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About Canidae Pet Foods

CANIDAE is pet food made by pet people. We use the same ingredients we want for our own pets to make our foods. From working hard to form relationships with the farmers and ranchers that supply ingredients, to opening our own facility to cook the food—we’re dedicated to providing the best nutrition possible for the beloved dogs and cats that enrich our lives in so many ways. Sensitivities, picky dogs, multi-pet households, or healthy food on a budget, CANIDAE has your solution!

Pros
  • High-protein formulas
  • Grain-free options
  • Meat or fish as first ingredients
Cons
  • Pricey
  • Few sensitive diet options

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    Reviewed June 30, 2015

    The dogs liked Canidae but they got tired of it. They wouldn't eat it anymore and would just look at it and walk away. We switch food every couple of years.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2015

    I've been purchasing Canidae pet food for three and a half years now. My friend who has pit bulls was using Canidae. His pets were healthy so I figured out I would use that one as well on my four year old pit bull. I put a lot of value into feeding my pet food with natural ingredients. I've only been feeding him that and people always compliment his shiny coat. He's healthy, so that's why we keep using it.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2015

    We like Canidae. We've been using it for years and the dogs seem to love it. We go back and forth between the wet and the dry, and they're happy.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2015

    I got my Sheltie when she was five years old. She was already an international champion that time, and she was raised on Canidae Life Stages. I decided to continue using it as per recommendation by the breeder. I’ve been using it for over seven years now, and I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2015

    My husband buys food that's going to be best for our pets. We have a one-year Husky Lab mix, a seven-year Husky and an 11-year-old German Shepherd Lab mix and we've been purchasing Canidae for them for about four years now. Feeding them with natural ingredients is good especially with one being sick -- one of them has Valley Fever and Canidae actually has helped his immune system.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2015

    We've been feeding our two English Bulldogs Canidae All Life Stages for a year and a half now - it's the one food that we could feed them all. I want my pets to be healthy and I cannot believe that feeding them by-products and all the junk that they put into dog food is healthful. It's also very important to me that Canidae is not made in China 'cause I won't feed my dogs anything from there. My dogs readily eat the food twice a day and they are both very, very healthy, their coats look good, and they have a lot of energy even though they are bulldogs - they're up and about and busy. They also have very good muscle tone and no allergies at all.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2015

    Our German Shepherd had pancreas issues and couldn't digest certain foods but was able to digest Life Stages very well so we started using it. If we gave him other food he instantly had a reaction to it. Whereas the Canidae, he did really well. Never had a stomach problem. On top of that it's more cost-effective than the prescription food that the vet prescribed.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2015

    My cat has a real sensitive stomach so I buy the Canidae and then I buy the Probiotics and sprinkle it on it for her and it's been great. She used to throw up quite a bit and since we got the cat food and the Probiotics she's doing real good. I've been buying Canidae for my cat for quite a while now.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2015

    I switched to Canidae because feeding my dogs with natural ingredients is very valuable for me and the vet referred me to it. I've been buying their product for about five years now.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2015

    We use CANIDAE Life Stages and it's great. I'd recommend them.

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    Reviewed June 21, 2015

    The woman at local pet store recommended Canidae Natural Pet Foods to us when we got our puppy. It’s been great. No tummy issues or anything of that nature. He gobbles it up just fine. I've been purchasing it for my rescue dog for six years. When we have friends that have a new pet, we usually recommend Canidae.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2015

    We've been using Canidae for seven years now for our Queensland Heeler and Border Collie. It was recommended by a dog groomer I was using. As far as the health of the animal goes, it's very valuable to feed our pets with food made of natural ingredients.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2015

    I have three big dogs and we use Canidae daily. After it was recommended to me, I did some investigation about the product and since I have such a variety of ages of my dogs, the Life Stages worked well.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2015

    I love Canidae. We've been purchasing it for our pets for about four years now. I have two chocolate Labs and a Weiner dog and the food's good for all three of them. And I had a puppy and then two older dogs and my brother told me the puppy could eat that too. Plus they don't have diarrhea if you give them that. It's real food and it makes a huge difference. You're not feeding him any fillers or type of any fillers.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2015

    Our dog likes Canidae. We talked to a vet and it was among the list that he recommended. We've been using it for close to 10 years and it's a good dog food.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2015

    The reason we chose Canidae over other brands is mainly because of the quality. It's made from natural stuff. My dog is a five-year-old golden doodle and we give her the Life Stages product because it's grain-free. It gives her better health and better active lifestyle. Hopefully because of it she gets to live longer.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2015

    I have been purchasing Canidae food for my pet for three years. We chose Canidae over other pet food brands because it looked like it was more complete. I have two dogs. I want them to be eating what's proper and not all the crap that these other people put out. And you can tell by when you start picking up stuff in the yard whether they process the food or not. I don't want to put down dog kibbles from other brand but the big jobs are bigger with that dog kibble than they are with Canidae. I recommend them to anybody that'll listen to me.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2015

    My dogs have been on Canidae for years and I'm not going to change. My old roommate had his dog on Life Stages so we got our dogs on the same food. My pet is a yellow Labrador, 70 pounds, and 9 and a half years old. My dog's coat looks great. He's got great energy and he eats it right up.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2015

    Canidae is a great product. We fed it to our two Aussies for many years. It was recommended by one of our dog trainers as being a high quality product, and our experience is excellent with the product. It was consistent. We tried different versions of it. One of our dogs had a lot of allergies and we've never had problems with it, which was brilliant and I already recommend Canidae to everybody.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2015

    I love Canidae. I started with the All Ages food and thought that was a great idea. Then I switched to the grain-free brand type, and then I did the Land. The seafood is the one that I use now. I had an English bulldog that had skin issues, and that food was excellent for her skin. I do rescue and all the people that adopt from me, I recommend to stick with the same food.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2015

    I buy Canidae because it has no additives and none of the extra garbage ingredients in it. Overall it's fine and I definitely recommend it.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2015

    We've been using Canidae for years and now we primarily use the dry dog food and it's been a good thing. We found out about it from the breeder of one of our dogs and it actually helped with a lot of health problems with our other dogs so we very much like it. We have two standard poodles who are ten and four years old and feeding them with natural ingredients is the best preventative way we can go to. Food is medicine.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2015

    Canidae was recommended to us at the local pet store. I've been feeding it to my dogs for four to five years now, on and off and they seem healthy so I'd recommend it.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2015

    We've used Canidae for our pure-bred Weimaraner, and half-yellow lab half greyhound. We first saw it being on sale, and we're in the market for natural-based grain-free food, so we decided to give it a try. We chose the Life Stages at that time because our Weimaraner was still a puppy and our other dog was already an adult. They said we could feed both of them with it. The food contributed quite a bit to the health of our pets. Sadly, we have stopped using them since the price became expensive after the sale. Nevertheless, I would recommend them.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2015

    I love your dog food. The only thing I have an issue with is you need to get a sticker that you can peel off so you don't just keep cutting the bags open for your little program - because you get a free bag on your tenth or twelfth, which is great. It gets a little confusing with the whole setup process. But when you go in there, it takes a while because they have to cut out the bag. And it’s a nice, freshly sealed bag which sometimes leaks and loses freshness. That's the only kind of complaint that I have - just better packaging when it comes to taking out that stupid thing for the program. But everything else is great.

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    Reviewed June 10, 2015

    We have two large breed, an Australian labradoodle and a standard poodle. We also have a poodle-Maltese mix and a spaniel mix with some other half-dog DNA in it. The two smaller breeds are both between 15 and 20 pounds. They have been on Canidae for a year now and are well conditioned to the product. They've never had an adverse response to Life Stages Canidae. They seem to eat it all up whether it's just kibble. As the dogs got older the two smaller ones are like 12 years old and the other two are between probably 7 and 5. They're all eating senior/adult dog formulas and I supplement it with some boiled chicken. My latest two purchases were the pure wet food product in a yellow bagging. The store I buy my product at clips the coupons for me. After ten purchases, I get a free bag or a free case. Canidae is gonna be a part of our diet here.

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    Reviewed June 10, 2015

    I've got a Cleveland Heeler Pointer mix and I've been feeding her Canidae and another brand. The price of Canidae has gone up, but at the time they were about the same cost as the other brand and since my dog seemed to like it and we liked the way her silk glows, we did stick with it and I recommend it to everybody. My only complaint and disappointment is that they don't do the Pure in the big bags anymore so when you're feeding bigger dogs, it's a pain to have to go back and forth and buy four bags at a time. I know a lot of people who buy the Pure series where it's all natural and no grain, so I hope they have it in the same size of bags as everything else.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2015

    I have a black and light brown Belgian Shepherd. He loves Canidae Life Stages salmon over the other foods we have tried. It's wonderful. I've been buying it for him for the past two years. It's the best thing for his allergies, he doesn't get sick as much. The doctor said it's the best dog food for a dog that has allergies.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2015

    I've been using Canidae for five years now. It was the owner of the store who guided me towards the brand because it's a wholesome food and relatively inexpensive compared to others. It definitely contributes to my pet's health and well being.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2015

    We had been on Natural Balance. My dog was having a little bit of skin issue, and we didn't know if it was the food or not so switched to Canidae and it's what I use for probably close to two years now. I like to keep my two female boxers on the grain-free Life Stages.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2015

    I've been using Canidae for seven years and my dogs love it. I switch off to wild stuff every once in a while because one's got fish, one has fowl and one has bison. I do this to give them a break and give them something different. But other than that they're happy with it. They seem healthy and things are cool.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2015

    I like the dry food, all stages of Canidae products. I've been purchasing them for my three pets for ten years. I have a medium-sized American Staffordshire terrier, a chihuahua-weiner dog mix, and a Schipperke. And they all eat the same food. Highly recommended.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2015

    I like Canidae very much. It's very good and my animals all like it.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2015

    My dog loves Canidae pet foods. He's healthy on it and it agrees with him. It's an excellent product for the dog. Coat looks good too.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2015

    My dogs enjoy Canidae and I've been buying it for seven years. It started with my first dog, Scrappy. He was really very picky and we were trying all types of foods for him. Somebody suggested Canidae and he ate it up. From then on that's what we've been using. From what I've read, it's pretty well-balanced as far as the ingredients go. I'd totally recommend it to anyone and everyone. As a matter of fact, I switched both my father-in-law and my sister-in-law to buy Canidae as well.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2015

    We love CANIDAE and we've used it for about seven years now. We have a Lab, Bichon mix, and a Doberman. Our Lab had a sensitive stomach, and we wanted something that was better for her that didn't have a lot of the corn and stuff like that in it. Giving our pets with natural ingredients is pretty valuable, we wanted to make sure we are feeding them healthily to prolong their life.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2015

    My mom had a really good friend that did show dogs. She shows her collies and swore by Canidae as one of the best foods that she had ever given to her dog and so we started buying Canidae and have used it since for over 20 years. I have 7 little dogs and 1 big dog and I choose Life Stages because it's fit for all ages. It's very valuable that they get fed natural ingredients because their bodies are just as important to maintain healthy as ours.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2015

    I have been using Canidae for five years now for our Weimaraner and Boxer mix. Since we didn't know how old our Boxer mix was when we adopted him, we went for the Life Stages. It is important for me that they stay healthy with whatever they are eating. I recommend them.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2015

    I had just gotten a new puppy and I was looking for something that was healthier than the stir pot and after looking at the different ones, Canidae seemed to be the best for her and that would grow with her. I like the small pieces of Life Stages and I like that she start with it as a puppy and we didn't have to change her into a different dog food. It's worked well because then we got other dogs and they weren't puppies. Feeding them with natural ingredients is important for me and

    all of them has been healthy and haven't had any issues.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2015

    I've been buying Canidae for my pets for four years. We have two dogs - an American Bulldog and a Maltese Yorkie mix. We bought our dog from a breeder and that's what they feed their dogs, so we just kept with it. The stuff that Canidae is using suit our dogs for everything - one big and one small, they're indoor or outdoor. We pay the money because it's a good food and so far, we haven't had any issues.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2015

    We loved Canidae when we used it, but we haven't used it in a long time now. It got too expensive for us because we have so many dog but I would recommend it.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2015

    I’ve been purchasing Canidae Natural Pet Foods for at least ten years and I've had no problem with it. The store where I buy from advised me to use Life Stages. My pets are in good health and they enjoy it so I trust the product.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2015

    I have been buying Canidae for a year already for my two pitbulls. I prefer it because of the ingredients and prices. Life Stages, for example, has no fish oil or corn oil in it. Having natural ingredients is very important because if you looked at what’s in most dog food, it’s pretty bad. Just by its ingredients I can tell it contributes to my dogs' health and well-being. I would recommend them.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2015

    My chocolate Labrador likes Canidae. My vet suggested the Life Stages and I find it very valuable to feed them with natural ingredients.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2015

    I tried a couple of different dog food for my golden retriever. There's one brand that he quit eating completely and just wouldn't eat. Another one gave him a body odor. Then I got Canidae and it has been great. My dog eats all his food and has plenty of energy and I've been using it for 5 years, it's good food for my dog and he loves it.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2015

    I had an employer that was using Canidae and liked it and it was good for her dog and I took care of that dog as well. And so I just started feeding my dog that and he preferred it. My 12 year old registered black lab had it since he was 2. I got him the Life Stages for his age and the nutrients that he needed, and he's doing really well. And I appreciate the free bag after you purchase the product. It helps me know how many I've been feeding him. It just sort of keeps count for me.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2015

    I had moved to Arizona from California and it was really hard to find Canidae and my dogs have always been eating Canidae. I've loved the product. I have a 12-year old dog that I started on Canidae since she was a puppy, and she is in the best shape and condition that the vet out here can't believe that she was as old as she is, and I truly believe that that is from the dog food. I did find this store out here in Arizona that I can finally buy it at, and I recommend it to everybody that I know that has an animal.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    I really like CANIDAE and I don't have a problem with them. They have very good and quality products.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2015

    I've been using Canidae for over a year and I haven't had any bad experience. Life Stages is cheaper over their other products. My pets are Alaskan Malamutes and it’s very valuable to feed them natural ingredients.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2015

    Canidae has the right, well-balanced, good-quality food. It has the right nutritional balance for growth rate. I use Life Stages because often my youngsters are in with adults. I don't have to worry if they eat each other's food because it's appropriate for puppies as well as adults. I've been using it for six years.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2015

    I have a German Shepherd and a Lab mix and Canidae Life Stages was recommended to me so I tried it and my dogs seem to like it. They also did not have diarrhea with it like they did with other dog food. It seemed to work better for them. Once you got something good, you don't change.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2015

    My Chocolate Lab-Golden Retriever has been on Canidae since he was a puppy. A co-worker recommended it. It has a lot of healthy stuff for him and I don't supplement him in any way.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2015

    A vet friend liked Canidae so my wife picked it out too, and we've been using it for 12 years now. We have a Shih Tzu and two mutts - they are 11, 9 and 3 years old. Canidae helps in keeping them healthy. They don't get very sick and we had some dogs before that were also on Canidae and they were healthy most of their life. It's a very good dog food.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2015

    We have had no problems with Canidae. It was recommended by some friends that owned a veterinary clinic in Wisconsin so that's how I got started on it for my three Standard Poodles. My dogs are good and healthy. Totally recommended!

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    Reviewed May 15, 2015

    Canidae seems good. My dog seems to like the food and I like that they have the little save the barcodes so I can get a bag free after purchasing so many.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2015

    I used Canidae for a long time and it was a real good food but it ended up being too expensive and we've changed to something cheaper.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2015

    In the last 10 years I've been purchasing Canidae Life Stages for my dogs. I have two Shar-Peis, one’s about 10 years old and one’s about 5 years old. It seems to work really good for them, they never have any problems. They don't poop as much and they don't eat as much, because it works better. And that's why I have always used good quality dog food. So it’s not all fillers.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2015

    I've been purchasing Canidae for my 2 dogs and 1 cat for quite a few years. My older dogs would have diarrhea with the other Canidae brand so I got Life Stages which seems to be the best. Also, it is very important to feed pets natural ingredients and Canidae makes my pets healthy. I am not testing them with other food so I don't know how they would react. We give them Canidae because it is the one they like and they don't have any complications with. However, because of the fact that the other Canidae that we had were giving her problems, I would recommend and tell others to be cautious because certain mixtures might not work well with the animal. So unfortunately, it's still a guinea pig type of trial and error until you find one that is pleasing to a particular animal.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2015

    We've been purchasing Canidae for 10 years now. A vet recommended it at one point in time so we ended up starting to use it. We bought the Life Stages to move to an older dog food because our dog got older.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2015

    Life Stages was recommended to us by a friend a long time ago. It's for the whole life of the animal. There's really no point in changing dog food around all the time. We've been using Canidae for 8 years now. My pets are doing well, don't have any health problems and never had any real episodes of anything.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2015

    I have a Pitbull and two Chihuahuas and we've been feeding them Canidae for a while. The pet supply where we get them recommended it and the dogs seemed to like it. I like that program where if you buy by the dozen, you get one free. The dogs are satisfied, and we are happy with Canidae.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2015

    We've been purchasing Canidae food for our dogs for probably about three or four years. We stopped purchasing from them and switched over because we have another brand that we moved to. There wasn't anything wrong with Canidae. The dogs liked it fine. It's just that we moved all of our dogs to grain-free food. I run a dog rescue shelter, and when you have 80 dogs in your system, price makes a difference. So we have a company that works with us a little bit, and that's why we switched. But I think Canidae is good food.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2015

    I had a friend who was into dogs and she was feeding them Canidae and because of her I used Canidae. I've been purchasing it for 10 years for an Australian Shepherd I have. She's getting older and was a little heavy at one point. It's expensive but I think feeding her this food keeps her healthy.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2015

    When we got our dog, the breeders said that Canidae was the pet food brand she was using. I have been purchasing it for about two and a half years for my labradoodles.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2015

    When we bought our Border collie/Australian shepherd mix, the pet store owner told us the benefits and everything about Canidae Pet Foods. So we chose it and we've been on it ever since. It's been really good and much healthier.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2015

    I've been purchasing Canidae food for my pets for about five years. I buy it because of the Lamb and Rice. Our French bulldog and my other dogs weren't allergic to it. It didn't have any chicken by-products in it. We used to have two Bostons. We now have only one and we had to take her off Canidae because she started getting allergic to it. I don't know why. She's about fifteen pounds but really had lots of allergies. It's really important for my pets to eat natural ingredients. They're living, breathing things just like we are, so you want to make sure that you buy from somebody that is reputable and lists all the ingredients accurately. I think it's made a big difference in all of our dogs.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2015

    Canidae seemed to work pretty well with my Golden Retriever. I've been buying it for eight months now. Natural ingredients are very valuable for my dog's health. Why would I want him to be eating stuff he's not supposed to be eating? I don't really know much about dogs but I haven't feed something unhealthy before.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    One of my dogs, a walker hound, has allergies to certain dog foods so I was looking for a dog food that worked with her. I've been purchasing Canidae for probably about 4 years and she does well on it. I'd recommend Canidae if it wasn't so expensive.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    I have been purchasing Canidae food for my pet for about nine years. We have three dogs - two Huskies and about an 18-pound mutt - ones 13 and the other two are nine. We like Canidae’s ingredient and our pets do all of it. It's just an all-around good dog food. It’s very important to us that we feed them food that has natural ingredients on it. On the other hand, I just find that a lot of retailers in Canada aren't carrying the brand anymore so we have to sought out a few specific places. We live in a rural area and it’s very difficult to get our hands on it sometimes and the price is getting costly. You can't compare on the quality of food, I understand that, but we have three dogs and that’s almost 70 bucks a bag. So it’s expensive.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    I had been using another brand but their bag size just kept getting smaller and smaller and their prices going up. So I looked for an alternative that was natural and I've been purchasing Canidae food for three years. I like that it has the lamb and rice because my Australian Shepherd can't eat chicken. It's very helpful and it's interesting because we adopted a rescue dog. Heaven knows what he was eating as his coat wasn't very good. He had a lot of dandruff and it wasn't very shiny. We put him on the Canidae and his coat has gotten a lot better.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    We've used Canidae for our dog and we're very happy with it. Our dog likes it and is healthy.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2015

    I have Springer Spaniels and pit bulls, and they are 10 years old right now so I figured I'll just stick with Canidae Life Stages. It helped with their coat issues and my one Springer has had a few surgeries on his stomach and it helps keep weight on him.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2015

    I like Canidae. I raise puppies and feed it to them. There hasn't been any adverse effects from it and I like it when I get the coupons.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2015

    I had been buying Canidae for my pets for probably about four years. I consider feeding my pets natural ingredients a priority. I looked at the quality and ingredients of Canidae. I read the labels. My feed store carried it, so I thought I'd try it. I purchased Life Stages from them. I was using Canidae, then I switched to another dog food. Maybe some of the other company's stuff was on sale. But it was on the same level as far as quality goes. It didn't have any corn in it and had no by-products. It's on the same level, but it's a few dollars cheaper.

    There wasn't anything I didn't like about Canidae. It was just that I have three dogs to feed and they're not little ones. I've got three large dogs plus a couple of horses to feed. So I have to be conscious of my budget. I have a Giant Schnauzer and another dog that's a Shepherd mix. The Giant Schnauzer is six. The Shepherd mix is four, and then there's a Beagle that's 16 going on 17.

    Actually, the other food that I had them on was NUTRO. But they started getting itchy and scratching. I know that particular branded dog food company was sold. I don't know who bought them. But anyhow, after that transition, the food seemed to change and my dogs suddenly started scratching. With Canidae, they were fine and they stopped biting at themselves since I got Canidae for them. I thought Canidae pet food was good food. But it would be good if it was few dollars less...if it was equivalent in price to another brand, which I currently feed to my pets. I switched to this brand. It's about $33 or $34. I think the bag is about 38-40 pounds and it's $3 cheaper.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2015

    I got an American bulldog and he's really old and all the other canned foods were making him very, very sick. Canidae Life Stages is the only one that didn't make him sick. I had tried so many different kinds. He has IBS and that was the only one I found that didn't give him stomach problems. Giving my pets food with natural ingredients is very valuable. I started working at a holistic pet supply store called Unleashed in Wilmington and that switched my feelings about pet food. In addition, I'm used to that buy 12, get one free program now and I know they always take the barcode off and I always really appreciate that. That's very helpful, especially when he eats two cans of food a day.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2015

    Our dogs seem to love Canidae pet foods. I recommend it.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2015

    Someone recommended Canidae so that's what I give to my black Labrador. We purchase Life Stages because of its availability and it's fairly important for me to feed my dog natural ingredients. She seems pretty well with it.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2015

    Canidae is a good product as it doesn't upset my dog’s stomach. I recommend it.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2015

    I've been using CANIDAE for close to ten years and I recently stopped a few months ago. When it first came out, a lot of people were real happy with the results and then the dogs are really good on it. I’m happy as long as the dogs are doing well on a certain food. We first bought Life Stages but our dog needed to be on Grain-Free, which helped him out a lot. However, our dog didn't do so hot on Life Stages. Now it went down to 24-pound bags and kept the price. So I'm just pricing out of that market.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2015

    We have two pets, a Chocolate Lab/Golden Retriever and a Springer Spaniel. We've been purchasing Canidae food for our pets for seven to eight years already and it was the owner of the pet supply store that we go to that recommended it. Our Golden Retriever/Chocolate Lab cross is almost 11 and he is a puppy at heart, so it must be doing some good. I'd recommend it.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2015

    My sister-in-law who used to work with the rescue said that Canidae makes the dogs' waste less loose, and it worked out well. The dogs seem to like it and they've been eating it for a few years now.

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    Reviewed April 23, 2015

    Our experience with Canidae was good. We've been using it for our pets for three years and it started after one of my dogs, at a certain point, became very sick and we couldn't figure out why he was sick. We did every radiological test, lab test, and everything we could think of. His liver enzymes were as high as I've ever seen in any person or dog. My vet and I put him on a Science Diet GI and he spontaneously recovered. We never found the etiology for his illness and he just got better. However, if you look at the nutritional value for that diet, it's basically nothing but carbohydrates and my dog started acting like he was hungry all the time like a poor starving baby.

    My vet and I got to a point where we came to an agreement that what we need to do is just make him happy. So I said, "I'm not going to feed him this Science Diet GI because if all I ever eat was carbohydrates and rice, I would be hungry all the time too." So I said, "I'm going to switch him to a quality dog food,” and that was it. And it was on the advice of my local pet store too that I started my dogs on Canidae. I feel like feeding a good quality food is one of the best things that you can do. That’s why I have absolutely recommended Canidae to other people.

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    Reviewed April 23, 2015

    I adopted a Great Dane mix from a rescue and the people that were fostering her started her off on Canidae. I didn't want to mess with her diet because the breed typically has kind of funny stomachs and I didn't want to mess with her stomach. She's important to me and probably eats better than I do. And I'm happy with Canidae.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    I've been buying my pets Canidae for four years. A good friend of mine worked at a high-end pet store and she knew all the products really well and talked about what would be the best for my animals. I have two dogs and a cat. I have an older one who's 12. I switched when I got my puppy and he's four now, and the cat is 14. Feeding my pets food with natural ingredients is a nine out of ten for me.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    My male Chinese Shar-Pei likes it. It's a good food for him. Giving him food with natural ingredients like Canidae contributes to his well being.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2015

    My veterinarian recommended Canidae to us and we've been buying it for four years. I ti's a lot better for Sophie, our Golden Retriever, than all the rest and will give her a longer and healthier life. We like it and the dogs like it.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2015

    We have rescue pets and have a houseful of it. I have animals we've got off the road in bad shape, or down to a shelter, or had a sad story. I have about three or four that are like chow mixes, Cheyenne who looks like a red Golden Retriever except she doesn't have purple on the tongue, a few that looks like they are Collies, and then one is supposed to be Chihuahua or a Min Pin mix. We give them Canidae Life Stages since they say they say that it’s for all stages and they like it. We have the 30-pound bags. I do have some stickers to that but we really need to purchase the largest bag they have which is the 44-pound bag. The product is real savvy but a little pricey. But they really enjoy it.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2015

    I have been feeding my 2 dogs Grain Free Canidae Dog Food, I bought a bag of Bison flavored and when they got done eating that I thought I would try the Lamb Grain Free. They hate it, will not eat it. I mixed it with another flavor of Canidae and they still will not eat it? Not sure if it's because it is mixed with the lamb flavor or what? What is in the lamb that makes them not eat it? They have ate other dog foods that are lamb? Not sure what is going on with Canidae? I think I might just switch to another brand and see if that will stimulate their appetites...

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    Reviewed April 19, 2015

    I've been buying Canidae over four years. It was recommended by the pet store I go to. I had a Beagle-Basset and now I have a Husky and an American Bulldog. Canidae Life Stages fits the dog I had at the time and was nice so I didn't have to change. I've recommended them to a couple of people.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2015

    I love Canidae and recommend it all the time. The dogs love it.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2015

    I have four dogs and I buy both the dry and the canned food from Canidae since it was recommended by the store and was the correct price point. I chose Life Stages because one of my dogs was a little older and she was kind of overweight so we were looking for something that was grain free as well as would help her lose weight on top of the fact that she's had some teeth problems. If there’s two foods and one is more natural than the other and they’re in the same ballpark for price range, I’ll pick the more natural every time.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2015

    I've been purchasing Canidae for close to three years. I like it and my dog seems to be happy with it. I got it when my dog started having issues with other foods. He's a Great Dane and another Great Dane owner had recommended it. We switched him over to it and his problems stopped. It's made a big difference for him and he doesn't vomit after he eats anymore.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2015

    I’ve been purchasing Canidae for a year and I chose it over another pet food brand because the food that I was giving my dogs got recalled. I have two labs and one poodle, two different ages so I thought Life stages would work for both of them over another Canidae product. It’s extremely valuable to feed my dogs natural ingredients – they’re part of the family. I’ve fed my dogs Canidae for a year and they’re doing well. I like that they like the food.

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    Reviewed April 15, 2015

    We've used Canidae for a long time. I have 7 pets - three Great Pyrenees, German Shepherd, and three other mutts. It’s good food. We like it and the Frequent buyer plan helps. We get the 40/44-pounders Life Stages for the value but I often tend to buy whatever’s on sale, like if the lamb and rice is on sale. I just recently bought a dozen of those. I’d actually feed them the Holistic one but I can't afford that with seven dogs. I hope feeding them Canidae contributes to their health and well-being, but there ain't no way to know.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2015

    I've been purchasing from Canidae for fourteen years now. The Golden Retriever club recommended it for skin problems for the Golden Retriever we rescued. It keeps my dog healthy and has been an excellent product for our dogs. Sometimes we have a little difficulty getting the largest bag since we have four Goldens. We buy the largest bag possible and they're not stocked very well where we get it.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2015

    My dog is almost seven and is fairly healthy. I have been purchasing Canidae for about six years since it was recommended by the pet store. I also like their reward program.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2015

    I switched my 6 month old terrier mix to Canidae about a month ago because I thought Nutro might be making him sick. Not only is he not getting sick anymore, but he is so energetic and happy! I'm so glad I made this switch.

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    Reviewed April 12, 2015

    The store I worked in was selling Canidae and the sales rep was talking about it and it sounded like a very good product to put my dog on, which we had a new dog at the time. I gave it a shot as opposed to the other brands and I got a discount on the pet food. When I quit working there and the store stopped carrying it, I found a store that carried it and I've continued to use it for my Weimaraner. She seems to be doing very, very well on it. The product was made in Canada as opposed to something coming from China. I'm very particular about what I give her. If it doesn't tell me where the ingredients come from, I tend not to buy it. I’ve recommended Canidae to friends.

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    Reviewed April 12, 2015

    I've been purchasing Canidae food for my cats for four years. I chose it because my cats won't eat other brands. It seems to contribute very well to their well-being. They're very healthy at four and a half years old. I'm quite satisfied with it.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2015

    I've been purchasing Canidae food about a couple of years. It was actually recommended by the pet store I go to. I buy the old Life Stages. I started off when I got the puppy and I had an older dog and now I've got a puppy, a middle-aged dog, and an older dog. There aren't any health issues with any of my dogs right now so I guess they do well on it. I have recommended Canidae to other people.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2015

    It's been 10 plus years ago now since we switched to Canidae. We had one of our dogs with food allergies and she always was trying to lick or scratch some part of her. We switched the food and have not had that problem yet.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    My vet recommended Canidae for my Labradoodle. I've been purchasing it for 3 years now. I find it valuable to feed my pet with natural ingredients. I'd rather give her that than cereal stuff, with all the meat.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    One of my three dogs, the chocolate lab, is allergic to eggs and wheat, so I've been buying Canidae for about eight years because it was one of the only ones I could find that didn't have those ingredients - it's all natural. My dogs seem pretty healthy now, so I would say they're doing good with the food. It's worthwhile with my animals.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2015

    Canidae was recommended by the breeder. My dog is a ten year old Jack Russell and she's on Life Stages Canidae Pet Food. It goes best with her as she seems to be healthy. It's a good brand.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2015

    I've been very satisfied with Canidae products. It was recommended by our vet and we've been purchasing it for 10-15 years already. We've given it to our German Shepherd and Labs. It gives them energy and healthy coats. I also appreciate Canidae's rewards program where you get a free bag after the 12th bag.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2015

    The pet food store recommended Canidae for my German short-haired pointer and it's wonderful. She's well-rounded and well-balanced. She enjoys it and we'll continue to use it.

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    Reviewed April 5, 2015

    A friend recommended Canidae and my four year old cat prefers it over other cat foods. I find feeding her with natural ingredients very valuable because we don't go through food as much as what we'd do if we buy the stuff that isn't. With Canidae my cat is not sluggish. She's very active and very happy. I'm happy with it too but I have experienced a couple of times where I've gotten big chunks of dog food in my cat food.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2015

    I love Canidae. The only thing is that I wish it wasn't so expensive; but it's a good dog food. I like the fact that they'll give you those little redeeming coupons which helps a lot especially when you have two dogs. I like it and my dogs like it. I have a Goldendoodle who is 3 feet high and I have a Shetland Sheepdog and they do really good on it. I think it's a really high-protein dog food and my dogs do really, really well on it; they're not sick or anything. It's a great dog food.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2015

    I got tired of the recalls from the popular and big dog food manufacturers. Canidae has a discount like buy 12 and get one bag free if you keep track of it, which was good. At one point I had a big Pyrenees dog and an Australian Shepherd. One was an older dog and the other a newer dog. Canidae is a middle-of-the-road dog food. They get a little bit of something here and there but Canidae is all they eat so I hope it does fine. I think they'd be healthy as I haven't had any problems with it.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2015

    I have been feeding my two dogs Canidae Food with natural ingredients because it’s much better for their skin and fur and they seem healthier on it. I want to feed them good food, not crap. And I have particularly selected their Life Stages Pet Food due to its price.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2015

    I have two dogs - one is 4 years old, the other is 7 - so I had to find a dog food that they'll both be happy with, and the lady in Pet Value came up with Canidae. So I've been buying this for 2 and a half years now. I mix my dog's raw ground beef together with it. I also feed Canidae to my 3 cats but unfortunately they're discontinuing this variety. I'm worried that they'll do that as well for the dog food; I found recently that they didn't have Canidae in all the time at Pet Value where I always buy them. I went through a few foods, and I must say my experience with Canidae has been good.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2015

    My dog's a purebred, St. Bernard, female, and about 110 pounds. We've fed her Canidae for three years because it seems it's the one that she liked best. We also like the price, the ingredients, and the size of the bag. We get the 44 pound All Life Stages and she seems to do well on it. This particular product has the good meat, Glucosamine and omega 3. She's had it since she was 5 when we got her from a shelter.

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    Reviewed March 29, 2015

    We stayed with Canidae as the food for our Golden Retriever since it was what the breeder fed her and recommended. We buy the very large-sized bag. I wish it wasn't as expensive. That aside, I would and have recommended Canidae to people.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2015

    I used to feed my dogs Ol' Roy, which I'm pretty sure wasn't the best for them. Then I saw Canidae at Murdoch's - I ended up reading the ingredients and compared it to another dog food and the price was better. My three 60-plus pound dogs like it! I'm now using the senior foods... It's getting what's best for my pets -- what the vet recommends.

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    Reviewed March 22, 2015

    Our pet's an eight-year-old miniature pinscher. It's valuable for us to feed him natural ingredients so we went with Canidae. We're assuming that it's helping him. We've always had him on something fairly natural. Recommended.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2015

    I was a long time purchaser of Felidae Grain Free Elements cat food last year, but the company made many changes to the bag, the formula, and then the brand, and my cats kept doing poorly with the changes. And then, the final bag MADE THEM VERY SICK so I stopped buying it and switched brands. I called Canidae to express my concerns, because my cats were very ill. The bad bag was purchased on June 4, 2014, and I still have the bag, most of which was not fed to the cats. It caused extreme vomiting and diarrhea for all 3 of my cats, who normally do not have problems, and never did on the food prior to this other than minor nausea on the changes of formula just before this FINAL BLOW from Canidae/Felidae.

    I know that Canidae had recalls, and that some of their dog food made dogs sick a year or two ago, and that is what I think is in this bag of cat food. You see, it has DOG KIBBLE mixed in with the cat kibble IN THE BAG. It came that way. I contacted Canidae (the name Felidae changed to in the end), and they did refund my money.

    But here's the thing -- I TOLD them it made my cats VERY SICK and they never sent out ANY recalls for cat food, even though I sent them proof (photos) of the dog kibble mixed into the cat kibble in the bag, and the UPC, which they requested in order to refund me. They never answered what kind of dog kibble it was (which I really wanted to know so I could determine if my cats needed veterinary care or if they would be ok once the food was no longer fed). And when I offered to send them a sample to test, they refused...Said that my feedback would be relayed to the quality assurance team, but refused to test the bad bag.

    There's no way to know how many bags were contaminated (I know these things are done in runs, and I know it didn't happen to JUST ONE BAG). I really wish this was resolved, and I've held onto the bag all this time, because I just feel it's SO WRONG that they have shown no responsibility to me or their other purchasers who ALSO may have gotten bad bags from this batch. The matter remains unresolved. I wish they would have shown more CARE and COMMITMENT to QUALITY, but they did not. They just refunded my money and went on about their merry way, with no regard to other cats being endangered by this run of bad cat food. I just went and took new photos, as I can't find the originals I took. And here's the thing...my cats LOVED this food! They are still begging to have some, so I was VERY SAD that the company cared so little about their health, because my cats LOVED this food. :(

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    Reviewed March 19, 2015

    We've been buying Canidae for our pets since its inception; it was the first food with all-natural, human-grade product ingredients. I currently have two 12-year old dogs, they're on Platinum. I also have an 8-year old Heeler and she's on the All Life Stages. My other golden lived to be 12, and I think Canidae really contributed to his longevity because it has no chemicals, no corn, wheat all the bad stuff that can be in the food. I like that I can transition them from the All Life Stages to the senior food and there's no upset bellies.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2015

    We've been using Canidae for several years. What I really appreciated was their customer program where you buy ten and then you get the tenth bag free. However within the last four months, one of my dogs was throwing up when he was eating Canidae and he doesn't want to eat so I switched his food to another brand to see if that made a difference... and that's been better for him. It was like a fluke but we had also been on Canidae for years and we've been a loyal customer for their whole life of eleven years.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2015

    We've been buying Canidae for the last 15 years ever since the owner of the pet store we go to suggested it. We have four terriers. They are healthy and they seem to like the food. They've never rejected it.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2015

    Started buying Canidae 3 years ago because my vet told me it was good. At the time I had a golden retriever that had severe allergies on its skin. It cleared them up.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2015

    Our dog has been eating Canidae for about four years before we had to put him down last April. He had problems with the fat content in a lot of the other dog foods and Canidae has a lot less fat than the other dog foods. I think it's pretty important to feed him natural ingredients. Well recommended.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2015

    I would recommend Canidae. It has been great. We're very satisfied with the product.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2015

    We've purchased Canidae for my pets for six years. I have Charlie who's about 100 pounds. He's a lab and German Shepherd mix. Dog number two is Annabelle, about 70 pounds. She's also a lab and a bulldog. They're both rescue dogs and are about eight years old. It's good for them.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2015

    Canidae is good - no complaints. I recommend it.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2015

    Every time I'm in a store that has Canidae and somebody's looking for dog food, I try to tell and sell them Canidae. I do that at Big R a lot because people go, "We need good dog food," and I tell them what the benefit of Canidae is. It's a great food. My Great Pyrenees had joint and other health problems because of her age and her health improved 100 times. Also, my mother-in-law's Chow was diagnosed with early stages of cancer and when she was switched to Canidae, she lived nine more years. I've used it ever since a salesman convinced me to try it. The only way to feed dogs is with natural ingredients.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2015

    One of my friends bought Canidae and I liked the ingredients and the quality, so I started buying it and have been doing so for about three years now. So far, so good. I recommend it but the only problem is how expensive it is though feeding my pit bulls with natural ingredients is real valuable.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2015

    We switched from Canidae because our vet said that it was giving one of our dogs ear infections. We quit using it and the ear infection went away. Maybe our dog is allergic to some of the ingredients but he likes the food. Apparently, there's an ingredient that didn't agree with him.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2015

    All three of my dogs are on Canidae Natural Pet Foods. I've got two Labs and an Australian Shepherd. I'm totally satisfied with it. And I like that they have bags larger than the 30 pound bags. I usually get the 44 pound bags. I recommend it.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2015

    I was looking for something that was a little more wholesome or natural and met one of Canidae's reps in one of the stores one time and started using it. The dog seemed to be fine with it. I'm not as big on the different kinds of dog foods and not as intense about going out and looking and researching them all. My dogs have a pretty healthy diet and appetite so it's not like I'm constantly looking for specialty foods and Canidae seems to fit the bill. They like it and we just go with it.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2015

    We were happy with Canidae but we don't use it anymore because my dog had some allergies to certain ingredients.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2015

    My older cat is gonna be 14. His name is Sparky. I had another cat before him. At one time I was buying them one of those natural thing pet food but then the company got bought out by some big company. (I don’t trust huge multinational companies) That's when I switched to Canidae. So for at least 14 years now, I've been buying Canidae -- I like the ingredients and it seems to do well with the cats. Sparky is an indoor-outdoor cat and has a very healthy, shiny fur. He eats well, he's heavy but not overweight. I got this other cat and she’s about 7 now. She’s been on the Felidae. In the winter she gets a little pudgy so I had to get the cat food for indoor and overweight cats. If I use the indoor senior cat food then she’s fine.

    My cats both seem healthy, no problems, shiny fur. The only thing I don’t like is the fact that they changed the package. So now it’s like dog food and they preface the dog over the cat. I guess you can’t say it’s sexist or racist, I don’t know what you call it. But I’m a cat person.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2015

    Feeding our pets with natural ingredients is very important and helpful towards their long-term health. Fortunately, the pet store recommended Canidae to us. I'm glad that at the time when we switched to it, our 75-pound Pit-Shepherd mix dog and 30-pound Puggle seemed to immediately like it and they were just rolling around and have good sleep. We've been buying Canidae for about two and a half years now.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2015

    I used to feed my dog Canidae but she's old now, so I cook her food myself now. But I liked it a lot in the old days.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2015

    We had to switch from Canidae because my dog got really sick. We determined that it was because of the dog food. After reading online, I found out that the company place changed or got a different manufacturer. And a lot of other people were quoting diarrhea and stuff with their dog since the summer, so we switched and everything went back to normal.

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    Hello Alisha,

    We at CANIDAE are very sorry to hear about your recent experience. We currently have our own manufacturing plant in Texas. We would like to speak to you regarding your experience. Would you be willing to talk with us? I can call you.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2015

    My dog was okay with it for a while because he had a weight issue. But then he’s a beagle, he's a difficult dog to feed, turned his nose up to it. It didn't work for the other dog as well so we just changed it.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2015

    Just opened a can of Canidae Grain Free Pure Elements Chicken, Turkey and Lamb Canned Cat Food and the item exploded in my hand. The smell was horrible and it sprayed all over my kitchen. Just got done sanitizing everything in the kitchen but the smell is lingering. My two fingers are still numb. Im completely unaware how something like this could have happened since I have never had an issue like this before. The can appeared normal. No visible damage or bubbling to the can to indicate increased pressure inside. The lid opened like normal, with no resistance. Nothing about it would indicate any danger.

    Im concerned that this could have happened to one of my kids who could have been feeding the pets and I will not be buying wet food anymore because it poses such a large health concern for both my family and my pets. Items were ordered from Petco.com.

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    Hi Kai,

    Oh no! I am sorry to hear this has happened. I have not heard of this happening before. This could be a rare occurrence from traveling. I personally have not had this happen, and customer service logs any issues. I would like to discuss this with you, can I call you?

    Thank you
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    Reviewed March 2, 2015

    I like getting their big, 44 lb bags and their program for buying 10 or 11 and getting the next one free. However we can't get it anymore anywhere in northern Nevada. That's our greatest problem otherwise the product was good.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2015

    I switched eight months ago but I never had any issues when I was feeding my pets Canidae.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2015

    I bought a puppy years ago and they said CANIDAE, so I started feeding it and it worked out well. I've got two Labradors and a Labrador-Bernese Mountain dog mix. When the economy went south, I decided to try another food since I have three big dogs. Unfortunately it didn't work out. The dog threw up and got sick so we're back to where I've been. I like natural ingredients for my dogs' food.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2015

    I have a Maltese and a Lab mix and they're very healthy. I've been feeding them Canidae probably for the better part of 10 years because of the content of the food which is supposed to be of higher quality and not have all the additives that are not good for your animal.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2015

    There's a program where you buy a certain amount of Canidae bags and you get one free, and that's good. The food is great, but the price is too high for us so we've had to switch away.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2015

    I've been feeding my pet Canidae for a couple of years now, because they seemed healthier than other brands, and the price seemed not too bad. It’s the one that the store told me would be good for my pet. It seems he doesn’t need a whole lot and he’s not overweight.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2015

    Canidae is a great pet food. It's really good for our Jack Russel-Chihuahua mix. We chose it because of the ingredients - all four proteins in it - and it's 100% valuable for our dog. We've been feeding this since we got her and she's now about 6 years old. She's got lots of energy and a happy dog in general. I'm glad it's not the crap from the pet store or from the grocery store.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2015

    I am a military member and the proud owner of a 7 year old Monty and 7 month old (Rocket) rat terriers. February of last year (2014), I finally was settled down at my new base and was able to send for Monty from my home of record in Indiana down to the south (had not bought Rocket yet). Within 2 months, he began to experience horrible allergies, dragging his face on the ground, scratching throughout the night, hotspots all over his face. I took him to the vet, and they asked me what food he was eating. Monty had been on science diet ALL his life. They gave him a shot, and asked me to switch his food. So we switched to Canidae (chicken and sometimes lamb) and MY GOD! No more itching! It was fantastic! I found a little store that sold it 20 miles out and was happy!

    Fast forward to October, I buy my next tat terrier Rocket at 4 mos. For the next month, I slowly wean him off the puppy food to Canidae, and boy were we just one happy family.... until December. I walk into the store and notice that the entire front half of the store where the promoted Canidae is now some other food. I wander around. And finally find maybe three or four bags of it hidden on the VERY back aisle. Thinking nothing of it, I buy the food take it home. Feed the dogs. Wake up the next morning to Rocket covered in diarrhea in his crate. Again not thinking anything of it (maybe he ate something while walking? Puppies can be so curious and gross), I clean it up, and move forward.

    Only now, when I walk them both Monty's stools are slightly loose. This goes on for about 2 days, ensuring they have water, until the third night, I wake up to Rocket whining. I go and get him to him out and there's a COPIOUS amount of blood in his stool. Not a little bit! I have NEVER seen this with my first dog, so I'm freaking out, calling the e- vet. He checks him out, runs some test, says it's the lining of his intestines that's raw from so much diarrhea. Asks if we've fed him anything different, I say no. Gives me orders to not feed him for 36hrs except for water, gives me some special meal prep for him to start after the 36 hrs and some antibiotics. Rocket gets ridiculously better... However.. Monty has now stopped eating the food, and when he would, he would vomit in corners. And after all of Rockets special vet food, we switched him back to Canidae and the disgusting bloody diarrhea starts RIGHT back up again!

    So we go back to that store, buy a brand new bag of Canidae thinking we bought a bad batch, and sure enough, the same symptoms! We do a Google search and suddenly a load of reviews pop up of pet owners having the same problem! We switched them both to Blue that VERY day! Since mid Jan, we have not had ONE issue of bloody diarrhea and vomit!

    I am beyond disgusted not only with the store that I was buying the product from (they KNEW there were complaints and issues, even moved that crap to the back of the store, and they STILL let me walk out and feed my babies? Not even a freaking WARNING?!) but with Canidae for not at least putting a "new recipe" insignia on the bag or SOMETHING to warn me of whatever changes they made! Do they know how scary it is to watch your puppy poop STRAIGHT blood and not have any idea what's doing it to him?! Shame on them! Now a proud supporter of the Blue brand!

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015

    We have never tried these treats before. I bought them at Petco where I buy my dogs’ dog food. Every time I give them these treats they throw up after eating them. Just wondering how many other people are having the same results so more dogs don't get sick and these treats get pulled off the shelves.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015

    Since I've had my now ten-year-old dog, I've been feeding him Canidae. One of my dogs which I've had before him was having dry skin issues, and it was suggested to us to change his dog food. We switched to Canidae and I have had good luck ever since. All my dogs are healthy and have good skin.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2015

    I've been giving my dog Canidae for 2 years and my experience is great. I’ve done a lot of research and they were one of the top recommended brands. I particularly like the kind that I buy because it has a mixture of different meats and natural ingredients which I find valuable. It’s a little pricey but great food.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2015

    My 8-year-old female Lundehund has been on Canidae Life Stages diet for nearly ten years. I like its quality, especially the protein in Life Stages, and I'm very pleased with it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2015

    I have three mini dachshunds and since it’s important to keep their weight down, I went with Canidae’s senior lo-cal. It’s essential to feed them natural products. I wouldn't be using it if it wasn’t a good product.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2015

    We have a fairly small 30-lb Mutt, a 70-lb chocolate Lab, and a big 180-lb English Mastiff. Our pet store owner recommended Canidae and said it was good for them and we do it because if we change pet food too often, their stools get all hard to pick up. Canidae has been consistent that way, and the dogs are healthy all the time. It works well for us and have been feeding Canidae to our dogs for seven years now.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2015

    Our ten-year-old German Shepherd would eat the puppy food and our two wolf hybrid puppies would eat his food, so my daughter went to the feed market and they suggested we use Canidae because it was good for older and younger dogs. It's awesome. Our dogs seem to like it and they're real healthy. They eat on demand. They have a big bowl that when they’re hungry they just go eat out of.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2015

    I would recommend Canidae. Our dogs have never had anything else. But we no longer purchase Canidae because my dog is a picky eater and decided she no longer wants to eat that kind of food.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015

    Our vet recommended Canidae and we've been using it for the last 15 years. At the moment we have an 11-year old rescue mutt and a dalmatian. The overweight formula works best for them as they are mostly indoor dogs. Canidae is a good, reliable and dependable food.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015

    I have a Newfoundland and Bernese Mountain. Cody is 4 and he is the Bernese Mountain and Magnet is 7. He’s the Newfoundland. I've been buying Canidae for my pets for the last 10 years. Canidae Life Stages keeps them healthy and they love it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    Canidae has a wide range of dog ages. We got the life stages product for our two old dogs and a younger dog, and it fit their needs. We have a 15-year-old Huskie and a 12-year-old standard poodle, and they're going strong. Our dogs love the food.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015

    I have a cat that cannot eat fish. Canidae were the only people I could buy cat food from because they have a particular flavor that doesn’t have any fish in it or at least according to their ingredients. It was great and I would definitely recommend them.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015

    I find feeding my pets with natural ingredients to be beautiful. I've been purchasing Canidae food for my pet for eight and a half years. I've got two pets, girl and boy. The one's name is Lucy. She is mostly Australian Cattle dog. Then the other is a gigantic mutt. He's Australian Shepherd, Pit Bull, Mastiff. I've purchased Life Stages over other Canidae products because it's good all around. It's a good food that they can eat their entire lives. Their coats have always been nice. They've always been healthy. Never had any problems with them. I love the fact they're mutts but they're very healthy, very active. I've seen a lot of dogs that people don't care about the food and get fat and have health issues but we've never had a single issue with Canidae. So as long as that continues, we'll keep it the same.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015

    My 11-year old Emma, Border Collie/German Shepherd/Lab mix, has always loved Canidae food and that’s the only thing that she’s ever eaten. The trainer that we had hired told us that it was a great dog food. Embarrassingly, I was told that her stools would be not as smelly and more firm; easier to clean up. We never had any issues with it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    The pet store I go to have little baggies of samples so I tried a couple and my cats seem to like the Canidae Life Stages the best. The vet also told me about it. All of my cats have less waste, very shiny coats and seem healthy. However, I think they changed the formula on the variety I buy. Same bag, same everything but I'm really sure there's a different formula.

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2015

    We ended up getting a good deal on Canidae from a place in outside of Keene, New Hampshire. So we have been purchasing Life Stages for four years now for our pets. We buy it three to four times a year, 13 bags at a time. It's a good dog food and the dogs woof it right down. We got seven Labradors and they love it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    My four-year-old terrier has been on Canidae for four years now. I chose it for its quality and price.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    Our veterinarian recommended Canidae Pure and I have been getting it for my four-year old dog for four years. My dog is a combination of Rottweiler, Doberman Pinscher and Lab. She was a rescue dog. Canidae is comparable to the other healthy food products. It contributes 95% for my dog's health. I'm just very happy with it as the dog is healthy and doing great.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    I have three dogs of different ages so I used Canidae Life Stages Dog Food and I hope that giving them Canidae would contribute more to their health and well-being. I also get savings on the price and sometimes there are even coupons - as well as getting one free when you buy.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2015

    I did some research and found out about natural qualities. I spoke to people in the industry and they said that Canidae gives them a great coat and less filling. I have two dogs, and feeding them with natural ingredients is a number one priority. It's been very great with their coat, health and weight gain. You get what you pay for. I like the 12 bags get one free.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2015

    My wife was doing research of which brand to buy on the internet. She found an article where a lot of the people who breed hunting dogs are fans of Canidae so she thought if those breeders are buying it then it's probably pretty good. We use the Canidae Chicken and Rice; the dry food and the canned food. Great, quality dog food. And we're fans of the rewards program.

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    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    We've been Canidae customers for over 10 years. We buy the biggest bag that we can because we have a mastiff and a bulldog. I like it for my dogs because they offered something that wasn't poultry based and my dog has an allergy. We were using food other than Life Stages before and recently changed because these two dogs are okay with having food that has chicken in it. We were buying bison and lamb. We buy this one because we can get it in a larger bag. I hope they would offer some coupons every now and then because it's expensive buying these 44 pound bags especially when you've been buying it for years.

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    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2015

    At the time I was purchasing Canidae, I liked the pet food, and they work because all my whole family was using it. And my dogs loved it. But it was a big bag for a decent price and then it kind of just went downhill. I am not purchasing Canidae anymore. The bag sizes changed and it's like double what I pay for another one that is very similar.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015

    I have been purchasing Canidae food for my pets for about 5 years. I was looking for something healthier so I chose Canidae. I have two bullmastiffs and three cats and we go through two bags a month. Feeding my pets natural ingredients helps keep me and my pets out of the vet's office.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015

    I've been buying Canidae for about 2 years in a row and it's very good.

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2015

    We went into one of our local stores and through trial and error and because of its natural ingredients, we picked Canidae. We purchased the formula for our senior cat at that time but we just continued it as our other cat got older. The cats liked it and we stuck with it for maybe 5 to 7 years now. But we were recently informed by a health food store, that originally sold us Canidae product, that Canidae was apparently bought out by a much larger company, and that their ingredients might change a little bit. And they said that they have not changed yet, but some trends tend to show that these foods can change over time, so we have been monitoring the situation just to see what happens and they said a lot of times, they sort of eventually start to go into places like Walmart and places like that. They don't even carry Canidae in their store anymore for that exact reason. We special order it through them and they've been keeping an eye on it to make sure ingredients don't change.

    I'm happy with it now, but kind of bummed that that happened and it might change in the future. We would change in a heartbeat if they do decide to make changes.

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2015

    I have been purchasing Canidae for my dogs for 15 years. I have German Shepherd and they tend to have a more delicate digestive system. The Life Stages variety fits all ages of dogs and it provides the puppies with what they need. It also helps with the senior dogs. Since German Shepherds are so sensitive, it is important that they get fed with natural ingredients. The more natural, the better. Canidae is the perfect dog food. They just need to add a little bit more Omega-3 fatty acids for their coats and skin since during winter they tend to become a little bit drier.

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    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015

    I purchased Life Stages because I have two German short-haired pointers and a Great Dane who had fleas at the same time and it's good for them.

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2015

    We were on it for quite a while but we had to switch for their benefit / satisfaction in eating / flavor. Quality was good. We just needed a change, some of it was due to expense as well as it would be good to rotate the food a little bit for your dogs.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015

    I have sixteen "permanent" rescues of all sizes and shapes from all walks of life and a handful with allergies. Canidae is a food that works well for all my "pups". As I used to "show", I am well familiar with great looking coats and Canidae does that for my dogs. I like the fact that they add the probiotics after the baking process. And I am very appreciative of the fact that they give me a "free" bag after every so many that I purchase. Easily we go through 120# in a month. Just wished I could afford to feed it to my rescue cats that seem to instinctively know how to find my heated and insulated garage filled with cat condos with "hot" meals provided. LOL

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015

    The previous dog that I had growing up had gotten sick. We took her to the vet and they recommended Canidae. So I didn't even think twice when I got a dog with my husband. She's 100 pounds, a mastiff, a mountain dog, and she's very much a people-lover. I've been purchasing Canidae for six years. I've purchased chicken and rice, and it's easy on her stomach. Feeding my pet natural ingredients is very valuable. I would never go to a pet or grocery store and get her whatever is on the shelf there.

    I definitely think it contributes to my pet's health and well being. She's a big dog, so she has lots of ailments that comes with a big dog, and I definitely think her diet on Canidae has prevented lots of things and it's definitely helped her when she's had problems. We would not choose another dog food. We're very loyal. If we got another dog, it would be the exact same thing. I know my parents do Canidae as well, so I would not switch. And I do know that it doesn't have all the other additives or whatnot in it. I would definitely recommend it to anybody who had a dog.

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2015

    It seems to sell pretty good. It’s a good price for people who are looking for a good food that they can feed their dogs. We've got some of the Police Canine feed their dogs Canidae, that’s kinda cool.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015

    Canidae is a fabulous food, my dog was on it for six solid years up until two months ago when we went to the vet and she had struvite stones. They immediately changed her diet to help with the pH of her gut. Up until then, she loved it. We had some wonderful healthy situation until the stones started to form.

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2015

    We’ve had Canidae for six and a half years since we got our dog. It’s what the breeder recommended. He’s a male golden retriever, about 85 pounds, and appears to have sensitivity to anything with chicken in it, so we looked for cans that had something other than chicken. The Pure seems to be agreeing with him. He’s a member of the family and he's going to eat as well as we do. He’s a very healthy dog and everybody compliments us on how nice his coat is. He’s very energetic and I’m satisfied with the line and happy with the results.

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2015

    It's been 3 years since I started feeding my 3yr old german shepherd and 7yr old terrier the Canidae chicken meal and rice. It was recommended to me by a dog trainer. It seems to work well with two different size dogs, they eat the same product.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    I started purchasing Canidae back when they first came out with it. At the time, Canidae was the only food that came out that didn't have corn, wheat or soy in it.

    I’ve used the Grain-free products, Platinum, just about everything they have. I stay abreast of everything that’s going on in the nutrition world, and I’m very picky about what I feed my dogs. I've switched because Canidae started adding a lot of white potato to their diet, and I don’t want to feed that to my dogs. Then they discontinued their snap biscuits, and that was a huge problem for me. I don’t feed Canidae any longer and I no longer recommend it at all.

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    Hello Polly,

    We are sorry to hear that you have switched from CANIDAE. I was hoping I could call you. We do have other recipes that do not have white potato and we also now carry grain free treats. Can I call you ?

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015

    I have been feeding my dogs Canidae for six years because of the quality. We have a 30-year-old and a six-year-old dog and it's valuable that we feed them food made from natural ingredients. It helps them become more healthy. I also like the rewards program where after you buy 12, you get one free. I would recommend Canidae for its good quality.

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    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015

    We're buying Canidae because our dog has food allergy sensitivity, and we were trying to get his key basic ingredients as possible so that the dog would be healthy.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2015

    I've been using Canidae for a long time on two different dogs. I use the All-Life Stages currently; I did get the Senior at one point for one of my dogs. How I came about it is through a really good friend of mine, when I inherited her dog after she died. She was such an avid dog owner, and she did a lot of research and came up with your product as the one she picked, so I figured it must be pretty good. I'm stuck with it ever since and I've been very happy with it. I have small dogs now. It's a little expensive but not when you have small dogs because they don't eat that much. I do recommend it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015

    Canidae is a good product. I buy it for cats and dogs but they could improve on the cats', making the bag bigger.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015

    My 2 large dogs had diarrhea for 2 weeks. CANIDAE customer service never called back after 3 messages. Then I went to an alternate retail shop for dog food and while I am at the counter another couple tells us they had the SAME experience with their dog and CANIDAE. I would recommend any other pet food because if you have an issue these people don't care!! Spend your money elsewhere!

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014

    My dogs like Canidae. They've been on it for 5 years. I like their rebate program and the fact that you get a free bag. I would recommend it depending on the dog. I have a mobile dog grooming service so I've come along across a lot of dogs that have some kind of issues. It really depends on the dog's issues. My dogs don't have skin problems and they eat their food. I've seen a lot of dogs that have skin problems from the use of corn and eliminating corn sometimes clears up the skin problems and nail problems with Canidae.

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014

    I have 2 puggles, 5 and 4 years old. We've been feeding them with Canidae probably for 4 years. We chose the Limited Ingredients with the Grain Free because one of our dogs is susceptible to allergies and we found that eliminating some of the grains has been successful. We love Canidae! We've been very loyal to the brand and will continue to be. It's the perfect dog food.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014

    I have been purchasing Canidae for more than 5 years. I wanted to give them quality food, and I went to the feeds store and it was presented to me there as a good food and started buying it. I have 4 dogs. One of them is an epileptic dog and so I was especially anxious into having a good food for him. When my dog got epilepsy, I joined an online group. That's when I was getting into conversations with people and they were talking about the importance of natural ingredients. And Canidae did have a good quality, natural ingredients. I feel like that's beneficial to my pets' health.

    I got the Life Stages with tin and the big bag and it seems to be more general use for all of them. Right now, I've changed and I'm starting to mix with the Life Stages because my epileptic dog had pancreatitis last summer. That requires a lower fat and my other dogs are getting older although they don't really have weight problems. I figured, I'll mix it up and probably meet everybody's needs. My dogs are healthy. I looked up recently the life span of a schnauzer and it's supposed to only be about 11-13 years. I just had their teeth done this summer. They're like puppies, maybe that's because they're getting fed with a good food. I'm satisfied with a good quality food for my dogs.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2014

    I did a lot of research on dog foods before I purchased Canidae for our new labradoodle puppy. Canidae was recommended to me by the local pet store, and I read lots of websites claiming that it was a top-notch grain-free food. I bought the all-life stages dry food from Amazon.com in August 2014 and the reviews looked great. Our puppy had completely firm/healthy stool before we started him on the food. However, we started noticing that he was having loose stool, and we couldn't seem to get it under control. I took him into the vet, and our vet gave him some medication, but it only helped temporarily.

    We never associated his loose stools with the food, so we bought a new bag of Canidae in November 2014. Our dog began having uncontrollable diarrhea as soon as he started the new bag, and we thought it was the treats we were giving him. We started cutting out snacks, but we weren't seeing any improvements. Our dog NEVER has accidents in the house, but began having horrible, watery diarrhea all of the house and in his crate. We put him on a bland diet and all of his symptoms seems to improve. We started in integrate Canidae back into his diet, and the uncontrollable diarrhea began again. He has been so miserable, so I scheduled a vet appointment for the next day. I decided to Google "Canidae causes.." and Google automatically filled in "diarrhea" which was my first indication that there were definitely others that were dealing with the same problem.

    After reading this forum, I am horrified and ANGRY to see all of the people who have seen the EXACT same symptoms in their dogs. If Canidae is making dogs extremely sick, why is nothing being changed?? I am going to call Amazon and ask for a complete refund. I will NEVER use Canidae again. The amount of money that I have spent on supplements, vet appointments, etc. for my dog trying to figure out what was making him sick (not to mention the horrible pain he has been in) could have been completely avoided. I feel horrible that I put my dog through this and want to caution anyone thinking about buying this food.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014

    I used Canidae for about seven years and stopped for about a year and now I've been using it again for about two and a half years. I chose them because one of the breeder guys I knew had a beautiful dog and his dog was humongous. He mentioned that all he gave him was two cups of Canidae a day. He also told me how much his dog likes it and so I tried it out. He was right. It’s the best. We have a one and a half year old Great Dane, a 13-year old Razor Edge Pitbull, and a Boxer mix. I feed them Canidae’s Life Stages because I can give it to all of them and I like that. That's one of the nice things about Canidae. They don't have a bunch of treats from when I first started feeding them. It's good for them and they don’t have to be fed as much.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014

    My animals eat Canidae. I have a Catahoula dog, a Redbone two-pound Chihuahua mix, a Chihuahua, a Maltese, and two cats. I have been purchasing Canidae food for them for three years. My experience with it has been fine. It’s made in the United States and I don’t have to worry about weird things being in it. I don’t want it coming from other countries. I purchased their PURE grain free line, because it’s better not to have grain. The better food they have, the less trips they have to the vet. So my animals are absolutely healthy. I never had any problem with it overall.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014

    I have a 2 year old Weimaraner and have been feeding him Canidae for about a year and a half. I buy the Life Stages because of the value and they offer the biggest bag, 44 pounds. My dog seems to be doing fine with Canidae. He's active and loves the food. It's a great product and great value.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014

    Canidae is a very good deal. I've been purchasing Canidae dry dog food for three years now because I wanted a good one that would help my dogs lose a little bit of weight. I don't want to add any more weight to my dogs because they're already fat and overweight. It's important to me that Canidae only contains natural ingredients. My four dogs really haven't gotten any fatter than they were. We haven't been able to give our them a walk because of our health conditions so they really haven't lost any weight but haven't gained any weight. It's the best stuff that I can give my dogs based on my budget. My dogs like it. They always eat every last crumb before I give them supper the next day.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014

    My dog likes Canidae.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014

    Our dog is a pug-beagle mix. She is 9 years old and she is pretty lazy. She's awesome. We love her. We had her since she was about eight weeks old. We've had her her whole life. We've been feeding her with Canidae probably for the past three years or so, since we became aware of the better choices that were out there as far as grain free. Because we weren't really aware that there was such a big difference between the different types of foods until we did a little research; we wanted what was best for our little dog.

    It was a mindset that we were going to definitely do the grain free because it's more natural but we knew there were different ingredient combinations or flavors. We went with one bag seeing if she would like it or not. And if not, our intention was going to be to stick with the Canidae grain free but maybe try a different flavor. But she really liked the first one we tried so we stuck with that. And then just recently on the last bag that we bought, we went with the lower calorie. It's more for the less active, older dog. And she really liked it. After the last bag that we bought, we switched to that. Now that we know that feeding our dog with natural ingredients is an option, my wife and I think it's very important. The vets always said she's a little on the heavy side. We definitely have been able to control her weight. It's healthier for her. It's a better option for her. It's not good for her to be very overweight. I think Canidae has definitely been a contributor in her being able to control a weight issue that might come up.

    So I'm very pleased all around. We like the price of Canidae and the dog eats it up. She likes the food. We like how it keeps her healthy. And the company itself, I couldn't be happier with the way they respect the customers. A couple of years ago, there was a bag that I had purchased and I was transferring the 20-some pound bag into this container and we noticed that a lot of particles have been crushed. There was a lot of food dust instead of just being the whole kernels. You're going to expect a little bit of dust at the bottom of a bag. That's going to happen with even just like your Cheerios. But this was pretty drastic. Either something had gone wrong with the batch or it's just been really, really beat up in transit. I contacted Canidae and they were very understanding and apologetic and then they immediately sent me out a certificate for a replacement bag. It was handled quickly and extremely professionally. The customer service was outstanding! I was very impressed with that. I haven't had an issue with any of the bags since. It's definitely a one-off.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014

    I've been feeding my pets Canidae for about eight years. I have 3 Labradors and 2 cats. I chose Canidae over other brands because of the fact that it isn't made in China. Also, I had a cat who died because I was feeding him Science Diet, and I've found out that many animals were dying because of a certain ingredient found in pet food. I think that was melamine. So it was very important to know that the food I feed my pets is made here, and the ingredients are all natural and additive-free. I believe Canidae does great for my pets. They're bouncy and happy. Also, I like the fact that I get a free bag after I've bought 12 bags of Canidae. Using Canidae has been positive and I have recommended them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014

    The dogs love Canidae. It doesn’t give them much diarrhea and they’re healthy with it. I’ve eaten the treats too and they taste pretty good.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    We like Canidae Pet Food, we’ve been using it for 7 years, and our two large Dobermans do well on it. The lady here that sells it, she advertises it a lot, and they deliver. I like it since its all-natural food and no fillers. It matters a lot to us that they’re eating natural stuff. It’s great food for your pet.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    A month of exhausting research for my special needs cat who had a UTI Blockage. This was recommended because it has cranberries in it and all natural. 3 out of 4 cats got sick and the other was smart enough to turn his nose up at it! 1 cat had bloody diarrhea, 1 cat tummy ache, 1 cat threw it up and the 4th snubbed it! It was purchased at Petco.

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014

    I have been purchasing Canidae Food for about 5 years. It was recommended by our breeder. I fed my 5-year-old Weim and 12-year-old Lab the standard Canidae up until there was an issue with them being able to supply and we couldn't get it. So we switched to Pure and we've just stayed on it. It's better than the regular food. I think that down the road they will have less vet visits and be healthier all around. Canidae is excellent.

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    Canidae Pet Foods Company Information

    Company Name:
    Canidae Pet Foods
    Year Founded:
    1996
    Address:
    1975 Tandem Way
    City:
    Norco
    State/Province:
    CA
    Postal Code:
    92860
    Country:
    United States
    Fax:
    951-738-9210
    Website:
    www.canidae.com