Farmina N&D Ocean Codfish & Orange Ancestral Grain Medium & Maxi Adult Dry Dog Food

I made this purchase for my two huskies. One of which has developed what looks to be the beginning of zinc deficiency. I have only had this food for two days so I will update my review as needed. So far my dogs LOVE it. From the opening, they were sniffing the food which they have never done. The only real problem is they are only picking out this food from their kibble (have to mix old during transition) so hopefully they don't get diarrhea. So far they are loving it.

I really wanted to like this food as the protein/grain/veggies/fruits are rightly proportioned when looking at a scientific pie chart. I also loved the fact that there were no peas or potatoes present in the mix to contribute to the percentage of protein coming from actual meat.... This was supposed to be my dogs forever food....However, I'm sad to say that it made both of my dogs extremely itchy, super dull coats, excessive dander and huge clumps of fur just fall out--and I know this is not just from the seasonal weather change because their previous food I fed them made them have beautiful coats all year round. You are what you eat...literally. If their coats are this terrible looking and lack I really wanted to like this food as the protein/grain/veggies/fruits are rightly proportioned when looking at a scientific pie chart. I also loved the fact that there were no peas or potatoes present in the mix to contribute to the percentage of protein coming from actual meat.... This was supposed to be my dogs forever food....However, I'm sad to say that it made both of my dogs extremely itchy, super dull coats, excessive dander and huge clumps of fur just fall out--and I know this is not just from the seasonal weather change because their previous food I fed them made them have beautiful coats all year round. You are what you eat...literally. If their coats are this terrible looking and lack luster I know they're not recieving the quality of food they deserve! Unfortunately, I will be switching and I hope I have given others some insight as to how your dog(s) might react to this food as well. … more

I really wanted this food to work for my pup, but it doesn’t. He sneezes a lot after eating it and rubs his face on the carpet. He also doesn’t like to eat it at all. He used to love his other food and will still steal all his friends food, but won’t eat his own. I’ve tried lamb and now the cod and he didn’t like either.

I have 3 adult dogs on this formula. One has severe allergies. We have tried so many dog foods and nothing has worked until now. He has solid poops, no hives and not throwing up anymore! My other two are doing great and have no issues! I have finally found something that works for all of my dogs and they LOVE the taste.

Tender Heart is a terrier mix rescue with terrible skin allergies. In addition to environmental irritants, she's allergic (BIGtime) to rice. So.....this food is a godsend for being a very high quality-controlled food that she loves with zero rice in it.

My yellow lab suffers from many allergies/sensitivities. This is the first food she’s truly done well on. Her coat is amazingly soft, her paws aren’t red and gross, and her poops are awesome (tmi sorry lol). I can’t say enough good things. It’s getting to the time of year where her environmental allergies flair up but so far they are a lot more mild than usual. Not having issues with the food she’s on is definitely helping.

My GsD has a terrible reaction to most dog foods. Loose stools, lots of itching, UTI’s, my husky gets ZRD if we don’t get a good quality fish food. Both did well on this food. I’ve known a few breeders that Fed to their pups and dogs for years and finally I found one that works for both my dogs. I think grain feee in thought is great but dogs do well on Oats too. And I notice much less poop which means more of it is being digested! So glad I made the switch!

We rotate the protein sources through the Farmina line of kibble for our two large dogs. The kibble in the medium/maxi version is a nice big size for them, about a nickel size diameter. Also, we alternate between the ancestral grain and grain free on a monthly basis. Within the Farmina line through Chewy, this is easy to do. Thanks Chewy!

My dog tends to have diarrhea from most commercial foods. She also has allergies to common ingredients. Tried this food for hahas, and she is doing really well on it. No diarrhea or indigestion.

In my opinion, Farmina is one of the best food brands on the market. I have a picky eater (standard poodle) who happens to be allergic to all protein except fish, and he loves all fish based Farmina foods. This is the first time we got Ocean Codfish & Orange Ancestral Grain flavor, and he devours this one. The benefit is that he has incredibly small and less frequent poop as a result of this food. I highly recommend. The kibble size is also great for a large dog.