[MyDearSam]

Before I brought Sam home, I knew I would be changing his food. The puppy food the breeder uses has more filler than I am comfortable with. After a lot of research, and more than a little budget consideration, I decided on Wellness Small Breed Puppy. Especially after learning that they no longer do business with Diamond foods.

Sam, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with it. I have mixed it with the other dry, mixed it with wet, soaked it, warmed it, given it plain. The last straw was today. I used Jeanie's suggestion of very hot water, stirring it, and giving it to him warm. He didn't touch it, so I just left it down when I went to work, thinking he would eat at least some. WRONG!

When I got home 10 hours later, the food was still in his bowl untouched. So I broke down and gave him some of the canned food that the breeder sent home mixed with brown rice and vegetables boiled in chicken water.
He snarfed half of it down in about 3 minutes. My baby was starving!!!

I'm taking the Wellness back to PetSmart tomorrow for a refund. No matter how quality a food is on paper, if more of it goes in the garbage than in my pup, it's not worth the bag it's in!

I've read some really good reviews on the Simply Nourish (PetSmart's house brand). dogfoodadvisor.com gives it a "highly recommended" rating and a 4/5 score. The only thing I haven't been able to find out is what manufacturer it is produced by. Anyone have any idea? I want to give it a try before I go with something like RC or BB.