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Castor & Pollux Organix Adult Canine Formula, Chicken, Brown Rice & Flax Dry Dog Food, 25-Pound Bag

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I've always been interested in nutrition, and spent a LOT of time researching different dog foods. It REALLY bothers me that there's no longer an element of "common-sense" with how people view dog foods. Scraps and treats do wonders for a lot of (less sensitive) dogs, and dogs on unarguably bad foods can be very healthy dogs if they have other sources of nutrition. So, take all of this with a grain of salt - some foods, good or bad, will work and not work for some dogs. Better foods do work best for most dogs, but A LOT of these foods are too rich for certain dogs.


My now 2.5 year old standard poodle was eating Iams puppy for the first 4 months of his life. He had mushy, grainy, light colored poop (like picking it up with a pooper scooper leaves behind a mess), occasional vomiting/diarrhea and was on the thin side. I gradually switched him to:

Wellness
Core
Innova
Blue buffalo

Back to Iams in between for a couple of weeks, once it was obvious the food wasn't working for him. Some of the above resulted in horrible diarrhea. ALL were very smelly once they went through him. Are they still good foods in my opinion? Yes, but not for everyone! After months I'd rather forget, Castor and Pollux was honestly one of the best discoveries of my life! I HIGHLY recommend it to people with dogs sensitive to very rich / high protein foods, as it seems to be less so. My friends/family with dogs are jealous that my dog is "the best pooper ever" - firm, dark, moist poop with little odor. And that is way too many adjectives to describe poop. Ew.

My dog is very picky to the extent that she will not eat anything if she doesn't like the food. Then, of course. her hunger drives her to scrounge for food. We lost a Thanksgiving turkey once...but that is another story.

Anyway, she took to this food immediately and cleaned her bowl. She is in good, trim shape, too.

If your dog likes it, the food has awesome ingredients and is affordable, AND Amazon delivers it to your door, what more can a good owner need?

When we adopted our dog last year, we started her on Wellness b/c I knew I wanted to feed her premium dog food and it had a good reputation. Well her stool was always loose while she was on it and we eventually had to add metamucil to her diet to make it more firm. Finally I decided to switch her food to Organix and couldn't be happier. It has a higher fiber content than many other dog foods and many of the ingredients are organic. Cameron loves the food and her stool is nice and firm. And she poops less often too. As one other reviewer said, because the ingredients are so nutritious, you'll end up feeding your dog less of this brand than other dog foods that are made of filler. Couldn't be happier now that the food's part of the auto-ship program.

So I switched to Organix after feeding my dog Wellness since she was a pup. Her stools had been inconsistent, one day runny and the next day firm. She also had farts that were like WOAH (especially when on the Wellness fish formula). Once I switched to Organix, her stools firmed up and were consistent (and less frequent). She still farts occasionally (who doesn't), but not nearly as often and not nearly as bad. Since this is a premium concentrated dog food without all those nasty fillers such as corn, I don't have to feed my dog as much as I would with, say, Purina. She loves the kibble and gobbles it up every time.

She is a 12 pound very active doggie, and the 15 lb bag usually lasts me 3 months.

I have found Organix at Whole Foods and Petco as well, but Amazon is the cheapest.

So I switched to Organix after feeding my dog Wellness since she was a pup. Her stools had been inconsistent, one day runny and the next day firm. She also had farts that were like WOAH (especially when on the Wellness fish formula). Once I switched to Organix, her stools firmed up and were consistent (and less frequent). She still farts occasionally (who doesn't), but not nearly as often and not nearly as bad. Since this is a premium concentrated dog food without all those nasty fillers such as corn, I don't have to feed my dog as much as I would with, say, Purina. She loves the kibble and gobbles it up every time.

She is a 12 pound very active doggie, and the 15 lb bag usually lasts me 3 months.

I have found Organix at Whole Foods and Petco as well, but Amazon is the cheapest.

I used to use Karma organic dog food but had much difficulty in finding it, so I switched to this product. I have 5 mid-sized dogs ranging in age from 3 years to 18 years. All seem to do well on this food. And it seems to have more organic ingredients than others I have researched. With the auto delivery program the price is something I can afford.

The Organix canine formula has been a great success for my miniature poodle, from the standpoints of health and enjoyment. (Dog has significant allergy and other problems) . The delivery is in a matter of literally a few days and the price is over 20% less than at a local discount pet supply store.

I was kind of stressed out about feeding my dog crap because it seemed like such a daunting task of finding truly good food for my little guy. All I knew was the expensive Natures Crap from Science diet was giving my lab-pointer mix really runny poo most of the time. I stumbled across Organix after several days of reading everything I could find about dog food. Amazingly, I found it at my local Jewel, Whole Foods, and Petco, and can easily shop around to get it on sale. Now I buy large bags here on Amazon to get it delivered to my door, for free.

My Chaze has been eating this food for about nine months now, and we are pleased that it has not only made his stool very consistent and healthy, his coat is soooo much softer. He's like a puppy! He also took off almost two months ago and darted out into a busy street, right in front of a car going about 35 mph. It was horrific and tragic, and we didn't know if he would make it. After very expensive "laceration repair" surgery that spanned from his little butt, and around his groin, up his waist, almost to his back, he healed miraculously within a few weeks. We are thankful we were feeding him yummy good nutritious food for so long so that he was healthy and resilient.

I highly recommend buying the C&T Natural canned dog food (not the Organix) in each of the yummy flavors. The canned Organix is good too, but we favor the Natural canned because it has big juicy pieces of meat, and best of all, veggies like peas and potatoes. I would eat this food in a disaster if it was the last thing we had and there was enough for all of us, and it probably wouldn't be so bad! I kid. Anyway, to occasionally spice things up, we give a little less dry at two feedings, and instead top them with a half a can of the good stuff. This little guy goes insane! I hope they never ever stop making this dog food - both the natural and the organic!!!

Organix is a wonderful organic food that I use for my cats and dogs. They all love it! I even buy the wet food for both my cats and dogs on occasion. I would say this is one of the best foods on the market. The ingredients are organic and is all I would feed my dogs and cats. I highly recommend this product and would tell everyone the same.

I have a 13 year old picky eater dachshund! This is the only dry dog food he likes. Makes his coat shine and gives him more energy. Highly recommended. A bit pricey but he's worth it.