Diamond Naturals Dry Food for Puppy, Large Breed Lamb and Rice Formula, 40 Pound Bag

Very efficient and friendly.

This dog food is really good. All of my dogs eat it. I was ordering 2 a month and that was enough for 3 dogs. Still order this dog for regularly. Would highly recommend.

Switched over to Diamond originally for our German Shepherd puppy. We had him on Blue Buffalo but the food was too rich and he always had runny #2's. He also had a lot of dandruff which we think may have been caused by a chicken allergy, which is very common. Since he did so well on it we decided to switch our cat over because it was very affordable. Our Bengal does not eat a lot so we keep the food in a sealed storage container. It keeps the food very fresh and for much longer, so if you have picky pets, ask yourself if you would eat stale month old food that has been sitting out lol.There are always people complaining about their dogs or cats having diarrhea. I really feel like people need to be more educated on how to switch to a new food as well as the time involved.1) Every animal just like every person is different and some animals could eat a different brand and flavor every day and never have an upset stomach. Some do better with a changing, varied diet while others are better off with the same food and no interruptions. Age, breed, temperament, environment, and pretty much everything else you could think of all play a part.2) Switching to a new food varies but it is usually suggested that the slower you acclimate them the better. Assuming I did not wait until the last minute and have planned for the change I will start by replacing 10% of the old food with the new food (rough estimate, I am not counting kibble) and then every day I will replace another 10%. Total acclimation of about 10 days, it's really not that hard so stop being lazy. If I notice my pet is not adjusting well or has an upset stomach I will generally go back to the previous day's mixture, when they were feeling well.3) Even if you slowly acclimate them to a new food it can take a couple weeks for their stomachs to get back to normal. This is especially true with younger animals. I see people giving good foods 1 star reviews because their 10 week old puppy had diarrhea for a week...get real.Before you get the pitchforks out I am not saying that everyone should just ignore their pet that's having some stomach problems for four weeks. I am just saying I think there are a lot of nut-job pet owner's out there that claim a food is poison because their dog didn't do well on it. It takes time to adjust even if you do it right. In some cases it just doesn't work out, like my German Shepherd on Blue Buffalo. They have great quality food and I would still recommend them to people but for the couple puppies I have had on it, it seemed to be a little too rich/pure. They did better with the natural foods that had a little more filler like Diamond.

We have a new St Bernard puppy. The breeder suggested this brand. We have been using it for 6 weeks now & really like it!!! Our puppy is very healthy with appropriate weight gain every week. Easy to follow guide on amount to feed on the brands website. Ohhh, and our puppy loves it too!!!

My dogs like the diamond salmon flavor better.

Cured!! Our 8 month old German Shepherd-Akita was having diarrhea for months before he tried this food. We tried several different large breed puppy foods (all with chicken in them). I had him tested for infections and parasites twice, both coming back negative. He was put on antibiotics four times. First, amoxcillin which only made the diarrhea worse, and then metronidazole for IBS which helped while he was on it but his stools would quickly revert back as soon as he'd finished each round of pills.I tried grain-free food because I thought that maybe he had some sort of gluten intolerance, until my vet advised me of the studies done on grain-free fillers and that they can cause heart problems.I had almost given up hope that my puppy would ever have a happy gut and solid stools again, until I discovered that there was such a thing as a chicken allergy. Still with my fingers crossed, I started transitioning him to this lamb and rice formula (his fourth brand in four months). After the week-long transition, as soon as he was fully on this food, his stools were firm again! I've been rejoicing at not needing to pick up liquid and then hosing down the rest anymore, as I have been for the past three to four months.I had my previous dog (pit-boxer) on the adult lamb and rice formula and he always had the healthiest stools I'd ever seen, so that helped influence me to (finally) go back to this brand. I will probably keep with it when he is ready for adult food. It seems to have worked well for all of the GSD in the reviews here haha. I tried Blue Buffalo, Wellness, and Nutro large breed puppy foods before this (again, all with chicken). I don't believe they were bad formulas or bad brands, but they simply didn't agree with my dog's stomach. Perhaps if this kibble causes issues with your pup, it's just your puppy's biology, not the food!