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Old 03-20-2011, 01:00 AM   #1
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Question How do you feel about Orijen?

so i've been looking at potential new foods for Princess and stumbled upon "Orijen" and just loooove what i have read!
it's now way past business hours so i thought i'd try to get a head start by posting some questions here. i'll take fact or opinion, i just want to know what you think/know, thanks!

i do not see a small breed formula, is it still safe/suitable for a yorkie?
does anyone know how much a bag is on average?
have you ever heard anything bad about it or had any bad experiences?
does your baby seem to like it?

thanks!
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HI! Darwin has been on Orijen Puppy (small and large) since the 2nd week we've had him. (One year now) The puppy small and puppy large is the same because they believe that the nutrition they need is the same. That's what I've been told except the size of the kibble is smaller for puppy small. We moisten it with a few drops of water and microwave it for 8 seconds.

I tried Great Life which to me is up to par with Orijen. Darwin loved that too but had awful smelly and runny stools. It went on for days and never went away. Luckily they let me exchange the opened package for the new Orijen. We also tried the Orijen Fish formula but Darwin had wet and very smelly stools again, for days.
He just loves the Orijen puppy!! And on the plus side, his stools are virtually odor free..sometimes we don't even notice that he pooped on the puppy pad.
It's great and I'll never switch.

Darwin is not picky but his stomach is. He cannot even eat treats without getting the runs or throwing it up. So far we have spent so much on different holistic, natural human grade treats and he either won't touch it or he barfs or gets diarrhea. I even tried store bought treats and that was even worse. So far he can eat denta-bones and Denta-chews..Any rawhide will also give him the runs. I have a cupboard full of opened treats that he only tried once. So we use the same Orijen he eats as a treat! I just take a few pieces in my hand and for some reason he likes that!

I researched food as carefully as I researched what type of dog I was going to love. I'm talking 24/7 glued to my pc for at least weeks. I know exactly what companies had however many recalls and what companies bought each other out.. quality, reviews..I even knew exactly what the sales associate at the pet store knew (which btw she was amazing!) What I came up with was Great Life and Orijen. Hope this helps!
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so i've been looking at potential new foods for Princess and stumbled upon "Orijen" and just loooove what i have read!
it's now way past business hours so i thought i'd try to get a head start by posting some questions here. i'll take fact or opinion, i just want to know what you think/know, thanks!

i do not see a small breed formula, is it still safe/suitable for a yorkie?
does anyone know how much a bag is on average?
have you ever heard anything bad about it or had any bad experiences?
does your baby seem to like it?

thanks!
Hi there, I am in the process of researching dog food as well due to my babies scratching. I also settled on Orijen. After researching further I read on their website that Orijen is not recommended for small breeds BUT allot of people on here swear by it. I just didnt want to chance it and I settled on Blue Buffalo Wilderness chicken which scores a 5* just like Orijen and is 100% grain free as well yet not as expensive.
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Hi there, I am in the process of researching dog food as well due to my babies scratching. I also settled on Orijen. After researching further I read on their website that Orijen is not recommended for small breeds BUT allot of people on here swear by it. I just didnt want to chance it and I settled on Blue Buffalo Wilderness chicken which scores a 5* just like Orijen and is 100% grain free as well yet not as expensive.
hm where did you see on the website that it's not recommended for small breed dogs?. I just searched the whole site including the FAQ and never saw that anywhere.
All i found pertaining to breed was this:
"Protein rich and bursting with fresh local meats and fish, ORIJEN is formulated to mirror the foods mother nature intended dogs of all breeds to eat. "
"ORIJEN benefits dogs of every breed and size. Like people, your dog is a unique individual and his feeding requirements will vary with his breed, environment, age and activity."

it says that for every food except of course the "Large Breed Puppy" formula.

I feed Lexie the Regional Red formula, i used to feed her the puppy but she likes the taste of this more and gobbles it up as soon as i set it down. Her eye boogers have cleared up, her poops are good and she's doing great on it
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Nothing is wrong with feeding it to small dogs. I've never seen on their website about not recommending for small dogs? But if you're more comfortable, Champion Pet Foods also offers Acana which is a lower protein but still grain-free line. They have 4 different formulas out now. I really love Champion Foods in general and really trust them as a company.

I think Orijen is a GREAT food. And just like everything else out there, it works for some dogs and it doesn't work for others. Jackson always did amazing on Orijen Regional Red formula but recently, they upped the price so I was disappointed. A 5.5lb used to cost me $17.99 and now it's $21.99. He also was having softer poo on the recent bag for the first 2 weeks and I think they MAY have changed their formula. So right now the Orijen is his snacking kibble (I leave it in his bowl 24/7) and I am feeding Go! Endurance mixed with wet for his dinner. Orijen RR is by far his favorite kibble in terms of liking the flavor, he adores that food, lol.

I am waiting for our local store to start selling Acana Ranchlands-which is their new red meat formula for Acana... I think Jackson will LOVE it and it will be cheaper. So I'm gonna finish up our bag of Go! and hopefully it will be out by then. I'm so wish washy with his food though anyways, I like to rotate and give him different kibbles, etc, keep him guessing and never get bored.

What I have fed over the past year in a half has been Acana (Grasslands and Prairie), Orijen (Regional Red) and Go! Endurance. Oh and he gets Stella & Chewy's pre-made raw a few times a week. Overall he has done amazing on all of these foods, his coat is very soft and shiny, he has amazing endurance and is very active, he is in great shape, never had any kind of infections or sickness, etc.

I also have fed Nature's Variety Instinct with great results and it was actually the 1st food I found back when Jackson was like 8 months old that he REALLY loved! I may begin feeding that again. I'm not sure I'll be doing the Orijen anymore simply due to price and location of buying it.
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thanks for the input so far everyone!

after looking at the dog food ratings page i think i have def. made up my mind. i just hope princess likes it! it is very expensive, but she eats so little, only 3/4 cup to a cup a day, so it's not like it will break me to spend that amount every couple of months or so. if it will make her healthier & happier longer i can't put a price on that!
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Company seems fine. Yorkies can eat it (most important thing is that it is AAFCO approved for the lifestage of your pup).

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No dog needs that much protein and it is not what I would choose to feed. The experts in the field (veterinary nutritionists) tend to believe foods so high in protein aren't worth the money.

As long as there are no underlying liver or kidney issues, your pup will almost certainly do okay with this food (not taking into account the small differecne between what works GI-wise for some dogs and not others). Definitely not my choice though.
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Company seems fine. Yorkies can eat it (most important thing is that it is AAFCO approved for the lifestage of your pup).

Opinion:
No dog needs that much protein and it is not what I would choose to feed. The experts in the field (veterinary nutritionists) tend to believe foods so high in protein aren't worth the money.

As long as there are no underlying liver or kidney issues, your pup will almost certainly do okay with this food (not taking into account the small differecne between what works GI-wise for some dogs and not others). Definitely not my choice though.
This basically sums up how I feel too.
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We switched over to Orijen 6 fish formula and my pups LOVE it. They can't get enough of it. Our pet store sells it for about $42 for a 15 lb bag. The food is supposed to be an all life stages dog food, so it's safe. Since we switched to Orijen, both of my 4 year old dogs have regained their puppy like energy and have become more playful, which is great to watch them have more fun than sleep. They poop less too and it's smaller amounts too, which is also great. Try getting a small bag at first to see if she likes it and decide from there. Our local store sells sample sized bags.
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I tried the Chicken Soup brand because I'd heard it recommended so often (even for hedgehogs, amazingly enough!) but it gave my puppy loose stools pretty much constantly. He's only been on Orijen for about a week but his stools are normal again and his terrible eye boogers are almost completely gone. He isn't very interested in eating it, but he's never been very interested in food so I guess it's the best I can do for him. It costs $16.50 for a 5.5 lb bag at my vet's office. I might switch to Taste of the Wild when he's on adult food, because that seems a lot cheaper and I can get different flavors that he may like better.
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Its a good food, I agree with Ellie May too. Max couldn't tolerate the high amount of protein. We even tried the Acana as Britster mentioned, be he couldn't tolerate that either. We are on Wellness Simple Solutions now.
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I switched Piper to Orijen puppy after a few months on crap food. I love it! It's got THE BEST ingredients. The only thing you need to be careful about, is how much you feed. Because it is so high in protein, it will give your dog massive amounts of diarreah if you overfeed. I was feeding Piper about a 3/4 cup - ish and I couldn't understand why she was getting such loose stools. I did some research online and found she really should have only been eating 1/8 of a cup! That still seems a little low to me, but I feed her 1/2 cup and she has been just fine.
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I had Riley on Orijen Puppy and he I think it was a little to much for him. I switched him over to Acana and he has been doing great with that. I have recently been feeding him Primal RAW in the mornings and the Acana Kibble, at night and he has been thriving.
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hm where did you see on the website that it's not recommended for small breed dogs?. I just searched the whole site including the FAQ and never saw that anywhere.
All i found pertaining to breed was this:
"Protein rich and bursting with fresh local meats and fish, ORIJEN is formulated to mirror the foods mother nature intended dogs of all breeds to eat. "
"ORIJEN benefits dogs of every breed and size. Like people, your dog is a unique individual and his feeding requirements will vary with his breed, environment, age and activity."

it says that for every food except of course the "Large Breed Puppy" formula.

I feed Lexie the Regional Red formula, i used to feed her the puppy but she likes the taste of this more and gobbles it up as soon as i set it down. Her eye boogers have cleared up, her poops are good and she's doing great on it


Orijen Regional Red Dog Food is Orijen’s “top of the line” dog food for those dog owners who are looking for a high quality, grain-free food. This is a high quality product that contains premium ingredients, and because of this you will be paying a premium.
Benefits of Orijen Regional Red Dog Food:
70% meat
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Uses high quality “free range” meat ingredients
This is the right food for you if:
You own an active, medium to large breed dog
You are looking for a high quality food with no fillers
Price & convenience are not a consideration
Your dog is allergic to Chicken or Turkey
This is not the right food for you if:
Your dog is small and/or inactive
You are looking for a food that contains grains
You are on a budget
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