Stephs Cheers and Jeers was provided the samples mentioned in this post in return for an unbiased review.
Many of my readers know that I have a chocolate lab puppy Named Loki, We got him a few months ago and he was born on February 22, 2014. He is a very active and adorable puppy and like most pet guardians I want to make sure he gets the best.
Dogswell approached me asking if I wanted to review Live Free Dog Food, I was excited.
I was sent three bags of the chicken flavor for puppies.
It’s Ingredients are
Chicken, Turkey Meal, Peas, Chicken Meal, Chickpeas, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Pea Protein, Pea Starch, Natural Flavor, Dried Eggs, Salmon Meal, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Potassium Chloride, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Pumpkin, Cranberries, Blueberries, Apples, Alfalfa Meal, Carrots, Lettuce, Watercress, Celery, Parsley, Spinach, Beets, Flaxseed, Tomato Pomace, Choline Chloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Salt, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C), Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Cobalt Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Chicory Root Extract, Fructooligosaccharide, Hemicellulous Extract, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract
Like many pet guardians I was excited to see Chicken as the first ingredient!
Here is the break down of the recipe as well.
Crude Protein(MIN) 40.00%
Crude Fat(MIN) 18.00%
Crude Fiber(MAX) 4.00%
Moisture(Max) 10.00%
Vitamin A(MIN) 5,000 IU/KG
Vitamin E(MIN) 100 IU/KG
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* (Min) 2.30%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids(MIN)* 0.40%
DHA*(MIN) 0.05%
Total Lactic Acid Bactria(MIN) 0.9 X 10⁵ cfu/g
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrition Profile.
Calorie Content:
Kcal/kg(me calculated) 3,745
Kcal/cup (me calculated) 412
Review:
Loki seemed to love the taste and I loved the ingredients and I tried the normal method of switching his food by adding a little of his old kind to the knew but he still had diarrhea on this formula. I’m sure if we tried it longer(WE went through all three bags with no change) his stomach might of got use to it, but he did seem to have a lot of gas and diarrhea on it. Its sad too because he seemed to really like the taste of it. He didn’t develop any other problems though and I stand by the fact that this is a high quality food it just wasnt right for my dog(All dogs are different). I highly suggest giving it a try and seeing how it goes for your dog.