Honest Kitchen dehydrated dog foods? - Page 2

I used the Embark when I took Vala to Germany.  I am a raw feeder and needed something easy to travel with and I didn't want to buy kibble.  She did OK on it even though she didn't understand why she was being fed slop. 

Lisa

I started feeding thrive about 8 months ago because my dogs weren't doing well on Canidae.  Both had dry coats and my male (16 months old at the time) wasn't putting on weight no matter how much I fed him.  I also switched to nature's domain from costco and feed 50/50.  He has muscled up (partly due to getting through adolescense) and his coat literally shines.  I can't tell you how many people ask what I feed when they see him at trials and other events.  My cost for food for two adult GSDs is about $100 a month.  $62 for thrive, about $30 for ND plus tax.  I don't think I could feed Orijen for that and two dogs.  I rehydrate for 15 minutes with warm water and mix the kibble in.  My female never had much enthusiasm about eating and now she camps out by her dish as it is rehydrating, and jumps and barks, begging for her food. 
In my 15 years of GSD ownership, I've never had a dog respond so well to a food change. 

yikes!!!!  none of my suppliers carry addiction, so i was curious and found it on k9 cuisine.  the dehydrated foods run $95 - $98 for an 8lb pkg.  that is just awful!  and the protein content isn't very high either.  i've got a dehydrator that i would put to work before i would spend that kind of money. 
pjp

i just checked prices of honest kitchen on petfooddirect:
zeal is $108 for 10lb box (35% protein)
force is $77 (21% protein)
and verve $57.50 (21% protein)

10# box makes approx. 40# food.
pretty darned expensive.

added:  sojos grainfree mix is $50 for 8 lbs and doesn't even contain any meat....its all fruit and veggies.  you have to add meat.  geez, i think its a crime what some of these companies charge!

Try doggiefood.com
Their prices seem to be very reasonable. 

Thrive is 26% protein, not grain free but the grain is quinoa.  Google it and you will find it is high in protein, gluten free, and supposedly a perfect nutritional source.  Has dehydrated chicken as well.  A box is $64 including shipping for a box that makes 40 pounds of food.  That is less than a lot of premium foods out there. 

Quinoa is, I believe, one of the only foods on the planet w/so few known allergies to it. Tapioca is really low on the allergen totem pole, but I don't think hardly anything is allergic or intolerant of quinoa, from what I have gathered. I haven't used that particular THK; it didn't exist when I fed it, but I liked Force and Embark. Prowl is great for cats if you can get them to eat it. 

How do you use this stuff? Or measure it out? Just add water and serve or do you have to add anything.

     I like the idea of ...Preference...by Honest Kitchen...

     I can add my own meat and not have to worry about the Calcium and Phosphorus ratios....
 
     This was the write up on the Preference....


     

Preference is suggested for use with added raw meat, meaty bones or cooked meat of your preference (never cooked bones), as a base for a home made diet. It’s ideal for dogs who are sensitive to more popular meats. Therefore, more exotic meats, fish or alternative protein sources may be used as required.Preference is intended for supplemental feeding only, and has not been developed to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles or provide a complete and balanced diet when fed alone.This diet contains a custom vitamin-mineral premix with balanced calcium: phosphorus ratios, which are vital for the maintenance of healthy cells, bones and blood. 

Yes Ruger1;  that is the one I am using now.  just add warm water soak for 10 or  so minutes and add meat;  I am using ground meat as I am trying this for an old dog that does not want to eat and he is doing great eating it with ground meat;  turkey, this AM ground organ meat;  tomorrow ground pork.  So far so good.  I like the idea of being able to add what I want also with the benefit of vit/minerals already added.  I am using raw meat but you can slightly cook meat if you want then add.  So far so good.  We will see.  Nan

I have fed the Embarq and often with kibble. I don't put much truck in the digestion time theory. We get the Embarq hydrated up and the dogs are mad for it, pacing and barking. Haven't fed it as a sole food though.