believe me I will be the first one to tell you I feed my wife's house dogs kibble n bits. I dont believe in feeding my hound dogs food for a dollar a pound and I don't think it is much better thanmedium priced dog food. I have to have their preformance to be top level in the deer woods though and they need a high protein food(27-28%). They are very healthy according to the vet and run 'like the wind blows'.