Instinct Raw Boost Healthy Weight, Natural Dry Dog Food with Freeze Dried Pieces, Grain Free Recipe - Real Chicken, 20 lb. Bag

I have a German Shepherd who is essentially allergic to life. He had terrible, debilitating conditions when he was on other "premium" dog foods; we had him tested and the allergen panel came back to basically read "all of the above". Chicken is his most tolerated protein. Flaxseed is essentially kryptonite to him. Unfortunately virtually all dog foods contain flaxseed, as it is a cheap source of essential fatty oils. This particular type of dog food uses salmon oil to obtain the same nutrients. Much more expensive, but much better results for our little guy. There are also no potatoes or other cheap fillers. Organ meat is used to provide small trace essential nutrients rather than using a variety of plant material. Essentially this food is much closer to what a dog has actually evolved to eat than most other dry dog foods out there. On the flip side, I noticed several review mentioning insect infestations. Although I have not experienced this problem, I can see how it could easily happen given the ingredients (I mean, imagine the insects from leaving a whole dead rabbit out, and that's a perfect dog food!). Anyway, I dump the food out of the bag and into an airtight container when I receive it, so as long as the food doesn't pick up anything nasty in a warehouse I am hoping this is a problem I won't have to contend with.Overall this food is crazy expensive, but the difference has been worth it. Our dog used to have nearly bald patches, his skin was bright red, covered in welts, and obviously itchy like crazy. His ears were horrific, and needed near constant-medication. Now his problems are gone, and he has perfect fur. There are other foods he can tolerate, but the list is very short. If you have a dog with even mild conditions, it's worth switching foods just to see if it makes a difference.

I started feeding my lil chunky Chihuahua/min pin this food cause he's almost 11 now and he's was getting chunkier on his older food. This food has made him slim down in under a month and he LOVES it. He picks out the freeze dried peices first and then eats the kibble. All the ingredients in this dog food is ingredients a human could eat, another reason I love this food. But the ULTIMATE reason I gave 5 stars is cause a 4lb bag at PetSmart is $30, this 20lb bag is $85. You save almost half your money buying in bulk and through Amazon.

The ingredient list is awesome for this food! And my 5.5 month old Golden Retriever immediately loved it. It’s expensive, so I mix half a cup in with half a cup of the other dry kibble I have and he loves it. His fur has been looking way more shiny, thick, and healthy since starting it, but I can’t really say for sure that’s from the food as it might be from him growing. I also recommended this food to a friend who’s 9 month old German Shepard hasn’t been eating well and this is the one food that she actually loves.

I think this is a good choice for dogs. The ingredients are great. I can't say if they love the taste or not but I can say it is the only kind of "weight management" my dog has ever actually ate. I have tried everything under the sun for weight and she just won't eat any of them until I bought this kind. She will it by itself but I do mix it with real raw food now. Just so that she feels full but gets the benefits of raw food in a small quantity as well. I was feeding only this to her for quite a while though and like I said it is the only "weight management" food she has ever actually ate.

My fat beagle loves it a little too much. More specifically, the freeze dried chicken bits. I free choice my dogs (lab and beagle) dry food in one of those gravity fed dispensers. Twice I came in to find the entire amount of food in the container scattered all over the floor (about half of a 20lb bag). After a little investigation, I discovered Barney the beagle going through it all to pick out and eat the chicken bits. Dang!

We have been feeding Instinct with Raw Boost for a couple of years now. We like to call the freeze dried pieces “puppy marshmallows”, lol. Our dogs love it and have healthy skin, beautiful coats, no skin or ear issues and they’re both a healthy weight. We did try switching to another “high end” food recently, just for variety, but quickly regretted it. It smelled awful and it came out in they’re skin and ears. We switched back and they both look and smell great again. This is an excellent quality food and a true value considering how healthy your fur kids will be while eating it. Thank you Nature’s Variety!

I whole heartedly trust Instinct Raw and it’s been the brand of choice for my dog for the past 5 years. This food in particular has definitely helped to maintain my pup’s weight and he is always so excited for meal time, which makes me believe he truly enjoys it.

We love this product for our dog