The Good: Very nutritious, Great ingredients, Myah absolutely loves it!
The Bad: Comparatively expensive
The Basics: Myah will menace his little feline brothers for Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula adult dog food!
Myah, my five year-old Siberian Husky is an avid consumer of a wide variety of dog foods. She seems to love a wide array of dog foods. However, some of the brands she is decidedly split on. Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance dog food is one such brand she is divided on. Myah showed no enthusiasm for Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Lamb, Chicken Meal & Rabbit Formula dog food (reviewed here!), but was enamored with Natural Balance Lamb & Brown Rice Formula (reviewed here!). So, when I picked up a bag of Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish dog food, there was a sense that this would determine which way she fell on the brand (at least for now).
Basics
A single serving of Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food is three to three and three-quarters cups for a big dog like Myah and she is supposed to get a single such serving each day, so a five pound bag does not last long at all. Getting less than two weeks out of the $15 bag does not work for my budget. Each piece of Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food is a dark brown disc that is very mealy in its texture, though they are hard. They are approximately 3/4" in diameter and 5/16” thick. Myah often eats these several pellets at a time.
Ease Of Preparation
As a dry dog food, preparation of Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog is as easy as opening a bag and measuring out the pellets inside. There is no further prep needed.
Myah’s Reaction
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food smells exceptionally fishy. In fact, the scent is so strong that both of my cats come running when I open the bag of this food. Myah seems intrigued by the scent as well and she devours as much of this as she can when it is put in front of her.
In fact, the Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food is one of the few dog foods that Myah will both actually defend her bowl and eat all of the contents of her bowl when it is set before her. When this food has been in regular rotation or when it is mixed in with a lesser food, she comes running for it and eats all of the pellets of Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food out of her bowl. The way she prioritizes this food makes it clear she loves the taste of it.
Once she started eating it, though, Myah rushed for her bowl each time she thought she was getting Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food! This is one of the dog foods that I had to get more rigid with measuring out for her as she would devour all I put in front of her, regardless of her initial hunger level!
Nutrition
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food smells very much like fish, which makes sense because it is made with real fish and is grain free. Made primarily of trout, potatoes, and garbanzo beans, the ingredients are almost all natural. According to the guaranteed analysis, Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food has at least 26% crude protein, 11.5% crude fat, but no more than 4% crude fiber and 10% moisture. There are also some great Omega 6 and Omega 3 fatty acids. As a dry dog food, it is highly recommended that you have adequate water available for your dog when serving it Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food.
Overall
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Trout, Salmon Meal & Whitefish Formula dog food is made with great ingredients and it might be Myah’s favorite from this brand. Sadly, though, it is at least as expensive as other Dick Van Patten’s dog foods, which makes it harder to justify spending a lot of money on for consistent daily use for her.
For other dog food reviews, please be sure to check out:
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