Hey guys, I’m slowly transitioning my dogs over to adult food but they are still getting their puppy food. Mia always has some kind of allergy so I was looking into getting BLUE Basics® Grain-Free Salmon & Potato Recipe For Adult Dogs but it doesn’t have any chicken or poultry by-product meals, corn, wheat, soy, dairy or eggs. Is that even healthy missing all of those food groups? Right now my dogs are on Blue buffalo freedom grain free. Pet's info: Dog | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Female | spayed | 7 months and 22 days old | 25 lbs

I see Mia is seven months old. She is too young to be on an adult food, she won't be old enough for that until she is 12 month of age. I would hold off on the transition until then. As for that Blue Buffalo food, it's honestly a terrible brand and you'd be hard pressed to find a vet who recommends it. You also need to know vets are seeing an increase in dogs developing dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) who are on grain free foods. The FDA is investigating that link, and Blue Buffalo is named as one of the foods. I never recommend feeding grain free, it's a dangerous fad. Grain allergies are actually very rare in dogs. If you think Mia has an allergy, have her seen by a vet to diagnose what is it so she can be treated properly and I would seriously consider getting your dogs off the grain free food.

I never recommend grain free food. Vets are seeing an increase in dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs fed a grain free food, and the FDA is investigating this link. Blue Buffalo is one of the brands named as being linked to heart disease, and it's a terrible food. I would never suggest an owner feed it. Brands of food I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. Yes, they have grains, but not one of them has been linked to heart disease. I feed my dogs Iams, and they love it. No supplements are needed if you feed him a high quality puppy food. Flea and tick treatments can be given at six weeks of age with certain brands like Revolution. He will be old enough for his first rounds of shots at six to eight weeks of age. I hope this helps!