jbealer wrote:

Do you have a costco that carries nature domain? if not i think taste of the wild is the best cost effective grain free food one can get

2nd this. Brewer liked the ND Turkey and TOTW Sierra.

I'm a vet tech and know for a fact that vets know nothing about nutrition lol Puppy chow is like feeding your pup McDonalds every meal. I think that nature's domain is one of the cheapest grain free alternatives, and is a sister company to Taste of the Wild (TOTW). If you do decide to switch, keep in mind that they spray all the cheaper grocery store foods with fat to make them more appealing, so she may fight the switch, but in the long run she'll be much healthier

When I first joined the forum (a year and half ago) I knew nothing about dog nutrition and was feeding Mya Purina One Mind you, she was weighing 72lbs which is totally overweight!!! I asked my vet if the food I was giving her was OK and he said absolutely. My second question was if she was overweight and he said no, but that if she gained a few more lbs she would be. Now, I love my vet and I trust him fully, BUT he was definitely wrong in that situation!!!! I was so lucky to have found this forum because I was given a major reality check!! I switched her to Blue Buffalo Wildersness grain free and then eventually put her on reduced cal Wellness Core (per Jenns suggestion) and now she's down to a healthy 47lbs! So proud of my girl! Her coat looks better, she's much more active, runs around with Kody, and most importantly the limp that she would develop every once in a while is long gone!

TOTW is not expensive and I would be feeding it, but unfortunately Kody's tummy can't tolerate it. Not because it's bad, but he just has an ultra sensitive belly.