ORIJENGrain Free High Protein Dry Dog Food Puppy Recipe 4.5lb Bag

Fantastic product! Our dog has cancer at 8 years old and lost a lot of weight. I decided to try this puppy food and it not only help him regain some weight it also has given him the energy back that he had as a puppy.

I see a lot of negative reviews on here so I thought it prudent I add my $0.02The is an incredibly high quality dog food, probably one of the best that money can buy without going for freeze dried raw, wet or DIY. I have always fed my dogs Orijin over the years and they have always been active and had excellent body composition. I recently got a german shepherd corgi mix puppy and it was a no brainer, Orijin puppy formula. OF COURSE when you switch a dog to a new food, they’re going to have loose stools, especially if the breeder was using a poor quality food with a lot of filler. One of the great things about high quality food vs low quality food is that you have to feed about half as much for the same calorie density and they aren’t just craping monster poops of rice and useless fiber. Whole prey is not only more nutrient dense but it’s also a higher fat food that people aren’t used to feeding, this can lead to softer poops as well, but soft, not diarrhea. One of the things I do to help in the transition / seed the gut microbiome and in general is mix in a couple tablespoons of full fat plain yogurt mixed in with each meal, but other fermented foods like sauerkraut are great as well. And he gets basically no treats, I use his food for training. He has no signs of allergies (and I used to use fish formula to my poultry allergic dogs in the past, cycling through tons of brands before finding orijin) his coat is beautiful as he looses the puppy fluff and the denser wirey coat comes in. Skin, eyes nose clear, regular bowl movements and just growing like a beast. About to swap to Orijin puppy for large breeds as we finish this bag because I think I grossly underestimated his adult size. I love that there is such an emphasis on organ meats - natures super food, and fish which is excellent for breeds inclined to have arthritic or joint issues in the future.Anyway, I am team Orijin, not paid, I take the $100 hit monthly, but I will try to find it locally because when I had dogs before they had like a frequent buyer program when after so many bags you got one free and that does not happen with Amazon lol.

So this is my first time every writing a review on Amazon but I felt the need to share our experience. My wife and I adopted a 12 week old Plott Hound about 2 months ago. We got her from a humane shelter in our town and she was the runt of her littler. She was skinny when we got her but didn’t look “unhealthy”. Even though the new environment was a huge adjustment, starting out she had no trouble eating the middle of the road kibble I purchased from our local grocery store. This very rapidly changed about a week in when she got the runs really bad and started getting super lethargic and distant from her food bowl. This sent us researching as this is the first pup my wife and I have ever raised, we were led to big brands like “Science diet” and “Purina One”, so we tried them out and there was no change. She continued to lose weight and have constant stomach and digestive issues. That’s when I took to Reddit and found out the big name brands spend billions of dollars every year on marketing which is why you hear about them everywhere you go. But because of this they sacrifice quality ingredients and don’t really focus on your pups health. Cut to me finding a post telling a very similar story to the one I’m tellling now and recommending a brand I hadn’t heard of, Orijen. They talked about how Orijen doesn’t really market, they put their funds right back into their recipes and it shows. I can gladly say after reluctantly purchasing due to the cost, that little Rae is thriving. Within two weeks of making the switch she has gained 5 pound of pure muscle, her stomach issues are non existent, and for the first time she RUNS to the food bowl at feeding time. I know this is a super long review but if you stayed and read it all lemme tell ya, BUY THE FOOD YOU WONT REGRET IT.

My Bernedoodle puppy loves it. It’s expensive but still cheaper than raw diet. Feel good giving him something without corn or wheat.First five ingredients are meats.

It Seems like a good brand with good quality ingredients.!? So far, so good... But when you read some reviews, and search and research online, you come across websites claiming class action lawsuits and dog deaths and problems cited in these dog foods include Heavy Metal Toxicity specifically Arsenic, Lead, and Cadmium as well as contamination with Bisphenol A (BPA)? You see and hear stories about pets suffering from having potential link to DCM, according to the FDA?. Orijen Original Grain-Free dog food includes peas and lentils, ingredients the FDA has linked to nutritional DCM, a fatal heart condition, dilated cardiomyopathy.. Are these claims TRUE or FALSE!?.. I don't know. But with every brand of pet food, you will hear negative and real horrible stories and reviews. So far this was one of the best dog food brand, I could find.. If there is another brand of dog food that is BETTER (with limited or NO negative reviews), SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW!.. I know Orijen champion pet foods, have won many awards, with many positive reviews. Well, I also make homemade dog food, to be on the safe side!. UPDATED!, I am giving up on Kibbles! Pet start having bad diarrhea.. I am stressed, too much issues and doubt will these kibble food. I am going to have to start home made, I have no other choice!?