CANIDAE Grain-Free PURE Ancestral Fish Formula Freeze-Dried Raw Coated Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag

I was feeding our AmStaff the Canidae GF Salmon & Sweet Potato for over a year until he seemed to start loosing interest, and his poops became regularly soft... I thought this would be a higher quality alternative, but I was wrong! Our boy has been very interested in this food daily, but has thrown it up (partially digested) on three separate occasions now, so we’re calling it quits! At first we thought we didn’t transition long enough, but he’s been eating it for over 2 weeks at this point, and threw up all of it onto his bed at 10:30pm last night (after 6:30pm dinner!) Not sure if Canidae is making changes or what but we’re switching brands now. Would not recommend for a sensitive tummy I was feeding our AmStaff the Canidae GF Salmon & Sweet Potato for over a year until he seemed to start loosing interest, and his poops became regularly soft... I thought this would be a higher quality alternative, but I was wrong! Our boy has been very interested in this food daily, but has thrown it up (partially digested) on three separate occasions now, so we’re calling it quits! At first we thought we didn’t transition long enough, but he’s been eating it for over 2 weeks at this point, and threw up all of it onto his bed at 10:30pm last night (after 6:30pm dinner!) Not sure if Canidae is making changes or what but we’re switching brands now. Would not recommend for a sensitive tummy! … more

When I put my 65# boy through his paces every day, he gets a treat for each command done right. Most of his treats are soft, but I can also use a few pieces of his hard food for a command completed well, and now I am using these that way. I feed his meals in at least a cup of water, and after he's lapped up the moisture, I throw about an eighth cup of these on top of his food and he goes right for them. I am considering adjusting his diet to make this food a half of his daily meals.

I was hoping that this (more expensive than I usually would buy) kibble would act more like a treat for training for my dog than the food I put in the bowl. Well, he loves it! So this will last a very long time as I mix in other stuff for training treats like small pieces of hot dog (verrrrrrry high value!) , old cheese, pieces of apple, etc.

It took me a long time to find a quality food that both of my dogs do well on. This was it! My one dog stopped vomiting in the morning and both had shiny coats and healthy stools. I loved that it didn’t have peas and the first five ingredients were actual meat and meal instead of fillers. I was just told they are discontinuing the Pure Ancestral line. I rotate foods and always come back to this one so I am disappointed that it will not longer be available.

My lab Logan (allergic to everything but air) loves this food. Itching greatly decreased. Coat and skin beautiful.

My Great Dane was sick for over two months with constant diarrhea. After a friend recommended this food his diarrhea cleared up immediately. Merle has always has issues with food and his digestion and this has been the best for him.

My dog has been pooping less and in smaller amounts and she loves the taste of it

I researched several kibbles with fish. This seemed to be the cleanest.

One of my dogs has developed allergies to eight foods, mostly starches. I searched for a food that everyone would eat but that didn't contain those ingredients. Canidae was on the list and was one of the first dry dog foods I had fed my first dogs years ago. I went with it again, and am so glad I did. Both my lab mix and my pittie eat it like it's a treat (actually I do use it as treats on walks) and the lab mix is no longer scratching and licking himself raw.

My yorkies both had terrible food allergies when they were younger. I couldn’t figure out what was causing them to itch and their skin to be red and inflamed for so long but after some research I realized that cheap fillers in dog food could be the issue. Even some proteins, which are used too much in dog food, could become an allergy if all your dog eats is beef or chicken. After a lot of searching, I found this particular kind of kibble. It doesn’t have any grains! There are a lot of vegetables that are also questionable. Peas, for example, are known to cause kidney stones in cats and may not be good for your dogs either so I just steer clear of it. Potatoes also may lead to cardiac issues, My yorkies both had terrible food allergies when they were younger. I couldn’t figure out what was causing them to itch and their skin to be red and inflamed for so long but after some research I realized that cheap fillers in dog food could be the issue. Even some proteins, which are used too much in dog food, could become an allergy if all your dog eats is beef or chicken. After a lot of searching, I found this particular kind of kibble. It doesn’t have any grains! There are a lot of vegetables that are also questionable. Peas, for example, are known to cause kidney stones in cats and may not be good for your dogs either so I just steer clear of it. Potatoes also may lead to cardiac issues, though that was just one study, so take everything with a grain of salt. Still, I love knowing that all their getting from this kibble is wild caught fish. Once I switched them to this food years ago, they stopped all itching! The price is worth it to know they eat well and don’t have any more allergies due to their diet. I will never buy anything else! … more