Is Orijen dog food a good choice? What's the best brand for my dog?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Miniature American Shepherd | Female | spayed | 2 months and 25 days old | 7 lbs
Is orijen a good brand for dog food? If not what's the best brand?
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Published on August 9th, 2017
In my personal opinion Orijen is the best commercial food on the market or at the very least a top 5 food, i have been using it for my pets for many years and have been recommending it for years as well.
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Orijen is a very good dog food brand. There are many great brands, but the best one is the one that your dog does well on! I recommend starting with Orijen, and feeding for 1 month. Re-evaluate your puppy at the end of the month. Has she continued to gain weight as is normal for a puppy? Does she like to eat it? Has she had vomiting or diarrhea? Does her skin and coat look healthy and shiny? Storing dog food properly is also important to helping keep your dog healthy. Here is some more information: https://www.petcoach.co/article/most-common-mistakes-dog-owners-make-when-storing-pet-food
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Published on September 11th, 2017
I like Orijen dog foods. I have several patients on it that do very well. There is no one dog food that is the "best available." If you ask 10 different vets you will get 10 different opinions on which is their favorite. My favorite is whatever the pet does well on. After feeding a new food for 1 month, I recommend evaluating your pet. Do they have good energy levels? No vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation? Shiny, glossy hair coat? No flatulence? No unexpected weight loss or weight gain? If your pet is doing well, then you have selected a good food! Personally, I feed all of my pets Purina Pro Plan. I like the ingredients and the cost fits in my pet care budget. They love eating it and are very healthy on it!
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Published on September 19th, 2018
Good question! Orijen is a grain free food, and the FDA is currently investigating a link between dogs being fed grain free foods and an increased incidence of dilated cardiomyopathy (heart disease). Vets are seeing more dogs with DCM who are on grain free diets. Because of this, I do not recommend feeding Abby a grain free diet. I would get her a large breed puppy food from brands such as Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. I hope this helps!
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