If you’re looking for a really good, reliable American dog food then you’re in the right place. LifeWise has, as far as I’m concerned, really proven itself as an excellent dog food.

The feedback I’ve had for LifeWise has been good, and the ingredients (which I’ll cover in this review) are really good too.

So let’s take a look at LifeWise dog food!

About LifeWise

If you haven’t heard about LifeWise before, then you may’ve heard of Meals for Mutts?

Long story short, Meals for Mutts used to be made by a small American manufacturer before making a switch to a larger manufacturer a few years ago. Meals for Mutts had established a very good reputation for good reason, and although still a reputable brand I would personally still opt for a dog food produced by that smaller American manufacturer.

The man behind that smaller manufacturer is Bill Wiadrowski, who is somewhat of a pet food boffin. He’s also the man behind LifeWise dog food, as well as the man who originally formulated Meals for Mutts to great success.

I’ve had some very lengthy conversations with Bill in the past, as have many other pet owners. He has always put so much effort in, and his knowledge and understanding of the health of our dogs is excellent.

It’s for reasons such as this I have confidence in saying LifeWise is a great choice for your dog – Aussie company, excellent customer service and relations, and excellent consumer feedback from people who have fed LifeWise to their dogs!

So let’s take a good look at the ingredients of LifeWise dog food and see what we can learn from the ingredients.

LifeWise review

Let’s take a look at the Chicken with Turkey Grain Free formula…

The first ingredients, as you would expect from the name, are chicken and turkey. We also find the poultry is barn raised, rather than factory farmed – great stuff.

Many dog food brands have meat in the title, such as “Succulent Chicken”, but when you look closely at the ingredients you’ll find there isn’t much meat at all, even with expensive “premium” and prescription foods. Actually a well known dog food raved about by breeders and even vets was almost entirely corn, and I had a great deal of backlash saying so until it caused a number of dog deaths and was discontinued.

Not the case with LifeWise! Lots of meat, with a very respectable 30% protein and 20% fat in LifeWise Chicken with Turkey. The third ingredient is chicken fat, and it’s really nice to see this come before any non-meat ingredients.

We know already this food has been formulated with the health of your dog in mind.

The remaining ingredients really serve to balance out the formula with a range of nutrition, vitamins, and minerals.

There’s a range of vegetables and legumes, selected for their individual health benefits. Peas, chickpeas, lentils, and sweet lupins offer a range of natural vitamins and minerals, protein, carbohydrates, and fibre.

It’s nice to see a mix compared to many grain free foods which seem to be meat/peas/potato. We also find carrots, spinach, parsley, and kelp, to really balance out the nutrients in the food.

As a dry food it’s hard to fault. It feels very well considered and balanced, and for those who’ve found success on Meals for Mutts this is definitely worth considering.

If you’ve read this far then I highly recommend it! Give it a go!

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Ingredients

Ingredients of LifeWise dog food (Chicken with Turkey for dogs):

Chicken, turkey, chicken fat, sweet potato, lentils, field peas, chickpeas, sweet lupins, tapioca, carrots, spinach, parsley, kelp, garlic, yeast extract, vitamins A, C, D3, E, K, B1, B2, B6, B12, niacin, pantothenate, folacin, biotin and natural organic acids, plus added minerals calcium, phosphorus, sodium, copper, zinc, iron, manganese and iodine. Also contains natural flavours, Yucca schidigera extract and is preserved with natural vitamin E and rosemary oil.

Guaranteed analysis

Guaranteed analysis of LifeWise dog food (Chicken with Turkey for dogs):

* May be estimated. Read how to calculate carbohydrates in a pet food

You’ll find Delicate Care recommended and sold by a number of vets. It’s made by Natural Balance in Freo, WA, which makes it American.

Let’s take a look…

Delicate Care review

The ingredients in this food are all really good, except the first and main ingredient – sorghum. It’s a shame as Delicate Care is a vet-endorsed food and a welcome rival to big boys Hills and Royal Canin. All three of these brands, however, use a significant amount of grain to keep production costs down.

We’ll focus on the Adult formula, which being a limited ingredient diet should prove beneficial to allergy-prone dogs. The most common allergens are grains such as wheat (often labelled cereal) and meat proteins such as chicken or lamb. This food has none of these, and it makes it one of the few dog foods without chicken.

There are no artificial chemicals, preservatives, or antioxidants. Minerals are chelated, which means they are of a better quality and should be more readily absorbed. They claim 70% of protein comes from meat, which in this case is duck meal (Note, that’s 70% of the protein, not 70% of the product – so 70% of the 24% protein would be approx 17%). The meat selections in all products are chosen as they’re not common causes of intolerances or allergies. If you have an itchy scratchy dog, this will very likely work for you.

As a whole, the carbs sit pretty high (estimated 46%). Protein is moderate, with protein from sorghum and chick peas included in that. Fat sits relatively low. That makes the composition relatively standard compared to many, but with better ingredient inclusions.

I’ll end on a very positive point – It’s made to human-grade food standards, and that’s a big plus when you know how poor other pet food standards are. Out of Hills, Royal Canin, and Delicate Care, this is by a long margin the highest rated.

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Ingredients

Sorghum, Duck Meal, Chick Peas, Tallow, Sugar Beet Pulp, Natural Flavours, Omega Magic Essential Oil Blend, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Blueberries, Turmeric, FOS (Fructo-Oligo-Saccharides), Bacillus subtilis, L-Lysine, MOS (Manno-Oligo-Saccharides), DL-Methionine, Yucca schidigera Extract, Vitamins A D3 E K3 B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B12, Folic Acid, Biotin, Copper (from Sulphate), Copper Chelate, Zinc (from Sulphate), Zinc Chelate, Manganese (from Oxide), Manganese Chelate, Iron (from Sulphate), Iron Chelate, Selenium, and Iodine. Product protected by natural mixed tocopherols and rosemary extract.