The wave of consciousness about health and what we put in our bodies extends more than just our species. Dog owners are also becoming more and more aware of the number of chemicals their canine pets ingest daily. Since dogs always eat more or less anything you place in their bowl, it’s absolutely up to you to be the responsible dog owner and feed your dog nutritious meals.
With this in mind, many dog owners have turned to Victor Dog Food, a choice that has become popular throughout the country for a number of reasons. In this review, we will take a look at this brand in further detail.
Victor dog food is produced by Mid America Pet Food LLC. This small company is based in Texas, which is also where the pet food is manufactured in their custom-built facility. Apart from dog food, they also produce Victor branded cat food products and horse feed. Victor has its roots as a brand name sometime in the mid-1940s; however, the goods available today has only been in existence since 2007.
In the span of Victor’s existence since its inception (2007), the dog food company has not had any publicly 
reported recalls for any incident whatsoever. Checking both their online presence and FDA recall database, both Victor and even Mid America Pet Food has a clean record.
Victor gives consumers a fair selection of what it calls “Super Premium” pet food. They usually make dry kibble but have lately combined a small range of wet, canned food. Blends appropriate to target many nutritional requirements are available, including a lot of grain-free blends.
Victor Dog Food – Ingredients and Sources
Victor reports putting only the necessary ingredients in their food to ensure that nutrition is their primary priority. With most of their ingredients sourced locally, Victor produces good products with high-quality ingredients that are free from corn, wheat, soy, gluten and most GMOs (genetically modified organisms). These products make it good for those mindful of what they’re feeding their dogs. Victor does not add extra chemicals in their formulas, such as unnatural colors, flavors, and preservatives.
Protein
The majority of Victor’s ingredients look to include three meat-based constituents in the first five ingredients, which is good. Each of Victor’s recipes (except for Yukon River Canine, which contains salmon) contains beef meal as their main protein source. While this ingredient may look unconvincing, it is a meat concentrate that contains nearly 300% more protein than fresh beef.
Fats
Victor contains good-quality, named fats, which include chicken fat, flaxseed, and canola oil (used in the Yukon recipe instead of chicken fat). These all give your dog the nutritious fats that help keep her skin and coat healthy, as well as giving her a good source of energy.
Carbohydrates
Victor’s regular recipes usually have two of the following carbohydrates sources: grain sorghum, whole grain millet, feeding oatmeal, and whole grain brown rice. These are all healthy, whole grain sources of carbohydrates for your dog, which has a lot of fiber and vitamins. Victor’s grain-free recipes have sweet potatoes and peas as instead of grains. These are both premium grain-free alternatives, as they not only provide carbohydrates but also has lots of antioxidants as well. Most of Victor’s recipes have moderately low levels of carbs. In the regular, lower-protein formulas, however, the number of carbs can rise to almost 50% due to the addition of more grains.
Victor Dry Recipes
One of the things that I like best regarding the Victor Brand of dog food, is the number of recipes available to dog owners. The number of recipes offered give the pet owner a number of options when choosing the best fit for your pooch. Let’s take a look at a few of these choices below:
Victor Hi-Pro Plus Formula
- Contains high levels of protein
- No corn, wheat, soy or gluten
- Suitable for small, medium and large breeds
- Easy to digest
- 5 Pound Bag ($9.50) 15 Pound Bag ($22.75) 40 Pound Bag ($48.00)
- Click Here To Check Out The Hi-Pro Recipe
Victor Yukon River Salmon & Sweet Potato Grain-Free
- Suitable for all life stages, puppy to adult
- 76% of the protein provided from this recipe comes from fish
- No corn, wheat, soy or gluten
- Easy on your dog’s digestive system
- 5 Pound Bag ($11.73) 15 Pound Bag ($31.00) 30 Pound Bag ($57.00)
- Click Here To Check Out The Yukon River Salmon Recipe
Victor Active Dog & Puppy Formula Grain-Free
- Contains multiple proteins from beef, chicken and pork meals
- Peas and sweet potato provides a source of healthy nutrition
- Suitable for puppy to adult
- Grain-free and gluten free
- 5 Pound Bag ($11.00) 15 Pound Bag ($28.00) 30 Pound Bag ($54.00)
- Click Here To Check Out The Active Dog & Puppy
Victor Senior Healthy Weight
- Contains healthy protein and fat levels to help your senior dog remain healthy and energetic
- Grain-free and gluten free
- Highly digestible recipe to assist in the sensitivity issues with the senior dog
- Formulated with vitamins and minerals
- 5 Pound Bag ($10.50) 15 Pound Bag ($24.75) 40 Pound Bag ($52.00)
- Click Here To Check Out The Senior Healthy Weight Recipe
Victor Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice
- 68% of the protein supplied from this recipe comes from meat
- Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids as well as Vitamin E that gives your pet a healthy and shiny coat
- Grain-free and gluten free
- Highly digestible and easy on the immune system
- 5 Pound Bag ($8.50) 15 Pound Bag ($21.50) 40 Pound Bag ($42.50)
- Click Here To Check Out The Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice
Victor High Energy Formula
- Formulated for high energy dogs
- 79% of protein supplied from meat and poultry
- Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids as well as Vitamin E that gives your pet a healthy and shiny coat
- Grain-free and gluten free
- 5 Pound Bag ($9.50) 40 Pound Bag ($43.25)
- Click Here To Check Out The High Energy Formula
Victor Grain-Free Countryside Canine Chicken Meal & Sweet Potato
- 76% of protein provided with poultry and fish
- Great for dogs allergic to grains or glutens
- Optimum balance of protein, fat, fiber and carbohydrates
- Antioxidant-rich sweet potatoes that are high in dietary fiber and great for digestive health
- 5 Pound Bag ($11.50) 15 Pound Bag ($29.75) 30 Pound Bag ($56.50)
- Click Here To Check Out The Grain-Free Countryside Canine Chicken & Sweet Potato
Victor Canned Recipes
Although the Victor brand does not include a wide variety in the canned or wet recipes, here is a list below to give you a number of options. Simply click on a specific can below to gain further insight on each specific recipe.
My Final Thoughts And Opinion
In conclusion, with all things considered, Victor has an extremely comprehensive collection of dog food products that offer many choices for the responsible dog owner. The collection has enough alternatives in terms of flavors and nutritional requirements for you to choose which is best for your dog.
In reviewing this product, I was more impressed with what these recipes don’t contain as I was with what the recipes do contain. I strongly believe that ingredients such as corn, wheat, soy, and gluten serve little to no nutritional value and have no place in our pet’s diet.
I also like the amount of healthy protein associated with the Victor product as well which is essential in providing our four- legged companions with a source of quality energy. In addition, the Victor brand accommodates dogs throughout their life cycle (puppy to senior) which eliminates the process of transitioning from one brand to the next.
Finally, I give this product a: 4 1/2 out of 5 and one I would strongly consider.
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