My BF and I have been talking about switching our puppy over to a grain-free dog food variety. We've done some research on dogfoodadvisor.com but I'm still having a hard time narrowing down our choices. We're really looking for food we can buy in larger quantity bags...like around 30 lbs without spending a fortune (say $65 or $70+ for 30 lbs). We have a lab/border collie mix but we don't expect her to get very big. She's around 40 lbs right now most likely (at her last vet appt a month and a half ago she was 35 on the dot) and we think she may hit somewhere between 50 and 60 for her max weight so she's going to go through a lot of food. She's 7 months old and we're currently feeding her the Biljac puppy variety...not the worst of the worst food but it still contains a lot of corn and other grains. She doesn't seem to have any sensitivities and eats EVERYTHING. She could care less about how something tastes...she only cares that she gets to eat it....I guess that's the lab in her. Cinders is pretty high energy. She loves to run, chase balls, chase Frisbees, swim. We take her to the dog park on a regular basis (less often now that it gets dark so early) and she gets daily walks plus regular playtime in the backyard. I plan to start taking her on increasingly longer walks and later running as she gets older and her bones are done growing. So anyway, do you feed your dogs grain-free food? What brands? We're looking at the following but are open to all other options right now:
Fromm - great food but they only seem sell it in small bags so it may not be an option for us.
Victor Dog Food
Blue *Freedom* Grain Free Natural Chicken Recipe
Blue *Wilderness* Grain-Free Puppy Variety
Any brand that currently has a variety that's specifically for puppies I think is preferred. Our vet recommended that we keep her on some sort of puppy food until she's at least a year old/has reached her full growth. I was so confused when I went to PetSmart the other day because now it seems like every well-known dog food brand out there is selling a grain-free variety. I feel like it's really difficult to pick and choose between everything.
Finally, for those of you who feed your dogs grain-free food - how much do you feed them per day? I've read that because the grain-free food is higher quality and more nutrient dense your dog actually needs a little less in quantity because the quality is better. Or do you just go based on what the bag recommends?
Thanks in advance!