The Pet Food Kibble Review 

Absolutely every source I’ve investigated says something completely different about every food I could cry im so lost

There should’ve been the overall scores at the end.

Wow, the salt divider was very eye opening.

As someone who works at a pet food store in Nova Scotia, it’s awesome to see someone taking steps locally to educate people on pet food. Definitely sending this to my coworkers

I'm going insane with all these reviews. I'm more confused then ever

The salt divider has me shook

Thank you for uploading this. One of the best 22 min videos I’ve seen

AMAZING WORK. SO ENLIGHTENED NOW!!! Standing ovation and a big THANK YOU!!! PS: No better way to endorse & validate your video using the 3 ladies at the end! So so so thankful I saw this video. My dog King is going to be happy!!

I feel even better now for choosing Carna4 over a year ago for my Westie! Thanks 👍🏼

I feel like this video has truly helped me. Sure I'm still not 100% confident, however, I have a better chance of catching something wrong with my dogs food, than before! However, packaging test was not important to me as transfer food into an air tight container once opened. So less or lighter packaging is best for me! ❤️ Thanks!!

Oh my! Your effort and research was brilliant! This is the information every dog lover needs to know! Thank you so much!

Would love to see an update on this for 2024. So many companies have been bought since this video, and recipes have changed for some.

Rodney, today I made my dog the beef recipe that you and Dr. Becker made on RU-vid. I cooked it since it was the first time and mixed it with her remaining kibble to ease her into it. Needless to say, she ate every bit of the real food and left every piece of the kibble. She has spoken. There's my answer. Thanks for all you do.

Wow, the "salt divider" test is a game changer.

What a fantastic review. Actual witty humor that takes second place to great content that matters to us and our pets.

Thank you for breaking this all down. I actually learned a lot from this video that I'll now use to educate friends & family!! My miniature dachshund was on Fromm as a puppy, but he stopped eating it & that's when I made the switch to Orijen. So glad I did!! The expensive dog food is very worth it, especially for a smaller dog like him!

I did the math & here's the results: 1st: Carna4 (15 pts) 2nd: Orijen (12 pts) 3rd: Stella & Chewy (7 pts) 4th: Fromm & Zignature (4 pts) 5th: Taste of The Wild (2 pts)

When we brought home a tiny 12 week old puppy a few years ago she refused to eat any commercial pet “food.” I went searching online for information on pet food. The pet food corporations provide zero information about where they source their ingredients or how those ingredients are processed. I did finally find Susan’s website and found some other interesting sites. People should take note that over the past 50 years over 60% of industry in the US has changed from being owned by individual companies to being owned by mega corporations that own multiple entities of various types of industries. These huge corporations have a huge amount of influence on just about every aspect of our lives. Most importantly, they have been able to “buy” influence in all the major political parties as well as so many other influential entities. Money IS power. It is these “special interests” who pay the majority of the expenses for major political campaigns. Illegal? No. We have laws about campaign finance contributions but then there are also the “super pacs” that can be formed that are not effected by those laws. It’s a huge hoax on the American people. We have the appearance of fair elections but the fact it that these “special interests” have been telling us who we get to vote for over the past several decades. Government agencies have gotten so huge and out of control that it is now the agencies that make the rules rather than the elected officials that supposedly protect the people. The FDA is a major offender. It is the billion dollar pet FEED industry that tells the FDA what ingredients they will approve and how processing will take place. Pet food is actually classified as feed and you better know that the livestock that you consume is nothing like the livestock that Americans consumed 50 years ago. They are now confined in filthy buildings making antibiotics, hormones, and other “medications” necessary on a regular basis. Steroids are used to bulk up the animals and slow down certain diseases. Genetically modified grains (that are banned in most other civilized countries) are fed to the livestock instead of the grass that animals once consumed NATURALLY. All these chemicals and “medications” stay in the flesh of the livestock and we and our pets consume it. You will not find a wild animal with cancer or heart disease unless it has some source of human or pet feed. If your pet itches a lot and you cannot find the source....many of the antibiotics used on livestock cause allergic reactions in dogs. Those antibiotics, along with many of the other dangerous medications, remain in the flesh of the livestock and can effect those who consume it. The commercial “food” that pet owners feed their pets have had the natural nutritional value cooked out of it. But even before that these corporations use the lowest quality ingredients. Yes, those blueberries may be in there but those are the berries that were squashed and rotting and the human food companies could not salvage. The “meat” is actually the lowest quality parts of the animal that has sat long enough to be foul. Animals that died before slaughter and diseased animals are just a couple of the horrid things approved by the FDA for pet “feed.” Other low grade organic materials are also approved. This is just one of the reasons that the ingredients must be cooked at such high temperatures. There are high quantities of harmful bacteria in those ingredients. The scam on the American people and their pets goes on and on. If you took the time to read actual proven facts on Susan’s website: truthaboutpetfood.com you would hardly believe your eyes. There are other sites available as well but Susan has taken the time to attend the actual pet food association meetings with the FDA and has the firsthand information. I began cooking food for our little puppy. It turned out she knew what was best for her because that kibble that we had tried to feed her was garbage even though it was sold as a “high quality” pet food. The pet food industry’s number one concern is the bottom line that the board of directors see. They want “feed” that can be easily transported and that can sit on a shelf in a storehouse and in the store for months and even years. Most of those synthetic vitamins and minerals used to bump up the nutritional value of this over processed garbage are processed in China. Because vitamins and minerals are not considered actual food that fact does not have to be disclosed. Most human supplements sold in the US are the same deal. Processed in China. China has the lowest paid labor force in the world (with India and other third world countries not far behind) and can under bid any western service. Much of the frozen fish sold in the US is now processed by China out on barges way out in the ocean. (Think about the human rights disaster that is) China was able to under bid and put out of business a large percentage of American fish processing plants. Our pets, just like our people, are being slowly poisoned by these huge corporations that now control the food supply. You will not hear about this in the corporate owned media which is also controlled by these “powers that be.” Corporations that own pet food companies also own multiple other types of businesses. The American people walk around in an almost totally controlled environment. It is an environment made and controlled by those at the top of the corporate ladder.

Prior to getting my rescue, I made the decision to feed him Freeze Dried Raw dog food, but I'm weaning him off of the dry kibble he was eating. I can't thank you enough for doing this video. I already had a bag of Orijen, but in the future, if I choose a dry kibble it will likely be Carna4.

The quality of the video is incredible for a “small” channel, very informative.

I love Carna4!! I put some bone broth, blueberries, and fish oil over it, and some of it I feed in his puzzle toys. HE LOVES IT!! I also rotate in a lot of raw as well :)

Thank you for encouraging me to continue feeding homemade (easily in the slow cooker) and raw from a local company who uses local, holistic supplies only.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS REVIEW!! Rachel Fusaro recommended you and I'm so glad she did 💖, we are about to get our first puppy in a few weeks and we have spenT HOURS on line researching and trying to learn as much as we can, your videos are fun and educational - LOVE THEM. I want to learn more about raw food and again I can't say how glad I am to have found your Channel..KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! 🦾

I love how you're talking about the vitamin mixes! Absolutely correct my friend. (I work in a vitamin premix mill)

Thank you for teaching me the salt divider test! Awesome video. By the way, 8:52, you got me. I'm laughin'.

You put a ton of work into this video! Thank you for all your effort, research and discoveries🤘

I love all the great tests you have done to educate pet parents. It is clear that our dogs deserve more attention in regards of their diet! Now I understand it way better!! Thank you so much.

The salt divide and hill's synthetics fatalities are good to know!!! Glad I switched to Orijen

Love this channel me and my partner are getting a dog in the new year 🐶 and wanted to find some helpful videos. Knowledge is power

I can't thank you enough! I saw the documentary Pet Fooled last year and I've been looking for a new food for cat ever since.

Finally!! Finding a dog food is so hard to find and this helps debunk a lot of marketing scams!! I've never even heard of the salt divider.... thank you.

I'm from Wisconsin and work for a pet store and I had the chance to visit the Stella and Chewey plant and let me tell you they are serious about their pet nutrition! They are so careful with their products they scan every package of food for metal contamination, they clean their machines daily, and they will tell you exactly where their ingredients come from if you ask! I highly recommend them if you're not trying to go the crazy expensive route! I will also add that Fromm has no form of customer care and used to have extremely shady business practices, they are working on it but don't be fooled!

Great video!! Love you guys!! I would love to see an OPEN FARM review next

I saw this video for the first time a few days ago, and I'm glad I did. My pup has been on Zignature dog food for a few years now and started off with the Salmon formula, and now she's on Kangaroo. It seems to me the formula has changed, because she's starting to scratch more and now has redness on her belly and under her arms and growing area. I don't give her any treats except for blue berries and her Joint treats from Glyde that contains shell fish. I'm taking her off Glyde to see if the shell fish is the problem and creating a yeast infection. All the vets want to do is give her pills that don't work like Apoquel. All Apoquel does is help stop the scratching, not fix the problem. I know this video is form 2019 and you mention that Orijen only has one added synthetic, (Zink). I'm looking for a new food for my pup, and don't have the time to make homemade food and considering Orijen. After further looking at their ingredients list, the list of synthetics is quite large compared to what you are claiming. Has this changed from when you first did this review? because this is a list of additives on the packaging from there original formula. , zinc proteinate, mixed tocopherols (preservative), vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, copper proteinate, dried chicory root, turmeric, sarsaparilla root, althea root, rosehips, juniper berries, citric acid (preservative), rosemary extract, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product. I would like to see an updated video on these brands. Carna4 seems great, but very pricey for your average person. Keep up the good work!

Thank you so much for this! This seals the deal on this brand that I already researched for my Boston PUP!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much I love how informative your videos are👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen ever. The editing is top notch.

THANK YOU so much for clarifying which foods were THE best for my dogs. It always seemed like a mystery. Glad to know Orijen is the real deal. Aweseome. Please make more videos going in depth on the REAL nutrition of dog food and dog food brands. :) Subscribed.

You are amazing Rodney and your information is priceless!:-) thank you for all you do!!

Thank you for this video. It has helped me to finally have an idea what food is best for my pets! I don't mind spending the money for good food, but is is incredibly difficult to be educated as to what, why, which and how much. You answered all the "W's" for me!

Rachel fusaro sent me 😊😊 thank you for the review!

These videos are so well made, very entertaining, and extremely informative! Raw feeder here (mainly due to your videos by the way), and I really appreciate the time you put into these videos...Keep up the great work! (My dog thanks you as well) :)

LOVE this! Thank you! P.S. I love you panel of experts & YOU are hilarious!

I’m on the fist minute of your video and I love it ! Thank you 😊

excellent vid! I would add that Fromm's does not use any ingredients from China- so it deserve a higher ranking than Into the Wild and Zignature. Carna4 is certainly superior to Fromms, but most people I know could never even begin to be able to afford $46 for 6 lbs of food.

What I would love to see is the best of the low price brands!! I feed my dog what I can afford, mostly high end brands, but when money gets tight and I can't shell out 50 for a bag I would love to know what is good in the lower price range. I do supplement her food with raw human food, and after your video I'll be making sure she gets some raw veggies and fruit in her dinner bowel.

Thanks for all the great insight and entertaining video Rodney!

My neighbor swears by Zignatures but guess you proved him wrong. Hope you’ll add more brands in the future like Kibbles from Young Again. Great content!

Thank you, it has concerned me that so many pets are dying less than their ideal age. Eye opening review, never thought much about the packaging or the extras added other than first ingredients was meat.

Thanks for the info. Really learned something new today. There're things I didn't know and really appreciated for pointing them out. I've gone through 3 of the dry food on your list Formm, taste of the wild and orijin. Apart from Orijin, my dog really didn't like the rest of them. I'm buying her Aatu for a while and she seems to be ok with them. Would be great if you do a review on them.

Awesome video great production please keep up the good job!!!!!!!! Thanks 🙏

Thanks you so much for making this video. It has helped me learn a lot about what food I should get my dog.

So Origen and carna wins !

3:55 my house smells absolutely terrible...haha, got a good laugh from that one.

I love your videos, please keep posting!!!

Awesome info! I'm picking up a puppy in 8 weeks and I really needed this.

Sadly, Orijen’s formula has changed, and seemingly not for the better. A lot of the goodness is now listed behind salt. Further, they no longer claim 15% fruits and vegetables on the label, presumably because they can’t.. nearly all fruits and vegetables are now listed behind salt, leaving me to question the complete nutritional value of this product. The Orijen puppy formula ingredient list as of February 2022 is now as follows: Chicken, turkey, turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard), flounder, whole mackerel, eggs, chicken liver, whole herring, dehydrated chicken, dehydrated turkey, dehydrated mackerel, dehydrated chicken liver, dehydrated egg, whole red lentils, whole pinto beans, whole peas, chicken fat, lentil fiber, pollock oil, whole green lentils, whole navy beans, natural chicken flavor, whole chickpeas, pea starch, chicken heart, SALT, whole pumpkin, whole butternut squash, collard greens, whole pears, whole apples, whole cranberries, dried kelp, zinc proteinate, mixed tocopherols (preservative), thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, vitamin E supplement, copper proteinate, dried chicory root, turmeric, sarsaparilla root, althea root, rosehips, juniper berries, citric acid (preservative), rosemary extract, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product. As you can see, it’s still a great kibble for protein. In my case, I may elect to continue with Orijen and supplement with raw fruits and veggies. It would be interesting to see a comparison video of the old formula to to new. Source: www.orijenpetfoods.com/en-US/dogs/dog-food/puppy/ds-ori-puppy.html

The RU-vidr is like “the best dog food? Well hire a chef please”

Thanks for this review. Awesome and insightful for a pet owner.

Incredibly useful info. Most appreciate your efforts.

Already using Orijens for my 2 chihuahuas and Cavapoo! Yeah!!!

That salt divider is good info. Thanks

Enjoyed this video a lot! Thank you for making and sharing🤩

Loved the video. We to your channel. Keep up the work! I’m always gonna keep an eye out on the salt and synthetic vitamins

That moment you want to eat the kibble since it smells so good _Frick_

Ever since I’ve began feeding my pups ( 4 years ago) , chicken, gizzards, pork, also, I stem them in water , & a Lytle virgin coconut oil, my dogs have been and looking so good, healthier pups , big dif.

Tnxs for your Time to do such a helpful review! Keep it up!

I was so shocked by your report. I’m now going to look at my dog food.

Incredible and valuable info. Thank you so much for this! Changing to Orijen today!

I've been feeding my dog the expensive solid gold, after this review I see it's all synthetic!!

💯 i appreciate rhis so much bro. I was feeding my old dog blue bufffalo and i looked into like 3 of these brands prior to this video and im leaning toward orijen for my mini doxie pups

Oooh thanks for making this video. I have a four month husky pup and have been driving myself crazy about which brand to feed her. Now I know. Thanks!

Thanks for the salt divider test. It’s very eye opening. Btw, would you pls review Instict? Thank you

Thanks for posting this important video. Taste Of The Wild has the best looking graphics which explains its success -- I guess.

AMAZING reviews! Trillions of blessings 🙏🏻

wow finally some honesty!!!!! thank you soo much

I can’t for the life of me understand why an earth anyone would thumbs down a video like this 🤷‍♀️ it’s valuable information like what’s to dislike 😒

Your reviews and grading system should also include the number of recalls. Stella and chewy has had numerous recalls. I believe taste of wild has also.

Thank you for helping us understand better!!

thank you very much for this video- I learned valuable information here

I fed my dog a high quality kibble starting at the age of 7 years old. He lived to be 16 years old. I began incorporating raw food the last two years and he thrived. I lost him to Cushing’a Disease 3 years after raw feeding. I wish I would have started sooner.

I would love to see a review and comparison on kibble vs fresh cooked food such as open farm or home made.

Absolutely EXEMPLARY~!!! Thank you. Keep up the GREAT work. Blessings.

Great work! Thanks for the review

Well i will be looking for better dog food for my Ruby. We recently started the Gentle Giants dog food and for the most part I think its a decent dog food. It does not have corn or wheat in the top ingredients.

Wow. Carna4 is $60 for 2.2 lbs. Really. It’s no wonder why we feed our dogs affordable kibble. ! For my 100 lbs dogs I can’t afford that or raw!!! This is Reality and we do the best we can and hope for the best

Wow. Lucky me I watched this! Thank you so much !

The salt test was very informative looked at the kibble I been giving my boys and was half way down the list. I always add about 1 ice cream sized scoop of veggies with either ground turkey our chicken and rice to each bowl of 1 cup kibble. I spend 90 bucks a month on kibble need to see how I can go back to making the food myself again, so I know whats in it.

For those of us who cannot feed raw food to their pet (for me, it's a public access thing, my service dog wouldnt be able to come to the hospital with me as I can't bring raw food inside the hospital) it's important to know what our kibble is made of! This is why I choose Champion pet foods, not only because they are meat based, they provide information on where their ingredients are sourced and how their meat is produced, but because they also use real foods!

I came here to watch which dog food was healthier for dogs.... ended up watching someone do a bunch of failed experiments and dog foods getting dragged by a car.... is this real life? What am I watching?

Y'all are doing and incredible job, i change my dog diet of just kibbles for homemade food and just 1/5 of kibbles per meal after watching the documentary "PET FOOLED "

I'm so happy to see that orijen ranked so highly, we just swapped our two kitties onto them after we suspected one of them had developed a poultry allergy. (Which sadly wasn't the case and we are still working on finding the cause) but it is nice to know we are feeding our babies a truly good food that isnt trying to pull the wool over our eyes

Bravo! Well done. :)

I'd like to see a review for Nulo, Open Farm, Ziwi Peak in the future :)

Thank you for the large amount of information that pet parents REALLY need to know!!!

Love it! Great information! Thank you Rodney,!

carna4 seems good, but some of their ingredients are things that aren't so great for dogs (lentils, peas, potato starch). still, i'm intrigued and want to know more... time to do my own research on it XD

The best food for your dog is the food your dog does best on. If you spend $100 on Orijen and your dog has diarrhea, what good is that to your dogs health? Every dog is different and while these are good guidelines to choose a good food, you have to take each food on a case by case basis.

Loved this, thankyou, very helpful! 🤗

You crack me up! Thank you for the help with pet foods.