Wellness CORE RawRev Wholesome Grains Ocean Recipe High Protein Dry Dog Food

My dog, Nico loves the freeze dried fish dog food. I have never seen him get this excited for dog food before. He seems to not be able to get enough of the freeze dried pieces and there are a lot of them in the bag, many more than there are lamb pieces in the wellness lamb recipe. I read that some find the smell to be offensively strong, I didn’t notice a fishy smell to it at all.

Last year I adopted a dog from my local shelter. While at the shelter she was fed a low quality brand filled with by products and corn. When I adopted her they gave me a bag of the food she had been eating. I don't really like feeding my dogs low quality kibble, but unfortunately every time I try to switch her to a higher quality food this dog breaks out in itchiness and severe hot spots. If I put her back on the cheap low quality kibble her hot spots go away and itchiness improves. After much searching, vists with her vet, and lots of trial and error, I tried this stuff and so far so good. I'm still only buying small bags cuz it's only been a month, but I am cautiously optimistic. I haven't Last year I adopted a dog from my local shelter. While at the shelter she was fed a low quality brand filled with by products and corn. When I adopted her they gave me a bag of the food she had been eating. I don't really like feeding my dogs low quality kibble, but unfortunately every time I try to switch her to a higher quality food this dog breaks out in itchiness and severe hot spots. If I put her back on the cheap low quality kibble her hot spots go away and itchiness improves. After much searching, vists with her vet, and lots of trial and error, I tried this stuff and so far so good. I'm still only buying small bags cuz it's only been a month, but I am cautiously optimistic. I haven't noticed a bad or highly pungent fishy smell like other reviewers noted. I feed her this with a topping of instinct raw boost skin and coat health. I also use supplements wysong addlife and solid gold seameal supplement. … more

Those complaining about fish smell? A food that has a lot of freeze dried raw fish is going to smell like fish. It is not a bad smell. It doesn't smell strong as long as you keep your food in a seal container or reclose the bag by opening one corner for a measuring cup and folding down several times and hold with a large chip bag clip. Reduces oxidation of fats for any dog food. My dog has extra pep in her step on this formula. I have had her on other high end brands and supplement with raw foods. She has had great stools on most formulas she's been on, and has compact stools on this formula. She feels better and her activity level goes up. I rotate base dog foods, but she does Those complaining about fish smell? A food that has a lot of freeze dried raw fish is going to smell like fish. It is not a bad smell. It doesn't smell strong as long as you keep your food in a seal container or reclose the bag by opening one corner for a measuring cup and folding down several times and hold with a large chip bag clip. Reduces oxidation of fats for any dog food. My dog has extra pep in her step on this formula. I have had her on other high end brands and supplement with raw foods. She has had great stools on most formulas she's been on, and has compact stools on this formula. She feels better and her activity level goes up. I rotate base dog foods, but she does really well on this formula. It is difficult to find higher protein dog foods that do not used peas/beans to boost protein levels … more

Used grain free Core food in past vets freaked on me about the grain free frightening me into switching. Worst mistake ever!!! I came back and was so pleased that Core now has these wholesome grain foods I hope they keep making them. Tasty is what my dogs say and obviously a healthy food.

I purchased this food from Wellness Core since this and one other type is their only kibble food with grains. This is way overpriced for "globally sourced ingredients." Globally sourced ingredients means they came from China or some other non-western country. No problem with that but it's overpriced. If Wellness Core is going to charge that amount, the products need to come from the US, Canada, Australia, or the UK.

I have an extremely picky chiweenie who goes crazy for raw pieces in his food. Although I have to constantly switch his bags around (due to him getting bored or not loving it any more) I landed on this one so I gave it a try. Opening it up I smelled the fish odor little strong but when it's in his dish its unnoticeable to me, does make his breath fishy for a bit after eating but doesnt bother me. When he gets new food he will take a few pieces out and roll on them (dont ask me why but when he likes a new food he does this at first if he doesnt roll he doesnt like. The silly dog!) and he loves those raw pieces picks them out first and theres alot in there! His coat is shiny, soft, and he doesnt I have an extremely picky chiweenie who goes crazy for raw pieces in his food. Although I have to constantly switch his bags around (due to him getting bored or not loving it any more) I landed on this one so I gave it a try. Opening it up I smelled the fish odor little strong but when it's in his dish its unnoticeable to me, does make his breath fishy for a bit after eating but doesnt bother me. When he gets new food he will take a few pieces out and roll on them (dont ask me why but when he likes a new food he does this at first if he doesnt roll he doesnt like. The silly dog!) and he loves those raw pieces picks them out first and theres alot in there! His coat is shiny, soft, and he doesnt itch on this food like on his last food he itched quite a bit. The reason for 4 stars is because the pieces themselves are a little bit big for smaller breeds (I know its a regular breed bag not a small breed bag). They do make a small breed one that I might try but he likes fishy flavors best. I was surprised to find a fish one with raw pieces. All in all glad I gave it a try! … more

We were using Wellness Core Ocean grain free and my vet recommended we buy taurine to give them. Then this came out, it has the good grains in it which are essential for doggie heart health among other things. My dog with severe allergies is thriving on this food, not to mention my other two doggies dig it too. Especially the freeze dried pieces! Finally, after years of trying to find a dog food that agrees with him, we have found it!

My English Lab loves this food. He has had stomach and skin issues in the past from other foods. Having a food that agrees with his tummy is even more important because he’s a service dog. His skin looks great and he sits by the food bin asking for more he loves the taste so much. Unlike most Labradors he is picky and has refused quite a few foods. We also like that this food DOES contain grains due to the DCM controversy over grain free foods. This has been a real winner for us!

My whole house is filled with picky eaters who are very hard to please. Wellness is the only brand I have found where they love all the flavors and varieties, but this one has become their absolute favorite! They seem to enjoy it a lot more than the grain free core and it definitely has the best freeze dried to kibble ratio of any brand I have found. It is a little on the pricey side, but the quality is unparalleled. I highly recommend.

I purchased this product because of the protein/ calorie levels. It's very high in protein and low in calories compared to most dog foods. Unfortunately it smells really bad. Like gag when you walk throigh the kitchen bad. And strangely, neither dog (Rotti and Pibble mix) seems very fond of it.