Well, I got my first bag of Canidae today!! I actually found a really great doggy daycare in the process, that just happens to be about 2 minutes away from me. A hidden gem. They sell Canidae, they offer doggy daycare, boarding, professional pet photography (wouldn't do it, but it's cool for other people), and they're installing a self service dog wash. I LOVE those, even though I come out with the front of my shirt soaked.
When I went to pick up my food I asked her if I could see the doggy daycare area. (Of course I completely had ulterior motives. I totally wanted to see the dogs!!) It was very impressive! It was very clean, actually, and she talked about the steps they take at night to sterilize it against kennel cough and other things. We talked about temperment testing, and I told her Romy was a pit or pit mix. I was impressed that she didn't immediately turn me away at that point. She said they've had a couple of pits come and do just fine, but the only bad fight they've ever had was with one pit in paticular (who's not allowed to come again).
Anyway, I brought the bag of food home, and was SO excited. The dogs seemed to love it. I just switched them cold turkey. Someone suggested not supplementing for a while to see how I like the food itself. I'm going to give that a try and I'm going to be looking for a few things. First, I'm expecting to see a little more energy in Romy. This food has more protein than what I was previously feeding and all the testimonials about Canidae say it gives their dogs so much energy. Second, I would like to see an improvement in Winston's itchiness. And lastly I'd like to see smaller stools of a more normal color. And, of course, I want their coats to stay as shiny and soft as they are now.
Also, my 37 lb bag of Nutro lasted a month and a half between both of them, so I hope this stretches as far.
I'm very excited to see what the results will be!