Quote Originally Posted by Freedom View Post
If I remember right, you feed your dogs in kennels -- I mean, they are separated, right?

Could you do the raw for the 3 that were doing fine on that, and keep the others on the kibble? I mean, there is no rule that says all the dogs in one household have to be fed the same food, right? Many folks (me included) do that because the dogs have access to each other's bowls.

Sorry to read Taste of the Wild didn't work, as I've just bought a HUGE bag of their High Prairie formula to try on my flock. Used it for 3 days now an they are taking it fine.
It's good to hear that they're doing well on it. I know many people who have had great success with TOTW... it just happened not to be a good one for me lol. Until i found the DVP LID, we did have a variety of dog food... i was just so stoked about the ingredients list being tollerable for the whole crew because it is so much simpler lol.

Quote Originally Posted by maquignon View Post
I suggest you give Blue Buffalo another try, but be sure to make the transition slowly. It is much more nutrient dense than the other two and your dogs need much less. I suspect that you overfed them on the BB. Calories per cup for fish and sweet potato are: 360 for Taste of the Wild, 394 for Natural Balance and 440 for Blue Buffalo. So a moderately active 100 lb dog would need about 1900 calories per day. That's 5 1/4 cups Taste of the Wild, 4 3/4 cup Natural Balance and and 4 1/4 cups Blue Buffalo. Gas and diarrhea are signs of over feeding.
This is interesting to read, i mean about over feeding leading to Gas and Diarrhea. I've always associated it with difficulties breaking down certain ingredients. Does anyone else have an input on this subject? Now, you've gotten me intrigued Well, we can't necessarily stick to the feeding instructions on the back of the bag all the time. Just like humans, dogs have different metabolisms, and activity levels. My 50 pound pups are getting about 4 3/4 natural balance and they still could stand to pack on the pounds, but that is strictly based off of their activity level.