Nature's Domain

[Budsters Mom]

Nature's domain is Costco's grain free dog food line. I am particularly interested in the salmon and sweet potato formula. It is manufactured by diamond foods. Diamond foods has had many recalls. They manufacture taste of the wild, and Wellness among other brands. Their recall tract record has me scared.

Rosie is eating blue Buffalo basics Salmon and potato formula. It is the same stuff that I had Buddy on because of allergies. It is a limited ingredient formula. Rosie is a little allergic dog too. Rosie is extremely picky when it comes to food. She can take it or leave it. She will only eat the blue Buffalo basics kibble if it's mixed with something wet that she likes. That defeats the purpose of a limited ingredient formula. If If I don't continue to rotate the wet stuff that I stir in, she won't eat that either. Little twit!!! I am looking for a premium kibble that she will like by itself. I am limited when it comes to her allergies. I know that she is allergic to poultry (chicken and turkey). I am not sure about duck. Anyway, I have read many reviews on Nature's Domain. It only comes in something like 35 or 40 pound bags. It is less than half the price of what I'm feeding her now. If I buy one of those humongous bags and she doesn't like it, that's a whole lot of dog food to be stuck with. If she will eat it and does well on it, a bag that large would take her a whole year to finish. Such is my dilemma. I am not overly stressed about the cost. Cost is not my major issue. It would be if I had big dogs to feed, but Rosie eats very little.

SO, HAS ANYONE TRIED NATURES DOMAIN? And, what do you feed your little allergy dogs?

Thanks Angels,

Kathy

[labblab]

Kathy, I can't speak about Nature's Domain, but another limited ingredient line that you might investigate is California Natural.

http://www.californianaturalpet.com/products

They manufacture some kibble that contains rice-only and also kibble that is grain-free. It is made by Natura, which may be off-putting to some after the massive recalls of a year ago (and also subsequent to the P & G buy-out before that). But in searching for low-fat options for Peg after her pancreatitis attacks, California Natural low-fat kibble was one of the few commercial products that matched the profiles of Rx feeds but with better, but limited, ingredients. Peg has been on the grain-containing products (rice) because they are extremely limited in ingredients and their fat content was lower. However, Natura has just reformulated all the California Natural kibbles, and I need to review all the specs in order to decide which will be the best choice for her in the future.

So bottom line: it is probably odd for me to suggest food that is in the process of a formulation change :rolleyes:, but you may find a rice-limited or grain-free kibble that interests you. Also, be sure and review the "Nutrient Analysis" listed for their products and not just the "Guaranteed Analysis" since the NA is probably the more accurate actual profile. Oh, and their kibble comes in 5 lb., 15 lb., or 30 lb. bags.

Marianne

P.S. Just discovered that P&G announced this week that they are selling Natura to Mars Co. (deal to be closed later this year). Mars already owns Royal Canin and a bunch of supermarket brands. So who knows how things will ultimately end up playing out...:o

[Budsters Mom]

Thanks Marianne, I'll look into it. It's hard to find a grain free quality dog food without protein levels being too high. Add the allergy component and that makes it even tougher. I'm at a loss here because Buddy lived to eat and was thrilled with anything he was EVER fed. I now have a picky little diva who isn't food motivated. I still have quite a bit of blue Buffalo left and I am going to finish it off, but I would like to find something that she likes. If I found something to try now, I could start mixing a little in and feeding it to her as treats. That way I would be sure that she liked it before making a switch. I don't need a 40 pound bag of dog food for a dog that weighs less than 10 pounds. That is insane!:eek:

I welcome other recommendations also. Thanks,

Kathy

[labblab]

It's also really hard to find a quality grain-free food that isn't high in fat :(. Peg had pancreatitis attacks on both Acana and Taste of the Wild, and that's when I shifted to the California Natural Lowfat. In her case, I decided I'd take rice over pancreatitis. :o

[Harley PoMMom]

TIf I found something to try now, I could start mixing a little in and feeding it to her as treats. That way I would be sure that she liked it before making a switch. I don't need a 40 pound bag of dog food for a dog that weighs less than 10 pounds. That is insane!:eek:

I welcome other recommendations also. Thanks,

Kathy

Sorry I don't have a dog food to recommend but I wonder if you would email a company and ask if they would send you trial packages of their dog foods for you to try??

[Iraklis]

If you have a bit of time on your hands, why not try home-made?
It's a little time consuming at first ,but it becomes easier once you get to grips with it...

I've fed Orijen,Acana&Applaws for almost 2 years, but, since trying home-made and seeing first-hand the benefits (less poop, no dog-smell, crazy shinning coat...and you know what's in it...)...I'm never going back to dry-food...ever...

[Trish]

Hi Kathy

I have Flynny on Orijen 6 fish at the moment, he loves it and he has never been a dog that likes dry kibble alone. I do put some water in it, and the occasional big of fresh fish too. Seems to be keeping his itches under control at the moment..... sorry just whispering that last bit not to jinx anything! It has no grain in it.

Pats for Rosie!

[Budsters Mom]

Update....

I did try Costco's Nature's Domain Salmon and Sweet potato formula A while back. The kibble pieces were very large and very hard. Rosie couldn't chew it dry. It was returned.