Nature's Variety - Instinct dry dog food

TashaBurr · 10-20-2011, 05:06 AM

Currently my 7 month old pup is on Solid Gold Wolf Cub for large breed puppies. She has had semi loose stool ever since I switched her from Blue Buffalo's puppy wilderness food at the age of five months. I had only switched due to us moving and the food being unavailable where i live now and don't wish to order it online.

I was in Petco the other day and noticed they now carry Nature's Variety grain free Instinct dry dog food. Specifically I liked the duck/turkey version. The ingredients look great, it's a dehydrated raw diet and it's grain free. Has anyone fed this type of food before? Any good results?

She's very slim but I assume that has to do with just her age. The vet says she's a healthy looking gal!

Stosh · 10-20-2011, 09:08 AM

I fed Stosh the Instinct rabbit. He did well on it but I had to switch to another brand due to the limited availability in our area.

I_LOVE_MY_MIKKO · 10-20-2011, 10:11 AM

I love Nature's Variety. I've fed all of the different proteins. It's not dehydrated raw though, it's kibble- maybe you're confusing the freeze dried raw coating they use?

jprice103 · 10-20-2011, 10:23 AM

I just switched Cheyenne to Instinct Duck and Turkey. We had gotten a sample at a local pet function and she loved it. It is the FIRST food that I've been able to get her to eat without adding anything to it! She was on TOTW and was doing well on it, but the more I heard about Diamond foods, the more I wanted to find something else for her. So far I am VERY happy with it and she is actually eating her food when I put it down now!

BlackGSD · 10-23-2011, 01:32 PM

Personally, I wouldn't feed that to a puppy. Most grain free kibbles are high in calcium. There are other flavors of Instinct that are lower in calcium. I might feed one of them, IF the company could tell me the MAX calcium amount instead of the MIN which is what is listed on the website.

10-20-2011, 05:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
TashaBurr New Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 17	Nature's Variety - Instinct dry dog food Currently my 7 month old pup is on Solid Gold Wolf Cub for large breed puppies. She has had semi loose stool ever since I switched her from Blue Buffalo's puppy wilderness food at the age of five months. I had only switched due to us moving and the food being unavailable where i live now and don't wish to order it online. I was in Petco the other day and noticed they now carry Nature's Variety grain free Instinct dry dog food. Specifically I liked the duck/turkey version. The ingredients look great, it's a dehydrated raw diet and it's grain free. Has anyone fed this type of food before? Any good results? She's very slim but I assume that has to do with just her age. The vet says she's a healthy looking gal!

10-20-2011, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
I_LOVE_MY_MIKKO Knighted Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 2,249	I love Nature's Variety. I've fed all of the different proteins. It's not dehydrated raw though, it's kibble- maybe you're confusing the freeze dried raw coating they use? __________________ Mikko GM, RM, AAD, ASA, SJ, SS, EAC, EJC, TN-E, TG-E, WV-O, OCC, HP-O, VerO, NAJ, CGC - 6 year old GSD

10-20-2011, 10:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
jprice103 Master Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 956	I just switched Cheyenne to Instinct Duck and Turkey. We had gotten a sample at a local pet function and she loved it. It is the FIRST food that I've been able to get her to eat without adding anything to it! She was on TOTW and was doing well on it, but the more I heard about Diamond foods, the more I wanted to find something else for her. So far I am VERY happy with it and she is actually eating her food when I put it down now! __________________ -Jessica Cheyenne von der Price-Sable GSD-12/20/10-CGC Faegan vom Johnson-Haus "Panzer"-Black GSD-12/31/11-S.T.A.R. Puppy

10-23-2011, 01:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
BlackGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 7,795	Personally, I wouldn't feed that to a puppy. Most grain free kibbles are high in calcium. There are other flavors of Instinct that are lower in calcium. I might feed one of them, IF the company could tell me the MAX calcium amount instead of the MIN which is what is listed on the website. __________________ Tracy Siren vom Banach { Sable female GSD 3-20-08} R.I.P. Wrangler male ACD/Aussie mix. 9-29-99 to8-29-11.

10-20-2011, 09:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 8,434	I fed Stosh the Instinct rabbit. He did well on it but I had to switch to another brand due to the limited availability in our area.

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