Good for you...I applaud your effort to try new and better things.

I did some reading on the BlueBuff website. Seems their formula includes special Life Source bits---cold formed nutrients and antioxidents selected by holistic vets and animal nutritionists. These components are supposed to strengthen a dogs immune system, support his specific life stage requirements, and protect him from the negative impact of environmental toxins.

In other words, the usual mumbo jumbo of fish oil sales men masquarading as animal nutritionists.

While I applaud their intent, the reality is that they are first selling a product in a field with a LOT of competitors. They list meat as the first ingredient---that is good.

They define by products as 'clean, non rendered animal parts derived from slaughtered animals(Could those be the animals slaughtered for the MEAT??), consisting, but not limited to lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, blood, and more.
What is bad about those parts? I see where liver and kidney treats are recommended as great training aids.

I started a thread from a website dedicated to large breed dogs---which states some grains are good sources of protein for dogs--to include yeast. GEE. Imagine that!

Oh, yeah---the BlueBuff website includes a test site---to compare major brand dog/cat foods against their brand----NONE---not one of the LISTED brands comes close to BlueBuff. Great case of selective advertising.

Ok, so I tried something new----and may again---just not that one. Been raising dogs on Pedigree for many years---had one chihuahua mix live to 20---a chow/lab mix to 15----on that stuff. Just normal trips to the vet---shots, occasional hot spot/ear problems. That proves to me it is ok.

In fact, we just adopted a whippet mix from an adopt or kill facility---she HAS to have Pedigree dry---everything else I have tried---to include Pedigree canned---causes horrific runs. She needed at least ten pounds(she is now 40 pounds) put on when we got her---took about three weeks. The same daily amount required to put on weight is now her maintenance amount. Gotta be good for her by my book.

My current puppy is eating the Blue buffalo. She seems to like it. It is kind of weird looking with the black colored pellets. The black pellets are supposed to be the cold processed foods. It is a very crunchy food.

When I got her, she was on Purina One and I changed her over to my former dog's food, Castor and Pollux. (Supposedly they are now making the food for Cesar Milan's brand.) Even though my former dog liked the food, the new puppy didn't really like it. She did enjoy eating the carrots out of the mix.

So we went to Eukanuba. At the time I was babysitting a doxi and that is what she was eating. She seemed to somewhat like the Eukanuba. Though she seemed to prefer the doxi's formula not the puppy formula.

So right now we're a Blue buffalo purchaser. She's probably going to top out at 15 pounds. So basically it's whatever she will eat.

I abandoned Blue Buffalo when they were part and parcel of the melamine pet food scandal, and they refused to return my--and other irate consumers--e-mails and phone calls. I hope they've cleaned up their act. Still, I distrust them.

Cesar uses a number of brands of dog foods.

I highly doubt any of them are very good, unless cesar's a millionare. He must have 80 dogs! Its seen in the show he has LOADS of them.

To feed our 1 dog, Shadow, is like $30/40 + a month- Evo, orijen, they are not cheap.

Just like humans, dogs benefit from a variety of fresh whole foods. While meat is the basis of a healthy canine diet, whole grains, fruits, and veggies are also good for them. It's the processing that ruins 99% of dog food. It's like expecting a human to be healthy while eating nothing but beef jerky and white bread plus taking a vitamin supplement. Sure, they probably won't die of malnutrition, but obviously that is not an optimal diet. Same with most pet foods- they probably won't die of malnutrition, but I don't think they are optimal.

Nope its more then that, watch - What's REALY in your pets FOOD? / on you tube. Processing does harm, but its what you start with,that counts

Most pet food is food unfit for humans and trash. They only process it to stop germs, and to prevent it from ever getting into people food,by denaturing with chemicals.