The Honest Kitchen Human Grade Wholemade™ Dehydrated Dog Food, Grain Free Fish, 10 lb (makes 40lbs)

My English Springer Spaniel had battled weight gain for years. I put him on wet food (low carb) and he'd lose and be at his perfect weight. I'd then try to save some bucks and add in dry kibble and his weight would go up. I didn't love the canned foods and they were messy and took up a lot of space. This food works perfectly for him (though it does not save money). He loves it but that is not necessarily a glowing recommendation because he loves all food. And I do mean ALL food. I do add some frozen green beans to help fill him up and feed the recommended amount - but watered down to fill him up and keep him hydrated. How I prepare: Each dinnertime I make two bowls up with water and frozen green beans and then put them in the fridge. They keep fine (and the beans thaw) until the next day's feedings and he doesn't mind it cold at all. It also keeps it easy to feed him - I can just have the kids feed him if I'm not home because all they have to do it pull it out of the fridge and give it to him, It really only takes a few minutes each day to prepare and imho is easier than canned food. This is top quality dog food and it doesn't come cheap but my dog is healthy and happy and I'm so glad I found it. I love that I can get it next day from Amazon and it doesn't take up my whole pantry to keep a good supply on hand. One word of caution if you have a finicky dog - try the samples first from honest kitchen's website to see if they'll eat it before you invest in a big box.

Our dog has mild pancreatitis so getting the fat down in his diet was critical. We mix the FISH recipe (8.5%fat) with kibbles in the morning. At night he gets Blue Buffalo Senior (4.5% fat). Seems to be working well - no flare ups since we started this diet. A few useful tips: 1) The box is awkward so we transfer about a week's worth into an air tight glass jar that we leave on the counter next to the electric kettle. 2) I use pretty hot water to rehydrate it. And I only leave it sitting about 1- 1.5 minutes. My dog goes nuts when it is time to eat 3) I mix this with kibbles. I had planned to eventually get rid of the kibbles but not so sure anymore. 50/50 feels like a good combination. 4) We did not find any real changes in his digestion/poops as this stuff is high quality and all natural goodness.

My dog is 20 years old and has almost all her teeth pulled. She lost interest in most foods and raw was difficult to chew. After a TON of research I found this food. It checked all the boxes I was looking for: soft food, sustainable packaging, non-refrigerated, high quality, and tasty to my dog. After switching to this food, she started eating again because she’s excited about the taste and there is a substantial and noticeable increase in her energy and overall health.

My dog has more allergies than I can shake a stick at, I spent months trying out various foods and brands to find a happy balance between food and environmental allergies. I cannot say that this food has eliminated her allergies - she has dreadful environmental allergies that have been making her miserable since the first day of spring. Since starting this food almost 30 days ago, I've seen a slight decrease in her obsessive itching. Whether it's the food or the constant medicated baths she hates, who can honestly say? While I cannot yet fully judge the food as it relates to her allergies, I can say that this is a top notch quality food. My beagle starts salivating the second she sees me dip the scoop into the box. She's not good at patiently waiting for the food to hydrate, choosing instead to prance around the kitchen and whine at me in protest. Yes, it smells very fishy...but it's fish! Before this food, her fur was thinning and shedding horribly. Now, her fur is healthy, shiny, and light shedding. I do believe it was the allergies that was causing so much loss of fur. We can't go anywhere anymore without people commenting on how soft she is, "you must use conditioner!" or "I bet she just had a bath!" Nope, it's a good quality diet! I removed a star from the rating for one reason: it contains egg. Protein is on the list of potential allergy suspects and chicken is the most likely culprit. I'm worried that the egg contents may throw us off on the "fish only" diet plan. I do see HK now offers a Fish and Coconut food called "Brave" that does not contain any form of chicken. But at $117/month I'd rather drop her onto a homemade diet plan than shell out that kind of money. I love this food, but my wallet does not and is stretched as it is with Zeal. Compared to the thousands in vet costs I've accumulated since rescuing her in March, it's a small price to pay if it means long term relief for her, though. A final side note that I found funny: My cat will not eat this food (he's severely picky and only eats my homemade raw food), but he sure does love rolling himself all over the dog bowl. The bowl smells like a giant fish, so I would bet that's the reason for his wonky behavior. It's certainly entertaining. :)

One of my fur babies suffers from very sensitive stomach (currently on science diet food from the vet). I was very skeptical about trying this food for him as I didn’t want him to get sick from his stomach. I’m extremely happy that I decided to purchase this food for him. I ordered the fish food and he loves it! Furthermore, his poop is normal and thus far no stomach issues. My other fur baby is a finicky eater she didn’t care for the fish flavor so I purchased the chicken flavor instead and thus far she seems to like it. I highly recommend this food!!

These Honest Kitchen products are excellent. Add some with water or broth to whatever you are swerving (kibble, cooked or raw) and the meal with be enhanced both flavor and nutrition wise. Perfect for dogs with food sensitivities as you can rely on full disclosure of ingredients.

Bad bag. Expires a month out from getting. Wrong color. Wrong texture. Dog has been sick since, only feeding two days before getting a new box. Has caused vets visits to try to take care of the gi upset it has caused. Can’t get refund because of policy, which as you know, this food is VERY expensive and has now cost even more money for vets visits along with the dogs health. Our normal food, never had a problem with before, no way to even receive a partial credit for it.

I have a schnauzer with severe grass and grain allergies. This food has helped him tremendously! The grass allergy is controlled with Zyrtec, but his food must be grain and white potato free or he itches/chews himself until he bleeds. The Honest Kitchen Zeal fits his needs perfectly. It is pricey, but all quality dog food is. Of course it smells strongly of fish, it's a fish based product. Don't buy this if you are expecting something else and the smell dissipates after 10 minutes or so. Because there are no grains or potato starches it is a 'soupy' blend. I follow the directions and have never had any problems with the consistency. A bonus is that my allergy free schnauzer loves it too. I was worried about buying it on Amazon, but it's just the same as the boxes in the store. I highly recommend The Honest Kitchen products, especially Zeal.

Dottie loves it. The seller charged over $60 more than it retails for locally.

Human Grade Food.

I have been feeding my dog this food for the past 5 years. She has severe food allergies and cannot tolerate beef or poultry protein. In an attempt to figure out what was causing her to be so sick, we tried many different types of food, including food purchased directly from the Vet. After finding THK Zeal food, all of her issues stopped, and we were able to gradually wean her off of all medications. She has a beautiful & shiny coat, and no gas!! She LOVES the taste, dancing in circles at EVERY meal time - even after 5 years!

My dogs love it. Doesn't smell as funky as some reviews suggested

Good quality ingredients. 2 out of 4 dogs loved it. Mixed up more like soup and I didn't care for that aspect. Very strong fish smell. I have given a good rating because of quality ingredients but probably won't buy again. Really had hoped it would have prepared more like wet dog food.