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Good price, but nothing special. This food is much better than a lot of grocery brands, but still cannot compete with the grain-free diet.

i put both of my boxers on this food after my puppy had a SEVERE reaction to another food (diarrhea, continuous vomiting) after i spoke to the vet of this particular company she admitted that it was because of the food going bad somehow. i places them on canidae after this incident and they are now on their 4th bag (33 lb bag) and they love it!! my puppy never had had firm formed stools and now she does. their coats are shiny and glossy and can't wait to eat now even though they get feed 3 times a day! i love that it is grain free ( as my puppy is allergic to grains as well) and organic and made of human grade food. i also buy this food for about $35.00 online including shipping and handling. Which is better than the $50.00 price tag in local stores. I also give them a little Merricks canned food every one in a while to break up the flavors they get.

I like the ingredients and our Bloodhound ate it but I think there was more to be desired out of the taste and I don't think she liked how small it was, it would fall out of her mouth when she ate, that seemed to irritate her so we had to add a little peanut butter to it to help hold some of it together and to add a little more flavor. She done very well on it.

I wanted to try something that was suppose to be healthy for my dogs. A friend recommended Canidae so I was excited to try it. I tried it for 4 months and my dogs did horrible on it. Then I had 6 Aussies. ALL 6 of their coats became brittle and dry and started thinning out not to mention they were dropping in weight. They did not care for the taste either. They looked sickly. I temporarily switched to PurinaOne and did their 30 day challenge. I am not kidding within 30 days they had lush healthy shiny coats again and put all their weight back on. I was hoping Canidae was the answer for me but it just didn't work for my Aussies.

My toy poodle of 5 months old won't eat this food either. I'm happy for those whose dogs do well on this, but not at all for mine. Although being a good eater, he stopped eating once we switched to Canidae Chicken & Rice. He just simply walked away and refused to eat even when he was hungry. We had to hand-feed him many times and even then he was hesitating.

His itching and paw-chewing problems became very bad that his hair got all matted for chewing himself aggressively. We continued on it for a month as we've read a lot of good reviews, but then he started to vomit and have diarrhea, which never happened on his previous food. We tried medicating him, but as soon as he started on this food again his problems came back. Another thing I noticed too was that his poop got really large and smelly after this food. I don't understand why as they claim to help reduce stool quantity and odor.

Sorry, I don't mean to discredit this product, but my pup just did badly on this. We have to stop it.

One more discovery: I don't know if it's because of the humid weather here in Malaysia, or if the food quality has been compromised due to shipping, storage, etc, but there were maggots crawling out of my 15kg pack after just 1 mth of purchase!! Had to rush to the store early morning to return it; only got half refund.

I'm really thinking twice on trying a different variety after all that's happened.

Great food. i have a 8 month old miniature Australian Shepherd that has been on another "high quality" natural food for several months. Prior to switching to Canidae Chicken and Rice his stool was very loose and he had constant on and off bouts of diarrhea. Now with Canidae his stool is well formed and of good color. He loves the taste and is apparently not bored with the food as he cleans his bowl in short order twice a day.

When I first used Canidae Chicken and Rice was just before the recall of other brands. I wanted assurance that they weren't on any recall list, or that their product was safe from contaminates. I will grade them on ingredients, which I must approve as nutrient rich. Although I agree with other raters to the soft texture and taste that dogs don't tend to enjoy eating often. Flavor must be improved in the product for regularity.

this food is just blah, not much to say. my brother inlaw had his dog on this and switched to natures variety after his poodle just didnt want it anymore. why? i dont know

high PH of 6.5...cancer fighter

my dog got bored of this food pretty quick.

I think this is a great brand!! I feed it to my mix dog for 6 months now and its has been every thing she needed and more!! it gave a beautiful shiny,soft coat and the small kibbles are good for her small mouth(not olny that, its goo for her too...unlike some brands). I reccomend this brand to everyone I know! It gets FIVE stars from me and my girl. the olny down side to this is she gets board of eating the same 'ol food every day, but other then that... it GREAT!!!!

I started to feed Canidae Chicken and Rice to my puppy at 10 weeks old after he (a yellow lab) barely touched his food (other premium brand)during feeding time. Ever since then, he has been eating with a lot of gusto! He is now 18 weeks old with very soft and shiny coat. Canidae Chicken and Rice smells good too. I think it is because of the flaxseed oil. I am now feeding him Canidae All Life Stages (to give him exposure to other protein sources). It is still a very good product and he loves it but does not smell as good as Chicken and Rice to me ....:)

We have to small dogs - one of them a picky eater and we tried all kinds of dog food - California natural , Chicken soup , Eagle pack ,Canidae all life stages - the Canidae Chicken and rice is definetely my favorite so far . One of the dogs used to have a lot of gas and a sensitive stomach - all gone now . They love the food, their fur looks great , the poop is small and less smelly than with other brands , no upset stomach any more and the kibbles are perfect for small breeds ... I am feeding it for about 4 months now and so far I am very pleased!

Not much to say about this food, but that it is pretty bland and there is really not much to this food but what they say. Chicken and Rice. They do have white rice in this formula which isn't that great but otherwise the only thing i can say is that your dog will probably get bored pretty fast with this food.

Great for the skin and coat. Cures hot spots on my pup in about three weeks. Highly recommended.

I noticed that my dog recently ate around the kibble in her dish and only ate the raw frozen or canned I often mix in with the kibble. I wanted to see if it was the kibble she rejected or her interest in the other foods in her dish. I had just received some samples of Canidae Chicken and Rice and decidied to mix it in with the raw frozen food I was feeding her. She gobbled up every bit of food in her dish and didn't leave any of the Canidae. For the next several feedings, the same result, devoured all the Canidae Chicken and Rice. This morning, before adding anything to the kibble I wanted to see what see would do. She began to wolf down the Canidae even without anything else mixed in with it. Good food...will have to see long term results, but it gets a 5 from me now.