Honest Kitchen Chicken Oat Clusters

I used to feed Fromm for years and was happy with it until I got a couple of bags that smelled off. Then started the quest for the best food and after a couple of years of trying everything from frozen raw to all of the premium dry foods, I settled on The Honest Kitchen. I was happy when they came out with the kibble - so much easier than mixing the dehydrated. I fed this for a little over a year, but like you, I noticed that some pieces seemed over cooked and at times there was alot of powder/crumbs in the bottom of the bag. I also felt that the protein level is a little too low. I recently have been feeding Acana Wholesome Grains and my pups seem to really like it and it agrees with them. It also has no peas/legumes, potatoes, soy, corn, wheat or byproducts.

 

Interesting, we recently switched back to kibble from a homemade hi-veg diet and settled on HK as well.
One primary reason was the no peas, legumes, etc.
Funny thing is, 1.5-2 cups a day for the initial small bag testing because we were used to the added bulk from the veg diet, and a month later happened to weight him at the dog store and he's 51#!
He had been a little O/W prior at ~44#, but he is a large boy.
We cut it since to 1 cup a day, and the past week since and he's still not dropped any weight......
Part of it is being winter, him being 11, and really, I'm lazy.
I'm going back to a part veg diet for bulk, and see if a bit more exercise helps before dropping below 1 cup/day.

 

Teddy has been kept at 26 to 29 lbs using 1/3rd cup dry food twice a day with green beans and bananas for treats. My Vet likes him at 26 lbs. He is 17.5 inches at the shoulder

 

I managed to get Piper down to 20 pounds from roughly 23 pounds but it took over a year! And this was from very little walking because of my arm. He could maybe lose another pound but he’s pretty good at 20 as I can easily feel his ribs and backbone. Your right about it taking a long time to lose and very easy to gain!

 

Ann, You jinxed me (LOL) You mentioned weighing your pups. So I took Mr Chunky Monkey and put him on his scale and he's gained 1 pound since I last did it .It's my fault, it's to hard not to give that face treats just because.

 

I give my dogs celery or cucumbers or zucchini as treats, that way they get what they want (food) and I don’t worry about them gaining weight! Celery is also very good for dogs and a great source of fibre and vitamins and minerals. A win win.

 

I'll have to try this! Thanks!!!!