The Honest Kitchen Whole Food Clusters Small Breed Grain Free Chicken Dry Dog Food, 1 lb Trial Pouch

Dog: Medium size lab mix; age 10 mos. After spending a lot of time comparing dog foods, I chose this one because I liked the ingredient list. Real chicken is the first ingredient, and I appreciate that it doesn’t rely on corn, wheat, or other common fillers. The small cluster size is also perfect for small breeds and easy for my dog to chew. The biggest test, of course, was whether my dog would actually eat it. He’s a very picky rescue, and finding foods he enjoys has been hit or miss. Thankfully, he took to this food right away and eagerly finishes his meals. What impressed me most was what happened during a recent trip to the pet store. We weren’t even shopping for dog food because I had just received this bag, but my dog made a beeline for the aisle and quickly found this exact food. I’ve never seen him recognize and seek out a product so enthusiastically. While the price may seem a bit high, the recommended feeding is less than traditional dog food. This food is wholesome, natural, and satisfies their hunger. 10 pounds lasted us about a month. The clusters have a fresh appearance, the ingredients are high quality, and my dog clearly loves the taste. For small-breed owners looking for a grain-free food with wholesome ingredients, this has been an excellent choice. Highly recommended.

I have tried other premium dog foods, which have all been good, but this food is fantastic. While it looks like kibble, it’s not like any kibble I’ve ever used. It doesn’t stink and I can actually identify carrots in the dry food. My senior dachshunds love this food, especially if I add some water and let it soak a minute. After a couple days of eating only this food, there was a noticeable difference in their stool. It is more uniform in color and more firm than with other foods, which makes picking it up much easier and cleaner. It may not be the food for all dogs, but it certainly is in my house.

My dog loves this food. She was super uninterested in her old dog food and when I switched to this one, she suddenly became interested again and still likes it. I’ve been using it for over a year now and she still licks the bowl every time she has it. I mix it with a little bit of warm to hot water and let the liquid soak in before I serve it to her.

Dog loved this food. Good value for minimally processed dog food. I use as alternative to freeze dried food which is super expensive.

My dog loves it. Only problem is that he is ignoring his other kibble. I took off a star due to the cost. I need him to still eat his regular kibble, too, cost-wise. It can be powdery because I guess the kibbles aren’t real hard. That part is ok, because Henry just licks his bowl. He has recently had dental surgery, is 13, and has had 11 teeth total pulled, so I kind of like that it isn’t hard. I did notice this one is grain free. I don’t want grain free any more. So my next order is for the whole grain one.

MY DOGS LOVE IT, I MIX IT WITH THEIR OTHER FOOD, AND A EAT THE ENTIRE BOWL!!! ACCORDING TO MY VET, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DRY FOODS ON THE MARKET TODAY!!!

The chicken grain free is great when she starts getting a little Chubbs. She loves the chicken.

I've used Honest Kitchen dehydrated foods for around a decade now - they're great for travel, adding a bit of variety to food-stuffed toys, or hiding medications - and I'm comfortable enough with the company to have tried these grain free clusters despite them being very carb heavy. My dogs are raw fed and generally don't get much in the way of carbs except the very small amount they get once or twice a week in the Honest Kitchen base mix. I don't feed them this food as their diet, but I do use it as training treats. My dogs range in size from 15 to 130 pounds, and they all go wild for this not-kibble, but it is never more than 10% of their daily calories. I've purchased the small 1 and 3 pound bags of the large clusters in local pet stores, but this is the same formula just in smaller pieces and a larger bag size. When it went on sale for $45/bag, I bought two bags because my dogs love these "treats" so much. Obviously, having 20 pounds of "treats"It sitting around meant my dogs were getting way more of these treats than other treats, and these clusters definitely did pack some weight on all of my dogs over the course of about ten days, especially my two seniors (who are both still very active.) This would be mostly fine, except that I didn't add any extra calories to their daily intake and their breath is horrid when it's normally just unscented hot air like a typical raw fed dog. They also all started eating loads of grass every time we go outside, stool is much softer, and coats dry and gross feeling. I stopped using these as their main treats and went back to dehydrated single protein treats, and their breath, stool, and coats are returning to normal. They do get a few of these treats in their busy boxes or as random rewards while we work on training, but the second unopened bag I bought went to the shelter with me to be added to the enrichment program there. Not a terribly bad food, and great if you're looking to put weight on a thinner dog, but you just might be disappointed in this particular product if your dogs are raw fed. Three stars because the ingredients list isn't garbage and my dogs absolutely love these little morsels, but they are a bit pricey and made all of my dogs into smelly beasts.