With these 4 dogs, the 5 pound bag lasts about 5 weeks.

Marlin's eyes were producing "gunk" which collected in the corners. It wasn't actually tear staining as it was too thick to run anywhere. It just sat in the corner and built up a big ball of icky stuff.

The protein: my size dog (15 pounds), they recommend 4 ounces per day. I mix it up. Ground beef, ground turkey, chicken breasts ( no bones or skin; one breast feeds 3 of my 4 pups), canned salmon, scrambled eggs (1 egg per dog) So they get a variety. I prefer to cook the meat a bit (well, not the canned salmon!). The idea of raw is not appealing, to me.

The oil: they recommend adding oil, and again mix it up. I am using flax seed oil, hemp oil, and sesame oil. I used olive oil the first 2 days as that is what I had in the house. I also have canola oil, mix that in sometimes.

The purpose of the variety is 2 fold: to cover all the bases, and to avoid developing allergies.

Missing Link: you use so little, seems like a one pound bag is going to last me close to 6 months. It is a supplement, vitamins and minerals.

The Veg to Bowl is soft, yes. Sometimes I put in apple chunks (I have 2 that need high fiber diets).

I think I answered everyone!