Final Review of Bil-Jac Dry Dog Food

As promised, here is my follow up review for the free 5 lb bag of Bil-Jac dry dog food that I received as part of a Bzz Campaign.  After allowing my precious little Anne to consume this for the past month, I have to say I am pretty impressed.  Here's the rundown of what I liked (and didn't) about it:

Pros:
-They use a TON of chicken to make the dog food - 10 lbs of chicken for a 15 lb bag! (read, less fillers)
-the chickens mentioned above are raised on a family farm where they free to happily run around until your dog eats them :)
-my  picky dog LOVED the taste of the food and gobbled it up every night (I may need to try their diet variety next)
-my #1 favorite thing about this dog food is my dog did not throw up the entire time she was eating it.  She is prone to episodes where she cries out in pain from having a sick stomach and throws up all over the place.  Didn't happen the month she was on Bil-Jac but happened as soon as we ran out and I served her old dog food to finish it up.

Cons:
-although they use less fillers than other dog food, the fillers they do use are made out of corn. There is a lot of debate on whether corn meal is good for dogs.  Bil-Jac's website says they use a process that is highly digestible and is healthier than rice.  I'm not completely sure.
-price.  A 5 lb bag will run you about $17.

Is the price tag worth it?  For me and my dog the answer is YES.  Having a food that my dog likes (and that I don't have to clean out of my carpet when she regurgitates it) is important to me.  Plus I don't mind paying a little extra for those happy chickens. :)

Bil-Jac Dog Food

I've recently become a Bzz Agent and received a free 6 lb bag of Bil-Jac dog food to try.  I'm all about feeding my dog a nutritious diet and dry dog food can't be beat for convenience.  


When Anne was a puppy I had her on a raw food only diet.  She didn't love it and it was a pain to keep the food stocked and off my carpet.  Not to mention expensive.  Since then I haven't settled on a dry dog food that I love.  Anne is somewhat picky and I am looking for a dog food that:


1) she will eat 
2) is nutritious
3) won't break the bank (I mean c'mon we're in a down economy here)


Anne took the "Two Bowl Challenge" where I placed a small amount of her current food in one bowl, and a small amount of Bil-Jac in another bowl. Anne didn't even sniff the bowl of her current food.  She just went straight for the Bil-Jac and gobbled it up.

Bil-Jac claims that if I feed my dog their food for a month, I'll see a noticeable difference in her skin and coat. The only problem I've found with the Bil-Jac thus far is Anne eats it all super quickly and is begging for more.  Perhaps I should have picked up the low fat variety instead?  Stay tuned for a follow up post to see how Anne does after eating Bil-Jac for a month.