I have read a lot of reviews in my time about dog food. So many in fact that it led to my changing foods way too often trying to find the "PERFECT" food. Little did I know that I had actually found it, but was swayed by the Blue Buffalo wilderness ads and what I'd read about it from other Australian Shepherd owners. While my dogs love it, it costs a fortune and after about a week of eating it, they just weren't thrilled with it anymore.We've used Taste of the Wild, and several others and people kept telling me to feed my dogs raw. While that's all fine and good for some people, I don't TRUST raw that I get from the grocery store. If I had a yard full of chickens I could slaughter, I'd think differently, but I'm NOT trusting my dog's health to truckers who may or may not keep the meat at the correct temp, grocery store workers who don't use proper handling techniques, etc. I trust myself, and myself only and since I can't guarantee what the rest of the "Food Chain" does with our food, I will not take a chance with my dog's health.After using the HONEST kitchen Thrive, I have seen an amazing difference in my dog's coat, my older Aussie does not have to chew her feet anymore because her allergies are GONE.They LOVE this food, do thrive on this food, it's economical, much more so than those high brow, low yield dog foods. My older girl tends to lose weight on this food as well, and seeing such a wonderful difference in their health, activity level, coat, and decrease in allergy symptoms, I know now NEVER to change their food ever again!If I ever do have a yard full of chickens to slaughter at my leisure (ha), then I might add that to the Honest Kitchen's Thrive, but not replace it. The chicken is cooked?? So what? My dog's allergies are all but gone.The only issue is rehydrating it and waiting on it to get to a suitable thickness for them...they go literally crazy. That is the best sign of them all. They don't do this for Blue Buffalo or ANY other brand.Buy it, try it! You can get sample sizes at their website. I'm thinking about trying it for our picky cat next!