I previously wanted to put my Basset Hound puppy who is 6 months old on Blue Buffalo dog food. However, I was not able to find this dog food, so I went with what I believed to be the second best choice, Innova Evo's Red Meat Small Bites. This food is filled with Beef and Lamb Meal, Venison. I chose this dog food, along with the help from the staff at MetroPetmarket in Regina, Sk. I was told that a lot of owners choose to put their dogs on a dog food with chicken, and for variety, I should try my puppy on a red meat dog food.

Well, since he has been on this food for a week and a half, the results are still not totally 100% as he is adjusting and getting used to this food. We mix this food with his old crappy food (Pedigree), and are slowly adding more of EVO and less of Pedigree. Alone, with a couple of kibbles in my hand, Watson gobbles up the food fast! He absolutely LOVES this food, but Watson is a Basset Hound afterall, and they do love food, so that may/may not be saying much...


So, all in all, so far so good. I can see already that his stools are becoming more solid, he honestly doesn't smell as bad (even though it's been a short time!) and bad breath, is not as horrible as it used to be. Literally his breath could have knocked anyone over, it was THAT BAD. (we do brush his teeth by the way, and give him lots of bones/rawhides, so it was most likely diet attributing to his bad breath.)

I can see this being a dog food that I will be having him on for quite some time, and in comparison for the amount of money that I payed per month on a crappy dog food, Innova EVO is only approximately $10.00 more for a bag. I think this is a fairly good deal, considering I can a.) feed him less b.) his breath is no longer stinky! c.) he is getting a better diet nutritionally and c.) he loves it! Watson used to sniff his Pedigree sometimes, then walk away, then come back because he loves food. But I could tell that he was getting tired of his food, and was trying to tell me to switch it up!

I was also advised to not only feed him better quality dog food that is full of meat and higher in protein and with no fillers, but to as well switch up his dog food, as dogs were meant to eat different foods all the time, and for their digestive systems to have to adapt frequently to changing food sources.

The sales girl gave me some other samples of dog food to try with Watson, in case I want to look for other foods later on. She gave me Canisourse, which is a completely natural dog food that is full of real meat, and no filler. It is apparently actually dehydrated, and can be fed dry but also reconstituted with water. (Watson also loves this!) She also gave me Wysong Optimal Performance and Addiction LaPorchetta for Dogs, which is a free-range Pork Formula which all of these Watson gobbles up like crazy!

If anyone is from a small town and doesn't have total access to better dog food or is close to Regina, Sk I would highly recommend checking out MetroPetMarket as they have highly knowledgeable staff and have great products, both food, toys, food dishes you name it!

I will add an update as Watson is on this food for a longer period of time. But as a final review I can say that this food is great, my dog absolutey LOVES it, and he is already starting to not stink as bad! (which is a major plus for me! :)