Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Dry Dog Food, Real Lamb, 20 lb. Bag

My dogs freggin love this! Hard, small round kibbles. Limited ingredient diet. They chew this with no problems. When they get picky I sprinkle some of the raw dried corks on top. They always eat their bowls. Thanks for a great quality food. I bought a big bag, perfect for my 3 medium size babies. I wish it was cheaper but really, its an investment to their health. Ill spend the money.

I have a Golden Retriever who is allergic to EVERYTHING. Poor girl, it took me until she was two to weed out everything from her diet. She is allergic to all poultry, all fish, eggs, dairy, obviously corn, wheat, and soy, but also things like sweet potatoes and certain oils. She can eat the beef flavor ONLY of the Blue Buffalo canned (wet) dog food. I was feeding her that exclusively until I found this. This is the first dry dog food I have found that she can eat. Her goopy eye is all but dried up, she isn’t itchy anymore, and she behaves like a normal dog. For a long time we thought she was just naughty! She whined constantly and just couldn’t relax. It was all allergies. When you go and read the ingredients of dry dog foods, most of them have some type of poultry byproduct or fish oil in them. So what I do now is I feed her three cans of the Blue Buffalo Beef a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and then I free-feed this dry dog food. (I have it out 24/7 with fresh water beside it.) For reference she is about 60lbs. For the canned food it says feed one can 10 lbs, but I prefer 3 cans a day + the dry food and it seems she does too. I’m so glad I didn’t give up on this little girl and I hope this review helps someone! I grew up with Goldens, and this is my second one as an adult, and I have never had a Golden with so many allergies before. It sounds mean, but I always thought people who said their dogs had all these allergies were being dramatic. It is tough, but so worth it when you figure it out and that little puppy girl is finally able to relax and live her best life! We had tried pheromones spray, pheromone diffuser, thunder shirt, melatonin, natural herbs, medication- nothing worked. Turned it it was her food.

After years of dealing with licking, scratching, and nonstop itching, we finally found something that actually helped our little boys — and we’ve been buying this food ever since. Before switching, we tried the exhausting process of introducing single ingredients one by one to figure out sensitivities. It took months and honestly became way too time consuming. We eventually switched to Instinct Limited Ingredient dry food and saw a huge improvement. What changed for our dogs: • Less licking and scratching • Reduced itching overall • Simpler ingredient list • Consistent results compared to other foods we tried They still have occasional flare-ups during seasonal changes, but overall this food made a noticeable difference in their comfort level. We’ve tested other brands over the years thinking maybe we’d find something better or cheaper, but we always end up coming back to this one. For dogs with sensitive skin or possible food sensitivities, this food has been one of the best long-term changes we’ve made.

Good product but dog did not tolerate well

Update: November 2017 At first, the limited ingredient Lamb variety was fine, but a few meals into the new bag, my little Sheltie started vomiting and having stomach pains. I switched her to a home made beef and rice diet and she was fine again. So I tired the Instinct Limited Ingredient Lamb again and the vomiting started all over again. As the only food she is allergic to is poultry, I suspect that this food has some form of poultry added to it. Apparently, dog food manufacturers are not required to disclose exactly what they put in pet food. The bag does state that there may be traces of other things not listed. Whatever the issue, something in this food is making our dog sick. Previous Review: It's very difficult to find limited ingredient dog foods that don't contain poultry. We were purchasing Royal Canin's Limited Ingredient Venison (requires an Rx from the vet) until I saw a documentary showing where the venison came from - how I wish I could scrub those images from my brain! I also resent the marketing ploy that requires a vet's Rx to purchase a food that contains (very expensive) road kill and a few added ingredients - none of which are controlled substances. After looking at many positive reviews of Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free, I ordered a bag. As was recommended by the vet, I am slowly transitioning by mixing the old and the new foods only to find that the dogs pick out the new Instinct food and leave the old food in their bowls. I feel like that says something important. They haven't had any digestion issues in the transition. The food is in small nuggets, which aids in digestion and is very helpful for my small dogs. Time will tell how they do on it, but so far it seems better than what we were feeding them.

Only 4 stars because it seems my 4 legged companion may not like it as well as she used to. I have been using it as a topper on her canned food. At first she thought it was great, but not so much now. She is over 12 yrs old so maybe she don't like the chewing. She had been on Instinct products for years until a spleen removal cancer.

I don’t write reviews. I’m writing this one because this food has been life changing for me and my mini golden. He had diarrhea for over 8 months. He would have accidents almost every day and he lost about 15-20 lbs. we tried about 4-5 different foods and wouldn’t let him touch human food or any treats. Nothing worked. Not until approx 2-3 weeks after I started giving him instinct… no more diarrhea. No more mushy poops. No vomiting. And he gained about 10 lbs in the last 6 months. I have no idea what it is about any other food he’s tried but, I won’t ever go back. He can even have treats and some human foods now without any issues!

My dogs love this food! They have been on this food for a while and have stayed very healthy. All the ingredients are super clean. Definitely recommend.

A mis perros les encantó esta croqueta y la comieron muy bien desde el principio. No presentaron problemas digestivos y en general la toleraron perfectamente. En el caso de mi pug, que tiene problemas de alergia, no noté una mejora significativa durante el tiempo que la consumió. Aun así, me pareció un alimento de buena calidad y con muy buena aceptación. La recomendaría principalmente por su digestibilidad y porque a mis perros les gustó mucho.

Excelente alimento de primera calidad a mi mascota le encanto es muy recomendable.

Excelente producto

Tengo un shih tzu alérgico al pollo y no le gusta el salmón. Le gustaron mucho estás croquetas y no le hicieron nada malo, al contrario se las come super bien.

Excelente calidad