I transitioned my two pups to Innova dry puppy food, first adding a little to their old food then slowly increasing the ratio of Innova to the old food until they were on Innova 100%. I have a Shepard mix (8 months old) and a Cocker Spaniel/Dachshund mix (9 months old). I do not over feed them and they are both very active.

I researched this food carefully before feeding it to them. On paper, it's great. The reality is gas and diarrhea, at least for my dogs. Obviously, like people, certain foods agree or disagree with certain dogs. My Shepard mix got the worst of it, extremely loose stools and bad gas the entire time she ate this food. The Cocker/Dachshund mix had bad gas too but his diarrhea was intermittent. I had them on it for 10 weeks, adjusting the daily amounts and feeding times in an attempt to solve the problem before I gave up on it.

Aside from the gas and diarrhea, they are very healthy and growing nicely and gaining weight normally. I wish I could keep them on this food because I know it is quality stuff. I don't blame Innova or the ingredients. Every creature is different.

As an experiment at the end of the 10 weeks, I transitioned them to a grocery store brand (Purina Beneful Puppy - since I had some already) and they have been fine ever since. Now the search begins for a healthy, high quality alternative dry food for them because I refuse to feed them some crap with corn in it long-term. Not sure what I should try though.

In support of the Innova line though, both of my dogs LOVE their HealthBar baked dog treats, with no ill effects.