Amy, here is an excerpt from Dr. Tim’s Website:
“Why Dr. Tim’s?
Our chicken meal is antibiotic free with no added hormones.
Dogs and cats flourish on meat based proteins; our proteins are 87% animal derived.
Our omega 3 fatty acids are mainly of ocean fish origin; ocean-derived omega 3 fatty acids are more effective with dogs and cats than plant-derived omega 3 fatty acids.
Dr. Tim’s protein, fat and carbohydrate ingredients are of North American origin – always.
Our starch digestibility is 95%.
Low ash proteins assure the highest grade of protein is used to benefit your pet.
Externally applied probiotics and prebiotics in the diet help your pet’s gastro-intestinal tract healthy – the start of your pet’s immune system.
Kinesis All Life Stages and Pursuit Active Dog formulas are appropriate for large breed puppies and large breed adult dogs.
To ensure safety, each batch is tested for salmonella and not released until a confirmed, negative result.”
If you visit the website, you can learn about all individual ingredients as well, and see how they apply to the dog’s nutritional needs. Also, he uses a lot of meat meals, but they are much richer in protein than is fresh meat alone. And not everything is dried – the chicken liver and porcine plasma are not dried, and a lot of the vegetables aren’t either. Plus what HoundDogMom said about their customer service.
I have fed Dr. Tim’s Kinesis grain Free in my rotation and I am pretty happy with it. I would feed it again, or even the Momentum or Pursuit formulas as they are meat-heavy regardless that they have grains, and luckily for me, I don’t think my little guy is allergic to grains, as his diet has always been about 75-80% or more grain-free, mixed with a grain-inclusive kibble and he has done fine.
So it really is up to you. It is a good, affordable 5-star kibble in my opinion.
