Can someone tell me if they find themselves feeding their dogs less of this food vs e.g. TOTW dog food, given its nutritional completeness?
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I feed our dogs a blend of Honest Kitchen and a quality dry food and probably feed them less. The Embark is fairly high in calories. Our vet noticed it too. It's a quality food, but it's caloric content should be kept in mind with your dog's activity level IMHO. BTW, we have been using the Honest Kitchen for over 2 years now. Good stuff.
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My Yorkipoo has been on Embark since he was 4 months old, he 10 months now. I do notice him eating better, than the dog food we were given when we got him. As far as less, I guess it depends on the dog. I would contact Honest Kicthen.com and ask them about there food. There very helpful, if you ask they will give you samples to try!
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I personally love it! It ranks very high on my list in terms of quality. I feed it to my German Shepherd (with s very sensitive stomach) and my Patterdale Terrier. Both love it and do great on it.
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The be honest, it's packed away right now, but to give you an example, I have an olde english bulldogg and it's difficult for him to eat out of it. It's smaller then I expected. I also have two German wirehaired pointers who did ok eating out of it, but that is due to their snout being longer. Depending on the breed (and snout), I'd search for a bigger one.
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none!! This is the BEST cat and dog food that you can use. It contains all good stuff.
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We have three litter mates. Feeding them can get pricey. We give them Costco dry food. They seem kinda picky on the wet. I also give them raw chicken and raw liver once in a while.
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1-2; it takes dogs time to adjust to this food (as any food), so have you changed your dog over very gradually? Are you giving too much? Also, I only use the chicken/duck/turkey combo, not Taste of the Wild, which may be too rich. It's a great dog food.
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I no longer feed that formula. I had to switch to Royal Canin Hypoallergenic food, due to my dogs allergies. Sorry I can't help with the ingredients to the previous food.
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On their website it says you should slowly introduce it to their diet. It suggests mixing in a small amount with their kibble for one or two days and then replacing one of their feedings with the honest kitchen food and eventually both feedings with honest kitchen. I'll be honest with you I did not even think about it when we did the switch and we went cold turkey from kibble to honest kitchen. I noticed two things when I did the switch first the dogs absolutely loved the new dog food but the second issue was that they were pooping more frequently because of the drastic shift in their diet. It's evened out now and everything is fine but I would recommend slowly introducing it. On their website it says you should slowly introduce it to their diet. It suggests mixing in a small amount with their kibble for one or two days and then replacing one of their feedings with the honest kitchen food and eventually both feedings with honest kitchen. I'll be honest with you I did not even think about it when we did the switch and we went cold turkey from kibble to honest kitchen. I noticed two things when I did the switch first the dogs absolutely loved the new dog food but the second issue was that they were pooping more frequently because of the drastic shift in their diet.... » Read More On their website it says you should slowly introduce it to their diet. It suggests mixing in a small amount with their kibble for one or two days and then replacing one of their feedings with the honest kitchen food and eventually both feedings with honest kitchen. I'll be honest with you I did not even think about it when we did the switch and we went cold turkey from kibble to honest kitchen. I noticed two things when I did the switch first the dogs absolutely loved the new dog food but the second issue was that they were pooping more frequently because of the drastic shift in their diet. It's evened out now and everything is fine but I would recommend slowly introducing it. « Show Less
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Yes, I feed my 2 dogs a 1/2 3.5 oz over dry food 2 xs a day. I have a 15 lb and 9 lb. the dry stays down if they get hungry but they never finish it. I go through one pack a day.
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Hello again...I went to their blog and here is the link to feeding instructions http://www.primalpetfoods.com/education/calc As I said, "It will cost you a bundle!"
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I trust Dr. Harvey to do what is right for companion animals, but I did ask for his opinion on the brown rice issue. Here is the response I got from Dr. Harvey's: Please be aware that organic brown rice constitutes only 4% of the total Canine Health formulation and makes up an even smaller part of the overall diet when meat and water are added. To give you further context, 4% of brown rice per scoop of Canine Health equals approximately 1 gram of Brown rice - which is 0.05% of one cup of brown rice. In recent tests by the FDA they found that brown rice samples contain approximately 6.7 Micrograms (One millionth of a gram) of inorganic arsenic in 1 cup of brown rice. (http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm319827.htm). This means that there would be about 0.03 micrograms of inorganic arsenic in one scoop of Canine Health - an extremely small amount. Additionally, the amount of brown rice in the Canine Health formulation is significantly below the FDA's acceptable range of brown rice intake, which they are not changing at this time. Dr. Harvey is researching our organic brown rice sources and we will be closely monitoring further scientific research surrounding this concern. We are being careful not to make a hasty decision,although you can be assured that we will not hesitate to make a change if we feel there is any danger at all and to reiterate, brown rice makes up such a small amount of our formula, we are certain it could not have any negative affects on a companion dog's health.
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My guy gets a cup of food a day and I order around 1x a month ;-) The food is wonderful, it might take a little bit for your dog to eat it, but after he or she gets hungry enough it will be fine. Just think it's like us going from McDonald's to Vegan and takes time to get used to. ;-)
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HI! I picked cookies that were 4% or lower in fat for my little dog but he would not touch them, so I gave them to a friend for their dogs. They ate them like they were starved. I believe if you will research online whatever you are thinking of feeding your little dog, you will find they list percentages of protein, fat, etc. That's the best I can suggest, other than calling the company by phone. Good luck! It's really difficult to find low-fat foods and especially cookies for dogs who need a low-fat diet.
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Would be difficult to come up with a percentage. By I have the bag right in front of me, and from what I can read just about every "food" source is identified as organic. That is, organic chicken, soybean meal, canola oil as a binder, peas, carrots, brown rice, cranberries, parsley,...on and on. Beyond that there are numerous vitamins and mineral additives for good health, iron, zinc, V-B, V-A, rosemary extract, lecithin, calcium, thiamin, V-D3, taurine, dehydrated lactobacillus, etc. etc. It's no wonder this food costs a few dollars more compared to the crap I see when I read even most of the "Science Diet" bags. All I know is that my 14 year old Siamese loves it, and despite being fed just four hours ago she's now up hear on the desk, lured by the odor only she can detect from another room. We've gone from frequent vomiting of fur and food here and there, to rare occasions - less than one a month. Who knows what I'll save on carpet cleaning supplies! Does that help?
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Sorry, I looked all over the can carefully and could not find that info. If I remember right, pet food products are not required to furnish that info. We have a very large standard poodle who has bloat problems so we only feed him grain free food....dry and canned mixed together. We have been using it for several years and have had no problems.
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Thank you for posting this. I didn't know that this was happening so I checked with the company. They did, indeed, confirm that they are switching to chicken byproduct meal, although they insist that they are using only "clean" byproducts. I do not wish my dogs to eat any byproducts at all so I will not be using this dog food any more. It's a shame that they feel they need to cheapen their great product to make more money.
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Who knows what is the right dog food ? The food you are using requires less food which might explain the weight gain so read the directions. For me it all comes down to what my dog will eat, and the reviews. If the dog will not eat it, why buy it.Something I feel the manufacturers have lost sight of is the taste. They are more concerned with marketing.You will have to be the judge on what works best for your dog. I think there is a fine line between $60 dog food which is what you are using and $30 dog food which takes care of the dogs nutritional needs. Good luck Who knows what is the right dog food ? The food you are using requires less food which might explain the weight gain so read the directions. For me it all comes down to what my dog will eat, and the reviews. If the dog will not eat it, why buy it.Something I feel the manufacturers have lost sight of is the taste. They are more concerned with marketing.You will have to be the judge on what works best for your dog. I think there is a fine line between $60 dog food which is what you are using and $30 dog food which takes care of the dogs nutritional needs. Good luck