Hills Science Diet Adult Oral Care Dry Dog Food Chicken Brown Rice Barley 28 5 lb Bag

What a surprise!!! Unbelievable how well my poodles love this food! They are simply not chewers, and it has been difficult to tolerate my 5 year old teacup's breath (5 lbs soaking wet) and she has developed bad teeth. When I had to make an appointment to have a couple removed for her, along my 2 year old (8 lb) poodle began showing staining teeth and developing bad breath, I knew things had to change. I began searching for oral care treats and discovered this food. I poured thru so many reviews and decided it looked promising. Wow! After 3 weeks the results are impressive! They are now on Bag #3. The dog kisses are much more welcomely recieved! I bought toothbrush and toothpaste now as well and just went to brush their teeth, and the 2 year old's teeth have completed brightened back to a new white! The stains are completely gone! The tiny teacup's are also noticeably brighter, and breath is down to mild instead of 👹👃😲😵😷. The most enjoyable part is dinner time. They love the "meatball" size and taste of this food more than any bag dry food Ive ever seen from any dog. They seem to think they are getting a bowl of treats!! The little one takes her food to the bed inside her kennel, then she will even stay in it and "guard" her morsels for hours to make sure the other dog doesnt get hers. My boy poodle has a different habit- his favorite things go out the doggie door. For instance, he will sneak socks, paper towels and all the best toys are discreetly taken outside to be enjoyed privately. And that now includes Hill's Science Diet Oral Care dog food-one piece of food at a time. They eat each piece slowly, and never a crumb left behind. Other dry dog food varieties seem to scatter messily at the bowl or to the rug, or land in the water dish. Those problems are gone! Aroma is positive as well, if that concerns anyone. Since I always scoop with my hands, I like to be able to tolerate the smell too since I am physically touching it everyday. (I do so because they smell me and my love for them on their food. Silly, maybe but I saw it on the Dog whisperer...), This food smells fresher somehow? Maybe its the parsely, but it does not smell like typical dry dog food, but has a light aromatic scent the dogs enjoy but it does not entice a human to want to eat it....lol. Price: Very satisfactory. Love the subscription delivery plan, with added discount. And even costs less than my local Petsmart. For the results, quality and meal enjoyment the dogs are showing it gets 5 stars from us. Con: available sizes My 2 dogs are fed 1/2 -3/4 cups each food per day. I am on monthly subscription and one bag does not last thru next delivery. I Increased to 2 bags/mo. Read more

I was skeptical about this since my 1 y/o 10 lb poochon is such a picky eater, but I went with the small size bag for her teeth health. I am impressed how she enjoys eating such gigantic nugget, far more than her usual kibble (Hills little paws chicken puppy, smallest kibble out there). My dog is not an agressive chewer, especially on the food side, she doesn't enjoy treats like rawhide or porkhide, but she seems having no problem chopping down this hard nugget. It is hard, but more airy and crunch inside than her usual kibble, so less dense. She rarely eats breakfast when I give her usual kibble since she has less appetite in the morning. When I mix this into small kibbles, she only eats this giant kibble. So I ended up giving her this (6 nuggets) for breakfast, which she devours slowly but surely(Amazing!), and give usual kibble in the evening. My dog hasn't had teeth problem yet, and I hope this kibble helps to prevent one! I will keep buying this as long as my dog keeps liking it! Update: Feb 2020 My now 11lb dog finished 4lb bag in 3 months. She still likes it, and big nuggets in the morning and small kibbles + wet dog food in the evening works fine for her. I do notice her breath is fresh, except for the morning breath. She is now 15 months old, so still too early to tell, but the vet said her oral health is very good for now. I also notice there is no plaque building up. I am subscribing this now, and recommending around other dog owners. As for the reviews that complains about the size being too big, I believe it's up to your dog's preference, rather than the size. I had 5lb yorkie came over, and she destroyed 5 nuggets in no time, loving it. I guess this is worth trying! 2nd update March 2021: I have kept my dog's diet as I described above over 1 year now, and my dog is 2 and a half year old, who won't allow me brushing her teeth at all. She doesn't like any dental chews out there, so basically this kibble is the only defender for her oral health. That and her love for antler and chewing on soft clothes toys, are what I guess helping her teeth healthy. She still prefers this over her kibble, and she eats average 4 to 8 nuggets of this everyday. Her theeth are in a very good condition! I believe it's safe to say this food really helps dog's oral health! Regardless of dog's size, it depends on each dog whether he loves this or not, but if he does, this is a must have item! I highly recommend. Read more

If you don't want your dogs teeth to fall out they need to have clean gums. You can brush their teeth every day, what a pain, pay $1,600 at least once in their life, or feed a hand full of these nuggets once a day and don't have to do either. I have a 15 year old golden doodle who only has two teeth with significant tartar after15 years. I also use them for very healthy dog treats. A small dog only needs 3 or 4 nuggets per day, while a larger dog needs a small handful. Read more

Update: both my 35 lb dog & 8 lb dog eat a few pieces of this a day. They are both able to eat it. They seem to really like it. Their teeth look NOTICEABLY cleaned! Very happy with this and will continue to supplement this with their regular food. I had no idea that this kibble is so huge. It's almost the size of a bouncy ball! My 35 lb dog had a hard time chewing it. I had to take a meat tenderizer and smash it up. It's kind of ridiculous! I've never seen dog food this large. I have no idea if it works yet but it will take some extra effort on my end to smash this food up. Update: even though I have to smash the food up a bit with a meat tenderizer, I think it has really worked to take the plaque off of my dog's teeth! This will be worked into our routine for the long haul! Read more

Pretty good food quality, seems to digest well, high quality food Read more