Grain Free Dog Food

[Ali & Sonny D.]

Sorry I couldn't figure out how to post in the Food Group. Sonny's vet recommended we try switching him to a grain free food. As of right now he gets a mix of Fromm Four Star and Wellness. (We mix because he decided he liked my parent's dog Wellness so we mix it together.) I was looking into  the following brands for the grain free: Wellness, Fromm, Acana and Earthborn. Is one of those brands any healthier/better than the others? Sonny is about 67 to 70 lbs. 

Thanks for any input you can give. 

Ali

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Yes, and to get your ratio, you divide 325 by 50 (don't worry about the decimals). You can see that there is more than six times as much Omega 6 as Omega 3 in this food, so the ratio is greater than 6 to 1, and some of the Omega 3 is supplied by flax seed, which is not the best source for dogs. So I personally would not choose this food for a dog with skin issues of the ones you are considering. Acana is probably going to be your best bet.

[Ali & Sonny D.]

Deboned chicken, chicken meal, green peas, turkey meal, chicken liver oil, field beans, red lentils,
whole potato, deboned turkey, whole egg, deboned walleye, sun-cured alfalfa, pea fiber, chicken
liver, herring oil, whole apples, whole pears, sweet potato, pumpkin, butternut squash, parsnips,
carrots, spinach greens, cranberries, blueberries, kelp, chicory root, juniper berries, angelica root,
marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, lavender, rosemary.

Here are the ingredients from one of the companies. The green peas is toward the top. Would that be a possible gassy one?

[Ali & Sonny D.]

lol I give up! All the 3 brands I am looking at have peas anywhere from the 2nd to the 5th ingredient!  

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Don't worry about it. It may not cause any issues at all. You won't know until you try. Again, I'd bet there are peas in his current food anyway.

[Ali & Sonny D.]

Can you tell I am just slight neurotic!! Okay Acana it is. Now lets hope he eats it and I can find it in a store near(ish) to me! We had to travel to find Fromm.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Depending on where you are, Fromm can be harder to find. It's also an excellent company, so if the Acana doesn;t work out, you can try the Fromm grain-free formulas.

[Ali & Sonny D.]

I'm from Long Island, NY. I just called the big 3 chain stores and of course they didn't carry it. I will call the other 2 stores we got the Fromm from and see if they carry it. I saw that the Fromm had flaxseed so now I was trying to stay away from that. Too many choices!!! 

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

you can always try home delivery as well if you can't find it in the store.  Many times it is even cheaper and they deliver right to your door.

[Ali & Sonny D.]

Do you use home delivery? Any specific company? My husband would love that since he's the one always going out to get Sonny his food. :)