Canidae Pet Foods Reviews

My 14 year old Komondor ate 1 can of Canidae All Life Stages chicken lamb and fish the big can. He went out to exercise after eating. When he came back in he was drooling. He skipped dinner and was subdued. The next morning at 7:08 my baby died in my arms. Now I know that he was old. I generally make their dog food fresh every day. I just had surgery and bought the canned food because I wasn't able to cook. I have a few rescue dogs. I did not make the dogfood connection. My Lionel was not in poor health, though he was 14 years old.

Our dog was on this her whole life. Recently after formula change she was reluctant to eat unless we mixed human food with it. It progressed to vomiting, lethargy and she would not touch her bowl with any of it there. This is a dog that is very food motivated. At 15 years old, we thought we were going to lose her. We started feeding her human food and Freshpet, she rallied and feels so much better, and can do things now she has not done in months. I don’t know what they did to the formula, but it almost killed our elderly dog.

We wanted our dogs to have the best healthy food on our budget. After some research and checking ingredients, we decided to try it. Our dogs loves it. We tried the so called #1 vet recommended Science Diet but our boys would not touch it. Before our research we were feeding them Rachel Ray Nutrish but after checking ingredients we realized it wasn't so good even though our boys loved it. There are some we found with "higher" ratings and more pure ingredients but we're way out of our budget. We tried Canidae because of the listed ingredients and our boys like it. They get their exercise and the food keeps their energy up, coat shiny, and bright eyes. Canidae is worth the cost and I pray it remains within our budget because it is really good for our boys.

Canidae has finally reached out. And after telling them what resolution I expected, they came through. I certainly am not one to try to take advantage of a bad situation, so I was happy to see that they finally offered a voucher for the same value of product that we spent on the food. Unfortunately we are not likely to use the voucher because I’m now weary of the quality per our experience and other customer reviews. However the offer was really all I needed. I can’t say Petco did the same…They really did the bare minimum after making me jump through hoops just to get a refund.

I have recently purchased two bags of the All Life Stage bag of dog food. Both bags were purchased at separate times, about a week apart and both times both bags were completely FILLED with mold. From the top of the bag to the bottom. Will not buy again.

I have been feeding my six-year old pug Canidae for two years now and noticed he has so much dandruff on his coat, hair has become dull, he refuses to eat the dusty chicken dry kibble which is so unusual as he loves to eat. I am so sad reading these reviews as I should have noticed sooner this food is not good for him and has been making him lethargic and sick for quite some time. Going back to Merrick, he had no digestive, coat or energy problems.

My silver Lab has been Canidae Bison and Barley food for a year or so and I’ve receive one bag with HUNDREDS of ants inside. About 4 months ago the bags started getting more “dust” inside the bags, which I thought was odd. 2 months ago my dog started vomiting 3-5 times a week. Sometimes 3-5 times a day. This was also the same time I noticed the food had a sort of chemical/alcohol smell to it. I’ve taken him to the vet for his vomiting and have done blood tests and a GI panel, they both came back perfectly fine. This leads me to believe that it has to be the food causing him to vomit aggressively. He is currently switching back to the food he was on before this. Hoping it helps!

I've been feeding my Cane Corso All Life Stages Large Breed for over 3 years. Before I switched him to this, his coat was dull and he was constantly itching. It immediately stopped when I switched him to Canidae. His coat is soft & shiny, and I don't need to feed near as much as I did other brands to maintain his weight. He only poops once a day .... My sister who is a vet tech said that's a sign of good quality food! He does wonderful on it and I highly recommend it.

My dogs suffer from food allergies and Canidae solved this problem for many years. Unfortunately, I believe their formulas have been changed. After the last two bags I’ve gotten, my dog is suffering with skin itch and redness along with hair loss. I call “Skimpflation”. I’m so disappointed with this company. On to the next top of the line dog food.

I bought Canidae Goodness Chicken and Barley and it gave my dog vomiting and diarrhea. I am more than pissed!!! My God. I am waiting it out a couple days to see if he gets back to normal. If not I will have to run to the vet. He has always been a super healthy dog. I warn everyone about not buying this food. There are other negative reviews out there if you Google, "Is Canidae dog food making my dog sick?" I wish I would have seen them. All you see is good reviews and think you are doing what is best for your dog. I am so angry! I gave it 1 star because it wouldn't let me leave it at zero.

I have used Canidae for over 15 years with multiple generations of pets. I have always been satisfied. The past 2 bags have had live and dead meal worms. They offered a coupon, but after 2 bags, NOPE.

I have been feeding my 6 dogs Canidae for 5 years now. The vet used to compliment their shiny coats and how vibrant they were. Last year I purchased a bag of Canidae with gnats or something in it and a bunch of kibble crumbs. Naturally I returned it to Petco and got another bag. I figured that because the Canidae bags had been moved to the inside of the perimeter wall of the building that bugs had just made their way from outside into the bag and had caused crumbs. So I changed store location. A couple of months go by and I bought a bag that had way too much crumbs, powder or whatever it was (bad kibble) and my dogs would not eat it. I exchanged again for another bag. This happened 2 more times up til last week.

I raise German Shepherds. My Canidae came from Chewy, I reported for 7 months Every bag had grounded up junk in it, I took vidéos and pictures of food. I want you to understand this was every order of 6 to 10 bags à order. I had Chewy document this each order. Asked them to open a bag and check it. They Refused! I called Canidae. They said à bad batch, this is a lie. This was 7 months straight! I cook fresh chicken fresh veg. Carots, Peas, Green beans and white rice for topper to go over their food. I kept telling myself it would get better, at no time did anyone offer to send good food out or reimburse one dîme. I spent in food 15,000 to 16,000 à year on dog food. I have pictures and vidéos to back up my story.

Initially, I was very put off from Canidae because they push a ton of grain-free kibble/soft food that isn't necessary for my pup and not recommended by vets. I noticed my dog's itching and biting starting up again as Georgia changed into the fall season and I thought maybe a change of food might help alleviate him a little bit. Went to Petsmart, spent like 30 minutes walking back and forth through the aisles trying to make a decision and finally saw a large bag of Canidae Lamb & Brown Rice kibble with wholesome grains. I've noticed reduced itching, more energy, and we've had a few compliments on his beautiful coat! It's also cheaper than the brand I was using before and a great price than their grain-free products. 10/10 would buy again and I definitely recommend this!

I have used this brand for a solid year and then in April, I noticed the first changes. Specifically, the quality of the milled food pellets. There was a ton of "dust" or meal that was in the food that was not formed into a pellet. This would become mush in the bowls and is indicative of poor quality production--this was not the case before. I let it slide thinking it was an oops. Next shipment, same problem and then my dogs started turning up their noses, but would eat in the p.m. as they were hungry. They started having loose bowels and discoloration. However, this continued and investigated in the dog show community and found out that this was not isolated to me and that some dogs were even experiencing vomiting. Scrolling down this thread, you will see the same and I don't know these poeple. Don't know if it is a formula or source change, but it is not the original from a year ago.

I recently purchased a bag of this Grain Free dog food from a Petco. I typically feed my 8 yr old Australian Shepard Taste of the Wild, but I had heard good things about Canidae dog food over the years, and as this bag was on sale I decided to try it (I mixed it with some TotW she was finishing). Selkie turned up her nose at it for 24 hours before she tried it. Within 12 hours she was vomiting. I thought it might have been the heat (it was during a hot spell in July), so I continued with the Canidae/TotW. The next day, same thing. Gave it one more day, but by then her bile was bright yellow with red flecks. Fasted her for a day, gave her Dr Marty's raw food to allow her stomach to heal, and she's well again; no vomiting for the last 48 hours. After reading some reviews here where other pet owners have reported similar issues, I see why Petco had the food clearanced! Guess I'll be sticking with Taste of the Wild!

Six months ago my 13 year old Shih Tzu experienced severe diarrhea and vomiting for about a month before I realized she must have developed a sensitivity to the food she had been eating for years! Her blood and stool samples came back normal so I switched her to Canidae Pure Senior Recipe Limited Ingredient Grain Free dog food. She was fine, doing really well with no further episodes until now, 6 months after eating only Canidae and nothing else. I don't know what happened?? She is now experiencing the exact same symptoms as last time. She is fine when I feed her brown rice, cottage cheese and chicken broth, but I'm scared to try putting her back on Canidae for fear of the cycle happening all over again. Each bag I've bought has been on Amazon and not until now has there been an issue. Nothing has changed unless the formula of the food has changed?? I'm so disappointed, I thought I found a solution.

After doing a great deal of research, I decided to feed my puppy Canidae Ancestral Raw food. The results were fantastic. His coat was like glistening black velvet. His energy levels were off the charts. Everything about him was excellent. People would literally stop us when walking down the street to inquire about his breed, if I was planning on breeding him, what am I feeding him etc. My baby is just a a beautiful specimen to behold, and full of life, energy, and personality. I attribute this all to Canidae’s Ancestral Raw dog food.

I’ve been feeding this product of dog food for the last couple years now and I’ve had great results. Coats gleaming, better health, even more energy in my dogs. To me the expensive cost of this food was worth what I got in return. But recently in the last 15 days, this last bag of dog food I bought, things have been different for my dogs. Not only is one throwing up nonstop but the others have started and there’s a total of four dogs. They have even rejected eating the food, staring at it, moving it with their nose then walking away from bowls.

We loved this food for many years and loved it. Recent bag was delivered from Petco with maggots. We didn’t notice at first and gave our dog food from the top of the bag - she is now on her way to the vet tomorrow. Disturbed by the lack of quality control.

This food is the SINGULAR change in my dogs premium quality diet and she has been horribly ill for 2 days after eating about 10 tiny little biscuits from CANIDAE PURE SMALL BREED. She ate at least 6 biscuits at dinner (and a few at lunch) and within the hour after dinner she was vomiting white slimy froth. Vet says likely cause is indigestion/food not agree, so who knows what awful things are in it?! I am 100% certain this food is the cause as I know she did not eat anything on a walk - the day in question was pouring rain all day and she did not leave the house. Also my husband and I (no kids) are very strict about the manner in which we keep the house so as to prevent any consumption of foreign/contraband matter.

My two Doodles have been on Canidae for over a year now. I always get the same brand and formula. The last bag had little hard white dots in the food that I never recall seeing before. With the cost of the food I would hope to not see a decline in the product. I really hate to have to switch to another brand. This should be checked.

I recommend this dog food to anyone wanting to find a high quality food that includes healthy and wholesome grains. My Labrador started out on Iams and was miserably gassy all day long unable to digest the corn they use. I did a lot of research and decided to try Canidae multi protein formula. I was impressed with all of the ingredients that includes heart healthy oatmeal instead of corn and the best part is my dog loves it! After eliminating the corn his gassy misery disappeared. I also recommend Canidae's treats as well. He loves them all! Thank you Canidae for a quality wholesome product!

I have been feeding Canidae to my dog for the past six years. I previously never had any problems with my dog eating this food. A few weeks ago I purchased a new bag of this food at Petco in Long Beach California. My dog is now not eating normally and is feeling lethargic. I noticed that the size of the food is smaller. Something is wrong with this product and needs to be investigated.

I have an 18 month old Cavalier King Charles. He was a finicky eater and we tried several brands of food for him. We added a small amount of Honest Kitchen to each type of food we purchased, but he was VERY fussy. I purchased a small bag of Canidae small breed raw coated grain free with lamb. He seemed to prefer Canidae to the other brands we tried. I bought this from Pet Smart # 1809, Queen Creek , AZ. This trial amount was bought in September of 2019. Baxter seemed to like the product. I bought a larger bag in October. I noticed a few green pieces in the food. But since it was a new brand I didn’t give it much thought. Baxter ate the contents without much prodding.

We have been feeding our almost 11 year old German Shepherd Canidae dog food since he was a puppy. People can't believe that he is almost 11 years old because he looks amazing and has energy of a puppy, STILL. Malachi's coat has always been beautiful and we feel like his dog food has helped tremendously in keeping him youthful. We have started using Canidae wet dog food mixed in with his kibbles and he LOVES being fed all of the different varieties he is given. If there was ever a dog that would promote Canidae's line of foods, Malachi should would be that dog. I highly recommend Canidae to anyone searching for that "perfect" food that promotes a healthy, trim, and youthful dog. If you would like a video of what he looks like, I would be happy to share.

Loved this dog food, but for some reason the company "has made a business decision" to retire this product and switch the line to full Grain-FREE. Even after the FDA released the study advising people to avoid Grain-Free, again she stated that this was a "business decision". I've lost total confidence in this company, for putting its profits before my dog's safety. She did go to say that still carry one with grain, but it includes white rice and peas. NO Thanks! It was good while it lasted.

About 2 months ago I switched my dogs (11 years and 4.5 months) from Taste of the Wild to the Canidae All Life Stages Singe Protein food to help both of them digest and process food easier. They both we’re having some GI issues and I read that Canidae Single Protein is easier on their systems. Both dogs LOVE the food. My elder dog eats her half cup in the morning but paws her food bowl the entire day acting like she’s starving. She has now started sleeping by her food bowl in hopes for more food. She has always been fed a 1/2 cup for her size/weight with no issues. Actually, I had to do 1/4 food 1/4 green beans at one point to help her lose weight. The food seems great but I’m not sure why my elder dog is SO hungry after eating her normal amount.

Canidae was the only one that didn’t have contaminants and recalls that were bad for our dogs. It was one of the ones that were listed that were better for quality control according to our vet. I have a black Labrador and a Boston Terrier and they seem to like Canidae. My lab has maintained the same weight for like four years. He's been pretty healthy with it. I also liked the fact that our pet store gives us a Canidae discount or the 10th bag free. That's awesome. It is a little more on the expensive side but I don't mind to spend money for something of quality. I would recommend Canidae.

It’s been eight or nine years since I've been purchasing Canidae. My dog seemed to like it and it was good. We were having some issues with his coat and stuff getting patchy, and Canidae was something they recommended to us. That’s definitely what helped him out with his coat.

My two and a half year-old yellow lab was having a lot of intestinal problems, and Canidae was the first one that we put her on that she actually cleared up her diarrhea. She does Life Stages and I don’t see ever taking her off the Canidae. My elder dog used Fromm, but I don’t wanna take any chances. She had trouble with Fromm in the beginning with her intestines, so I’m not gonna try to put her on it. She’s doing well in Canidae. I mix Canidae with side dish of chicken, green beans, carrots, and peas, and I put a little bit of that as a filler in with the dog food, so they don’t eat so much dog food with all that fat. And she does very, very well.

Canidae was our choice for our dogs for at least 15 years. They were athletes, trim, energetic, and had beautiful coats. This past winter both our current dogs got sick, one with bloody stools and the other puking up his Canidae within minutes of eating it. The bag of food smelled rancid when that happened, but the problem continued with subsequent, better smelling bags. We had to feed them cottage cheese and rice to get them feeling better, then retried easing them onto the Lamb and Rice formula. They became sick again, and my Great Dane mix had to have a trip to the vet because he was refusing his food, trembling, and lethargic. Vet could find no disease in him. Switched off to a different food, and he went back to normal. I don't think his coat is as nice as it was on the OLD Canidae formula, but I'm not going to kill my dog for the sake of a shiny coat.

Our English Bulldog was on Blue Buffalo before for the puppy food and then we moved into Canidae. This is the only food that we use and we got it around six months into a year. We decided to go with the Life Stages as it was the only one available in the big bag. However, in the past six months, our dog's stomach has been upset and his flatulence has been up to a new level. We don’t know if his stomach is reacting to Canidae differently so we bought a different brand. But Canidae has been really good.

We've been giving Canidae to my husky for quite a few years now. She's 15 and we wanted to give her the best. She's getting old. She's got a lot of problems and she's got dementia. Before Canidae, I had been giving her Beneful thinking that that was really good. But they explained to me how much better Canidae is. I'm gonna continue to to feed her natural ingredients. She loves it. She looks forward to eating, and she's sassy. However, just this last month, I'm having a hard time getting it. I purchase it at Tails of the Adirondacks in Plattsburgh and they're having a hard time getting it. They didn't say why but they've always been very kind and saved me a couple of cases each time, a couple times a month. The last time, 'cause I just feed mine wet Lamb and Rice Canidae, they had to split up a case for me and none of it was Lamb and Rice.

Canidae was recommended to me by the guy that I buy my dog food from. However, I’m thinking about changing because it’s rather expensive. I have four German shepherd dogs, so I go through a lot of food. I went with the pumpkin because my dogs came with upset stomachs, and I’ve been stuck with it. Overall I like their product and recommend it to quite a few other people. It’s good quality and it gives my dogs what they need. Their coats are shiny, their teeth are clean, they have lots of energy and they appear healthy and happy.

We have a mix breed dog, a good part Wheaten Terrier who is 16 years old and she’s not in great health right now. She’s having trouble but she has been on Canidae for so long and she has made it this far. It’s important that we feed her natural ingredients and we have been buying Canidae for about seven years.

I've been purchasing Canidae for about five years. They offer pet food for all ages. At the time I started using it, I had a senior pet and a puppy. They offered food for all of them and I didn’t have to keep buying separate foods. Also, it's very valuable to feed them natural ingredients. Canidae has really good customer service, as well. If I need coupons, they would send them for free. I also like the rewards program because I can get a free bag. I get one at least once a year.

I’ve been feeding my 5-year old Rottweiler Canidae since he’d been born. I did a little bit of research on it, and that’s what I came up with. I've been buying All Life Stages and I could stay right with that same product all the way.

I did a lot of online research about different dog foods and Canidae looked to be good food. I used it for several months and had no problems with it. The only reason I'm not on it now is one of the dogs has innumerable allergies that need to be addressed and Canidae didn’t satisfy what his needs were. The ingredients in the food had too many, in his case, objectionable ingredients and we couldn’t continue.

My boyfriend's mother used to buy Canidae a lot and I just stuck with it. I've been using it for a while. I have12-year-old Chihuahuas and I have an almost three-year-old English mastiff. I use the All Stage and I can buy like a 44 bag between the three of them. I go about two weeks before I have to buy another bag. Canidae food seems to fill them up better so they don't eat as much. I feed my mastiff twice a day. I fill up her bowl with two scoops and it seems to last her quite a while. Also, I like feeding them natural ingredients. My Chihuahuas are lasting a long time and my mastiff seems to be growing and keeping her weight to where it's pretty good and healthy. I've been satisfied and I always tell everybody to buy Canidae.