20 Best Farm Dogs For Protection (2023 Updated)

Unfortunately, my dogs didn’t like this kibble. My Rusty is a 6 year old AST, 85 pounds & he has never been a picky eater. He has Never left food in his bowl, but he wasn’t interested in this food. I honestly think his disinterest had more to do with the small size, the smell(lack of) & the texture of the kibble bites than the quality of the food.

I bought the senior kibble for my Chelsea, 12 years old, 55 pound APBT & she also had to be repeatedly coaxed into trying the kibble. Her top front teeth are somewhat worn down from years of chewing on beef bones, sticks, wood decks, fences & furniture 😉.

When some of tiny kibble pieces fell out of her mouth, she nudged them away with her nose & walked away from the bowl. Both of my dogs are now eating different Hill’s prescription diets (large dry kibble & canned) based upon their individual health needs.

I still can’t believe we have to request prescriptions from a Vet in order to purchase a specific dog food, but I’m trying to do what’s best for my dogs. Based upon the reactions from my two large dogs, adult & senior aged & who are definitely not picky eaters, I am disappointed with my purchase.

I can’t recommend this food especially for large breed dogs who typically eat large sized dry kibble. I’m very pleased that you are ethically/humanely producing high quality dog food & was willing to pay more to feed my dogs to support a company like yours, but they both didn’t like the Senior Recipe or the Grass Fed Beef Recipe.

Sorry.

I’m a pet sitter so I see TONS of different food brands with all my clients but I noticed one of my clients using Open Farm and her animals had great body composition and poop, this is important. I’ve raw fed for years but due to life being crazy I miscalculated my last order and needed to supplement with kibble to make it to the next delivery.

I got the Pork and the Salmon flavored kibble and both my younger girls have done great on it. I got the freeze dried for my older girls with more allergies and my 17 yr old JRT loves it. She hated all kibbles and that’s why I switched to raw years ago because of her allergies and skin issues and being so picky and she loves her raw but now she demands some of both in her breakfast, 6pm dinner, 8pm whatever’s left in the dinner bowl, and then a little 10pm snack.

And who am I to deny the queen of the house anything in life. I recommended the food and sent a baggie of it home with one of my clients with a picky eater and he inhaled it and she placed an order and now another boarding pup was having tummy issues on her food and her mom asked me for a suggestion and I told her we’d try the freeze dried and let me tell you, I’ve been keeping this dog for years and this is the most energetic and playful I’ve ever seen her and she’s a 10yr old catahoula who normally chills and stays to herself.

I just emailed her mom a 5 min video of her playing with my dogs in the yard. That has never happened. I truly believe it’s the change in food. My older girls have already requested that I put the Pork freeze dried on autoship so I will be doing that soon.

First, it took me MONTHS to discover a kibble that worked for my now 8 month old 50lb Ridgeback/Pitbull baby. At 3 months, she was originally on hills science large breed chicken puppy food until I discovered she has a bad chicken sensitivity.

We moved to merrick beef & sweet potato but still didn’t solve the issue… Then we tried OpenFarm beef & ancient grain. There was a slight improvement but nothing consistent. We moved away from ancient grains to see if just beef would help.

Again, improvement but no luck. I was adding pumpkin and boiled egg whites and OpenFarm beef broth to try helping bad tummy issues. Then she got what I believe was giardia (the worst!) and with everything thing going wrong, I researched lamb and venison benefits.

With the venison option being a little too much for my pocket, we tried OpenFarm lamb. At first I figured it was making things worse! Her poops were terribly watery at times. She was on an antibiotic and probiotics at the time.

That’s when I began adding oatmeal to her kibble. After that, VOILA!!! Improvement! We are now only using the lamb kibble with an added tablespoon of cooked oats and water to soften. Her poops are consistently FIRM and healthy! No more bad tummy issues.

I’m afraid to try any other dog food based on how bad things were so we’re gonna stick with what’s working for us. I am SOOOOOOOO happy the bad tummy phase is over (knock on wood) as it was racking up the vet costs.

If you are having stomach problems with your fur baby, and even beef isn’t cutting it, I certainly suggest the lamb dry dog food. Anytime I prep her food she sits waiting. The aroma definitely grabs her before hearing the food hit the bowl.

I hope you find a healthy option that solves your pups problems!.

My pup, Becker, is a 10-year-old Jack Russell mix who became quite ill with GI problems several weeks ago. Like so many, his early history is a mystery because I adopted him when he was 5 1/2 years old.

At the time he was morbidly obese with a host of issues as a result of severe neglect of his overall health. Since then, we’ve been on a journey. The issues from those days are resolved and he is literally half the dog he was, now weighing in at close to ideal for his size.

He has reached a really good level of fitness, but of late I was sensing something wasn’t quite right and considered changing his food as he moved into this new chapter of wellness. His becoming ill was definitely a prompt to do so immediately.

This was opportunity to take his recovery to the next level by reworking his diet once again for this stage of his life after all of the hard work he’s done to become healthy. I dove into the research and decided upon Open Farm’s Senior Recipe.

YAY! Winner Winner! Perfect Dinner! Becker is absolutely thriving on the dry food and broths, plus he’s crazy about the dehydrated Surf & Turf! We’re happy campers around here and look forward to being long time customers of Open Farm.

Thank you so much for the effort and conscientiousness you put in to creating these products. Becker and I are so grateful! Woo Hoo!.

I normally feed Acana to my Treeing Walker Coonhound, which my she will do back flips for. I got irritated when their packaging changed to being sourced worldwide. I couldn’t get any of my questions answered when I asked if anything came from China.

That’s a red flag. I found this brand listed on a blog and thought, whoa, this fits the bill. That’s where the excitement ended. Getting her to actually eat this food was not fun. I had to put her canned food into the kibble, which I don’t like doing.

That is always a separate feeding for her. She disliked this food to the point that if she found any of these little kibbles, she spit them all over my floor. Yikes! Doesn’t end there, it almost made her eat her own feet off!!! I’ve never seen a reaction like this.

This dog is a garbage hound that doesn’t have issues with food and devours anything put in front of her. I had to do a super fast transition to Orijen and risk gi upset just to save her from infected feet.

Within 3 days into doing an emergency swap, she has completely stopped eating her feet. I couldn’t even donate the bag to anyone because I was scared they would have issues as well and I’d feel guilty.

I fully recommend getting a sample or trial size first to be sure you are not going to be out $100 if your pet cannot tolerate it.

I bought a 4lb bag of every recipe to try. Unfortunately they won’t eat it! They are usually on raw but now they are 14 and 17, they are getting fussy and I wanted some other options to have on hand when they have those fussy days.

They like Ziwipeaks (freeze dried), Acana and Orijen (lentils) sometimes, and I’ve tried Firstmate (potatoes) but I wanted to try something without all the lentils or potato, so went for a Quinoa mix.

I’m obviously not a dry food/kibble buyer, so can only compare to the ones mentioned above. After using the above mentioned, I expected on opening the bag to be hit with a good smell but of the three bags I opened, salmon, chicken and beef, there wasn’t much of a smell and they were very similar.

I transitioned and mixed with the other dry food I have and they ate around and left Open Farm. I have tried but after a week of them leaving and then trying, and me thinking they may decide they like it, they have officially refused and my one dog even pushes the bowl away with her nose.

I loved the idea of the product and the humane farming and wanted to support that idea but if they won’t eat it, then it’s not for us. I guess it’s possible that the quinoa gives off some odour that they don’t like.

There was a bit of grass eating and very slight tummy upset, so maybe quinoa doesn’t suit them, as they have tough stomachs on raw and this was unusual to see. When I tried them on Ziwipeaks, Acana and Orijen while on raw, they never had any issues, so I can only think of the quinoa that’s the possible culprit.

Freddie is a rescue who for the past year has been getting home cooked meals with a very good kibble. He was known to be allergic to chicken,beef and dairy. Hewas overweight and out of shape. After resolving myriad anxiety issues, getting his muscles toned and some fat melted off him he suddenly went into full-blown histamine reaction after eating any kibble: all his histamine glands went into overdrive and he started shredding himself.

After a couple of months of this I desperately searched on-line for a food that had minimal ingredients, without a mega-nutrient mix that created the possibility of many allergies, with novel protein and grains.

He was doing well eating fresh salmon, white fish, eggs, sweet potatoes and all kinds of greens. He now gets to finish off his cooked meal with a bowl of Open Farm salmon / white fish and is a very happy boy.

He looks great, has stopped chewing, licking and scratching himself. I look forward to introducing lamb back into his diet in the future.

The hellobark open farm pet dog food is high quality dog food but also an expensive type of dog food. All the ingredients in open farm are all natural and hormone free non-GMO fruit or vegetables, my dog has a very sensitive stomach the littlest things can turn her stomach so when I found this brand, I was excited to try it and see if it would benefit my dog and help her eat and feel good about eating.

Most dog foods have random ingredients that can hurt an animal and cause liver failure, the good dog foods are always going to be pricey you can tell what dog food is good or not by the price as well as checking the ingredients and reviews.

It Is very common for pit bulls to have skin problems, and this also goes along with their diets, the healthier it is the happier your dog will be and healthy. Some pros to hellobark are they have full transparency, no antibiotics and have a wide dog food range for different dogs and the only con I can say about this brand is that it is expensive.

You must research dog foods and determine which food if right for your animal. Open farm has made my stress go down because I do not have to worry about if this will upset my dog or not, I can officially say hellobark is an amazing brand and I would recommend it to anyone who has a dog.

Canidae was originally recommended by our first dog’s breeder 17 years ago as a top choice of dog food to use. She raised AKC Austrailian Shepherds and well known in our area as a top show dog breeder.

She fed her own dogs with the All Life Stages. Our Austrailian Shepherd lived to be just over 14. She was absolutely wonderful, 100% healthy, energetic, intellegent, a beautiful coat and never an upset stomach.

Much of her health, other than an active lifestyle, came down to great nutrition. Our newest Aussie is also being fed with Canidae and when we ran low and tried a new substitute of a popular brand, she snubbed it.

She could not wait to scarf down what she was missing. So clearly the taste is there. It’s a great brand, good value and even better for those who have multiple dogs and those with dogs of differing ages.

We live on family acreage which includes another Shepherd and she is also on Canidae. Makes it easy.

So I’ve been using this brand since 2012. I was initially attracted that they used only human grade ingredients. This has since changed. They no longer advertise that, and have a whole blog entry on their site about how using human grade ingredients isn’t that important.

Recently noticed my pets’ coats are not as shiny. Came on here and read reviews, saw the reviews about food dust etc. Wow! I’ve noticed the food dust too. So I wrote Canidae and told them that we are all noticing a formula shift.

I advised them they should improve the quality of the food and that I am personally willing to pay MORE for a higher quality food so please start using human grade ingredients and mark the price up a bit if needed.

Got a formulaic “sorry your pet is sick” copy and paste customer service response. Wow, Canidae — is your dog food making so many animals sick you just assume that’s what every message says? That’s.

sketchy.

This dog food is fantastic. WHolesome ingredients, no rubbish fillers, lots of quality supplements including probiotics and good healthy main ingredients. I never notice any problems with the dogs when they are fed this stuff like I with many others (eg skin, ears allergies) and it’s already a reasonable price when bought in bulk but I always manage to be able to get it on special of some kind to make it even more affordable.

I willingly pay extra for my dogs health anyway. I highly recommend it. The main reason it doesnt get 5 stars is that it does have a few too many carbs and its not Aussie made. But it has no wheat & peas are not a main ingredient so those are more important to me.

We have three big dogs, two full-blooded German Shepherds and one Shepherd/Husky mix. We had been feeding them, what once was, a quality brand dog food. After noticing a change in them and their eating habits we decided to change brands.

We did our research, Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Adult Dog Food was listed as a highly rated brand. Meals at our home are at designated times, due to our fur-family’s dislike over the obvious menu change of the last brand, we decided to feed them the moment we came home with the 30 pound bag.

Once we opened the bag, we were nearly tackled! We poured out the recommended amounts, by weight and let them eat. They emptied their bowls of 4 cups of food as if I had given then prime rib. It’s been almost a week now and the physical changes are already noticeable.

Their coats are starting to shine again, their become more playful, their stools are noticeable smaller and firm, and most importantly, my nine year old GSD seems to be more alert. True, this brand is NOT the cheapest (it equates to a dollar a pound) BUT, after this transformation, I think the results is well worth the price.

The first 5 ingredients are “Deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, oatmeal, barley”. That’s so much better than some other options out there on the market. My husky loves her blue buffalo! She had an issue with loose bowel movements and when we switched to this they are now normal.

I also love that it includes fish oil which means it has omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids to help my growing pup with her eyes, joints, cognitive function, skin and coat health. It is a little rough on the wallet, but you get what you pay for sometimes.

I will add, my puppy loves this specific kind (chicken and brown rice) but her dad doesn’t like it at all (but does like the other blue buffalo dry foods). I’m still doing my research on healthy options in terms of healthy puppy growth, ingredients, and wallet friendly options.

But so far, this is my go to.

Was using Best breed for large dogs for quite awhile, then suddenly I would get a bag and my girls poops got really soft, ordered another bag and poops went back to normal. Then another bag and my girls wouldn’t eat it, another bag and they ate it right up.

So I decided to take them off large breed and try this one. First bag was good, then second bag loose poops, 3rd bag no issues at all. Then just received another bag and immediately bad poops and a lot of them.

Nothing else had changed with them or their treats. I tried a little experiment. I had some food still left over from bag 3, so gave them it and poops immediately went back to normal. Then I tried the most current bag again, and immediately poops went all soft and they had 3 times as many that day.

I can’t deal with inconsistency, so I am changing foods.

Currently fostering a dog who did not have a good stool from the beginning. The first couple of weeks we chalked it up to intestinal parasites and whatever street food he had been eating, but when it didn’t clear after all of the medications and solid regular diet I did some research.

Found a recommendation for this brand from a (GS owner) neighbor and gave it a try. KinnyCarl took to it right away and I didn’t even try to blend it in; I just immediately switched him over. The stool we were dealing with couldn’t have been any worse anyway.

Within three days he was normal. I would certainly try it again if I had any dog with a sensitive tummy. Currently on auto delivery as I continue to foster so highly recommend!.

My boy has been eating Hill’s Diet food products for most of his life. He was eating Prescription Diet Metabolic and Mobility for a few years, but feeding time was always a chore. He wouldn’t want to eat it unless topped with boiled chicken breast pieces or canned prescription diet food.

It was expensive enough that I hated wasting food (because he’d eat around it), but as it was prescribed, I didn’t want to not follow his vet’s orders UNTIL there were “supply-chain problems” and that food became extremely expensive and unavailable.

I took advantage of that inability to acquire the more expensive prescription diet food and switched almost very abruptly to this slightly-less-expensive food. It’s the only time that I’ve seen him eat dry food voraciously just for the taste of it since he was an actual puppy and ate to please me.

He’s five now and knows what he wants and has no problems expressing himself when he’s not happy. This food makes meal time less stressful. I love hearing him crunching on his dry food, but I also know that I can trust the brand for healthful and nutritious meals.

At first, I worried about abandoning the prescription diet because it has the added supplements for his arthritic joints. But these newly-formulated options also have the Glucosamine and Chondroitin that the vet recommends and, just in case this formula has less than what is recommended for therapeutic levels, he is still taking the supplements with MSM as well.

That, he does to make me happy; he eats this food out of pure joy. Is it the Lamb and brown rice? I don’t know. All I know is that I am not throwing away food anymore.

My senior dog gained weight and was having constipation issues. Even senior formulas have too many calories for her. My vet recommended I put her on a diet food of my choice. Not only would this help her loose weight, and keep it off, but the extra fiber would help her constipation troubles.

For me, it was a choice between this and Purina Pro Plan. I choose this food as it has about 300 cals per cup as well as having a good fiber content. Simply cutting her portions down more wasn’t helpful as she would simply be consuming too little nutrients and feel hungry.

My dog loves the taste of this food. It seems to smell ok to me (for dog food). This food will make your dog have massive poops, but that is great for my dog who needed the extra fiber. Her issues were beyond pumpkin.

After a transition to this food she is very regular. My dog has lost weight after one bag. She is currently almost 3lb down. She wasn’t massively overweight, but her ideal weight is probably about 62-65 and she was a hefty 70! Weight loss in animals can be slow, but even a few pounds makes a massive difference.

She already looks leaner and has more desire to excersize. I’ll probably keep her on this food long term once she is healthy and bump up the serving size to maintenance.

This dog food had bugs in it. I actually saw this warned by others online in reviews elsewhere but thought maybe it was due to that site’s unairconditioned warehousing so I bought through Target. But no, mine also had bugs in it.

I had immediately placed this closed bag entirely in an airtight container and sealed it up for a couple of days while finishing another bag of food. When I unsealed to use this bag, the container had a bunch of dead bugs outside of the sealed bag that were trapped in the sealed container, the bugs had suffocated because the container was airtight.

So the sealed bag is not airtight, and the food itself is contaminated. The bugs are small flying things larger than fleas, not sure what they are. But they are fully a part of the Blue Buffalo ingredients at this point, see for yourself by putting the closed bag in an airtight container before opening the bag.

No I do not recommend, probably Blue Buffalo also is spraying for bugs in addition to having bugs, so I would avoid.

My dogs are intermittantly active so I wanted something that could help them maintain their weight when we aren’t super active. We have tried other brands but those gave them infections in their ears and itchy skin.

This remidied both of those problems. My golden retriever however doesn’t like the small green kibble in the mix so she takes a mouthful, spits it on the floor and eats the larger kibbles. The little green kibble is very hard which is why I am not giving this a full 5 stars.

Aside from that it has done its purpose.

I received a 4 lb bag of Castor and Pollux Organix grain-free senior recipe dog food to try complimentary for my senior dog. This dog food is made of organic free range chicken, no corn soy wheat chickpeas or lentils, it says that it’s nutrient-packed with a superfood blend, and it has glucosamine and chondroitin to help support joints.

I have two dogs that are about 60 lb each one of them is 7 years old and the other one is just over 14 years old. My older dog does have a lot of joint issues and arthritis. Because of this I do try to give him a dog food that has glucosamine and chondroitin in it or we will supplement with the glucosamine tablets.

The size of the dog food is really small almost like a puppy food size. They remind me of the size of bunny poop. There’s no weird smell to the dog food it actually smells pretty normal. I’ve tried several different brands of dog food for seniors and it’s always been really difficult to get my dogs to eat it even when I mix it in with their food.

When I first give them this dog food I did mix it about 25% of the Organix with 75% of the regular dog food and then over the next few days I mixed a little bit more and so it was more of a 50/50 mixture.

At first they would pick out the dog food and put it on the floor but then by the end of the week they were eating it like they didn’t even realize it was there. Because it was just a 4lb bag and they only had it for a couple weeks I can’t say that it was really helpful for joint health yet.

I think I will actually purchase this again just to see what the results are and to see if it helps my old man. Overall I will say I am happy with it. It didn’t cause any diarrhea in the dogs and they seemed like they liked it after the first couple days.

Price-wise it is fairly reasonable comparative to what I purchased now for 4 lb bag on chewy. com it’s about $17 whereas a 10 lb bag is approximately $47.

I received the Castor and Pollux Organix Grain Free food to test for my dogs. I have two dogs who are great food testers because one is a picky eater and the other will eat anything but has a delicate tummy.

This food was a hit for my picky eater. He really loved this and because it’s a chicken based formula it doesn’t smell as much as the salmon based foods he usually eats. He usually loves a smelly food so the fact that he ate this so readily was impressive.

This food was also a hit with my delicate tummied eater, but it didn’t agree with him. Typically we feed him fish based foods because they’r gentler and while this wasn’t terrible for him it proved to be a little too much for his tummy on a few occasions.

This food is easy to find in stores which I like and if you have a dog with grain sensitivities this may be great for you. Cost wise it is in line with other premium, healthy dog foods which I appreciate.

I also like the size of the kibble. It’s not too big or small so any size dog can eat this. If you have a dog with grain sensitivities and you want a healthy food this is a great option. If your dog has a delicate tummy I would say try this but keep in mind that based on what your dogs sensitivities are this may be too much for them.

I think it’s a great option to try though and has healthy ingredients for your fur babies. I would recommend this.

I wanted to start off by thanking Influenster for this complimentary gift for my babies. 😊 Okay, let’s get into the full review. So, my doggies are both Yorkshire Terriers. One is a Teacup and the other a Toy size.

My teacup is the pickiest eater, she will not eat any type of dog, so I was excited to try because I literally have full bags of dog food that she just will not eat. My other baby will eat anything honestly, it is really rare when he doesn’t.

I immediately knew he would love it. I opened the box with them and they both wagged their tails in excitement which was already a good sign. I opened the bag and I saw my teacup smell it and pull back, after a few sniffles she started eating the food and liked.

I was so glad I thought it would last only for a day or two and she would go back to her way of not eating anymore but it has been about a week or two since I have the food and she enjoys it! I am so happy I will totally order more before I run out.

😂 I think the ingredients are pretty awesome they are great choices and very nutrient for my babies. I love how it’s organic as well. Honestly, in my opinion it smelled like dog food but it was not that strong scent of dog food.

I would totally recommend this to another pet parent and especially to the ones with picky eaters. I hope my review can help you out in chosing your baby’s next meal. 😊.

Our rescue Weimaraner Pitbull mix pup, who was extremely emaciated, has done extremely well on this food. She is now up to a healthy weight and maintaining eating Dr Gary’s Best Breed. Her skin, coat and teeth are very healthy.

Most notably, her coat is soft and shiny, looks and feels like velvet. Our vet was unfamiliar with the brand and recommended we switch to Science Diet, which we did not do because of bad experiences with SD in the past.

We stayed with the recommendation of the rescue we got our sweet pup from, and so glad we did. I would highly recommend this food to anyone looking for an excellent quality food. Our pup loves it and gives Dr.

Gary’s a 5 paw rating!.

We have a 13 year old dog with allergies and had been using grain free food for years. We went to a new Vet and they told us that using grain free food was actually bad for dogs hearts. We actually hadn’t seen alot of changes with the grain free and his allergies, so we were willing to try something new.

The Vet told us it’s usually the beef or chicken, not the grain so we switched to the Salmon based food. Within 2 weeks our dogs are already seeing better results, our senior dog is having less ear build up than he has in years.

He isn’t shaking and itching all the time and isn’t miserable with his allergies. We love Dr. Gary’s food and this just made it that much better for our fur babies!.

When our medium golden doodle was 7 months old, he began to develop periodic diarrhea and would go through bouts of loose stools. He was eating Fromm with chicken for puppies. Switched to Purina Pro Plan, first with chicken then with salmon, but really did no good.

Our vet recommended Royal Canin and Science Diet. When I went to buy some, a knowledgeable locally-operated pet store owner suggested that we try Dr. Gary’s Coldwater Recipe (new name for Salmon with vegetables).

During the last 2 months, our guy has been fine. Zero digestive issues, firm stools, and he loves the food. I would highly recommend Dr. Gary’s – food produced by a family company in Ohio using quality ingredients and no garbage fillers.

I have a five year old Australian Shepherd who is notoriously picky – we have been feeding him “ultra premium” food from the pet store as it’s the only thing he will eat. I slowly introduced this into his diet and he loves it.

I looked at the IAMS bag versus the bag of food we were feeding him and I was surprised to see that the IAMS was actually better. IAMS had real lamb, no filler, no artificial preservatives, natural animal protein and complete and balanced nutrition.

Not to mention the fact the other food cost three times as much for a smaller bag. I love my dog and want him to have the best and sometimes I automatically think that means more expensive- in this instance that’s not the case.

We are switching to IAMS and I would definitely recommend other pet owners at the very least compare labels. You might just be surprised.

Iams was doing a vet checkup challenge where you’d be reimbursed for getting your pet his yearly checkup. The timing was perfect because it was his time to get checked and though this is not his regular food (Purina ProPlan or sensitive skin one is) I figured I would buy the lamb one since Purina Proplan has been out of the flavor for a while.

If my dog didn’t like it then I’d donate the other bag. Well, turns out he enjoys it and it doesn’t bother his stomach or skin. So, I also asked the vet at the checkup if this brand was OK to feed him? He’s previously mentioned Purina, Royal Canin and Hill’s science.

He said yes! So what’s not to love? I saved money on his checkup and I discovered a new brand that my vet approved and has the flavor my dog likes! Thank you Iams for my dog’s checkup, and sorry for overlooking you in the past.

I bought this food based on the great reviews and similar ingredients to our usual dog food but it didn’t work out for our sensitive pit mix. It just didn’t agree with her even though I did an extremely gradual switch from her other salmon dog food.

The first day, she had bad diarrhea all evening. She uncharacteristically wanted to stay outside and went to hide behind bushes in the yard. When I got her to come inside, she hid in dark rooms she never goes in.

She also had an accident in the house. (She’s never hid before or had accidents as an adult. ) I had started with 1-2 tbsp (very small percentage of her total meal) 2x/day. When I saw her upset her stomach was not resolving, I held off a day or 2 then resumed at 12-14 pieces of kibble per meal but could never go higher than 25 morsels because she felt so bad.

One night she was breathing extremely fast which the vet said is what they do when feeling bad or distressed. As soon as I stopped this food, the diarrhea stopped. I guess her stomach is just really sensitive.

She’s back on the other brand made for sensitive systems. If you have a sensitive dog, I recommend trying a small bag first. I gave 1 star for taste, as the dog didn’t mind the flavor.

I had originally started my big pit mix rescue on the diamond naturals skin and coat formula, which he loved. The kibble pellets were small, ball shaped, they fit in a slow feeder toy that he loves, and it was a good smell, as far as a dog is concerned.

But when I got our boxer pup, who also ended up being over 90 pounds, I decided to go ahead and switch them both over to a large breed food when I switched the boxer off of his puppy food. The Diamond large breed formulas are completely different, both lamb and chicken.

The kibbles disc-like, much bigger and flatter, they’re lighter in color, which I don’t know if that makes a difference, they dont seem as dense, and they don’t seem to have much smell either. It must be a little like eating cardboard pellets.

Even the rescue, who will literally eat anything, will actually leave breakfast until dinner and then finally eat it. He never does that! So sadly I’ve had to start looking for another brand.

I work at a Central Bark doggy whole care facility and our company swears by Stella and Chewy products. My pup has tried everything from Wild Weenies to Meal Mixers alike. I was very excited to try this kibble as I had heard many good things about it and the ingredients list was superb! However, the first day of transitioning my pup to Stella and Chewy’s Raw Coated Kibble, my dog refused to eat the ¼ cup I added to his regular kibble.

I watched him intently to see if he would enjoy it because he is a ferocious eater and eats mostly anything but had been getting bored of his regular kibble. He was clearly struggling to eat this kibble because it is so hard.

He could barely chew it when he tried and eventually just ate around it. Even though I bought the smallest bag, I still dished out $25+ for this kibble and now have an entire opened bag that only has ¼ cup taken out that my dog cannot eat.

My dog is not a senior either, he is just under a year and has strong healthy teeth. I’m sure that the oven baked process adds some extra harness to the kibble but after trying to break a piece of kibble myself, I found it extremely difficult.

Winnie the Poodle has a sensitive tummy. She’s allergic to chicken and can’t tolerate extruded kibble. She does better with lamb instead of beef. Oven baked makes it so much more digestible and nutritious.

We love that it has good grains with no peas or other fillers. We top it with Koha lamb with apples mixed with a little canned pumpkin. Winnie loves it and thrives on it. The Lamb with Wholesome Grains is often hard to find so we are so grateful that we can get it auto shipped through Chuck & Don’s.

My 3 year old Morkie used to vomit almost once every week and have (what we think) stomach pain. At that time, he was taking Gastrointestinal Royal Canin (he was known for pancreatitis and Royal Canin was recommended by his Veterinary) However he still had digestive problems (vomiting) while on the Vet food.

I decided to give Stella and Chewy’s (Raw Coated Kibble Grain Free) a try. At first I had mixed the old food from the vet with the Stella and Chewy’s one. But the 2-3 days later my dog would only pick the Stella’s kibbles from his bowl.

He now has more healthy stools and is vomiting a lots less! Usually it would be 1-2 a week and since we switched I think it happened once in 2 months. Honestly get away from the grains! They have a high glycemic index and your dogs really dont need sugar.

I try to give my dog the most « raw » but affordable kibble from the pet store and I don’t regret it. It’s even a cheaper than the vet’s food.

I tested this food with my 5 dogs – three 150 pound livestock dogs, a golden retriever and an 8 pound shih tzu. They have all taken to it quite well. One of my livestock boys always had a sensitive digestive system and for five years I’ve had to treat him for diarrhea and he always had a messy bum.

This is the first food that cleared up that condition. He has not had any diarrhea or messy bum since switching to this food 3 months ago. I’ve tried different foods, including prescription vet food, but nothing worked until giving him Red Barn’s Grain Free Land.

I’m shocked and so pleased with the results. Due to all the controversy regarding grain free, I do supplement with a taurine powder. If your dog has bowel problems, you might give this food a try.

my 10 month old norwegian elkhound loves the beef cheek rolls. She could chew them all day , so I have to hide it off & on during the day. She likes the grain-free sky recipe food. I also want to thank you for letting me know that this recipe is better for her at her age.

I had originally ordered the grain-free land recipe, which you did inform me I should use when she is 12 months old due to some ingredient which is not in the puppy one. I also like the 5 -four lb. paks, as I am 76 years of age which makes it easier for me to handle one bag at a time.

I will definitely continue ordering from your company. Thank you for your dedication to keeping our pets safe while staying healthy. Grandma Coyle.

It seems to be a good food and my dogs eat it happily. They are not fussy eaters, though. I am now feeding to just my young female as I continue to assess the new food. My only noticeable issue with the food is that it produces large stools.

I have actually reduced her meal amounts and still the stools are much larger (but firm) than on the Victor Beef and Brown Rice formula. So, my thought is there is more filler in the Red Barn product.

I am not sure that the value is there to continue to feed your product on a regular basis. Victor, 40# runs $35. 00. RB 22# is $52. 00 discounted online. I think I will try the air dried as a topper instead of continuing the kibble.

Dr. Marty Shine & Luster for dogs has changed my dogs lives for the better. They are more content and not scratching all the time. My younger dog Otis, (Lab) had itchy rashes on his legs and paws. They are gone and he is a very happy dog.

My older dog Doc (Lab) is like a puppy again. His mood is better and he also his a very happy dog. Their coats are thick and shiny and everyone who sees them remarks on how beautiful they are. Thanks Entirely Pets for giving me a cost friendly source for Dr.

Marty Shine & Luster!!!.

Delivery was quick and price was cheaper than directly from Dr Martys. Mercedes has terrible allergys in Spring and summer months. I have great hope this will stop her licking her paws and the white vaseline consistancie discharge from her eyes and her constant scratching in the warmer months.

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