Welcome to PT! I'm Erica, my pups are Gonzo, a 4 year-old Border Collie, and Fozzie, a 11 week-old CorgixHusky rescue pup. Bella is beautiful! I just love Chocolate Labs, she has gorgeous coloring. =)

Have you taken her into the vet since you got her? A check-up would be a good idea! If she is 16 weeks, has she recieved her final booster and rabies vaccination? If not, take her in for that and have the Vet look her over to be safe. UTI's can get nasty if not treated. I hope she feels better!

I definitely commend you for looking for a better food for her! Pedigree to BARF is a big, big step up. Raw diets are extremely complicated, though, trust me I'm going through transitioning myself! I recommend printing out all of the good information you can find (check out www.rawlearning.com) and reading up on books, plus talking to your Vet/a holistic Vet about it. Your Vet might push you towards the kibbles they sell, such as Science Diet and Eukanuba, because the average Vets tend to push kibbles because they have little knowledge about raw feeding. Until you research enough, buy some high quality kibble - Innova Adult (because she is a large breed), Innova Large Breed Puppy, Canidae (for all life stages, perfect for puppies), California Natural, Solid Gold, Wysong, and Natural Balance - are wonderful foods and can be found at almost any feed store or specialty pet store. Considering that Pedigree is mostly made up of fillers (check out the ingredients label: corn, soy, food coloring, preservatives, by-products, YUCK!) you should slowly start switching her over to a high quality kibble ASAP. You can continue to feed her half Pedigree until the bag is finished, if you wish to do so.

I hope to hear/see more about Bella! She is super cute, and I'm sure very fortunate to be in her new home.