Blue Buffalo Basics Adult Dry Dog Food, Skin & Stomach Care, Limited Ingredient Diet for Dogs, Salmon Recipe, 24-lb. Bag

Worth the price
My dog has chicken allergy, so this is worth the price we pay and we use the Amazon Prime service too so we get the discounts on it. The quality is great and it’s one of the few foods that actually makes it without using chicken meal. Worth the price.

Has done wonders for my allergy dog
We’ve tried everything from organic dog food to Natural Balance L.I.D. (potato & duck), to finally this brand. We have a pitbull who seems to be allergic to everything – he gets so miserable during flare-ups, which happens quite often. We’ve narrowed down several things he seems to be allergic to including venison, latex toys, and some unknown ingredient (“natural flavors” or canola oil perhaps?) in the Natural Balance dog food. The latest recall about dog food ingredients sourced from China got me researching – Natural Balance may have their dog food facilities here in the states, but they do not deny they order ingredients from China. My dog was vomiting his food nearly every day. I’ve got two other dogs who didn’t, so I thought it was more of an allergy issue than contaminant. But I don’t like taking risks with my dogs. So, in searching for a dog food with limited ingredients, and a company that sources ingredients from the USA, I ran across Blue Buffalo brand. I read the ingredients which did not include “natural flavors” or anything else that I thought might be a problem. One of the ingredients is blueberries, and I figured they dropped in a few berries and mashed it all in with the rest of the food so they could include it on their ingredient list. Imagine my surprise and complete delight when I saw dried blueberries as part of the kibble! This is awesome – there are truly enough blueberries to add antioxidants and other phytonutrients to their diet.Anyway, within 2 days of feeding this to my pit, his inflamed skin started to heal. His energy level increased (because he felt good), his coat became very shiny, and he has not vomited once since being on this brand (I feed both dry and canned, as well as supplement with some homemade food). We’ve been dealing with his issues for over a year, and this is the first time he seems to have cleared up without the help of medication. He’s been on Blue Buffalo for about a month now.Update: The “blueberries” may actually be what they call “Life Source Bits” which do include blueberries, but also other ingredients. In either case, the food has done wonders for my dog.

Good option for dogs with allergies
About a year ago we adopted a 75# Labradoodle with severe allergies. A food elimination test revealed that while restricting his diet does not solve the problem (suggesting external allergens) he does still have some mild food sensitivities. We’ve scheduled the allergy testing (EXPENSIVE) and meanwhile want to put him on a very simple diet, so I decided to try a combination of this dry food with the canned Blue Basics Duck and Potato just to make the meal a little more enticing. Our dog definitely does not care for any of this food as much as he likes the other kinds of Blue Buffalo we’ve used previously, but that was expected. Mixing the dry with the canned food definitely is a better combination than dry alone. I really appreciate that they make a food like this just for dogs in this situation. Hopefully we can get to the bottom of his allergies soon! In the meantime, I can feel good about what we’re feeding him not contributing to his intense itchiness!

Why dogs and bears like salmon
Dog LOVES his salmon & potato for skin & stomach meal and his breath NEVER smells like fish