Hi Sharon, welcome to Pet Talk!

Lily sounds like a sweetie, and smart too as she is trying her best to train you and guilt you into th stuff sh wants, ha ha haaa.

Here is a link to dog food ratings:
www.dogfoodanalysis.com

Click on REVIEWS in the menu across the top. Then scroll down (dry kibble is at the top, canned is lower down). If you try the 4, 5 or 6 star foods, you should be good.

Have you tried Spot's Stew by Halo? I make it myself, and my flock of fluffs go crazy for it. I mix it with Taste of the Wild kibble, the Pacific Stream formula.

I'm not sure what you mean by Cesar's being rich, as I'm not sure it is high in protein. But with bichons, that is what I have to watch; they react to a high protein content, and develop protein itch. I recently switched from Taste of the Wild High Prairie formula, as that was 35% protein and my dogs were itching like crazy. The Pacific Stream is just 22% protein and . . . NO MORE ITCH! I also need a grain free food for my dogs.

Hope this helps!