orijen food - Page 3

We now have 2 eating Orijen. they are doing very well.  I'm also giving our female with pups orijen as part of her diet.  All love it.

My dog has been on this food since he was 18 wks old, he has grain allergies.  So too much protien not good for puppies, however some dogs can have little to no grains.  I would recommend this food.

Since my last post we have switched as both dogs had developed runny stools.  Coat condition and energy levels were good but I hate lose stools.    It does seem like a good food just not for ours.

Still feeding it, still loving it, no loose stools, in fact decreased stool volume, healthy coats, no more itchies, no more panno; energy high, eyes bright,coats soft and shiney....and Champion, the maker of Orijen, has 1 plant, uses local food sources....all in all pretty good, I can get it here in N.E. Pa, & next year will be more widely distributed....jo

I am currently on my second bag. I ran out because of Canadian Customs had a hold up going to the distributor I use.  I feed mostly RAW and when the new bag arrived my 8 month old pup begged for it. Hmmmm.....again I don't feed alot of it  but I have seen no problems and the palatability is high.

Embarrassingly, my dog is/was a "poop-eater". After putting him on Orijen for one month he actually kicked the poop habit! I've been trying for 2 years to get him to cut it out of his "diet", to no avail. In addition, he's also cut back dramatically on his stick eating.

Unfortunately he also gained 1.8 pounds in just one month. :(  Because he was already 10 pounds overweight, I have to take him off the Orijen (he had previously lost three pounds on Wellness Weight Management, so his weigh-in was disappointing to say the least). I'm going to try Wellness Core Fat Reduction, it's also a very nice sounding grain-free food, but has MUCH less calories and 6% less fat than Orijen.

I would certainly recommend Orijen though if you have an active dog that has no weight issues.

My dogs also gained weight initially, until I realized, with the help of my breeder, that you need to feed substantially LESS origen than the other grain -based foods. My female does well with this, but my boy is always hungry, and now gets a can of green beans for 'lunch'. This satisfies his need for a full tummy without adding a lot of calories and fat. jo

I have had my 11 month old female German Shepherd on Orijen for a little over 3 month's.No digestive,or diareah problem's at all.You don't have to exactly feed your dog the exact feeding table the bag show's you,if you feed exactly,or more,of course your dog will gain wait.My shepherd's coat is beautiful,small stool.No problem's.

I just posted in the other thread- but I blend Orijen with WolfCub. I've gotten great results so far.

I have been feeding a little Orijen since last July but my sons dog has been eating it mostly since he isn't into feeding RAW. My dogs eat RAW mostly, seems like I have said this a ton on other threads , but I have found it is a bit much for puppies. My dogs do like it and my sons dog looks great on it as her main diet. If you can't find it locally to buy I have found this online store to be the most economical at the moment. The shipping is free over $50 (it was for over $40 not long ago). http://www.doggiezbest.com/SearchResults.asp?mfg=Orijen