Blue Buffalo Wilderness

[keith3582]

Anyone tried this?

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Potato Starch, Turkey Meal, Whitefish Meal, Salmon Meal, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Oatmeal, Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Fructooligosaccharides, Monooligosaccharides, Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium.


Crude Protein 42.0% min
Crude Fat 16.0% min
Crude Fiber 3.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Calcium 1.0% min
Phosphorus 0.9% min
L-Carnitine* 100 mg/kg min
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.25% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 3.50% min
Beta-Carotene* 5.0 mg/kg min
Glucosamine* 400 mg/kg max

[sweetlee]

It looks like a good food, and the only time I have tried it was when they had a free sample thing to send on their website.
I looked at the ingredients, compared calories and price and stuck with the Canidae lamb and rice.
I did use the sample for treats though and Dodge loved it.
Sorry I could not be more help.

sharon

[groovemongrel]

I know one thing about this stuff, it's expensive!

[makjamz]

I was feeding it to my dogz for a couple of months - then I could not find it in the stores. I met & spoke to their local rep on a couple of occasions. Last week he told me there was some kind of "mechanical meltdown" (my interpretation) in the plant that was producing Wilderness.

So I stopped using it - as the supply was not reliable. At the time I did not have any issues with it as a kibble. I prefer to see potatoe a little lower in the ingredient list. From my perspective, it is better than the Canadae, and most kibble products out there.

They are working on the problem - and hopefully by late summer this should be corrected & production will be running as it should. SO I am told -

[mjfish]

Interesting...another super-premium comany to offer a grain-free kibble. Glad to see more and more doing this. Personally, I feed EVO and am thrilled with the results I've seen.

2 things I noticed with the Blue...
1) It says it is 589kcals per cup and that the recommended feeding amount for dogs 100lbs and over (my rottn is 105lbs) on the bag is 6 - 7&1/2 cups!! Yikes! I hope people know that they shouldn't follow the bag recommendations! That would be over 3500 calories a day at a minimum! I only feed my boy 2&1/2 cups a day (and EVO is 537kcals/cup)!!
2) The largest bag you can buy is 26lbs, where the EVO is 28lbs. I'm guessing that Blue is probably charging around the same amount as EVO and you get less. (I pay around $45 for EVO.)

Overall, it's a possiblity for including in a grain-free rotation, and it's good to have options.

[jeremynalta]

WOW $45.00 for a bag of Evo? Where can I get than deal at?

[mjfish]

Originally Posted by jeremynalta

WOW $45.00 for a bag of Evo? Where can I get than deal at?

Yes, it is a good deal...the other local store that carries it charges around $52, so I'm hoping this store doesn't catch on that it's cheap!

[brutus'mother]

Originally Posted by mjfish

Interesting...another super-premium comany to offer a grain-free kibble. Glad to see more and more doing this. Personally, I feed EVO and am thrilled with the results I've seen.

2 things I noticed with the Blue...
1) It says it is 589kcals per cup and that the recommended feeding amount for dogs 100lbs and over (my rottn is 105lbs) on the bag is 6 - 7&1/2 cups!! Yikes! I hope people know that they shouldn't follow the bag recommendations! That would be over 3500 calories a day at a minimum! I only feed my boy 2&1/2 cups a day (and EVO is 537kcals/cup)!!
2) The largest bag you can buy is 26lbs, where the EVO is 28lbs. I'm guessing that Blue is probably charging around the same amount as EVO and you get less. (I pay around $45 for EVO.)

Overall, it's a possiblity for including in a grain-free rotation, and it's good to have options.

The kibble the OP asked about contains barley and oatmeal thus is not a grain free kibble.

[mjfish]

Originally Posted by brutus'mother

The kibble the OP asked about contains barley and oatmeal thus is not a grain free kibble.

Ha! You're right! I totally skimmed over that -- I just looked at the first line of ingredients on their website. Big oops -- sorry about that!

[jeremynalta]

Blue Wilderness is not that expensive. $40.00 for a 26lb bag at petsmart. The Orijen I am currently feeding is around $70.00 for 29lbs!!