Science Diet is just over priced crap. If you are looking for a good commercial dog food without going raw then look for grain free preferably baked. You won't find it at the grocery store or at a retail pet supplier like Petco. You'll have to look for an independent feed supplier in your area. Its usually easier to find the dog food you want to feed and then check out their website. Most usually have a list of their retailers by zip code to find one near you or worse case you buy 3 for 4 months worth of dog food at a time and get it shipped to your home to reduce the shipping charges. I'd list some links to some of the pet food information but I deleted all that shit when my dog died back at the beginning of the year. Use Google to look up info on grain free dog food or grain free hypoallergenic dog food.

My dog had some issues with loose stools, bad ear infections and hot spots till I changed to a grain free dog food. A lot of dogs have grain/gluten allergies that show up with lots of different symptoms. Vets tend to treat the symptoms but don't fix the source problem and many will discount it if you suggest its food related or they give you their expensive prescription dog food that still uses corn, wheat and rice as a filler. The grain free food looks more expensive but the dog will end up needing to eat less of it because it has less or no fillers so the costs even out and you'll end up with less vet visits if your dog has dietary related allergies. A few months after switching to grain free my dog used to get alot of complements about how nice his coat looked and felt.

I fed my dog this stuff

http://www.naturesvariety.com/Instinct/dog/kibble/chicken

becasue it was the best choice with a reliable retailer close to me so I didn't have to have dog food shipped via UPS anymore. I saved about 30 dollars in shipping charges every 3 months. It worked out well and my dog liked it. He also liked the rabbit and salmon versions of that kibble but the retailer didn't always have it so I just stuck with the chicken based kibble.
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