One of the few pet foods I haven't actually been hands-on with, and judging this one solely on the quality of their formula...

Holistic Blend (NOT Solid Gold Holistique Blendz, a sub-par weight control formula by a completely different company, OR Eagle Pack Holistic, another food by a completely different company) is a better than average food. It's got more carbohydrates listed than I like to see (three out of the first five ingredients are grains, and only one of the top five is meat), but doesn't use any of the undigestible common allergens (corn, wheat, and soy are all absent from this food). Also, no byproducts and no beet pulp or other common filler crap. Holistic Blend doesn't meet my criteria for a superior food, but it IS far above average, according to the ingredients list.

Nice to see someone who agrees! Perhaps you could post it on Eagle Pet site too!

LOOKS LIKE YOU DID A REPEAT AND CHANGED THE DATE????

BUYER BEWARE-READ THE INGREDIENTS-EAGLE PAC COULD NOT STAND ON THEIR OWN NAME, THEY HAD TO ADD THE HOLISTIC TO DRESS IT UP!

After reading the most recent comment, I called the company 1-800-954-1117, they have assured me the Holistic Blend is made in Canada, not at Menu foods and is not involved in the recall. The salmon comes from BC and there is a statement on the home page as to where their ingredients come from. www.holisticblend.com

They have distribution in Asia, but not a manufacture. I know I should be working for this company! I just know how well my guys have done on the product and I too am afraid to find out anything bad.  

I have been feeding Holistic Blend to my Yorkie mix since I got her when she was 8 weeks old. She is now almost 4. We have never had any problems. We got a cat alittle over 2 years ago and she does not like anything but Holistic Blend. And ther are no problems with Hair Balls.

I think alot of you have this food confused with one of a similiar name by Wellness or Eagle Pack. HOLISTIC BLEND IS different from 'holistic blendz". Corn is not the 1st ingredient and although it may be a little low on the protein-meat content side , are you all aware that too much meat protein is just as bad as not enough? Too much protein can be a little hard on the kidneys in smaller breeds or older dogs. If you compare the ingredients of this versus other high quality dog foods , Holistic Blend has less unnnecessary ingredients.
Not every food is best for every dog. They are indivisual just like us humans. I hate tomatoes because they make me throw-up and give me rash, does that happen to all of you? I think not. Because it did not work for your pet does not make it a bad food. I've tried my dog on alot of so-called high quality foods and this works best for him. He is 4 years old and has been in great health. His muscle tone is exceptional and his waste minimal, firm, and easy to pick up. They say "the proof is in the pudding", well, his pudding says it's a great food. Try adding a little cooked chicken if more protein is desired. Your dog will love the extra treat.

I have been using the real Hollistic Blend for over 4 years with my German Sheppard. I have to admit that the food is truly exceptional. We had many issues with many other very expensive foods, We trusted a breeder  who sugguested an Holistic alternative to regular dog foods. We have found that the coat is great as well no tartar buildup on the teeth. We did however have an issue with the Chicken and had to switch to the Lamb. Taste is great our dog had no issue with the change. Just mmake sure change is transitional and use small amounts of new food mixed with the type you use; this will help with the digestive system of your pet. Even when just changiong from chicken to lamb we found this very helpful. It prevents those accidents that our pets really hate to make Yet they truly can't help themselves. I have recommended to many others and all have had good results as well. Lowered the itchy skin, ears, etc..

Thank you for your comments, concerns and interest in

Holistic Blend.

As the owner of Holistic Blend I would like to  provide accurate information and clarification in regrads to some of the ratings.

I am a pet owner, they are my children. Just like you I am concerned with what I feed. I would never give my pets anything I would not eat myself. It is my belief pets can live longer and healthier lives when fed good food and supplements, and I have proven this to be true.

There is some confusion with another brand with whom consumers believe is  Holistic Blend, but it is not, and these reviews are inaccurate and misleading.

Please be a label reader, make sure before you post your rating you are or have been feeding Holistic Blend.

I do appreciate all feed back, negative or postive. I  am available to speak with anyone wishing to discuss their pets or my products.

The hypo allergenic foods are made with 42% meat inclusion.We do not use corn, beet pulp or artificial preservatives, colors or flavors. We do use quality grains such as amaranth and millet.

My grain free forumla contains Fresh Turkey and Wild Salmon.

I would invite anyone who wishes more information  on Holistic Blend to contact my company for free samples, guaranteed analysis and to speak with our on site nutritionist with your questions or concerns. 1-800-954-1117

Please feel free to also visit our web site www.HolisticBlend.com

Thank you for taking time to read my posting.

Sincerely,

Debbie Jansen

President

Holistic Blend

Awful food and when I had a concern about ingredients, the owner of the company was very rude. Would NEVER buy this food again.

I read the ingredients on this bag and I was appalled. My dog wouldn't touch it. Holistic Blend also gave him terrible diarrhea. His coat became terribly dull and he was very itchy all of the time. He hardly ate any of it because he hated it so much.

Hi.  I used Eagle Pack Holistic chicken and rice formula  for a year with my 4 lb. Chihuahua, and I was Not pleased or Impressed with there product at all!          It actually has inconsistant meat content (low meat content) and also has beet pulp in it which they feel may lead to yeast infections in animals. (?)   It never put any weight on my dog, didn't do anything for her coat or eyes, energy level.   Did Not do much for my Siamese either. (holistic cat food).   I would Not recommend this dog/or cat food.  There has to be better.  It may do well for your animal, I am just stating it did Not for mine.       God Bless.

  Does everyone realize that you can't just "switch" your pets food from one feeding to the next? Your pets have a very sensitive digestive system, unlike their human companions. They do not tolorate change well at all. For everyone who has switched foods and then left a bad review, I challenge you to try this method and then repost after a few days/weeks: start out by mixing a small amount of the new food with your current brand of food. Gradually increase the amount of new and reduce the amount of your current brand until you have gone from 100% current to 100% new. If your pet still has problems, then yeah, maybe it is the food but if not, it was the method in which you introduced that food to your pet. I realize some pets just dont do well on certain food but for the majority of pets it is perfectly OK to switch their food as long as it isn't a sudden swap. It HAS to be a gradual change. I hope those who are considering changing to a holisic brand, or any other brand for that matter, consider what I just said. Their pet will thank them for it! I promise!!!

By the way, my rating isn't relevent to the brand in question...I left a neutral rating to avoid sounding biased.

I've had my chi on this food for the last 2 yrs. of his 3. He loves it! He had a real bad shedding problem and we found after much testing and omitting of certain ingredients that this was the best for him. Canidae was a runner-up but it does contain white rice which is one of his allergy foods. Since he has been on holistic blend, no more shedding or footlicking. We just had a check-up @ the vet and I was very happy and proud to hear that he is in the best physical shape for a chihuhua that she has seen outside of a show ring. His muscle tone is exceptional and his body fat is minimal. Iguess you would say he is very "buffed and cut". I truly recommend Holistic Blend.

My greyhounds have been on this food for a few years and have been doing well until recently. They've started getting dandruff and my male is dropping weight and just looks poorly. They're also both getting bouts of diarrhea. I think possibly the company has reduced the quality of the food. Perhaps they were bought out or are having finacial problems, who knows? I know their packaging changed a while back and that's when my dogs started having these health issues. I'm taking them off this food and trying a higher protein, top quality kibble.

Lamb is the first ingredient with the water removed. They do not want to call it meal because it is pure meat. The company is at odds with AAFCO about calling this meal. So it is not grain heavy but infact a compnay looking to change the way things are done and perceived. They were also the first to use Rosemary as a preservative, the rest have followed.

Just registered to "Rate It All" and was reading comments re. Holistic Blend.  I too have been feeding it for a couple of yrs. to my 4 animals. Was reading "Jakesire's" site and realized he had done a lot or research. I too have been asking many questions with all the Dog Food Scare. I came upon this site out of Japan called Jetro (http.//www3.jetro.go.jp/ttppoas/anken/0001058000/1 058877_e.html) who claim to be the supplier of Holistic Blend (they were looking for someone to market in Asia.) I see Pet Food Direct (USA) also carry under alphabetic listing on their site.  Always worried me they say, above AAFA standards but do not actually carry the seal itself. But, now-a-days, it seems not to matter 'cus a lot did and they proved not adequate.  Anyway, just voicing my concern, because, if Japan, they say Thailand as a supplier, and I remember that Sardines for human consumption were banned and some other fish (Salmon???). Whatever, I only wish someone would do some research with me and we could find the facts (in case) ours ends up on the recall list.

I have olny had good experiances from this food, so my rating says it all.

Good ingredients.

Lamb is the 1st ingredient but once you take out the water content, it would probably be about 4th on the list,

With three grains ahead of the meat, it is therefore a heavy grain content food.

The ingredients are high quality but low in meat protein, therfore only 3 stars.

This is the type of dog food I give my two dogs 90% of the time so I only hope its a 5 star dog food

There is no debate that this food is definitely on the low side on the protien scale. This food could almost be considered a reduced calarie formula, with its lower fat and protien contents. As far as ingredients go, not bad, not great. A lot of grains, but also high quality meat. (No by-products) a lamb meal would be better than their lamb, but as long as its not a by-product, this food is ok in my book. Therefor, my rating..OK. They definitely have the right idea in mind, they just used the cheaper way of doing it. I would actually compare this food more to the Nutro Ultra. Except this one is much more expensive. In other words, there isn't much bang for your buck. If you want to spend your money on a really good food, try Nature's Variety or Innova. Much higher quality and about the same price as this stuff.

Not oily one of the best i ever try but is abit expensive in Singapore and only 1 shop sell it

I have been feeding to my dogs and cats since 2004 and they love it. I find since they started eating it , they are having less problems , health wise. I have 5 cats and 1 dog so nice to find a brand they all like.

Normally my dog eats O&M dog food, however, when I went to my pet store, they were out. I purchaced Holistic Blend dog food, purely on the recommendations that I had seen on this website. I am rating this dog food based on my dogs reaction to this food. She absolutely hated it !!! She would not eat it until she was starving..

I was introduced to this food from a friend and my dog loved it immediately. As my dog has food allergies I was very critical of the ingredients but after some research my dog was on if for 3 months. I feel that they have a really good quality dog food, but it did not agree with what my dog's skin and coat requirements were. Within the 3 months I noticed amount of dry skin flakes increased greatly and the shine in her coat was decreasing. I have switched her back to the previous food I was using and the skin and coat have improved greatly.

I work in a pet store and have spent a lot of time reading over the ingredients in different dog food. I can say whole heartedly that this Holistic Blend dog food has no fillers and all natural ingredients. Other companies use soy mill ends, peanut hulls, corn and loads of rice. Yummy isn't it? Read labels, then try this product. I feed this dog food to my shar pei and will never change. I recommend it to all my customers and friends as well.

I have used Holistic Blend in the past and have found it to be a very good food, especially when they replaced the synthetic vitamin k supplement with the more natural k1.I am using another food now just because I don't have to mail order it as I did Holistic Blend.
The real concern should be providing the best nutrition possible for your dog and for me, it's not feeding just kibble. I feed mainly a raw frozen diet and mix some kibble in for the crunch and as a backup for any vitamins that the raw frozen lacks. I don't find that mixing kibble with raw frozen meats is a problem and my 1 year old loves it.
I know that this is primarily a kibble board but the interest should be in overall good nutrition, not arguing about what kibble has more meat or may give a shiny coat.

Gee...it looks like some people on here are just putting good ratings to keep this product number one as listed on their site...and by the way, you cannot eliminate shedding with a food. This food is OK, but it is not that great...it has way more grains/starches than it does animal protein--it only has two meats, one of which contains around 78% water (salmon, not salmon meal)!?! Plus, 22% protein is way too low for normal dogs to thrive on. Also, 42% meat composition means nothing on a dry matter basis which is the crude protein your dog digests...the crude protein is what matters, not the composition (most foods have a higher concentration than 42% anyways).

Not as great as the price suggests.

**mega B---I am not a vet, but I am a DOCTORATE student studying companion animal nutrition at NCSU, with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science...I know a little more than the average person.
Also, recent metabolism studies done at the NCSU vet school have shown that dogs metabolize glucose better (depositing muscle vs fat) when on a 28%+ protein diet for small breed dogs and a 26%+ protein diet for medium-large breed dogs.
**I may not be a complete expert but I know more about it than the average person, which I believe deserves some credibility. Also, we are not funded by any dog food company...our funding comes from the state and the university. The vet students (at the vet school) are taught by the reps from Science Diet (which I do not like) but they have nothing to do with the animal nutrition department.

Not sure what the problem is with some peolple! The food clearly list 2 meat proteins?
42% meat compostion. Just call the company I did. The food may not eliminate shedding, but it certainly reduced it by 90% in my dogs. The company also told me they were introducing a grain free product this summer.

I'm quite angry at gentle1(among other people posting LAME comments about this great company!)

Do you even know which food you are rating? Probably not!
There is NO CORN and NO FILLERS in this food. Where on earth are you getting that idea?

ITS WRITTEN CLEARLY IN LIKE 5 PLACES ON THEIR WEBSITE!
http://www.holisticblend.com/foods_lrdf.html
NO CORN!

I'm willing to bet that Holistic Blend is of higher quality than most the food you consume.
You're an idiot

And Shepherd1
Just so you know... I was worried about Vitamin K before..
so I emailed the company.
They use Vitamin K1 which is a Natural form of Vitamin K (it comes from plants)
I even asked my Vet about it and he told me that K1 is fine as it is not synthetic like K2 and 3.

My 3 Cats have not thrown up once since I switched them to this food 2 years ago. Their litter box doesnt even smell like it used to when i fed them other cat foods.

I have only had my Great Dane for 6 months now but I have nothing to complain about since the chicken (with Booster powder) gives her EVERYTHING she needs.

On a side note.. The staff have been nothing but fantastic to me when I have had questions (about the Vitamin K, getting free samples for my friends and sending an information catolog)

Great Products and Great Company!
I wish i could give them 10 stars!!!!!!!

Waste of money.Company is is deceitful.They use vitamin K supplement.Site always says number one with competitors and links to rateitall even when they are number two,three etc.Clear marketing ploy.

my rating says it all. i bought this for my dog a while back, and all i can say is this is TERRIBLE food. cheap fillers, and corn is the main ingredient. stay away from this stuff- trust me.

I've noticed that Holistic Blend sells an "Herbal Blend Calmer" to help calm dogs in stressful situations, i.e. thunderstorms. It's a bit expensive and wondered if anyone has had any luck with this product. Thanks.

Holistic Blend needs no explanation, there greattt my dogs have never been so healthy.

This food is awesome, i have never seen my dog more healthier in his life. Thanks to Holistic Blend my dog as never been so happy!

when I fed this to my dog he unfortuently ate it. After 2 bags of this sawdust his coat went to hell and he had major gas - table scraps would be better - and to add insult to injury I paid good money for this stuff!

Finally I have found a Pet Food company that actually took the time to research Pet allergies before making their foods! They even carry Vitamin supplements that don't contain drugs to help reduce or eliminate all sorts of health problems. HOLISTIC BLEND Gets a 5 PAWS from this family!

decent ingredients...much better than industry average...but still has room for improvements. heard from my local pet store owner that the company tends to make changes to many things (e.g. formula, shipping arrangements etc.) without prior notice...which can be a real pain in the butt. 2 stars for the ingredients and quality 1 star for the fact that my picky eater actually ate it for about TWO weeks. lol

As the owner and breeder of Golden's I would like to say, I feed and recommend Holistic Blend. After nine years of using Holistic Blend Lamb & Rice, I am grateful for no shedding, no hot spots and less clean up in my yard. My oldest 2 girls act like they are 1 year old puppies. I have and will continue to do my own research. It never stops with just one source or website. I also look at the whole product ingredient list, not just one and when I compare Holistic Blend to any other higher end product I am happy! They are the ONLY pet food company that supplies products you can sit down and eat! Any other food will say "NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION" if other foods are such high quality, then why?

I noticed my dogs fur became extra shiny and she seemed to shed less too.

Six months ago I rescued 2 cats in horrible condition. They had bald spots, digestive problems and watery eyes. After seeing the vet I decided to start them on the Holistic Blend, recommended to me for its organic crulety free benefits. Withing 2 weeks my cats fur started growing in shiny and thick. Their energy level increased and their digestive problems stopped. Six months later they are incredibly healthy and everyone comments on how healthy full and shiny their fur is. Thanks for the good quality cat food!

Good food, my dogs like it. I notice their coat is extra shiny when they eat this.

Great food. I have tried several "high end foods over the years and determined this food is best for my Goldens. Shedding is dramaticly reduced, coat is full and beautiful, stool is perfect. I switched a 16 year old Golden to the food and is energy has increased, less shedding, and loves the food, especially with the Seagreen supplement. NO complaints here. I will continue to use and recommend

Switched to this food from Canidae very slowly and even though the gradual change, caused my dog to have massive amounts of diarrhea...took him to the vet thinking it was something else, everything was ok, vet said it was food-related. Switched him back to Canidae and he is doing great again.

What a wonderful food. Morpheus and Dante have done so well already, and it's only their first bag. I won't be feeding anything else around here!

This is a fantastic food. In just a few days I noticed a considerable difference in all 3 of my dogs. I have tried just about every dog food out there, not the crummy ones with yucky stuff in it and I have to say this is the BEST. I have a dog who has been sick since we got him, he couldn't digest anything, he's just loving this food and holding everything down. In 2 days his stools are normal and all 3 of my dogs are even more playful. Customer service is wonderful and very informative. Their website says it all check it out. PLEASE make sure you all understand that this HOLISTIC BLEND is the company from Canada, there's another food with the same name or similar name that is NOT the same, READ before you judge. And this food DOES NOT have menodine sodium bisulfate at all. Try this food it's great! Even shipping is right away if you call them directly. There's another company USA that can send it but it takes almost 2 weeks, call directly and they'll help you out. All natural and Human grade.

I have done alot of research in wanting to find the best diet for the dog we wanted to bring into our family. Holistic Blend is the best on the market for a healthy alternative to the "normal" dog food on the market. The ingredients are all natural with no fillers or additives. Along with their supplements I have not found anything that is equal in quality! Our dog loves it and is healthy because of it.

Being the owner of a great dane I too would be leary, but I have been feeding Holistic Blend for 4 years without bloat. I also have a friend with a doberman who has feed this food for 3 years and she has only ever seen improvements to her dogs coat and skin.

SOME PEOPLE REALLY DO NOT DO THEIR HOMEWORK. IF YOU VISIT THE WEBSITE WWW.HOLISTICBLEND.COM OR GRAB A BAG AND READ THE INGREDIENTS, CLEARLY ANYONE CAN SEE "THERE IS NO CORN!!!!! IN HOLISTIC BLEND.

awesome...great ingredients, reasonable price and my puppy loves the taste...will be feeding this to him for life

This is a great food!

I agree with MPIE about the "...the first product line for pets fit for human consumption." It's just not a chewy as a lot of them but it doesn't have that aftertaste either so it's hard to complain. The key to much of this food it to look for the small "legal" words that say, "100% Nutritionally Complete." It's not a sales pitch... it actually means something. Too many of these new "prescription" diets are so specialized that it is not 100% complete, therefore you starve your pet of balanced minerals and vitamins. I found this out from a neighbor that was so concerned about his dog's allergies he had him on medicated food for years. He kept losing his teeth and having to have them pulled where he only had four teeth left in his head (about 7 years old) before he found out he was starving his pet. Be kind to your pet and check. That reminds me... don't you just hate it when the lid falls down on the back of your neck when you're getting a drink of water?

After 2 weeks of feeding the Holistic Blend Lamb & Rice my Lab has stopped scratching and the best part is she is not shedding! All I can say is WOW..and I feed less! if you are a lab owner then you know what I mean.