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Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 13, 2012, 09:22:48 PM
Never had an issue with any of their food except that out youngest dog has a grain allergy.  We switched to the Kirkland Natures Domain grain free food and all has been wonderful.  It's a highly rated grain free food at about half the price of other grain free foods and causes no issues with my dogs.

Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 13, 2012, 09:26:36 PM
Something to keep in mind is that allergies are not an instant thing.  Allergies develop over time.  It's impossible to be allergic to something from the first time you are exposed.  It is possible/probable that your puppy has developed an allergy to something in the Kirkland food.  Search the web for the most common dog food allergies.  I'd be almost certain that if you compare that dog food allergy list to the Kirkland food and then the BB food, you'd find at least one ingredient from the common allergens list in the Kirkland food that isn't in the BB.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 13, 2012, 09:35:09 PM
    Beef
    Dairy Products
    Chicken
    Lamb
    Fish,
    Chicken Eggs
    Corn
    Wheat
    Soy

There's the list from most common to least common

Kirkland puppy food ingredient list:
chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, cracked pearled barley, egg product, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and vitamin E), dried beet pulp, potatoes, fish meal, flaxseed, natural flavor, brewers dried yeast, salmon oil (a source of DHA), millet, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, carrots, peas, kelp, apples, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, dried chicory root, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

Blue Buffalo large breed puppy chicken and brown rice list (You didn't say what flavor you got):
Deboned Chicken,
Chicken Meal,
Whole Ground Barley,
Whole Ground Brown Rice,
Oatmeal,
Tomato Pomace (source of Lycopene),
Natural Chicken Flavor,
Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols),
Whole Potatoes,
Peas,
Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids),
Whole Carrots,
Whole Sweet Potatoes,
Blueberries,
Cranberries,
Barley Grass,
Dried Parsley,
Garlic,
Alfalfa Meal,
Dried Kelp,
Yucca Schidigera Extract,
L-Carnitine,
L-Lysine,
Turmeric,
Dried Chicory Root,
Oil of Rosemary,
Vitamin A Supplement,
Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1),
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2),
Niacin (Vitamin B3),
d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5),
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6),
Beta Carotene,
Biotin (Vitamin B7),
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9),
Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Vitamin D3 Supplement,
Vitamin E Supplement,
Iron Amino Acid Chelate,
Zinc Amino Acid Chelate,
Manganese Amino Acid Chelate,
Copper Amino Acid Chelate,
Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C),
Sodium Selenite,
Choline Chloride,
Calcium Iodate,
Caramel,
Salt,
Potassium Chloride,
Dried Yeast (source of Saccharomyces cerevisiae),
Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product,
Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product,
Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 13, 2012, 09:38:54 PM
If the Blue Buffalo flavor you got was something other than chicken, I'd be inclined to blame the chicken in the Kirkland food.  If both were chicken and the BB food didn't cause the reaction, I'd look next at the egg product as the culprit.  It's the #5 ingredient in the Kirkland food and isn't present in the BB food.  Maybe the fish meal and salmon oil in the Kirkland but, those are down the list far enough it probably doesn't have very much in there.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: bobcat on July 13, 2012, 10:02:28 PM
I always try to give my dog as much "people" food as I can. You never really know what kind of crap is in that dog food. So I try to give my dog a lot of our leftover chicken, deer steak, elk steak, hamburger, whatever. As long as it's real meat it's gotta be better than any dog food. I figure the less dog food I give her, the healthier she should be. I do use Kirkland brand dog food and have never had a problem.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 13, 2012, 10:04:23 PM
And don't forget to take that unused food back to costco :tup:
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 13, 2012, 10:05:11 PM
I always try to give my dog as much "people" food as I can. You never really know what kind of crap is in that dog food. So I try to give my dog a lot of our leftover chicken, deer steak, elk steak, hamburger, whatever. As long as it's real meat it's gotta be better than any dog food. I figure the less dog food I give her, the healthier she should be. I do use Kirkland brand dog food and have never had a problem.

This too.  If I could, my dogs would eat a raw meat diet only.  Best food for them is their natural diet.  Too much money for me though with 2 100lb dogs
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Stilly bay on July 13, 2012, 10:12:55 PM
I used to do the raw diet and my dogs were super healthy for it. I just need to get back on the wagon. I had it down to a dollar per day per dog to feed a balanced raw diet.


If your dog comes across something its allergic to it could take up to three months for it to work just one exposure out of its system, so if you don't get an instant fix don't give up or change what your doing unless this get worse -going to the vet is always a good idea.
this is the main reason why allergy screenings are worth their weight in gold, it can take forever and a fortune in different dog foods to isolate a problem on your own, mean while your dog has chewed its arse bald.

I just switched from kirkland ( diamond) to purina pro plan performace because of all the recall, Diamond is cheap enough, and my dogs do pretty good on it, but that company just can't seem to get things right with all those recalls.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: wraithen on July 14, 2012, 11:06:52 AM
Be very careful with those raw diets. There are a lot of owners that screw it up and wind up bringing in dogs that are having issues due to renal failure. If you do it wrong, apparently it can cause failures in several organs. My wife hates most of the owners that insist on raw diets that don't actually look at how to go about it. I'm not sure exactly what they mess up, but I can't afford it anyway with my dog.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: bobcat on July 14, 2012, 01:11:47 PM
I used to feed quite a bit of duck meat to my dog, always cooked though.

Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: MadHatter on July 14, 2012, 01:52:15 PM
I actually feed rabbit to my dogs until I run out, I just boil them up, put them bones and all through the grinder... Dogs were really healthy for a few months when it was rabbit season as we have hundreds of them around the house...

When rabbit is not in season I use the Kirkland wet food and pedigree dry food.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: singleshot12 on July 14, 2012, 02:06:21 PM
I save all my salmon and trout carcs and stew them up, the bones get soft, also add carrots,potatoes,rice, eggs,chicken livers and kale. My labs do great on it and look extremely healthy :twocents:
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 14, 2012, 02:28:55 PM
Careful with the salmon

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/cliented/salmon.aspx (http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/cliented/salmon.aspx)
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: bobcat on July 14, 2012, 02:32:14 PM
Salmon poisoning is only an issue if it is raw.

Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 14, 2012, 02:37:46 PM
I missed the "stew them up" part.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: ORCA_SIX on July 16, 2012, 04:40:58 AM
I actually feed rabbit to my dogs until I run out, I just boil them up, put them bones and all through the grinder... Dogs were really healthy for a few months when it was rabbit season as we have hundreds of them around the house...

When rabbit is not in season I use the Kirkland wet food and pedigree dry food.

When do you go rabbit hunting in that area? PM me if you are willing to share some good info.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Camp David on July 16, 2012, 05:29:54 AM
Back to the original question...I used the diamond brand dog food for a while and both dogs had the chits. We would get a lot of puking also. Switched to a different brand and the problem went away. Lots of stuff to read about Diamond brand food and the numerous complaints/deaths from the stuff.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: 10Key on July 16, 2012, 09:28:36 AM
We fed our Britt the Kirkland puppy and then moved to the adult formula, had no problems until we discovered the dog developed a gluten allergy. We switched to a gluten-free variety and haven't looked back.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 16, 2012, 10:29:41 AM
Nope. Been feeding Nature's Domain since Costco came out with it. (same as Taste of the Wild)

Last recall was really small and it was salmonella. Salmonella can rarely do more to a dog than give it the chits for a day if anything. The recall was more to protect it from being spread to the people who handle the dog food.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 16, 2012, 05:39:59 PM
it is the same. $35 for the same sized bag.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 17, 2012, 09:29:04 AM
The differences listed are within the allowable standards for one batch of food.

Basically, they have a percentage they can swing batch to batch. Dog food companies can completely change formulas and don't have to re-label the product for 6 months.

There is no difference in smell, kibble size, look, feel....etc. They still need the small boutique stores to be able to convince someone to pay $15 more for the same thing.

The kennel here goes through about 7-10 bags a week. Other brands costing a lot more money have been fed and performance, look, energy level etc was not better. 12 master hunter titles, 8 Senior hunter titles and 6-7 show Champions in 2012 all eating on it can't be all that wrong.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 17, 2012, 10:26:13 AM
Happy I'm not trying to say Natures Domain is a bad food at all. All I was saying is it is not the same as TOTW. a quick look at the ingredient list will tell you that.

for 1% protein difference. The food is from the same batch.

when it comes to dog food, i'd be willing to bet, if we visited the factory, there would be zero difference in salmon meal and "salmon"... your dog aint getting a filet of fish here. All this stuff is 50gallon tubs of processed goo and powder.. mixed, extruded and dried.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: runamuk on July 17, 2012, 11:03:37 AM
diamond also makes chicken soup, dels premium label, and costco/kirkland the recipes are almost identical on those 3 when comparing lamb to lamb chicken to chicken etc... I fed kirkland foods and never had problems, I was a rep for natural balance so fed that had a few dogs allergic to flaxseed and a couple bad reactions.....my suggestion after years of nutrition study in animal feeds...read and compare labels.

meat meal is usually mixed meats.....chicken meal vs chicken the meal is actually more nutritious same goes for lamb vs lamb meal and salmon vs salmon meal meal includes bones skin fat etc which contains lots of things carnivores need.  what you dont want is corn, soy, wheat as your first ingredients its just cheap filler and makes your dog crap big piles :dunno:

read labels dont rely on names and advertising or what the vet carries some of those are just full of fillers and cost way more than they should.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 17, 2012, 11:16:23 AM
A meat and a meat meal product are two different things. And this is not the only difference in the the two products. Look at the order of the ingredients lists, there are many differences. And TOTW have ingredients like smoked salmon that ND do not have.

The only reason I point this out is because I didn't want the guy asking if they were the same running out buying ND thinking it was on bad information. The foods are similar, but not the same.

Its made at the same place, by the same company. It looks exactly the same, smells exactly the same and comes in exactly the same bag with different writing. Knowing that dog food companies can change ingredients without changing the label is telling me that they leave certain little differences so they can make and charge a higher price and have folks believe it will make a difference in the performance or appearance of their dog.

THere have probably been more field champions, show champions and hall of fame dogs fed old-school purina with lots of corn filler than there have been in the last few years of the anti-corn in food craze....just sayin'...
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Stilly bay on July 18, 2012, 10:57:02 AM

THere have probably been more field champions, show champions and hall of fame dogs fed old-school purina with lots of corn filler than there have been in the last few years of the anti-corn in food craze....just sayin'...

thats kinda like saying  more deer have been killed through primitive archery equipment than firearms.

old school purina has been around for a very long time and  has the one of the largest customer bases- people tend to stick with what works for them but that doesn't mean its the best food out there. it was one time viewed as the best mainly because of its ad campaign. information and education on dog food is a relatively new thing as well, up until recently the vast majority of dog owners that weren't feeding cheap went off of hearsay or what their vet recommended.
 
also...
a trainer/trialer isn't going to spring for blue buffalo when he has a couple dozen of his clients dogs to feed.  that doesn't mean higher quality foods don't factor into success, health or stamina.

FWIW I am not saying purina is bad food or even mediocre, Its what I feed my dogs- just without the corn filler.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: runamuk on July 18, 2012, 11:14:49 AM
I have had plenty of dogs that could eat corn based diets, however have had 2 dogs severely allergic to corn, hence why i dont support any specific brand of dog food and say read labels.  I will say no creature is designed to digest corn no human, carnivore or herbivore fully utilizes corn most extract some sugar and the rest is waste so corn= poop, if you like/dont mind scooping poo and your dog maintains weight, health, and coat on corn based diets I say go for it.  Of course corn also poisoned a bunch of dogs when it got an ergot in a batch....believe it was a diamond plant....

for the record I had the worst luck with more dogs of more breeds on science diet than any other brand out there including ol roy, science diet seemed to be a guaranteed give the dog the craps food and most of their formulas include corn as a primary ingredient so cost does not determine whats in a dog food....read the labels....investigate......and if whats working is working for crying out loud don't fix what isn't broke no matter who tells you that you should.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 18, 2012, 11:14:54 AM
A meat and a meat meal product are two different things. And this is not the only difference in the the two products. Look at the order of the ingredients lists, there are many differences. And TOTW have ingredients like smoked salmon that ND do not have.

The only reason I point this out is because I didn't want the guy asking if they were the same running out buying ND thinking it was on bad information. The foods are similar, but not the same.

The real meat vs. meal debate is for wet food only.  Real meat as the #1 ingredient means nothing in dry food since, well, it's dry and looses it's weight.  Ingredient lists for dog food is listed in order of weight When real meat is listed as #1 ingredient, it can more accurately be called the 2nd or even 3rd ingredient since, when dehydrated, it looses most of it's weight.  You actually want some form of meat meal as the #1 ingredient since it's dry when added so you get the actual weight of the ingredient.  It may not be all white meat chicken breast or whatever but, I'd rather have more of a "2nd tier" meat, which like Run says, is packed with bone and skin providing things like calcium and oils needed by carnivores, than quite a bit less of a prime meat.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: wraithen on July 18, 2012, 02:19:32 PM
Sounds like a food allergy. I had a buddy that had a great dane that was allergic to just about everything. She crapped streams while walking. The thing about fillers isn't that they are bad for your dog. That's just what those higher end food companies want you to think. If you feed your dog something with cheap fillers you just generally have to feed them more and they poop more. Unless they are allergic, fillers do no harm other than you're getting less bang per dog pellet. This is where the higher end foods make more sense sometimes. I have an english mastiff on petsmarts brand authority for large breed weight management. She gets 4 cups a day and she maintains pretty well on it. It has more bang for my buck than anything I could get at walmart or something like that. If she were a lab or something I'd probably have to feed her a couple cups more per day though. Fillers aren't the scary thing they want you to believe they are is all I'm saying.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 18, 2012, 09:32:22 PM
I have had plenty of dogs that could eat corn based diets, however have had 2 dogs severely allergic to corn, hence why i dont support any specific brand of dog food and say read labels.  I will say no creature is designed to digest corn no human, carnivore or herbivore fully utilizes corn most extract some sugar and the rest is waste so corn= poop, if you like/dont mind scooping poo and your dog maintains weight, health, and coat on corn based diets I say go for it.  Of course corn also poisoned a bunch of dogs when it got an ergot in a batch....believe it was a diamond plant....

for the record I had the worst luck with more dogs of more breeds on science diet than any other brand out there including ol roy, science diet seemed to be a guaranteed give the dog the craps food and most of their formulas include corn as a primary ingredient so cost does not determine whats in a dog food....read the labels....investigate......and if whats working is working for crying out loud don't fix what isn't broke no matter who tells you that you should.

try feeding a super high protein diet......that doesn't work either...dogs need fat and carbs just like us. People get caught up in feeding high protein content food and all their dogs do is chit it all out because their bodies cannot process it. High protein does not equal higher quality food like some companies try to get people to believe. Many dogs can't put weight on because they are eating to high pro diet. They need lower protein and higher fat content. A lot of guys want to think their super dogs are like weight lifters and are going to get all ripped because they eat the highest protein food and run alot.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: runamuk on July 18, 2012, 09:44:58 PM
I have had plenty of dogs that could eat corn based diets, however have had 2 dogs severely allergic to corn, hence why i dont support any specific brand of dog food and say read labels.  I will say no creature is designed to digest corn no human, carnivore or herbivore fully utilizes corn most extract some sugar and the rest is waste so corn= poop, if you like/dont mind scooping poo and your dog maintains weight, health, and coat on corn based diets I say go for it.  Of course corn also poisoned a bunch of dogs when it got an ergot in a batch....believe it was a diamond plant....

for the record I had the worst luck with more dogs of more breeds on science diet than any other brand out there including ol roy, science diet seemed to be a guaranteed give the dog the craps food and most of their formulas include corn as a primary ingredient so cost does not determine whats in a dog food....read the labels....investigate......and if whats working is working for crying out loud don't fix what isn't broke no matter who tells you that you should.

try feeding a super high protein diet......that doesn't work either...dogs need fat and carbs just like us. People get caught up in feeding high protein content food and all their dogs do is chit it all out because their bodies cannot process it. High protein does not equal higher quality food like some companies try to get people to believe. Many dogs can't put weight on because they are eating to high pro diet. They need lower protein and higher fat content. A lot of guys want to think their super dogs are like weight lifters and are going to get all ripped because they eat the highest protein food and run alot.

exactly balance is the key just like us, and with dogs if a diet is working then I say leave it be :tup: again I have fed everything from ol roy to strictly raw meat and everything in between, dogs with allergies are becoming a major problem but then so are people something is going into our food to make this happen is my thinking.  If a dog clears up quickly after changing the diet then allergy is likely and read those labels so you can find the culprit and avoid it :dunno:

why do we make diet and exercise so difficult...its easy feed a moderate diet and get those dogs out for a walk or swim, the same principles that work for us, all the supplements in the world wont fix an overall broken diet and exercise routine :dunno: they will mask some symptoms for a while but eventually it will catch up with you, why would our animals be any different.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: rosscrazyelk on September 04, 2012, 08:28:48 PM
I feed my dogs the kirkland brand for years never had a problem.. Of course I throw in the occasional meat scraps..
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: akirkland on September 05, 2012, 08:33:50 PM
I have fed Costco's Natures Domain to my 2 labs for some time now. Thet were on just the normal Kirkland food prior to the switch. Since changing, their coats are much nicer and there is way less poop to pick up. My male weighs just over 100lbs and eats 2 cups, morning and evening as where my female weighs 55lbs and eats 1 cup, morning and night. Both very active as well. IMO, you cant go wrong with ND.
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Post by: zeke7111 on December 31, 2013, 04:20:31 PM
Hi. We have a new puppy.  Started him on IAM's 1 to 12 month puppy food.  He was fine.  Slowly started to switch over to Kirkland.  He started having runny movements and accidents in his crate.  Went back to IAM's and he was fine.  Tried once more later and the same thing happened.  For me, the Kirkland brand is garbage but if you can make it work good for you.  The $ savings was not even close to worth it for us.  He is thriving on IAM's.  Good luck with this garbage.
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Post by: WRL on December 31, 2013, 04:56:00 PM
Just because a dog gets "the runs" does not mean there is anything wrong with the dog food. Just might be not the right food for that dog.

Its possible, that the protein level is too high for the people that tried it for their dogs.

I don't feed anything with corn it in because it is often an ingredient that causes allergic reactions.

I have never had any issue with Kirkland brand dog foods for MY DOGS.

Another thing people forget to look at, is the protein to fat ratio. The "large breed" puppy and lots of "grain free" foods lack fat which could be why certain dogs do better on it.

And Iams, in my opinion is junk since splitting years ago from Eukanuba.

WRL
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Post by: wildweeds on December 31, 2013, 06:01:03 PM
I'd have started with a worming myself...............
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Post by: Happy Gilmore on January 01, 2014, 12:02:58 AM
What did they do when all the dog food ha corn in it for the last 60 years before the grain free trend? Did all the dogs have the chits all their life? Lol.

I don't know anyone who feeds performance dogs Iams personally but I'm happy your dog doesn't have the runs.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: AspenBud on January 01, 2014, 08:48:34 AM
My dogs' poo was nasty with Kirkland brand. Costco's Nature's Domain has been another story entirely. For the money it can't be beat, and I used to be a doubter.

Side note since someone mentioned Blue Buffalo in this thread, there is a recall out on it now.
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Post by: RatherBOutdoors on January 01, 2014, 12:20:25 PM
Had a 15 year old lab that passed 2 years ago.  Have a 14 1/2 and a 2 3/4 year old labs.  All have eaten the Costco food for most or all of their lives with no issues.
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Post by: Sportfury on January 01, 2014, 01:07:08 PM
I have been feeding the Kirkland brand food for the past two plus years and my dogs do great on it. In the past when I fed a corn-based diet one of my german shorthairs developed severe hot spots where he would chew himself raw. Once I made the switch to Taste of the Wild it made a huge difference. Since then I have not looked back except for switching to TOW, to VF formulated, and now to Kirkland brand food.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: JJD on January 02, 2014, 12:24:56 PM
Just because a dog gets "the runs" does not mean there is anything wrong with the dog food. Just might be not the right food for that dog.

Its possible, that the protein level is too high for the people that tried it for their dogs.

WRL
Well put, as I posted on another thread, I had a dog that did not tolerate better feeds.
kept having to go back to regular old Purina Chow.  Tried several different primium feeds introduced slowly, same result with each.  One day I was talking to a DVM friend about the issue.  He asked why I was changing, I told him I believed dogs perform better and stay healthier, longer on better feed.
He said, while that is most often the case, your dog is probably one of the strongest, healthiest dogs I know, stay on whats workin.
My current dogs are well maintained on a better feed, but I never say never.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: wafisherman on January 02, 2014, 12:29:21 PM
Yep, I have two large husky mix dogs.  One can east a ton of venison with no problem.  The other will have the runs if you just give him a fraction of the meat.  Just a more fragile stomach.  Can't even drive with the poor thing - instant runs and puking if you drive more than a block.  The other dog insists on coming along for the ride and is way happier sitting on the back of the truck or van than being left home.
Title: Re: Anybody have any issues with with Kirkland/Costco dog food?
Post by: DogZilla on January 02, 2014, 03:35:03 PM
New here.  Wife unit found the website.

There is nothing wrong with what you're feeding from a nutrition standpoint but the pup is old enough to be on adult food.  If you want to stick with Kirkland, feed the purple bag.  The green bag stuff causes gas in a bad way.

I did read here that some of the food mentioned contained Canola Oil.  This can be very bad stuff.  Almost lost a dog because I didn't have my reading glasses when I bought food and didn't see it listed on the label.  In fact, don't feed any foods with added vegetable oil.
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