1 out of my 3 dogs appears allergic to soy, corn, and wheat, and I would not feed that crap to any of them anyway. 2 of 3 are allergic to any type of poultry, and that is a problem since chicken and especially chicken fat must have gotten real cheap in the last couple of years since formally decent brands of dog food now include it, and it is a real pain to find ones that don’t. Pretty amazing considering the number of dogs that are allergic to it. BTW, if your dog chews his paws a lot, that is the most likely reason. Change to a good food that does not include it in every formula, like almost all the ones recommended above.

All that said, I actually don’t think most grains are bad for dogs. Sure, wolves do not eat them, but domestic dogs are far removed from wolves. We’ve pretty much bred dogs that can live off a high percent of grains in their diet in the last hundred years since that’s what we fed them.

Hey, Stefani.
That’s a tough one — most of the recipes we’ve looked at either have chicken-based ingredients (such as the Blue Buffalo recipe discussed above), or they lack grains.
You could ask your vet about choosing one of the fish-based, grain-free recipes and then simply mixing in a little rice.
Best of luck!

Hey, Laura. Unfortunately, there is very little certainty surrounding the correlation between grain-free foods and DCM. Accordingly, we’d recommend speaking to your vet about your dog’s food before making any changes.
That said, we generally think it is a good idea to stick to grain-inclusive recipes, unless your dog has a specific allergy or intolerance to grains.
Best of luck!