Canola oil!!! Why? Everyone read the ingredients company’s love to add fillers and bad ingredients. So sneaky,

Canola oil!!! Why? Everyone read the ingredients company’s love to add fillers and bad ingredients. So sneaky,

As a new dog owner, I'm trying to figure out the best way to care for my dog. I was told to continue with the food she'd been getting so I went to PetSmart and there it was! I placed an order and it arrived first thing the next day. This is working!

I'll start with the good side of this food: It's affordable and our dog liked it. Alright, onto the bad: Our dog started presenting with a cough, bloating, and a resting breathing rate twice as fast as it should be. Took him to the vet, was deferred to an actual hospital. His heart is twice the size it should be, and he probably has a couple years left to live. Our dog is two. The vet says the food is almost certainly the cause of this as grain-free diets, as well as pea and lentil based diets (also present here), have been consistently linked to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The food itself isn't a one for one direct cause, but if your dog has any predisposition it becomes a major risk. Sorry, I don't particularly like doing reviews like this, or reviews at all. But our dog (pit bull/German shepherd mix) should have an expected lifespan of 10-12 years. His expected life span is now 6. I don't want anyone else to go through that. A link to an FDA article on the matter: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy

I'll start with the good side of this food: It's affordable and our dog liked it. Alright, onto the bad: Our dog started presenting with a cough, bloating, and a resting breathing rate twice as fast as it should be. Took him to the vet, was deferred to an actual hospital. His heart is twice the size it should be, and he probably has a couple years left to live. Our dog is two. The vet says the food is almost certainly the cause of this as grain-free diets, as well as pea and lentil based diets (also present here), have been consistently linked to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The food itself isn't a one for one direct cause, but if your dog has any predisposition it becomes a major risk. Sorry, I don't particularly like doing reviews like this, or reviews at all. But our dog (pit bull/German shepherd mix) should have an expected lifespan of 10-12 years. His expected life span is now 6. I don't want anyone else to go through that. A link to an FDA article on the matter: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy

She likes it!! My girl is so picky but she loves this food. Beef is her choice.

She likes it!! My girl is so picky but she loves this food. Beef is her choice.

Dogs love it and fixed the loose stool we were having with another brand.