Taste of the Wild?
Reading Sangmort's Awesome article, "New Dog Owners: Dog Food 101" (strongly suggest new dog owners read that thread in its entirety), has spurred our research *cough obsession cough*.
Still a year... or more (hope not) from getting our puppy and here we are putting together a list potential foods... sigh
We came across a great review of "Taste of the Wild: High Prairie" and are curious if anyone is using this food or has an opinion regarding it. The ingrediants list is enticing and grain free. http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/products/dogs/dry_food/high_prairie_canine_formula/
@Calia Thank you for the suggestion of re-posting our question.
Still a year... or more (hope not) from getting our puppy and here we are putting together a list potential foods... sigh
We came across a great review of "Taste of the Wild: High Prairie" and are curious if anyone is using this food or has an opinion regarding it. The ingrediants list is enticing and grain free. http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/products/dogs/dry_food/high_prairie_canine_formula/
@Calia Thank you for the suggestion of re-posting our question.
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You can always check out www.dogfoodanalysis.com
We are looking at puppy and adult formula foods that are "high quality" and available to us locally. They are: Orijen, Wellness, Merrick, Solid Gold, and Taste of the Wild. Interestingly enough, it is the small, idependently operated pet stores that carry these products and not the larger chainstores.
The store I go to for chews and treats for Mika are getting rid of all their Merrick food and have a 25% off on all Merrick items because they will no longer be carrying it. Either petco or petsmart (think it's petco but not 100% sure I rarely go to those stores) started carrying Merrick, so they decided to carry Timberwolf in place of Merrick. The store I go to got rid of Evo, Innova, California Naturals, etc. when the buyout happened with P&G.
I'm not sure if the ingredients of Innova/Evo have changed, but it looks like you aren't thinking about either of those brands. :]
The Pacific Stream is the pups favourite, but the Sierra Mountain gives Nola less gas. They do well on both foods and I will be rotating them to give a little variety.
For me, it is hard to find a food that will suit both dogs because of different allergies between them. Bella has major grain allergies and Nola has major chicken and pork allergies. And I free feed, so they both have to eat the same thing. Both of these TOTW formulas work well for both of them. Plus the TOTW is about $20 cheaper for a 30 pound bag than any other grain free food. Definitely wallet and puppy tummy friendly!
I had him on raw for the past year, but just transitioned him to The Great Life Buffalo. I'm totally into this food, and both him and Mei love it. I've never seen them go so crazy over food.
The small boutique I shop at has really good products, and I trust their knowledge to base my final decision on. I obsess a bit about Koda's diet. I want to make sure I'm making great choices for him.
Not to plug their store, but here's their list of products. I think it's a good starter for looking at food choices, http://www.wagsandwhiskerspetboutique.com/products.html
They do have Taste of the Wild.
I will probably try some new brand next time if I find something I like. I want to feed raw, but cannot at this time, which is why I chose TOTW. I have tried Orijen with succes on my shepherd, but it is SOOO expensive, so I wanted to try TOTW first.
By far, I have seen excellent results in all my dogs with Wellness Core. However, my dogs do fine on Taste of the Wild as well. My adult Shikoku male has Chicken allergies so he has to eat only the Pacific Stream formula and he does "okay" on it. I try to keep him on Wellness Core Ocean when concerning kibble (usually he'll have his own bag of food). My other 2 Shikoku do not have any allergies and do well on any of their formulas.
The only other food I've had luck with (both of them) is Natural Balance because of the limited ingredient diets they offer. Other foods I've liked (but had to forfeit for one reason or another) were from the Wellness line or Acana.
She doesn't like the fact that other kibbles are made in the same place and is afraid of other kibble getting mixed up and being put in bags. She feels it isn't a controlled enough environment to make sure the right kibble gets put in the right bags. So that is why she refuses to carry totw at her store. She told me if I wanted totw she would order it for me, but she won't put it on her shelves.