as the benefit or harm it can cause if there's any. This will guide you in making informed decisions whenever you're confronted with different dog food choices. 

We carried out this product review independently to avoid conflict of interest with the manufacturer since your well-being and that of your pet is our priority.

What Is Booster Dog Food?

Booster dog food is an advanced formula that makes use of chicken meal as the first ingredient in the dry and wet food varieties. Both varieties are also very rich in vegetables.

It is a dog food brand produced by ZMF pet food and treats, a Florida based factory in the U.S.A. The company works with other leading pet food manufacturers, nutritionists and veterinarians to make many food brands such as Booster, OptiMAX, Balance, Multi Feed, Dr Cooper's, Wild Kitchen and over 30 different all-natural treats and chews.

Varieties of Booster Dog Food

There are over five varieties of Booster dog food products in Nigeria. They include:

• Booster Puppy
• Booster Sport
• Booster Chicken, Turkey and Carrots
• Booster Beef, Liver and Peas, and
• Booster Natural Chews.

This review will focus on the Booster dry and wet dog food varieties - Booster Puppy, Booster Sport, Booster Chicken, Turkey and Carrot as well as Booster Beef, Liver and Peas.

Booster Puppy Dog Food

Booster Puppy dry dog food is a balanced formula for your puppies. It is made with chicken meal as the first ingredients, egg products, fish meal, animal fat, vegetables, probiotic, Spirulina, rice, vitamins and minerals. It contains the following beneficial ingredients:

Vegetables (carrots, spinach and peas) which act as a source of protein and fibre.

Omega-3+6 helps in keeping the skin coat of your dog healthy.

Blue-green algae (Spirulina) act as a superfood.

Glucosamine and chondroitin Sulphate support joint health.

Chicken meal serves as a protein source together with fish meal, and egg products. 

Rice serves as a source of fibre, carbohydrate, protein, fat as well as vitamins and minerals.

Booster Sport Dog Food

This dry dog food is formulated for hard-working and active dogs. It has a high protein content of 32% derived from chicken meal, fish meal, egg products, etc.

The crude fat is about 20% and is derived mainly from animal fat and other ingredients.

Superfood is added in the form of Spirulina.

Chondroitin and Glucosamine help in supporting joint health.

There are vegetables, sources of fibre and protein

Omega-3+6, vitamins premix, minerals and probiotics are all used in making this Booster Sport dog food.

Booster Chicken, Turkey,Chicken and Carrots Dog Food

This wet dog food is made with animal by-products (4% chicken, 4% turkey) and cereal vegetables (4% carrots.). Chicken is the first ingredient in this wet dog food and provides crude protein while the vegetables act as sources of crude fibre, vitamins and minerals. This wet dog food has up to 80% moisture and is suitable for dogs of all life stages. 

Booster Beef, Liver, and Peas Dog Food

This complete and balanced wet dog food has beef as the first ingredient (4%), liver (4%), and peas (4%). The beef and liver chunks serve as sources of protein (7%) while the vegetables act as sources of fibre, vitamins and minerals. With up to 80% moisture, the dog food is also suitable for dogs of all life stages.

What Types of Dogs Are Booster Dog Food Meant For?

Booster dry and wet dog food brand can be enjoyed by puppies, medium and large adult dogs. They will be very useful in feeding active and hardworking dogs.

Is Booster Dog Food Expensive?

The prices of these products depend on the retailers and can be regarded as moderate. The price of 15kg Booster Sport dry dog food ranges from N32,000 to N35,000. The 10kg bag sells for N15,000 to N25,000 while Booster Puppy dry dog food (15kg) goes for N27,000 to 35,000.

The wet varieties (Booster Chicken, Turkey and Carrots; and Booster Beef, Liver and Peas) cost N500 to N700.

Booster Dog Food Rating

The ingredients in this dog food brand are of high quality and moderately above some average dog food brands.

Pros

• All the dry and wet food varieties contain no corn, wheat and soy which make them suitable for dogs with sensitivity to grains
• All varieties contain many nutritious vegetables which make them rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals.
• The two dry food varieties (Booster Puppy and Booster Sport) contain probiotics and superfood. 
• The Omega-3+6 in dry food varieties help in preventing excessive hair shedding and improve skin coats
• The wet dog food varieties contain no artificial preservatives.

Cons

• The two dry food varieties contain salt. Although there's nothing wrong with salt in dog food, some dogs with underlying health conditions may require low or no salt at all. This makes this food unsuitable for such dogs.
• The dry food varieties also contain artificial preservatives (Butylated Hydroxytoluene, BHT). Although this preservative has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as generally safe, concerns abound about its possible cancer-causing effects and reproductive defects on laboratory animals.

Conclusion

You will notice that Booster dog food is complete and balance based on the available nutritional information.

Besides, you can easily find and purchase them in retail outlets at moderate prices.

However, there is need for improvement on the dry food varieties by replacing the artificial preservative (BHT) with a natural one. This may lead to increase in prices since BHT is cheaper than natural preservatives and preserves longer.

Disclaimer: This review is for informational purpose only. It's not intended to replace the advice of your veterinarian. Always seek the advice of a professional on the choice of your dog food.