Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Real Beef + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Adult Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag

I feel like this is one of the better kibbles I’ve found. I have a picky, 5 year old, 65 lb Australian Shepard/beagle/lab mix who used to get atopic dermatitis really badly. He would break out on his chest and shoulders and head in pustules, it was bad. He’s been doing really well on this food now for about a year. I add a little hot water to it and he goes nuts. The vet recommended Science Diet (crap), or Royal Canid Hydrolyzed protein(also nutritionally crap) and he was on that for a year. Getting cytopoint allergy shots and treatments, we tried apoquel, allergy tests, etc. He was on American Journey Lamb and sweet potato after because my friends were having good results but eventually his skin got bad again, paw licking, and ear infections bad, the whole 9 yards. After some research I came across some articles that said potatoes and chick peas/lentils can be not good for their gut bacteria and overall health. I scoured chewy for a food like that, and this and the similar pork one were the only ones that met the criteria. No potatoes, no peas or lentils I think has really helped. Either that or he’s finally grown out of it.... I have a half a bag of American Journey Lamb and sweet Potato limited ingredient left and I think that was making him worse. I tried to transition it in 1/4 at a time but his skin got bad again. I wish I could feed him something consistently other than kibble but it’s just how it is. Eventually I’d like to transition him to fresh, raw foods and meals. I don’t like the pork meal and meal’s in general. I wish there was a way for them to get it into kibble or make things in short batches without preservatives and processed ingredients. Honestly I wanted to give this a 4 star review but it’s been doing well so far I couldn’t, haha. I had one bag come ripped and chewy was good enough to replace it, I didn’t want to risk giving that to my dog. The Omega-3 content is good, but could be higher in relation to the Omega-6 content... overall it has a good spectrum of supplements and ingredients and my dog has been doing really well and loves it. I try to transition some of the pork one in as well. Hopefully good in the long term. Will update if anything changes.

I have used this dog food for over a year. I have a 2 year old Boxer and 13 year old Shar pei. And I now have a young boxer on it too. Yup, 3 dogs that go through a lot of food. My old man the Shar pei is doing wonderful on the Classic Beef, he's very spry, healthy and looks a lot younger than he should. FYI, Shar pei's live to 10, this dog food has a hand in keeping him with us longer. The 2 yr old boxer was very allergic when young (hives, digestive issues, etc) and I had to switch food brands many times to get one that agreed with him. Merrick Classic Beef recipe did the trick and he has been healthy with no allergy issues for over a year and he has the most gorgeous silky coat. I highly recommend this product as a high-end dog food that doesn't hurt your wallet.

ZERO STAR RATING I have fed this food to my dog for quite a while with few problems. But some changes have happened with the food the last year, and it isn't good. The kibble is almost all crushed and smells different. My dog no longer liked eating it. He was becoming very tired, would have vomiting, diarrhea; started to have dry skin and very rough hair, would chew on feet, scratch, and constantly lick his feet and legs. He was miserable until I changed his food. I changed to Hill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food. Within one week he was so much better! His stools are firm and no longer vomiting. His hair became very soft, stopped chewing and licking, loved eating food again and regained lots of energy. I am unsure what Merrick has changed, and I DO NOT recommend this food.

Chewy is an amazing company and stand by their customer -100% satisfaction guaranteed and will replace every bag that is damaged. Every bag that I received in total 5 to 6 have been replaced free and Chewy continues replacing and I had to tell them to stop because each bag continues coming over damaged in the same area. In my opinion, there is a defect in the manufacture of their bag design that is not strong enough to hold the dog food during shipping or maybe the bag isn’t strong enough to hold the food. The bags that are not properly, strong enough to hold the dog food and always open in the same area. I’m not sure when this happens and how long it’s been open, but it is not safe for your pet and the food is not cheap either. This puts you in a strange predicament as to call Chewy and send photos to prove the damage bag. I don’t like doing this because it makes me feel awkward because it seems like you’re looking for free food when every bag comes damaged. I just want a bag of dog food from Merrick for my boy because I can’t buy anything else for him to eat - so I am stuck. Please make this right merrick you are costing me money because I have to go out and buy a local bag until chewy sends a replacement. I have been compensated by Chewy and they have done the right thing, but I cannot continue ordering this brand of dog food through delivery because every bad comes over damaged and I am back to why, so I would hopefully appreciate someone from the food dog food company will see this and make some changes quickly because I am not happy. You’re costing me money though I have been compensated, but I also have lost money too. and you , have to to the local shelter. I have nothing bad to say about Chewy nor do I have anything bad to say about Merrick dog food product for my dog - it’s the bag design that hold the food is not strong enough. Make it right and get with your team and fix it. I am not the only person with this issues and I will be calling Merrick and be happy to send over all the damage photos of the bags . I will recommend the product because it is good for my dog to eat so that is why I am saying I would recommend this item. The only thing I do not recommend is the design of the bag that is causing issues with the bag opening and having to be replaced over and over, so it’s time we change and fix the issue at hand .