Comments on: Acana Dog Food

By: Dan Rossi

Dan Rossi — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:58:25 +0000

My dogs LOVED this dog food “Navy Blue Glossy bag”, …. untill they chaged the packaging. After 3 years I am now looking for a new dog food.
Did they change the reciept???

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:52:34 +0000

I changed my almost 7 year old lab to Acana Ranchland from Eagle Pack (aprox 1 month ago). He has skin allergies and we weren’t sure if they were seasonal or due to the food. He absolutely loved this food but he has really bad gas now, should I continue on this food or should I chnage him to one with less protein? He is not overly active either. It hasn’t solved the skin itch probem either – but maybe he needs to be on it a bit longer to see results?

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:09:27 +0000

I used this dog food because my friends labs coats were the shiniest I have ever seen. My dogs coats really improved and I fed less than supermarket junk. My dog’s (all three) had good stools and do very well. I saw another dog with an outstanding coat quality and her owner also uses Acana. I would recommend this brand.

By: Cathie

Cathie — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:06:43 +0000

I have a 18 weeks old cocker bichon puppy. The breeder feed him nutrisource when he was 8 weeks old but I changed it gradually with Science Diet Healthy Advantage Puppy dry food when I got him since that what I got from Vet. After eating the SD puppy food for 6 weeks he will go potty right away with lots of poop and he’s itchy all the time though I give him bathe weekly. After doing my research on puppy food I changed him to Acana Ranchlands Dog Food. It’s been a week now. I noticed he had less poop and less itchy. He also eat less. Though it’s a bit pricey but I am happy with the result. I also feed him a home cooked food from the recipe online every weekend. I will continue feeding him Acana Ranchlands dog food.

By: Grace

Grace — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:05:59 +0000

I transitioned my Golden Retriever puppy from Puppy Chow to Acana Large Breed Puppy. At first he did great on it. After a few weeks he developed loose stools for over a week. He was put on antibiotics for 7 days, and during the treatment, stools were normal again. After treatment, he did okay for about a week. I increased his amount from 1 cup to 1 1/4 cup per feeding due to his age and projected size according to Acana’s chart. Right away…loose stools again. I reduced his amount immediately with no success. I put him on hamburger and rice for a few days and slowly re-introduce the Acana until he was able to eat 1 cup a meal with no issues. I also added a tbps pumpkin and a pro biotic to every meal for about two weeks. He is doing wonderful now. After reading many reviews and comments about Acana…I think the recommended portions are too high for this food, and the loose stools are caused by overeating.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:22:43 +0000

the reason only grain free acana is sold in the usa is because of milk thistle. for some reason this ingredient is not approved here so you will only find the grain free variety until this ingredient is removed from the others. to bad as i wanted to feed my bulldog the lamb and apple i believe it was.

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:15:39 +0000

We’ve used Acana Ranchland dog food for 6 months now.
I’ve tried every grain free food plus others. Have to say that my girl has done the best on this food.
Her stools are always perfect, less gas and less itchy on this food than any other. Took me awhile to realize red meat was her best protein source.
I tried the Orijen Red right before this but it was too rich for her and gave her gas.
She loves every food, so my input isn’t worth much there.
So good to see a food that doesn’t use canola. An extra star for that in my book.
I’d give this 9.5 stars. Only negative is price but it’s worth it.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:32:46 +0000

I tried my 17 month old lab on Orijen when he was just a puppy but it was too rich for him. Don’t give up on their products — you won’t be sorry! I’ve recently tried again with the Acana Pacifica and he’s doing great. He had some loose stools at the beginning, but nothing major and it subsided in a few days of mixed food. When I brought it home he went crazy and even scratched at the closet where the food was stored because he could smell it. His coat looks great — shiney and he seems to be shedding less, although it could also have to do with the season. I would highly recommend it.

By: A different April

A different April — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:02:27 +0000

I’ve been feeding my 16 week old mix breed pup (Boston Terrier, Beagle, Pug mix) Acana Wild Prairie since he came into our home at 8 weeks. Initially his stools were a quite loose, but after 2 weeks or so, they firmed up and became much smaller. Maybe it’s too rich for some dogs? This is my first experience with feeding a dog a “premium” food, and I have to say I don’t know why I never looked into it before. Acana is not that far reaching economically speaking, and my pup looks wonderful on it. You can tell the quality is there as soon as you open the bag. The food just looks and smells fresh and tasty (if I were a dog, mind you…).

By: Pipi

Pipi — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:38:17 +0000

My 2 year old Pom loves Acana grain free, her favorite tastes are Pacifica and Ranchlands she does wonderful on that food much better than on Orijen probably because is slightly lighter and easier for her tiny stomach to digest. I certainly recommend the food to anyone interested particularly the grain free formulas