Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein, Natural Adult Dry Dog Food, Duck 24-lb

I just transitioned my 8 month GSD to the duck recipe. I was using Orijin Large Breed Puppy previously for the grain free/low calcium aspect. However, it was difficult to find and really expensive. After researching different brands, I found this one. Again, it is grain free and low calcium, high quality ingredients and about $10 - $12 less than Orijin! My dog transitioned very easily and really quite quickly. I was surprised she didn't have the loose stools that some have experienced while transitioning.In addition, I am finding that I am actually giving her less food than the Orijin. She is satisfied at 3/4c - 1c. With Orijin, she wasn't satisfied until she had almost 2 cups. I thought she was eating less because she didn't like it, so I added a few things to it and she would still stop at 3/4c - 1c.Her coat is amazingly shinny and I have found that she is shedding less.

The best. My female basenji (say fussy eater, fussy about sleeping arrangements, people, water and generally everything) gives it good reviews; bowel, burping and occasional inconvenient pooofs are cleared. Previously she ate a high end salmon food that did she not like.I have always free fed my Basenji dogs. Over eating is not an issue if the food is quality and available at all times, that being 24 hours a day. The dog knows what is needed. Zurie eats and drinks at 2 a.m., she may take a few pellets during the day, drink water but, clearly she likes to eat at 2 a.m. I sometimes give appropriate table food such as fruit, nuts, vegetables, fish, meat and bone but no grains. I know and love this breed and am very willing to pay for the best and most pure food to facilitate long life without illness. One invests in a dog; the best possible food will increase the life span and enjoyment of your best friend.JL Thomas

it has a pleasent smell unlike other products but it does not put some weight on my dog.

We've already used the Wildnerness chicken-flavor for a couple months and decided to switch to the duck (salmon next). This duck flavor is the same high-quality as the chicken we've already used. We've much healthier appearing and active dogs with a noticeably smaller quantity of very solid waste as well as a marked decrease in odor. Excellent product and rated very highly on REPUTABLE dog food comparison websites(top 2 - BB Wildnerness and Orijen). I decided against Orijen as the product is produced in Canada (USA product patron) and the protein is unnecessarily high in my opinion. The Blue Buffalo Wilderness has the best balance of nutrients and availability is an important consideration for our family. I've also used other good kibbles in the past like Canidae (so-so with an unwelcomed and spontaneous ingredient change) and Wolf King by Diamond(better but not as high-quality as BB Wilderness) and we've noticed a great improvement in our dogs' overall health. Very pleased with this product although a bit pricey for the quantity.

I purchased this first at the pet store, thinking I'd have my Goldens try it first, then continue ordering on Amazon if they loved it. They DO like it. However, my female Golden sometimes likes to "hoover" her meals. We have tried a few different dog foods with no issues in the past. I was surprised to see her eating this dog food one day, I watched her begin coughing and gagging, as if she had inhaled or swallowed wrong. After coughing for several seconds (sure sounded like it hurt to me) she proceeded to spit her dog food on to the floor. After regaining her composure, she ate what she coughed up (very slowly) and was hesitant to finish her bowl. She has continued to be hesitant each time I have fed her afterwards. I have never seen her act like that or have an issue with her food in that way.I want my dog to ENJOY her food.From watching my dog that day, I feel that some of the pieces are too small for a 50-60 lb./75-90lb. dog to consume and might have the potential to cause an unpleasant dining experience if they have a tendancy to gobble their food. If there was a large breed/small breed mark on the bag, please make it stand out more because I sure didn't see it.Good product- but you may want to rethink those tiny pieces.

When you buy a dry food, make certain the first meat ingredients were already dry when their percentage by weight was calculated. If it's not, the water is removed and it becomes a much smaller percent of the food. This doesn't quite do that because the first ingredient is duck but the second ingredient is meat meal. You can pretend it's a novel meat in there but once the deck is dried it's much lower on the list of ingredients. It's a good food, it's just not primarily duck based for the meat. Both of my pets have declared any food in this brand delicious. My Northern dog is typical and switches food for each bag, frequently with meals of other varieties thrown in. This passes her pretty good for the open bag appreciation level. She's not raving about it but she had a lot of specially prepared meals over Thanksgiving so the bar is really high.

We feed this to our miniature schnauzers. They love it, and I feel great about giving them food that doesn't have fillers etc that many other foods do.This product goes out of stock frequently in Japan so ordering in advance is recommended.