Rating: 
Vom Daxi Hundefutter dog food gets the Advisor’s second-highest rating of four stars.
The Vom Daxi Hundefutter product line lists two dry dog foods… one meeting AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages and the other for growth (Junger Hundefutter).
The company sells Vom Daxi Hundefutter (German for “dog food”) for “small breeds and dogs with sensitive stomach and digestive issues” and the Junger recipe for puppies.
- Vom Daxi Hundefutter
- Vom Daxi Junger Hundefutter
Vom Daxi Hundefutter dog food was selected to represent both products in the line for this review.
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Infinia Dog Food receives the Advisor’s highest rating of five stars.
The Infinia product line includes four dry dog foods… two meeting AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages (Chicken and Turkey) and two for adult maintenance (Bison and Salmon).
- Infinia Bison and Potato
- Infinia Chicken and Brown Rice
- Infinia Turkey and Sweet Potato
- Infinia Zenfood Salmon and Sweet Potato (4 stars)
Infinia Turkey and Sweet Potato dog food was chosen to represent the others in the line for this review.
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Nutrience Dog Food receives the Advisor’s mid-tier rating of three stars.
The Nutrience product line lists 15 dry dog foods… three designed to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for growth (puppy foods) and the rest for adult maintenance.
- Nutrience Puppy Small Breed
- Nutrience Puppy Medium Breed
- Nutrience Puppy Large Breed
- Nutrience Adult Small Breed Supreme
- Nutrience Adult Medium Breed Supreme
- Nutrience Adult Large Breed Supreme
- Nutrience Adult Small Breed Original
- Nutrience Adult Medium Breed Original
- Nutrience Adult Large Breed Original
- Nutrience Adult Small Breed Light
- Nutrience Adult Medium and Large Breed Light
- Nutrience Adult Small Breed Lamb Meal and Rice
- Nutrience Adult Small Breed Older and Less Active
- Nutrience Adult Medium and Large Breed Lamb Meal and Rice
- Nutrience Adult Medium and Large Breed Older and Less Active
Nutrience Adult Medium Breed Original dog food was selected to represent the others in the line for this review.
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Great Life canned dog food receives the Advisor’s highest rating of five stars.
The Great Life product line includes six canned dog foods. We found no AAFCO nutritional adequacy statements for these dog foods on the Great Life website.
- Great Life Essentials Peking Duck
- Great Life Essentials Baby Back Ribs
- Great Life Essentials Beef Wellington
- Great Life Essentials Irish Lamb Stew
- Great Life Essentials Chicken Parmigiana
- Great Life Essentials Alaskan Wild Salmon
Great Life Essentials Beef Wellington canned dog food was selected to represent the others in the line for this review.
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iVet Dog Food receives the Advisor’s mid-tier rating of three stars.
The iVet product line includes seven dry dog foods. Although two of the products appear to be designed for puppies and the rest for adults, we found no AAFCO nutritional adequacy statements for these dog foods on the iVet website.
- iVet Canine Energy
- iVet Canine Maintenance
- iVet Healthy Gourmet Senior Diet
- iVet Healthy Gourmet Canine Adult
- iVet Healthy Gourmet Small Breed Puppy
- iVet Healthy Gourmet Large Breed Puppy
- iVet Healthy Gourmet Canine Reduced Fat (2 stars)
iVet Healthy Gourmet Canine Adult dry dog food was selected to represent the others in the line for this review.
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Freshpet Select Homestyle dog food receives the Advisor’s mid-tier rating of three stars.
The Freshpet Select Homestyle product line includes two canned dog foods… both designed to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages.
- Freshpet Select Homestyle Chicken, Vegetable and Rice Recipe
- Freshpet Select Homestyle Lamb, Vegetable and Barley Recipe
Freshpet Select Homestyle Chicken, Vegetable and Rice Recipe was selected to represent both products for this review.
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VeRUS dry dog food receives the Advisor’s mid-tier rating of three stars.
The VeRUS product line lists five dry dog foods… three designed to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance and two for all life stages (Puppy and Life Advantage Adult).
- VeRUS Adult Maintenance
- VeRUS Advanced Opticoat
- VeRUS Weight Management
- VeRUS Life Advantage Adult
- VeRUS Puppy Advantage (4 stars)
VeRUS Adult Maintenance dry dog food was selected to represent the others in the line for this review.
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Merrick Pet Care of Amarillo, Texas has now expanded its recall to include all lots of its 10 oz “Beef Filet Squares for Dogs” and “Texas Hold’ems” pet treats.
Both of these products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.
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Professional Dog Food receives the Advisor’s second-highest rating of four stars.
The Professional product line includes seven dry dog foods. Five meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance, one for growth (Large Breed Puppy) and one for all life stages (Puppy).
- Professional Adult Lamb and Rice
- Professional Adult Chicken and Rice
- Professional Active Chicken and Rice
- Professional Adult Chicken and Barley
- Professional Puppy Chicken and Barley
- Professional Senior Chicken and Barley
- Professional Large Breed Puppy Chicken and Barley
- Professional Adult Rice and Chicken Low Fat (3 stars)
Professional Adult Chicken and Barley Formula dog food was selected to represent the others in the line for this review.
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Dog food reviews have at least one critical shortcoming. They can never reveal the true quality of the ingredients that were used to make the products they attempt to judge.
And that can be a big problem.
Not only do most pet food companies conceal the origin of their ingredients, they also change the sources as well as the quality of those ingredients on a regular basis.
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