Yet another vote for Fromm, a little expensive but never had a problem with our German Sheps on this dry food.

I don't want to wade into a dog food debate, but I will just leave this one bit of professional advice: please don't feed a grain free diet which substitutes peas and lentils for the grains, as they have been linked to dilated cardiomyopathy in several studies in both the U.S. and abroad.

Read more if interested: https://www.fda.gov/animal-vet...-hereditary-dcm-dogs

I've found that eating regular food is way cheaper.

Fromm Classic, purple bag
or:

DIAMOND NATURALS
LAMB MEAL & RICE FORMULA

Our border collie does well on both.

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The comments on different dogs needing different foods are spot on. Large breed dogs have unique nutritional needs due to their size. At present I feed Fromm feed. I suggest you research their brand.

Fromm and Ivet, mixed. The mixing is for variety for the dogs and on the theory that anything one brand is missing the other should have.

Nupro powdered supplement is added - the coats have benefited from that, especially the Husky's coat.

The dogs are a Malamute @90lbs and a Husky @65lbs.

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Victor

My last pup, Spark, developed IBS and was very food sensitive. His vet at the time prescribed dog food that was supposedly consistent from batch to batch. It was not, visually and in smell.

Fortunately, there is a Healthy Pet store two miles from me. We worked with them and landed on Nature's Logic. Dry and wet. Over the course of time Spark's IBS significantly diminished to the point of non-existence. I credit the food. Not cheap, but neither was the prescription food or the vet visits when IBS flared. YMMV but Nature's Logic worked for Spark and I. Spark is gone, but it was old age, not IBS that got him.

We've always had two labs running around here, and they all lived to a healthy old age. On the advice of our vet many years ago, we feed them Purina One For Large Breeds.

Of course, they supplement that with a few horse turds from the field, and anything else they think looks good. You never know how much of the world is edible until you take a lab for a walk in the woods.

We took our Vet's advice and started our 12 week old puppy on ProPlan.(he doesn't sell it and has nothing to gain if we buy it at the pet store) He also said for our breed it's best to stay away from chicken, so we went with salmon for awhile but changed to lamb and rice because my wife said the salmon was giving him bad breath.

I’ve been feeding the Fromm 4star which is the grain free for the last 20yrs. I have tossed in a bag of theirs that does have grain in a pinch

They make a variety of flavors which I rotate through each bag. Never had any issues. Dogs have always liked them all

They are a family owned company who doesn’t sell to any mass retailers. When petco or petsmart, (forget which) bought chewy they stopped selling through chewy. Only at independent pet stores which I do my best to support over any other.

My vet recommended Pedigree. Said it provides everything my dogs need and has never had a recall.

Purina Pro Plan, sensitive skin and stomach, salmon and rice.

115 foster dogs and 5 of my own, and it has not caused ANY issues with allergies or stomach.

Yet another vote for Fromm, and I’ll add 2 cents on the grain free thing. It’s a marketing ploy. Dogs need some *healthy* grain.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
Fromm Classic, purple bag
or:

DIAMOND NATURALS
LAMB MEAL & RICE FORMULA

Our border collie does well on both.

Costco - Kirkland Lamb & Rice (made by Diamond)

It's probably the same.

Our Ridgebacks get very excited at feeding time so I guess they like it.

We feed Jack and Boomer, our 80 lb Boxers, Chicken Soup for the Soul for large breeds. It is grain free.
We get 28 pound bags from CHEWY for anywhere between $40.00 to $65.00 per bag depending on which type we get.
We supplement it with 95% lean ground beef, organic ground turkey, boiled chicken, canned albacore tuna or salmon and occasionally some brisket or pot roast.
They also get lots of carrots, green beans and peas. Sometimes they get a bite of Buckhead filet when we are eating filet. Last night they each had a couple bites of scamp.
They are in no way spoiled.

Thanks everyone for the reply's and recommendations, I expect I was angry that the food had gone up. Our dogs like what were feeding now, not that I have a choice but I'm staying with my existing food. The dogs like what were feeding and eat every scrap plus it agrees with them.

Purina Pro Plan Performance for my two Boykin Spaniels.

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It all tastes terrible to me.

Add some gravy.

Get the stuff you add water to and makes its own gravy.