Hi. Thanks for answering this. Does the HK dog food have any actual pieces of meat in the mixture? I don't think my dog would like a mushy texture.
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It does look to me like pieces of meat. It is dehydrated so a little different look. I didn't think my dogs would like the consistency either but they still park at the bar patiently waiting each night. They are super excited for dinner now.
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Yes it does but they are very small. I would tell you the texture will definitely be mushy. But, both of my dogs (Boston Terriers) LOVE it!
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It does not. It is about the consistency of oatmeal. We use it because our dog has problems swallowing and it is easy for her to swallow. She does really like it though.
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Yes, there are pieces but they are dehydrated... When the food is mixed with water it becomes mushy.... if your dog prefers crunchy this is not for you... or him/her... My dog has British Man Teeth... short, crooked and few of them so the mushy food works great and he loves it... I have found that the majority of dogs drool over his food. I don't put a ton of water in his mixture so there is a bit of 'stiffness' to the food. I hope this helps....
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No. it is a green powerdery looking bumpy substance, with a few bits of veggies and meat. Once you rehydrate the food, it has the substance of soft mud. I can say NOTHING bad about HK,. I started my dog on it as he was losing weight on other foods, had diarrhea, would not eat. he was doing performance sports at the time(agility) and needed calories and to maintain his weight not loose. His breeder and I were talking, after I had gone through many different types of food and told me that one of her other clients, who was also an Aussie, had had the same problem. with HK it cleared it up. what did I have to loose, so I bought some and the rest is history. NO more diarrhea, no more soft stools, etc. To this day at 14+ he eats HK, as well as my young Aussie. It is easier for them to digest. There are different varieties of HK that suggest adding meat. I use Force which is a whole food. Your dog will love it!
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Per Halo comment: The company writes "we are not ordering new products at this time..." So is this just a packaging facility? Where does their "product" ship from, I'm hoping not China. I was just about to order MSM but will hold off until I can find out. Haven't forgotten the pet food fiasco yet.
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Regarding taste of the wild dog food.. mines been eating the roasted bison/ venison version.. probably about 15 lbs so far.. has developed skin irritations.. scratching/ redness/ scabbing/ the redness along belly and inside leg "pits".. on back / near neck etc. I had mixed the food in with the last of his previous (different) dog food brand but he's been eating it exclusively now for a few weeks. I saw one posting elsewhere where a dog developed severe intestinitus after eating it and died. I switched brands tonight. My dog's a 55 lb cattle dog mix- 10 yrs old. He's never had skin issues and doesn't have fleas. He's an indoor dog. Regarding taste of the wild dog food.. mines been eating the roasted bison/ venison version.. probably about 15 lbs so far.. has developed skin irritations.. scratching/ redness/ scabbing/ the redness along belly and inside leg "pits".. on back / near neck etc. I had mixed the food in with the last of his previous (different) dog food brand but he's been eating it exclusively now for a few weeks. I saw one posting elsewhere where a dog developed severe intestinitus after eating it and died. I switched brands tonight. My dog's a 55 lb cattle dog mix- 10 yrs old. He's never had skin... » Read More Regarding taste of the wild dog food.. mines been eating the roasted bison/ venison version.. probably about 15 lbs so far.. has developed skin irritations.. scratching/ redness/ scabbing/ the redness along belly and inside leg "pits".. on back / near neck etc. I had mixed the food in with the last of his previous (different) dog food brand but he's been eating it exclusively now for a few weeks. I saw one posting elsewhere where a dog developed severe intestinitus after eating it and died. I switched brands tonight. My dog's a 55 lb cattle dog mix- 10 yrs old. He's never had skin issues and doesn't have fleas. He's an indoor dog. « Show Less
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I have been giving a hypoallergenic multivitamin in the food every day and so far my shepherd has been doing great. Once every other day a give her a smallamount of plain yogurt and she loves this. I have not been giving ground meat/bone, I do give her the cooked liver from the chicken. Hope this helps
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I am not sure, I didn't taste it :) My dog loves the Chicken flavor the best though.
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Can't speak for the taste but will say there aren't any things in this food that a dog wouldn't eat in the wild. For example, lots of foods have corn, etc. in them. This good is all meat.
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Sorry I cant answer as I put my kibbles in a big container and throw the original bag it came in away. All I know is my lab loves it and she lost weight. Her coat is shiny and healthy so I know it has the nutrients she needs. You could go to the web site and check all the nutritional values or even contact the company. Recommend this dog food!!
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Absolutely! You can add water as needed to make more of a soup consistancy, which is what I do for my dog. My dog, pretty much, inhales the food this way; I don't think she could slurp it faster if she had a straw!More importantly though, the high quality of this food makes it ideal for senior pets. My dog is 11 and has eaten this food all of her life. Her health has benifitted because of this food; she's energetic, active, her coat is soft and smooth, and just young for her age. I would say that you should try samples before buying a box. With the variety of flavors, dogs definitely find favorites. For example, my dog loves the Force formula (chicken), but will not eat the Love formula (beef). Absolutely! You can add water as needed to make more of a soup consistancy, which is what I do for my dog. My dog, pretty much, inhales the food this way; I don't think she could slurp it faster if she had a straw!More importantly though, the high quality of this food makes it ideal for senior pets. My dog is 11 and has eaten this food all of her life. Her health has benifitted because of this food; she's energetic, active, her coat is soft and smooth, and just young for her age. I would say that you should try samples before buying a box. With the variety of... » Read More Absolutely! You can add water as needed to make more of a soup consistancy, which is what I do for my dog. My dog, pretty much, inhales the food this way; I don't think she could slurp it faster if she had a straw!More importantly though, the high quality of this food makes it ideal for senior pets. My dog is 11 and has eaten this food all of her life. Her health has benifitted because of this food; she's energetic, active, her coat is soft and smooth, and just young for her age. I would say that you should try samples before buying a box. With the variety of flavors, dogs definitely find favorites. For example, my dog loves the Force formula (chicken), but will not eat the Love formula (beef). « Show Less
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Check the ingredients. They are listed the first two are Chicken, Chicken meal, but there are other wonderful ingredients. Check out. This is the food that I use for my dogs.
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1-2; it takes dogs time to adjust to this food (as any food), so have you changed your dog over very gradually? Are you giving too much? Also, I only use the chicken/duck/turkey combo, not Taste of the Wild, which may be too rich. It's a great dog food.
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Its in powder form. You can mix it with their soft food. If you don't feed soft food, you can try mixing it with salmon oil. That's what I did for my dogs and they licked it all up.
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Bone is extremely hard. Possibly made out of cow femur or pig femur. They all like the sweet potato, and peanut butter. Did try the meat one and they were not interested. You may want to order all three flavors to see which one you dog would like. I also ordered the large bone even on my small dogs. It does keep them occupied for awhile. My airdale terrier can clean out the middle in 15 minutes. No worries. Your dog won't get sick or be able to chew through it.
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I don't know why yours says that. My says "Natural food for dogs". It is Blue Wilderness Salmon Recipe.
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Janet,So sorry but my dogs have not had Southwest - they have had wetlands in their diet and have loved it, I usually mix it with either the dry High Prarie or the dry Pacific stream. Chose this dog food as a result of checking out dog food advisor.com and finding a great quality dog food then researched all prices and availability on Amazon. I know it doesn't answer your question, but perhaps helps in other ways. Thanks
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It is like regular dog food without the liquid. It is a firm dog food, but there are veggies in the food. (ground)
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Because of the chicken based content I would not trust it. You may be better off just picking up some of those small single serving dog food containers that have just enough for a single serving of a small dog; larger dog? give them two, etc.
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Thank you for posting this. I didn't know that this was happening so I checked with the company. They did, indeed, confirm that they are switching to chicken byproduct meal, although they insist that they are using only "clean" byproducts. I do not wish my dogs to eat any byproducts at all so I will not be using this dog food any more. It's a shame that they feel they need to cheapen their great product to make more money.