MerrickPremium Grain Free Dry Adult Dog Food, Wholesome And Natural Kibble, Real Texas Beef And Sweet Potato - 30.0 lb. Bag

Our dogs (4) love it!

quality dog food

We have been buying this grain free dog food for like 6 years now. Always fresh. Our Pug and Pekingese always had issues with other brands. But Merrick solved them all. Keeps them full, the health is ✅ , the coat is shiny, dog’s dont stink, and the 💩 is nice and firm, which is very important too. Definitely recommend this to others. Keep it up, Merrick 👍🏼

All I can say is our Aussie Doodle enjoys eating this food so it must be good. One thing I did notice is her stool is a bit softer than with other dry dog food which probably is good.

Around ten years ago I switched the brand and type of dog food I was using from a legacy brand's supreme product, to Merrick. That legacy brand got 2 of my now deceased dogs to nearly 18 years old. However, that brand's food began to smell like rotten meat and was offensive to my current dogs and my family. It truly reeked. Merrick was a super brand at the time, so I switched to Merrick.In the ten years since, all 5 of my dogs absolutely love Merrick's dry dog foods (NOT SO with their canned dog foods with the nasty smells and little spots of some kind of colonies). I have never had any problems getting my dogs to eat dry Merrick food and their stools have always been soft enough for the dogs and firm enough to be easily picked up. I always use warm water in the dry food for easier swallowing, digestion, and to keep my dogs hydrated. I use allot of water.My current dogs are all a healthy weight, active, swim, and can hike good distances. They are 12 to 14 years old. However, 4 out of my 5 current dogs (important note -12 to 14 years old) have developed skin tags (or cysts?) and 2 of them have small lumps under the skin. 1 dog had a pair of fatty cysts removed from her belly. My recently deceased 15 year old was quite the lumpy bumpy dog. He also had severe neuropathy and epilepsy which was unrelated to diet. This is NOT to say that Merrick foods caused all that. Allot of that is old age... Pretty much the only way I could have done better feeding my dogs, would have been to sell my house and live in a van so I could buy expensive freshly butchered meats and guts for my dogs everyday for 20 years. Not practicable.Having said all that scary stuff, most people only get their dogs to live for around ten to twelve years old (according to the vets I have used). One vet was shocked that my 11 year old could still jump into the bed of my full sized truck. He said most dogs at 11 were either sick and obese, or being put down. So I am WAY ahead of the curve by selecting Merrick DRY foods. Is Merrick perfect? No. But it's in my budget. Bottom line, buy the best dog food you can afford. The best does not always mean the most expensive. The super cheap junk dog foods out there are like feeding your dogs the equivalent of human junk every meal of their lives.Now, let's talk Merrick's cost. In that, I am ANGRY! Over the years, the size of the bags decreased as the price remained relatively stable. And then the prices exploded in recent years - twice. In 2017, a 25 pound bag cost around $60, about $2.40 a pound. In 2023, a 22 pound bag costs about $75, about $3.40 a pound. That is a massive increase in just over 5 years! In my opinion, all the excuses and alleged reasons for the wide spread, recent price explosions, are all bull. It's all straight up greed. The dog food companies are included in that opinion. Many people will no longer be able feed their treasured animals which will deprive them of longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives. Nuff said, drop the price!

It’s got solid packaging , important to keep freshness of expensive product. Good formulation. You can’t skimp. Cheap is bad. Good ingredients help avoid everything from behavior issues , to a range of other expensive health issues. Recommended by more than one knowledgeable people I have close to me , who they work with veterinary clinics and dog rescues. This has been good feed for my beautiful , noble German Shepherds. I’m convinced their lives are better with good food.

My dogs love the Merrick food.

We have 2 Golden sisters. After puppy food we went to adult dry food(s). Major gut problems like gas and diarrhea. Changed to Merrick when they were 2 yo on advice from our vet and no more stink or diarrhea!! It was probably the gluten grains in other foods. Stayed with Merrick (Texas Beef and Sweet Potato) ever since. (I also add some fish oil to their dish for their joints). They are 8 yo now and in great health!