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Well, the foods you listed are high quality foods but not organic. Pedigree is owned by Mars, Inc. Who make M & Ms and other foods. Pedigree is not on the recall list in the US. If your dog is happy and healthy on Pedigree, there is nothing wrong with it. There are some dogs who have allergies to corn, wheat, and soy. Some dogs are also allergic to beef. I happen to feed Canidae here but for many years I fed Pedigree with no problem.

The premium, holisitic and organic pet foods are gaining popularity but they account for less than 15% of the total market which means that 85 % of the dogs in this country eat grocery store dog food. There are two popular brands I would not feed. One is Ole Roy (the biggest seller in the country because it’s cheap!), and the other is Beneful which is junk despite their ads that make it sound so wonderful.

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A healthy dog will not starve itself to get something better. I know you’re worried that she’ll starve, but please do not give into her. You’re just showing her that once she doesn’t eat her dog food, you’ll give her something better. You’re going to end up with a very picky and spoiled eater on your hands. Get some high quality dry food such as Canidae, Timberwolf Organics, Flint River Ranch, Wellness, Solid Gold, Life’s Abundance, etc. Try to stay away from brands such as Iams, Eukanuba, Purina, Science Diet, Ol’ Roy, Pedigree, Kibbles N Bits, etc. In my opinion, any dog food you can purchase at Wal-Mart/grocery stores/etc. Are all garbage including the ones listed above. Once you get a high quality dog food, set it down for her at meal time. If she doesn’t eat it in 10 minutes, try wetting it with some warm water. If she still doesn’t start eating in 10 minutes, pick it up and don’t feed her anything until the next meal. I know it sounds cruel, but you really do not want her to learn that you’ll give her what she wants if she doesn’t eat. At the next meal time, do the same. It may take a few days for her to figure out that dry food or dry food mixed with water is all she’s going to get, but if she’s healthy, she won’t starve herself. You could also try mixing a bit of wet food in with the dry to get her to eat. Just be patient and firm with her. Eventually, she’ll eat.

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As others have said, you probably won’t find a food like this in the grocery store. You will have to go to a petstore, dog boutique, or feed/farm store.

Here are some possible foods (I grouped them by brand to make it easier to read):

* Wellness Simple Solutions Venison
* Wellness Simple Solutions Duck
* Wellness Super5Mix Lamb
* Wellness Super5Mix Fish & Sweet Potato

* California Natural Lamb
* California Natural Herring

* Canidae Lamb & Rice

* Merrick Wilderness Blend
* Merrick Campfire Trout

* Timberwolf Organics Ocean Blue
* Timberwolf Organics Lamb, Barley, and Apples
* Timberwolf Organics Dakota Bison
* Timberwolf Organics Wilderness Elk
* Timberwolf Organics Black Forrest

* Nature’s Variety Prairie Lamb & Oatmeal
* Nature’s Variety Prairie Venison & Millet
* Nature’s Variety Prairie Salmon & Brown
* Nature’s Variety Instinct Rabbit
* Nature’s Variety Instinct Duck & Turkey

* Eagle Pack Holistic Duck & Oatmeal
* Eagle Pack Holistic Anchovy, Sardine & Salmon
* Eagle Pack Holistic Lamb & Rice

* Orijen 6 Fresh Fish

* Taste of the Wild High Prairie
* Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream

* Fromm Four Star Whitefish and Potato
* Fromm Four Star Salmon a la Veg
* Fromm Four Star Duck & Sweet Potato

* Evanger’s Pheasant & Brown Rice

* Solid Gold WolfKing
* Solid Gold Hund-n-Flocken
* Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit

* Blue Buffalo Fish & Sweet Potato
* Blue Buffalo Lamb & Brown Rice

* Drs Foster & Smith Lamb Meal & Rice

* Natural Balance Potato & Duck
* Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Fish
* Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Venison

* Pinnacle Holistic Trout & Sweet Potato
* Pinnacle Holistic Duck & Potato
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