You can find Orijen for about $45/bag. One bag lasts me 10 days for 4 dogs, so for one dog it wouldn't be too crazy. Unlike Innova, there's no grains or potato or anything like that in Orijen.

I cannot feed raw to my dog with digestive issues and perianal fistulas, he cannot digest it. I just started him on the Pacific Stream Taste of the Wild grain free. Its a 25/15 formula and he seems to be doing ok on it so far but I never get too excited since he has only been on it 2-3 weeks. I think his allergies are a little calmer, he suffers horribly when he blows his coat every summer. He cannot eat any food with yeast, kelp, and alfalfa to name a few that are usually in holistic/natural foods.
Has anyone else fed this food? Have an opinion?
http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/products/dogs/pacific_stream_canine_formula/

Cathie Best

I think taste of the Wild is actually made by Diamond, who had alot of recalls and deaths in the past. I did not know they made Taste of the Wild until my breeder friend told me.

Taste of the wild is owned by a company that is still in lawsuits for recalls.
Check out the list that Ed has here for good kibble, and find one that fits your price range.
Without offending any members here that I doubt would ever do this, I wanted to add a word of caution about a lot of pet stores...
Many (Not all) THINK they know what they are talking about when it comes to recommending kibble. Many do not.
Last week I was picking up a bag of kibble for a training board that I have here now, and the girl that works at the store (small mom and pop organic only store) tried to tell me that she prefers to feed royal canin, a brand they don't even CARRY because it can be bought at walmart and petsmart for much cheaper than anything they carry. She also tried to tell me that it was no better or worse than what they have here, just less "snobby".
LOL
I have run into my fair share of idiots that work for great stores, but this is the first one that has made me laugh right in front of her.
Just mentioning it because if you read about a kibble here, then go to the store and someone tries to sell you on another kibble, well chances are that SOMEONE here has either tried it, found bad info and history on the company, read the label, read the lawsuit, whatever.
If it's not on the list that Ed has here, I wouldn't even bother trying to get it - no matter who recommends it.

I don't feed kibble at all, but someone recently asked for my opinion on the following food http://www.balancediet.com/ . I have not finished reading about it, but it is very interesting.

Shannon

 Quote: Shannon Reed

I don't feed kibble at all, but someone recently asked for my opinion on the following food http://www.balancediet.com/ . I have not finished reading about it, but it is very interesting.

Shannon

I didn't see the ingredients list. Can you link it?

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I cannot feed raw to my dog
Cathie Best

Do you know about Wellness Core, their new line with no grains and 95% meat? If you can manage canned, I would consider their canned to be one of the top in the digestible-for-dogs list. I would choose a protein source that has not triggered allergy reactions in your dog.

I know a GSD with perianal fistula, BTW, who does best on a limited-ingredient raw diet. I'm sure you know about the food-allergy connection. Have you considered a strict elimination diet to identify the allergen(s)?

The one I know has not had the elimination diet (despite urging; I think his owner is getting close to doing it), but he is finally on a novel protein source (protein he had never eaten), and the inflammation has decreased markedly.

Of course, he is on fish oil and E for the inflammation.

we feed a mix of raw & kibble. Our pups really like the kibble from timberwolf organics. http://www.timberwolforganics.com

Here's the ingredient link to one of the Balance Diet kibbles posted by Shannon. Scroll down to the bottom to see the ingredients.

Two sources of organ meat in the top 5 ingredients; avocado and garlic also in the ingredient list. Is this too much organ meat? Maybe not, since eggs are listed as the 3rd ingredient...

Sun-cured, not heat processed so beneficials and enzymes probably are more viable. (although I don't see any specifically listed in the ingredients)

They also recommend cold storage...

http://www.balancediet.com/Default.aspx?tabid=193

Uh isn't avocado toxic to dogs?