[CaseysGSD]

maybe one of the acana grainless formulas would work. it is similar to orijen except for a little less meat content and lower protein levels. being made by champion as well i think many of us feel pretty confident with it. i think the grasslands formula is the only one with higher Ca levels....but the pacifica and wild prarie are ok.

Just saw this.... Thanks for the recommendation, after much research we ended up going RAW and Blitz has never been better!

 

[PaddyD]

I would try a small bag of Orijen first and see how it goes, mix it in slowly with the old food. Ask if there's a return policy if he doesn't like it, but I've never heard of a dog that didn't like the taste. I feed Nature's Variety and it's preservative-free so I don't buy huge bags of it so it's always fresh. I figure the few extra dollars per bag is worth it. Good luck!!

We have used both. Just have to make the transition slowly. Had loose stools at first but it cleared up after a week or so. We used Wellness Super 5 LPB, then Orijen LBP. No problems with either once she adapted.

 

[schroedes]

orijen is about 10 bucks more so why not, wellness is good but its first 2 ingredients include water so once they are cooked they move way down on the list, so wellness is actually quite a bit grain etc, had my pup on it just recently and he seemed to have very large stools as if he wasnt utilizing any of the food he was taking in, plus he seemed to itch more. so i said **** with it, its only 10 bucks and just recently started him on orijen. the ingredients really cant be beat, as nature intended as far as kibble goes

 

[fkeeley]

The more I think about it, I really like Orijen more than Wellness. Wellness has a lot of grains in it. I have seen Orijen at country max by me so i know I can get it. Now the guy at country max raves on TOTW due to the quality and price vs. Orijen. I'm not ready to make the switch as she is still on Wellness large puppy breed but now I'm at a loss again....TOTW? I will search the forum for opinions on that vs Orijen. My concern is that if the dog cannot tolerate Orijen, I'll have to find something similar that she can tolerate :thinking:

 

[schroedes]

The more I think about it, I really like Orijen more than Wellness. Wellness has a lot of grains in it. I have seen Orijen at country max by me so i know I can get it. Now the guy at country max raves on TOTW due to the quality and price vs. Orijen. I'm not ready to make the switch as she is still on Wellness large puppy breed but now I'm at a loss again....TOTW? I will search the forum for opinions on that vs Orijen. My concern is that if the dog cannot tolerate Orijen, I'll have to find something similar that she can tolerate :thinking:

i believe totw is produced by diamond foods. good food but orijen/acana are really in a league of their own. most people will blow 60 bucks at one good dinner so to feed your pup for a month for the same price is well worth it in my eyes

 

[fkeeley]

i believe totw is produced by diamond foods. good food but orijen/acana are really in a league of their own. most people will blow 60 bucks at one good dinner so to feed your pup for a month for the same price is well worth it in my eyes

Hmmm $60.00, geez I spend more than that on dinners unfortunately :crazy:. And very good point! I didn't realize that Diamond made TOTW! HMMM