NATURE'S LOGIC Dog Food Canine Meal Feast, Venison

When we adopted Charlie and Lola a year ago they'd been eating Purina Dog Chow :(. Poop was okay but Charlie had 2 inch long strings of goop hanging from his eyes each morning. I switched them to a premium grain free food but that was too rich and their stools got very soft. After that I found two premium dry foods, with grains, that they did okay on, and have rotated between them - Lola's output was usually firm, Charlie's was formed but soft - and I concluded that was as good as it would get.Then last month I heard about the pea/taurine concern and discovered both brands had peas among the top five ingredients, even though they're not grain free. Perhaps I should mention here that we lost our last dog to inflammatory bowel disease at 6 years old, after two years of experimental diets, home cooking, and expensive medications. Despite our efforts, we'll always feel like we failed her, and I'll forever be obsessed with dog food ingredients and poop quality. Even though the FDA recommendation was to watch and wait, my conscience wouldn't let me keep them on a high pea diet. So, I did a lot of research and found Nature's Logic.We transitioned them over 5 days and they've been on it exclusively for a week. Today I cleaned the yard and assessed the results. Best poops ever! Very firm, no residue on grass. Dried out and white in a few days. Somewhat smaller than they had been, too, meaning that what they're eating is being put to use. Based on output, this is a healthy food that completely agrees with them.Cost for the beef flavor is very reasonable, but I may start rotating this with another flavor in a couple months. Ideally I want to rotate brands but I've been shocked how many foods rely on pea protein now that I'm paying attention. Kibbles are very small - they look like chocolate chips. Our dogs don't care and are not eating any faster, and I imagine this is a plus for small dogs. We always add a bit of cold water to the food to keep them hydrated and these kibbles seem to absorb it more than the other foods we've tried. Dogs eat it enthusiastically, but I must admit that's been true of every food. At any rate, everyone in our house is happy with Nature's Logic beef variety :).UPDATE: The dogs have been on this food for about 4 months now. I've lowered the rating to 4 stars for 2 reasons: 1) the price is very inconsistent. The first two 26 lb bags of beef flavor were $49 each - a terrific price for a premium food. A few weeks ago, however, it was $65. Same price on Chewy so it wasn't an Amazon quirk. I switched to chicken, for $63, since I wanted to rotate anyway. Now I see the chicken is $71 and the beef is down to $52. Companies have the right to increase prices, but usually dog food prices are stable for years at a time and creep up slowly. Now I worry that I won't ever know what to expect to pay with each purchase. 2) Charlie has lost weight on this food. We recently noticed his hip bones are sticking out so we've upped his allotment from 2.5 cups per day to 3- 3.5 (his ideal weight is 50 lbs). Dogs are still enjoying it and doing well on it, but it's less of a bargain than it appeared to be and I'm a little peeved at the company for playing around with pricing.

My french bulldogs always eat nature's logic vension, but my local pet food store ran out of their supply of Nature's logic venison dog food. I ordered a 3 pound bag from Amazon to just tie us over until our local store could get their supply. Just 30 minutes after both of our dogs were fed, they vomited up their dinner. They immediately drank lots of water, and vomited the remainder of their stomach content. They were uncomfortable for the evening, and we were about to take them to the emergency vet, but eventually, both of the dogs calmed down and rested. They were fine the next morning, but we immediately threw away the bag of food from Amazon. We were able to get a new bag of food from our local pet store, and the dogs have been eating fine, ever since. I don't know if there was something wrong with the food, but I would recommend that users of this product from Amazon be very careful.

Update: I stopped using this food shortly after writing the review because I noticed the food's mineral levels are *wild*. Way too high. Victor recently bought Nature's Logic though, so maybe Victor will fix the recipes. Fingers crossed.I've tried plenty of high end dog foods with good ratings for my dogs. Orijen, Acana, Nature's Variety Instinct, Taste of the Wild, Ancestry etc. Most of them worked just fine, but this has been the best so far.- I like that it smells like food, and the dogs seem to like it, although they like almost everything. There's no rancid smell and the kibbles don't feel greasy.- My dog's coat has thickened and looks healthier on Nature's Logic than it did on her previous foods. The difference is pronounced, and her previous foods were also high quality foods. I didn't even realize her coat was thin (it had been like that for years) until I saw the improvement on Nature's Logic.- Millet is the primary carb in Nature's Logic. Millet has a low glycemic index--it is very low in sugars. It also has very little protein, so the vast majority of the protein included in the guaranteed analysis is actually from meat. Many other dog foods add lentils or even vegetable protein concentrates which boost the protein %. I like that the protein in Nature's logic comes primarily from meat. After doing my own research, I've concluded that I actually prefer a dog food with millet as the starch over a "grain-free" dog food with potatoes or peas as the starch.- This is both a pro and a con, but the caloric content seems to be lower than many of the other foods we tried. My dogs ate 1.5 cups a day each on orijen to maintain weight, but eat around 2.5 cups a day of Nature's Logic. That's good news because they can eat more without gaining weight, allowing me to use kibble for training throughout the day or fill food-dispensing toys throughout the day without worrying about weight gain. It's bad news because it means the dogs need to eat more, so the food actually costs more than the price/lb reveals. Still worth it, in my opinion.- neither pro nor con: the kibble pieces are very small. My dogs swallow them whole either way so it makes no difference, but it might matter for folks with smaller dogs.

Unfortunately my picky dogs don't like it but I know it is good for them so will keep trying.

My dog hates this! Even if I top it with her favourite topper like ground beef she still wont eat it .

Dog loves it thus far. Arrived early little pricy but will update when bay is done.

Best dog food ever!!