Dog Hill's™ Science Diet™ Adult Perfect Weight

This is a great product. The last time my Puggle went for a checkup, the vet used the “F” word. She called him fat. lol While he didn’t seem to eat a lot, I agreed to try something new. I found the first bag of this at the local pet store. I as reluctant to spend the money because dry food typically isn’t his thing. The other option was a prescription diet plan that costs as much as a buy here pay here car. I was shocked when he gobbled down his first plate. I measure his food and add a small amount of low calorie wet food. He loves it. Within 4-5 days you could see him become slimmer. It also fills him up and keeps him satisfied. He also stays regular with his new diet. He hasn’t been back to be reweighed but is definitely making progress.

My dogs love these equally to treats and they are good for their teeth. Due to cost I buy this size bag and then mix it with the regular dog food I buy. That way the dogs get the cleaning ability for their teeth without adding extra fat for my over weight dogs. Also by doing it this way I can save a little money. The one thing that is a huge pain is that it doesn’t come in very many different size bags. Regardless of buying online or in stores this is still a problem. I also wish Science Diet would have these teeth Clemens chunks made easier for smaller or toy dogs. My Shih Tzu is crazy for them but she struggles to eat them. And my 60 lb Australian Shepherd can swallow them easily. I actually have to watch her to make sure she doesn’t do it. So there can be a potential chocking situation for the very small and the crazy food motivated dogs that want to eat in a hurry.

My dogs all LOVE this food. I was having difficulty finding something all three of my kids would like especially with one being a very picky eater. But even the picky eater gobbles this up and we were having quite an issue getting him to eat before we switched to this. And the picky eater also has a sensitive tummy and can have gas that will peel the paint off the walls but has had zero issues with this food. Plus, all three of my chubby little monsters have lost some much needed weight much to my vet’s delight. Hill’s is a trusted brand that’s been around a long time with manufacturing facilities all located in the US. My dogs are doing much better on this food than they were doing on the expensive boutique grain free diet I used to feed them. And this product is less expensive and has quality ingredients. Stop buying into the hype that grain free exotic ingredients are better for your dog. The ingredient list is mainly just another marketing gimmick. Look for a company with a long solid history of making good quality foods that also employs a full time veterinary nutrition expert. A LOT of those designer boutique brands do not even consult with a veterinary nutritionist let alone employ one full time. We love our pets-I’d give mine a kidney if she needed it-and I trust this food to keep her slim, trim, and healthy.

My 100 lb., 10 year old, Heinz 57 needs to lose about 10 lbs. She can be finicky but she loves Hills Science Diet Perfect weight adult. It also got a 3.5 on dogfoodadvisor.com which means its probably better than most of the stuff I eat. The velcro closer on the bag is also very convenient. There are 2 different feeding scales on the bag. One for losing weight and one for maintaining weight. I have to admit that I haven't actually measured it out so I couldn't really rate its effectiveness.

Lab, 2 years old - loves the flavor and it produces a healthy stool. We tried a couple other foods and came back to SD Perfect Weight for the easy, consist and healthy stool and ....I also like using the Perfect Weight food as my KONG frozen treat filler: soak the food in water and it swells better than any other food I have tried to swell, then stuff into a Kong and freeze (along with some other healthy fruit pieces). Makes a low calorie frozen treat.We continuously watch our Labrador's weight due to early elbow dysphasia (diagnosed at 1 year old). She stays approx 2-3 lbs over ideal weight for her - humans fault for giving additional training treats (she is the normal 'starving' Lab) and reduction in daily exercise.GSD, 8 months old - loves the flavor too - but, it is not her food, she needs weight added to her body - so she only gets a few pieces as Treats.